Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 1306 Why are we fighting? (The second asks for a monthly ticket)

Liverpool lost a game, and the media throughout England cheered, as if it had been a grand festival.

Now Liverpool has not completely squeezed Manchester United from the throne, but they have already tasted the taste of "a big tree attracts the wind".

Although losing a game is nothing to Liverpool today, and there is no injury, but seeing people outside are so gloating, it is inevitable that they will feel uncomfortable.

So in the next game, Liverpool must win, and use the actual results to fight back those bitches who are waiting to see Liverpool's jokes.

However, Martin O'Neill's "next game" refers to the next league game, not the real next game.Because the next game is not a league game, but an FA Cup game.Liverpool host Aston Villa.

It's a quarter-final game.

If Liverpool can get past Aston Villa, they will be in the semi-finals of the FA Cup...

But now Martin O'Neill's mood is very contradictory, because he doesn't really want Liverpool to continue to win.

If Liverpool can reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup, then for Liverpool, the schedule after that will be more intensive. The semi-finals and finals of the FA Cup will be in April and May. At the critical stage of the final sprint, the two fronts of the domestic league and the Champions League were enough to give him a headache, and now there is one more FA Cup. Although there are only two games, it still needs to be distracted.

So in fact, Martin O'Neill hopes that Liverpool can stop at the quarter-finals of the FA Cup...

There is no need to go any further, even if it is only one step further, the public opinion and the fans will not allow Liverpool to lose. You must know that if you lose at that time, you will be a champion.

Therefore, in this FA Cup quarter-final, he still sent the full reserve team plus Chen Yingxiong.

Chen Yingxiong really can't command and wants him to get out of the FA Cup, but he doesn't appreciate it and insists on participating in this kind of competition.And the reasons given by others are also reasonable.

"I haven't won the FA Cup yet, boss," he said.

What can I say for myself?

Let him go...

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Because of the "lessons learned" from the League Cup, the players in the reserve team are very clear that this will be their last game.

Regardless of whether the team can reach the semi-finals, this will be their last FA Cup game.

Some players even came up with the thought-we worked so hard, but in the end we couldn't make it to the semi-finals, so what's the use of working so hard?Send the team to the semi-finals, and then be invited to the stands as a spectator?

When this kind of emotion appears in the game, it can become very dangerous.

After all, their opponents in the quarter-finals are not the previous British Championship and League One teams.

Aston Villa is a Premier League team and ranked sixth. It is a team that is expected to participate in the Europa League next season, and its strength is not weak.

Facing such a team, if you still hesitate and lose your mind, you may die miserably.

Not to mention that Martin O'Neill sent a reserve team!

After the big list was released, it aroused the anger of Aston Villa.

Because they felt they were underestimated by Liverpool.

How to put it, we are also a Premier League team, and the ranking is high, why do you send a reserve team to send us away?Do you think we are easy to bully and can be defeated by any reserve team?Well then, we'll show you what happens when you do that!

If elimination is the ending you are looking forward to, we will let you get your wish!
One side is hesitant, while the other side is high-spirited. It's easy to think about the result...

In the game, Aston Villa opened the scoring and took a 1-0 lead. You must know that this is Liverpool's home court!
In the league, on this pitch, just this season, Liverpool beat Aston Villa by a big score of 5:0, and Aston Villa had no power to fight back.Even on the road, Liverpool beat their opponents 2-0.It can be said that if Liverpool's first team came, they could easily beat Aston Villa at home, even if Aston Villa used all their main forces like they are now, it would be useless.

But now Aston Villa is facing a second-tier team with insufficient fighting spirit...

"Aston Villa! They scored! They took the lead! It seems that Liverpool's 'reserve team legend' is coming to an end-whether it is the League Cup or the FA Cup, Liverpool insists on using the reserve team to add a Chen hero This approach helped Liverpool reach the semi-finals of the League Cup. In the end, relying on all the main players, they won the League Cup. But the FA Cup is a higher-level event than the League Cup after all. Here they meet The chances of going to the Premier League team have also increased a lot. Now it seems that it should be difficult for the Liverpool reserve team to break through Aston Villa..."

