In Marseille at night, the facade of the Velodrome Stadium with external lights is shaped like a sea wave, and the entire stadium is like the blue water of Tahiti, swaying along the Mediterranean coast.

Inside, it was brightly lit and full of voices, and the light blue similar to Manchester City covered the entire stand. A special UEFA Champions League group match was underway on the lawn.

Alonso still failed to make up his mind that day, but he was unwilling to offend the three Liverpool captains, or else the brains of playing midfield, especially the core of the organization, were alive.

This guy took a drink and took a sip of the wine, then he held his stomach in pain, frowning and said: "I drink milk in the morning as if my stomach is broken. I feel boring for these two days. I guess I have to ask Rafa for leave. Let’s take a break for two games. I won’t talk to you anymore. I’ll go back and rest first."

Gerrard and Maqin looked at each other and sighed with relief. The result was not so good, but it was not too bad. Maqin shook his head and played like a palace fight, no one else.

Alonso had to take a week off for diarrhea, which made Benitez even more depressed. His two direct descendants, Torres and Alonso, suffered successive injuries and retired. He didn't know if he could still command the team.

Today Lucas and Maqin partnered with the midfielder, with Liela on the left, Gerrard on the right, and Kuyt in the front. This is the only lineup Liverpool can line up. If anyone else gets injured, they can only reserve the team. On the top.

When they visited this stadium last year, they beat Marseille 4-1. At that time, Mark Qin had just walked out of England’s defeat of New Wembley. Benitez also arranged for him to look for status as a substitute in two games. When did things start to change silently?

Mark Qin can't remember, people and people, people and organizations, organizations and organizations are all like this. The initial sweetness is as sweet as glue, and then if you want to maintain a good relationship slowly, you need both parties to put effort to maintain it. Not everyone is born to take care of others.

Peterson of Sky Sports watched the unpopular scenes. There is really nothing to talk about. Mark Qin seems to have lost the spirituality of last season in the new season. In addition to scoring a face-saving goal against Manchester United, other performances will also be discussed. Not too good.

He had no choice but to chat with McManaman, "Mcca, Liverpool's situation this season is really not good, and it is even hard to get a win. They seem to be listless in this game. Their chairman David and Dubai are now having trouble. It's very stiff, how do you think Liverpool can get out of this quagmire"

McCain shook his head, "It is difficult. Now their board of directors, fans, head coach and even the captain are involved. The board of directors has split again. Major shareholders and minority shareholders in Baotuan have different opinions, unless there is a strong one now. Power makes David surrender, or Dubai International takes the initiative to withdraw, otherwise there is no good way"

"I think Benitez has a lot of responsibility," Peterson said. "As a head coach, he should never participate in the club's acquisition, but should stabilize the locker room. As a result, he became a partner of Dubai International. This makes his words lose their prestige in the locker room"

"There is also a reason," McCain replied, "He is not as lucky or capable as Ferguson. When Manchester United acquired, Ferguson also supported the Glazer family, but he stabilized the locker room and stabilized Manchester United's results. , But now Liverpool, the players have lost trust in him"

"Then do you think Benitez will end get out of class this season?"

McManaman shook his head, "With the current level of chaos on the board, no one can say what will happen, but the problem is that Benitez is gone, who is willing to take over the mess?"

Peterson also sighed, "I didn't expect that Liverpool, which won the championship strongly last season, would fall so fast this season. Red Army fans all over the world are waiting for the Red Army to recover, but it turned out to be just a firework", he shook Shaking his head, "Let's watch the game first."

...

Ben Alfa of the Marseille team had just forced an inward cut in Liverpool's shrinking double-team and slammed the ball into the stands.

Reina did not kick the goal kick, but passed it to Maqin who had a deep retreat. After more than 60 minutes of the game, the score was still 0:0.

The Marseilles are at home, and the fiasco of last season is still vivid. Although Liverpool is now in troubled times, who knows if they will suddenly rise in the Champions League? , So their coach Egere still asked the team to be more stable.

The result hit Maqin and Gerrard in their arms. The two of them joined forces in the first half to control the rhythm very slowly. Throughout the first half, you will see Liverpool making ineffective reversals in the backcourt most of the time, only obvious gaps appear. Only then will the ball be hit in the forty-meter area of ​​Marseille.

Benitez felt that today's team's offense seemed weak, but after losing so many games before, Alonso was absent today, the morale of the team was already low, and he found nothing unusual in the first half.

During the intermission, he routinely arranged the second half of the game, Marseille will definitely attack, to seize the opportunity to play speed, counterattack Barabara.

The atmosphere in the entire locker room was deadly silent. Most of the players lowered their heads. They were thinking more about their future, so how could they put their minds on the court.

Benitez looked at this place for a while, and really wanted to yell, do you still want to play football, but he also worried that once the emotions arouse, he will become a target.

Marseille in the second half really strengthened the offense and press. Egéré looked at the first half and saw that it was a toothless tiger. When should he not play at this time?

Benitez frowned. The team was fighting back in the second half, but cautiously like an eighty-year-old lady crossing the road.

