Chapter 265 Back to Light

Although Martin O'Neill is not a Chinese, he must understand the truth of "defeat like a mountain".

He doesn't want the defeat with Aston Villa to be a harbinger of Liverpool's series of failures.

The match with Juventus is now not only related to whether the team can advance to the Champions League quarter-finals, but also a game to restore the team's morale.

It must be won.

For this game, even knowing that some Liverpool players are running out of physical fitness, Martin O'Neal had to grit his teeth and let all the main players play.

At this time, morale is more important. Without stamina, as long as there is morale, you can still grit your teeth. But if there is no morale, even if you have plenty of physical energy, it is just a group of walking dead.

In order to preserve the morale of the team, he must make some sacrifices.

And in training, he told his players more than once that Liverpool has reached a very critical moment and everyone must do their best to help the team tide over the difficulties.

He hopes to attract the attention of the players.

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In the game against Juventus, Liverpool did their best. This surprised Juventus coach Conte. He had seen the news that Liverpool lost to Aston Villa at home and knew that Liverpool were tired.

So he thinks Liverpool will rotate in this game, remove some of the main players who are obviously unable to run, and replace them with substitutes. So Juventus may still have a chance to take advantage of it. As long as Juventus can advance a goal away, it will have a psychological advantage. Maybe Liverpool will be defeated at once?

This is Conte's wishful thinking.

As a result, he was wrong, and Liverpool started all-mainly!

Liverpool, the all-main starting starter, has shown a strong combat effectiveness on its own turf.

They ran actively on the court and showed no signs of fatigue at all.

It is totally different from the team that lost to Aston Villa at home on the weekend.

It might even make people wonder if they lost to Aston Villa over the weekend because they couldn't run...

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"I didn't see any problems with Liverpool's physical fitness..." Assistant coach Mike Whelan and Ferguson watched the match between Liverpool and Juventus in front of the TV. He frowned and said to Ferguson beside him.

They want to find from the live broadcast that Liverpool is already at the end of the battle, but from the current observations, they are not optimistic.

Liverpool's stamina is very strong. Suarez, who had a cramp in the last game, was running at all costs. How can it be that he can't run anymore?

Ferguson smiled: "No, they are almost exhausted. It's really the end of the fight."

Whelan looked at him suspiciously.

Ferguson further explained: "Originally, this game should be a rest for some of the main players, because Liverpool is holding two away goals, and it is on their own home court. As long as they can ensure that the home field does not allow the opponent to score more than two goals, it is fine. Promoted. In this way, some players can also get a rest. But now O’Neal has sent all the main starters to prevent the team from collapsing, so that their physical fitness can only be consumed faster... During this time, he is sure There is no shortage of mental and willful things to brainwash the Liverpool players. The effect is good, but it is not lasting. Mike, the more crazy the Liverpool players run, the faster they will die in the end!"

Whelan suddenly realized.

"In other words, what they are doing now is just a reflection?"

Ferguson nodded: "Yes."

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O'Neal didn't know how Ferguson commented on his arrangements. He was standing on the sidelines at this time, watching the game nervously.

Juventus is not a good opponent, even at Liverpool's home court, he dare not take it lightly.

Fortunately, Chen Yingxiong once again gave him a reassurance.

In the thirty-third minute, Chen Yingxiong made a direct free kick and blasted the football into Leary's goal.

Liverpool had a 3-2 lead on the total score. Now even if Juventus equalized the score, they still have to be eliminated. They must score at least two goals without allowing Liverpool to continue scoring at the same time.

This kind of difficulty is much more difficult.

O'Neal let out a sigh of relief when he saw Chen Yingxiong score a goal.

The Liverpool fans in the stands also gave a huge cheer.

Liverpool fans have also experienced some worries about the team in the past few days. Losing to Aston Villa at home also made them think that Liverpool was exhausted and was about to collapse. But now that hero Chen has scored, many people are relieved-as long as the hero keeps on scoring, Liverpool will not have any problems! Lack of energy? It was just a game. Look at this game and look at Suarez and others who are running wildly. What point is there to be physically exhausted?

