"The more inferior a person is, the more they will care about the eyes and opinions of outsiders." The changes in the expressions of Carragher and others naturally did not escape George's eyes. After completing a series of pre-match rituals as a routine, George ignored the secret provocations from the Liverpool players and said with disdain to the old Charlie next to him, "If Liverpool can't get rid of this mentality, then they want to break the league. I’m afraid it won’t be possible to achieve the crownless curse even if it takes twice as long.”
In George's previous life, Liverpool had several opportunities to break this curse, but without exception they all missed the league title at the last minute. Among them, the most regrettable one was the 13-14 season. At that time, the Red Army was still six points ahead of Manchester City, who had a game in hand, with three rounds left in the league. The team's condition and morale were also at their peak. However, Rogers, then the coach of Liverpool, was weak at the last moment and could not keep calm. , resulting in the Red Army first losing to the Blues and then tying with Crystal Palace, giving the Blue Moon the within-reaching Premier League championship!
In George's view, the reason why Liverpool always loses the championship trophy when the situation is good is that the Red Army's bench depth has always been the weakest among several Premier League giants, which makes it difficult for Liverpool to win the championship for a long time. Maintain stable performance throughout the season, and this situation becomes more obvious towards the end; on the other hand, it is because many years of no league championship has seriously affected the mentality of Liverpool players, making it difficult for them to maintain a normal mentality. He treated the league battlefield with caution, and his performance became very unstable as a result. Especially when the season reaches the sprint stage and Liverpool is leading the championship, this phenomenon will become particularly obvious!
"That's true." Old Charlie paused for a moment and expressed his worries, "But I still feel that it is not a wise move to anger Liverpool before the game. After all, this team's genius The attributes are really troublesome, and once it breaks out, it is simply unstoppable.”
"Don't worry~" George waved his hand, as if he didn't care at all, "Although the overall strength of this Liverpool team is not much different from the previous two years, after losing the soul of Steven (Gerrard) It’s impossible for them to play at this level given their character.”
For Liverpool, Gerrard is more than just the team's top star and captain. In George's view, if there is one word to describe Gerrard's status and role in Liverpool, then the word "Dinghaishenzhen" is undoubtedly the most appropriate!
As long as Gerrard is still playing for Anfield, no matter how many goals behind Liverpool's opponents, no one will take him lightly - any team that dares to do this has already paid an extremely painful price for it!
Now, Gerrard has left Anfield and become a member of Tottenham Hotspur. Although Liverpool's senior management introduced new players such as Basturk last summer to fill the tactical vacancy caused by Gerrard's departure, they were unable to find a new spiritual leader to replace Gerrard's role in the locker room - Carla He has sufficient qualifications and qualifications but lacks temperament. Basturk has no problem with his ability, but his time in the team is too short to convince the public. In addition, the Turkish nationality, which can easily arouse resentment and hostility among English fans, is also the biggest obstacle that prevents Basturk from commanding the Red Army!
It is for this reason that George dared to say such words to old Charlie. If Liverpool really finds a successor to Gerrard, then he will never let his players make such a move that is very likely to anger the opponent before the game starts!
While George was commenting on the Red Army, the contest between Tottenham and Liverpool had already begun under the whistle of the referee Martin Atkinson. Amid the cheers of nearly 50,000 Liverpool fans at the scene, the Red Army players who won the kick-off launched a fierce attack on Tottenham's gate!
Although he is not recognized by the discerning Liverpool fans, and his prestige within the team is far from reaching the level of Gerrard, but with his positive game attitude, strong desire to win, and excellent personal ability, he joined the Red Army for only half a year. During this season, Basturk has gained the initial trust of his teammates, and his organizational skills have been put into good use. No, just one minute into the game, the Turks launched an offensive and played a wonderful diagonal pass with Kewell who came along the left. Unfortunately, Crouch's final shot missed the goal due to Vidic's interference and failed to pose much of a threat to Tottenham's goal!
"Leave this big bamboo pole to me and Nemanja to deal with. Javier (Mascherano), you only need to be responsible for your respective defense zones, pay attention to the opponent's back attack and cut inside, and don't let them easily shoot. ." After successfully preventing Liverpool's first attack, Ledley King immediately gave instructions to his surrounding teammates, "The boss is right! Although that kid Basturk organized Liverpool's attack Very methodical, but the threat he can create is only to this extent. In other words, we just need to remain cautious and focused enough, and it will definitely not be a problem to defeat Liverpool and get three points in this game!"
Ledley King's voice was not quiet. Not to mention Mascherano and the others, even the nearby Liverpool players heard the Tottenham captain's shouting. However, at this time, the most shocking scene happened: Facing Ledley King, who could almost be regarded as a blatant challenge to Liverpool's majesty, no player in the entire Liverpool team took the initiative to stand up and give a frontal counterattack at this time. Instead, they all pretended to be ostriches!
As mentioned before, Gerrard's departure not only caused the Red Army to lose the only first-class star in the team, but also took away the last backbone and energy of Liverpool. Not to mention, in the last contest between the two sides, Liverpool lost cleanly 1-3 at White Hart Lane. Therefore, seeing Ledley King talking nonsense on his own turf, Liverpool players who lack a backbone and have an inferior record have no confidence to stand up for the team!
Morale is a very mysterious thing. Although it cannot be seen or touched, it does have a great impact on the team's state and the outcome of the game. The actions of Crouch and others were undoubtedly a very heavy blow to Liverpool's morale. With the decline in morale, the little self-confidence the Red Army had finally accumulated disappeared!
Although Basturk did try his best in this game and wanted to prove with facts that he was no worse than Davis and Gerrard who had taken away his main position, but the morale of the team was severely frustrated and the team's morale was not good. In this situation, no matter how hard the Turks try, they are just doing useless work!
While you are sick, I will kill you. Tottenham players who adhere to this concept will certainly not let go of this excellent opportunity that can determine the trend of the game. In the fourteenth minute, Arshavin seized the opportunity of Liverpool's defense to cause an offside failure and broke into the penalty area from Gerrard's through ball. After forcing Reina to abandon the goal, he decisively distributed the ball to the unmarked Ronaldo!
Facing a mostly empty goal, he was neither a tough guy like Drogba nor a Portuguese like Robinho who could not achieve anything by himself. He easily broke through Liverpool's goal and scored with a powerful shot. Tottenham opens the scoring!
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