Gerald, did I let him recycle so deeply? , And now only Kuyt is left in front. Unless it is absolutely safe, Makqin and Gerrard rarely send the ball forward, and most of them are cross passes or back passes.

"Hush ......", the boos began to ring the stadium into a film, because the game is played is too **** people trying to sleep.

"Hey, Steven, press up, don't recycle so back." Benitez finally took the sidelines this season, rarely seen this season, and he still has some thoughts about restoring the decline with the Champions League.

Gerrard turned his head and nodded at him. Just pressing up for a while, seeing Kuyt being intercepted, he rushed back to defend.

Mark Qin had just finished playing Manchester United. In this game, he didn't have the physical strength to put in the back to defend Benitez. It is understandable. How can Gerrard, who is known to be unkillable, hit so little forward today?

"Mark, he tackled Xerru with one kick, Kuyt was running, Mark, eh?, he didn't give it to Gerrard who was retreating, Liverpool played with rare caution in this game", Peterson said.

Lucas and the others slowly fell back a few times, and returned to the back line to attack again. The teammates in this game simply did not adapt to the sudden change, so when he and Gerrard could not play forward, they tried to ensure safety. One.

In the backcourt, you don't have to worry about coordination errors, so that the defender can calmly deal with it. This first half is the only first half of the new season where they did not concede a goal.

As for scoring goals, I'm sorry, Maqin and Gerrard said that we are not so capable, otherwise Benitez would have been ousted.

"Why did we play so slow in the second half?", 0:0 until the end, Benitez finally couldn't help it in the locker room after the game, "Steven, how about your speed?"

"Rafa, Marseille attacked very fiercely in the second half. I want to make sure that my defense is in place. I don't want to lose here." Gerrard looked up and said.

Uh..., he turned his head and looked at Maqin again, "Mark, I remember your long pass is accurate"

"Boss, but there is no particularly good point for the ball today. I am afraid that the pass will be counterattacked." Benitez was frustrated for a while, pursed his mouth, slammed the door and went to the press conference.

Look at me and I see you in the locker room. The players don’t know what’s going on. Gerrard got up and slapped his hands. “Pack up and get ready to go home. Today, we didn’t lose. The first victory, now we are all a joke"

...

"The fifth round of a Premier League game is over. Liverpool drew 0-0 at home with Stoke City. Considering that this is the league after the Champions League, the result is acceptable," Zhan Jun said in the commentary.

"After all, Liverpool has stopped the losing streak at the beginning of the season. Although they have not won this season, being unbeaten is also an improvement."

"In 15 minutes of the second half, Mark Qin came off the bench to help the team control the situation well and played well. We also hope that Liverpool can get back to the state of the second half of last season as soon as possible."

Benitez walked into the passage as soon as the game ended. He was more tactically more sensitive than expected. He found something wrong during the game. He was just not good at communicating, not stupid, and not blind.

But he knew this kind of thing and they wouldn't admit it, what could he do? , Scold them? , A lifetime captain and a third captain, at this stage he dare not ensure that he can win.

So in the League Cup three days later, against the second-tier team Crewe, Makqin and Gerrard did not make the big list. The reason was that they were on a holiday. Liverpool finally won the first victory of the season. They defeated Crewe 2:1 at home. Improved morale.

However, the schedule seemed to be against them deliberately. Before they could slow down, it was the Merseyside derby two days later and Liverpool were still sitting away.

In this game, Makqin was still on a rotation, with Gerrard playing, and Alonso who finally returned. Makqin knew what was going on and didn't say anything.

Alonso was a little entangled. He also watched the live broadcast of the two games. Although he was drowsy, he did not lose the ball~lightnovelpub.net~ He could not refute Gerrard and Maqin. In a game, he has to play according to Benitez's tactics. If he wins, it’s easy to say, if he loses...

Not only him, but now some smart teammates also understand it, but it's not so clear in the cloud, and many people don't want to mix it up.

"Goal...al...al, 2:1, Everton's counterattack, this time it was interrupted when Enrique intervened in the frontcourt. Liverpool played double midfielders today and did not stop Everton."

"Gerard, oh..., fierce tackle, red card, red card, my goodness, Benitez kicked the mineral water bottle from the sidelines, Liverpool is gone."

Gerrard got up from the ground, took off his jersey and walked off the court without even looking at the referee.

"Shit, fk", "you butcher", Gerrard turned a deaf ear, and passed by with Benitez on the sidelines without any communication. Today, he even more recognized Maqin's judgment.

Now Liverpool’s offensive power in the frontcourt is a disaster, and sprinting back and forth so fast can only make the opponent more comfortable to fight their counterattack again and again.

They have to lower their stance, use low rounds and defense to survive this difficult time, and he decides to do something.

Benitez's heart was cold. Before the game, he arranged his tactics loudly in the locker room, asking the players to play speed.

But the reality is cruel, just like later generations of Liverpool, with Mane and without Mane, you still charge the same, can the result be the same?

Mark Qin didn't know where Benitez's pragmatism had gone. He was the master of Schalke's counterattack at home.

It’s just how the situation can be compared at this time, he wants a victory too much, just like Rogers later, if the final match of the runner-up season was not attacked by Mourinho, how could there be Gerrard’s Shocking?