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After the goal, Chen Yingxiong was also very excited and excited. Of course he knows that the rumors outside these days are like huge rocks, weighing on the hearts of all Liverpool players, making them breathless. Now that he kicked a huge boulder with one kick, everyone could finally catch their breath.

This is the answer to all those who doubt us!

Want to see Liverpool crash? No way!

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Juventus once moved back a goal in the second half, but soon Gareth Bale regained the lead for the team.

But it was just a ball gap, and Juventus did not give up.

As long as they can score a goal, the total score of the two sides will become 4:4, and Juventus will also score two away goals. In this way, both sides can only play overtime.

When seeing Juventus score, Ferguson clenched his fists in front of the TV, and Whelan jumped excitedly.

They are not Juventus fans, and they absolutely do not want Liverpool to be eliminated. They even hope that Liverpool can make it all the way to the Champions League final-they are not Liverpool fans. They hope so only because Liverpool who enters the Champions League final will be distracted from the Champions League. , Two-line combat, the lack of physical fitness is even more stretched, and two-line combat, energy will be divided into two parts, Martin O'Neal and his players may not pay so much attention to the league, this will give Manchester United a chance. The opportunity.

They are so happy because Juventus’s goal allowed Juventus to retain hope, and this hope will allow them to continue to work hard in the next game, and even work harder to put pressure on Liverpool. And Liverpool failed to establish an early victory, which forced them to go all out in the next game and deal with Juventus.

This is a severe test of their physical abilities and will.

Originally not much physical strength, it was dragged by Juventus and quickly disappeared.

Even if Liverpool win the ball in the end, it will be a tragic victory, and the whole Liverpool team will be dragged down by the tenacious Juventus.

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As the end of the game approached, Liverpool's pressure increased. Juventus desperately counterattacked. Liverpool had to give up the attack and fully retreated, hoping to hold the lead of this ball.

Martin O'Neal changed two people in a row, replacing Suarez and Gareth Bale, and they were all defensive players. However, he also reserved a place for substitution, he was worried that Juventus scored a goal at the last minute, dragging the game into overtime. In that case, he must ensure that he still has a card in his hand.

It wasn't until stoppage time that Martin O'Neal played the third card. At that time, the score was still 2:1, with Liverpool leading at home. O'Neal's substitution is just a substitution that delays the game, and has no other tactical significance.

In the end, Liverpool beat Juventus 2:1 at home and eliminated Juventus with a total score of 4:3 to advance to the quarterfinals.

After the game, the fans in the stands uttered deafening cheers. Many Liverpool players did not open their arms to enjoy their exclusive cheers, but directly slumped on the ground.

This ninety-minute game is really **** tired!

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Ferguson and Whelan looked at each other, and both saw smiles in each other's eyes.

As soon as the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Liverpool players collapsed on the ground as if they were eliminated. This scene fell in the eyes of two people.

Liverpool is indeed tired, and it is not ordinary tired, it is very tired.

In order to get away from Manchester United some time ago, Martin O'Neal has not been rotated since Christmas. A lineup has been played for more than a month. Although it leads Manchester United by a lot, it also makes Liverpool's players very tired. , They overdrawn their energy in advance.

Then the league officially entered the sprint stage. They wanted to sprint but found that their physical strength was exhausted and they couldn't run. At that time, we can only watch Manchester United gradually catch up from behind. That process will have a great blow to Liverpool and will make them more psychologically pressured. In the end, they will directly collapse and completely collapse.

This is what Manchester United would like to see most.

This game proved it.

Whelan now particularly admires the old coach Ferguson. Ferguson's arrangement may not be known to other Manchester United players, but as Ferguson's assistant, assistant coach Whelan is very clear.

From the very beginning, he took the initiative to show weakness, and Whelan didn't know if Manchester United had a chance to complete the reversal, which he had doubted. But Ferguson was full of confidence from beginning to end. Now facts have proved that he is correct and far-sighted.

It was indeed Sir Alex Ferguson to be able to reach this point at such an early age!

Faced with such a strong opponent, Liverpool, even if you lose the championship in the end, be convinced! In today's English football, no coach can only compare with Sir Alex Ferguson. It is your honor to be placed under such an excellent opponent!

For a time, Ferguson's figure in Whelan's heart became much taller, and he could only look up.

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