The commentator is also not optimistic about Liverpool's prospects.

Not only the commentator, but many Liverpool fans in the stands couldn't help complaining after seeing the team lose the ball.

"I'm fed up with Martin O'Neill's arrangement! Why should the reserve team play the cup? Is it because he thinks the cup is not important enough? But I think the cup is important because we can win a championship! If so, why Why not use the first team from the start?"

"Facing Aston Villa, he still wants to use the reserve team to solve the problem. Should I say that Martin O'Neill is too naive or too naive?"

"How can such a team resist Aston Villa, which has played its best? Even at our home court, it is useless! Although we have heroes! But no matter how great a hero is, he needs help! Even if he is King Arthur must have the Knights of the Round Table, right? Without suitable teammates to help him, let him single out the entire Aston Villa team?"

"Damn it! I think Liverpool's FA Cup run ends here at most!"

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Amidst the complaints from everyone, the first half came to an end first.

The score is still 0:1, Liverpool at home is behind, no, perhaps it should be said that Liverpool's reserve team at home is behind.

The reason why Aston Villa failed to expand the score is related to their squandering some opportunities, but none of the Aston Villa players have ever felt annoyed, because they feel that facing such a lackluster Liverpool reserve team, winning It is a matter of course, there is no difficulty or suspense, one goal in the first half, and another goal in the second half, the game will be won. Against a reserve team, why do you have to go all out?
So what if the opponent has a hero Chen?His performance in the first half was not unnoticed by everyone. Without the support of excellent teammates, he is nothing but helpless alone, so there is nothing to be afraid of!
Today we are going to beat Liverpool, beat Chen Yingxiong!
Let them taste the two-game losing streak!
With this confidence, Aston Villa walked into the dressing room.

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Likewise, Liverpool's players walked into the dressing room after a poor first half.

Martin O'Neill looked at the group of players, not knowing what he should do.He actually hopes that the team can stop here, so that in the following schedule, he can concentrate on dealing with opponents in the domestic league and the Champions League.But at the same time, he felt a little pity-we could have competed for an FA Cup...

Just before he knew what to say to his players, Chen Yingxiong stood up.

"Guys, what's the matter with you?" he asked aloud. "Our performance in the first half was terrible, but I don't think it's our true level! Even if we play against a Premier League team, so what?"

Faced with Chen Yingxiong's questioning, most of the reserve team players lowered their heads, unwilling to face him.

Because of the small thoughts in their hearts, it would embarrass them to speak out-in any case, they are members of the Liverpool club, but they did not put the overall interests of the club first... But this kind of small thoughts are in If you think about it in your heart, you can say it outright... or say it in front of the head coach of the first team, unless you don't want to continue to mess around in Liverpool, otherwise it's better to be honest.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Chen Yingxiong suddenly thought of the previous question.

He got it.

He looked at Martin O'Neill who was standing at the door. Some words were really inappropriate to say in front of the head coach. Although he didn't care, not every player could be as fearless as himself.

But is it necessary to succumb to the small minds of these reserve players and lose the FA Cup?
He doesn't know if others are rare for this champion, but he wants it very much, very, very much!
He was unwilling to just let go of his championship trophy.

What's mine is mine, no one can take it away!
Seeing that everyone was silent, Martin O'Neill also felt that it was outrageous for him to stand here and say nothing.

He coughed and walked to the middle of the locker room.

"I'm really not satisfied with your performance in the first half. You must know that you are wearing Liverpool jerseys and you are playing at Anfield. You should show some fighting spirit!"

In fact, he more or less guessed the minds of these Liverpool reserve players.

Because they knew that even if they helped the team reach the semi-finals, they would not be able to participate in the semi-finals.

Yes, if Liverpool really made it to the semi-finals, then he would have no choice but to change his mind and try to pursue his second cup title of the season.

At that time, the players of the reserve team will definitely not be eligible to participate in the semi-finals.

But he can't directly say to these players: "You guys just watch and play, play whatever you want, even if you lose the game in the end, I don't care about it."

How can there be such a head coach?As soon as he said this, he would no longer want to maintain his authority in the locker room, and he would inevitably end up with Mancini.

(End of this chapter)