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The biggest test for Liverpool's journey in the first half of the new season is coming.

This test is an intensive schedule.

The League Cup is on.

The Champions League is also on.

The three-line battle is a test for the thickness of Liverpool's bench.

Koeman's decision at the beginning of the season not to expect players to play was not too problematic.

But in fact, he doesn't know how strong the substitute players like Degen are, and it is also a huge question whether the overall strength of the starting lineup composed of most substitutes is strong.

In the third round of the League Cup, Liverpool challenged Leeds United as a guest. Koeman replaced the main players with most of the substitute players. He originally thought that the declining Leeds United would not be able to cause trouble for Liverpool, but at Elland Road, Liverpool was like a loose sand on the pitch. , The degree of running-in between the substitutes is really not flattering, and Koeman instilled in the team the skills and tactics of fast passing and cutting, which itself has high requirements for the team's overall tacit understanding and technical ability, and the level of the substitute lineup is not up to the standard. , On the contrary, it is even more difficult to play at a high level.

2:1

Leeds United defeated Liverpool at home, which not only caused Koeman's Liverpool to suffer their first defeat in the new season, but also led to the embarrassing result of Liverpool being out of the League Cup just after they set foot on the League Cup.

After the game, Koeman's face was very ugly. He didn't see the picture he wanted in the 90 minutes of the game.

The strength of many substitute players is too different from that of the main players!

This is also the reason why Liverpool's competitiveness has always been close to that of the top giants for many years.

It is not that 20 60-point substitutes can be compared with 10 80-point substitutes, but Liverpool lacks a sufficient number of substitute players who can play at any time and have high expectations.

The Red Army fans were a little disappointed. Even though the League Cup was tasteless, they were eliminated as soon as they set foot on the field. This would make everyone feel uncomfortable.

However, in the context of the league and the Champions League going hand in hand, the fans did not criticize Koeman too harshly.

Only Fleet Street finally seized the opportunity to make things worse for Coman, who had praised him enough a while ago.Now you can start demoting!

Koeman doesn't bother to pay attention to the criticism from the outside world. He is "defiant" and "underestimating the enemy". He knows very well in his heart that if he is given Chelsea's bench lineup, the result will definitely be different!

In the 7th round of the Premier League, Liverpool sat at Anfield and ushered in the challenge of Hull City.

In the time period before the game, Manchester United and Chelsea in BIG4 will take the lead in playing.

Manchester United beat Stoke City 2-0 away.Ferguson's team conveyed to the outside world the ambition of defending the league championship with 5 consecutive victories after losing to Burnley.

Chelsea was upset at Wigan Athletic!

Everything was normal until the second half, the score was 1:1, but in the 51st minute, Cech was sent off with a red card for a foul in the penalty area and gave Wigan Athletic a penalty. So far, the stable Chelsea since the new season into a passive state.Wigan Athletic scored another goal in stoppage time.

3:1

切尔西遭遇新赛季首败！

Wigan Athletic made a new history: they won the BIG4 giants team for the first time!

Half an hour after Chelsea's game, Liverpool's game will start.

In the Anfield locker room, Gerrard pushed the door and yelled at his teammates: "I tell you good news, Chelsea just lost this round of the league! Now they still have the same points as us, but after our game , we will monopolize the top of the standings!"

"Yeah!"

The teammates in the locker room roared excitedly.This is good news, and it is hard to say that it will put more pressure on Liverpool.

After all, it is obviously a better result for the Blues to lose than for Chelsea to win.

Koeman did not mention the match between Chelsea and Manchester United in his pre-match speech.

He told everyone to go to the game step by step, and he has not said a word about the League Cup loss in the middle of the week.Let the past pass, and there is nothing to summarize.

Liverpool made their debut at Anfield with a strong aura.

Hull City came to Anfield and looked vulnerable.

The attacking group of Qin Xiong, Torres, Gerrard, and Kurit showed great power. In the process of repeatedly bombarding Hull City's defense line, they repeatedly humiliated Hull City goalkeeper Mehill.

He picked the football out of the goal 7 times!

7: 0!

Torres scored a hat-trick.Qin Xiong scored twice, and Steven Gerrard and Kevin Dirk each scored a goal.

Anfield swept away the haze of being out of the League Cup, and Koeman also always held his head high on the sidelines and looked extremely confident.

Is the League Cup exit an accident?

Even if not.It has nothing to do with Liverpool's real strength.

On the battlefield of the league, the prairie fire set off by Liverpool still shows no signs of being extinguished.And the flames still stained the sky red.

After defeating Hull City, Liverpool dominated the Premier League standings leader after the 7th round of the new season, and planted the flag of the Red Army on the highest point in the green world in England.

In another game later, Arsenal defeated their city derby rival Fulham 1-0 in the away game, and achieved two consecutive victories after two consecutive losses.

Within the BIG4 group, Liverpool leads Manchester United and Chelsea by 3 points, and leads Arsenal by 6 points!

After the league game, Liverpool transferred to the European competition, and the team flew to Italy to challenge Fiorentina.

This season, Fiorentina has a group of stars with good abilities and potential. They are regarded as a team that may become a dark horse in the Champions League.

For such a team, Koeman has never dared to underestimate it, because he knows that the more easily underestimated the team, the more likely it is to create miracles!

After the 8:0 slaughter of Di Bissini in the first round, Liverpool was seen as unstoppable by the outside world, but in the pre-match press conference, Koeman emphasized that the team had forgotten the big victory in the first round.

"There are six games in the group stage, and the two teams with the most points advance to the knockout stage. Whether you win a game 1-0 or 5-0, you only have 3 points. Now Liverpool have 3 points, that's all.

Fiorentina is a strong opponent, we will face great pressure in the away game, but I have confidence in the players, as we have shown in the league, show our true level, we have enough strength to take away the victory . "

Some Italian reporters retorted and deliberately suppressed Liverpool's momentum, saying: "Why didn't Liverpool perform like they did in the League Cup? That's Liverpool too."

Koeman nodded after hearing the words: "Well, what you said makes sense, I will tell the players in the dressing room, are they like Liverpool on the day when they were at Elland Road, or Liverpool in the past seven league games, Your question is a warning, thank you."

The Italian reporter was choked by Koman's answer, as if he was motivating Liverpool instead! (to be continued~^~)