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Because Qiu Ze had just participated in the Portuguese national team match, Qiu Ze did not appear in the starting lineup for the match between Liverpool and Manchester City after he came back, but sat on the bench in case of emergency.

After the start of the game, the Liverpool team performed very well. At the end of the first half, the Liverpool team had already led [-]-[-]. It seems that there is no need for Qiu Ze to play in this game, and Qiu Ze should be given a rest rest.

After the start of the second half, the Liverpool team still had the advantage, and soon the Liverpool team scored again. The Liverpool team really won this game, and Qiu Ze really didn't need to play.Everyone thought that Liverpool would win Manchester City without bloodshed, but at this time, an accident happened and Fernando Torres was injured.

This killed Benitez. It is said that Fernando Torres will be injured for two months, which makes Benitez feel distressed.

Now Liverpool's players on the front line are not particularly sufficient. Now that Fernando Torres is injured, there is only one Huntelaar on the front line.

After Huntelaar moved to Liverpool, his performance was still very good. This guy has completed his task as a rotating center forward. This guy has now scored six goals in the league and one goal in the Champions League. There are three goals in the League Cup.

Now this guy has scored ten goals since he joined the Liverpool team. Judging from his playing time, this guy has performed very well. This is another one that Benitez got in the transfer. treasure.This guy is a viable replacement for Fernando Torres.

However, now there is no one on the front line of the Liverpool team except Huntelaar, and Huntelaar has no substitute.If something happened to Huntelaar at this time, Liverpool would really have no forwards to use.

At this time, Benitez is considering that his strikers are not enough.

.It seems that it is necessary to introduce a striker during the winter break, preferably a center.

However, it is clear that now is not the time to cheat. After Fernando Torres was accidentally injured, the Manchester City team suddenly exploded. They performed very well in the following games and disrupted Liverpool's defense. of.

Within 15 minutes, Manchester City's Tevez scored two goals in a row, rewriting the score to [-]-[-]. Seeing that the team is about to be equalized, this is very dangerous.But at this time, Benitez still didn't let Qiu Ze play, he couldn't afford to be injured.

Now Liverpool's injuries include Reina, Carragher, Gerrard, Settlement Ferdinand, and Fernando Torres.

Among them, Gerrard is the groin, which logically requires surgery.However, Gerrard does not want to undergo surgery at this time. He is now choosing conservative treatment. He still hopes to continue to participate in the game and wait until the end of the season.

So the current situation is that Gerrard can play games, but he can't play for too long, and he can't play many games in a row. He has to fight for a while, and then rest for a while.

And Reina's injury is not a big problem, but he couldn't play in the last few games, and the injuries of others are relatively minor.But even so, the Liverpool team cannot continue to be injured.

Therefore, at this time, Benitez still did not replace Qiu Ze. He also added two defensive players to strengthen the defense. He hoped that the players could hold on to the advantage of this team, and the game was won. .The Liverpool players naturally knew what Benitez was thinking, and they immediately strengthened their defense and stuck to it.

Under the solidarity of the Liverpool team, Manchester City failed to create miracles.They struggled to win [-]-[-] on the road and advanced to the semi-finals of the League Cup.

The last teams to reach the League Cup semi-finals were Blackburn, Aston Villa, Manchester United and Liverpool.After the top four teams were formed, the semi-final match also took place, with Blackburn playing against Aston Villa and Manchester United playing against Liverpool.

The semi-final of the League Cup is a two-round home and away game. This is the only home and away two-round game in the League Cup. The final is a game to determine the outcome. The final venue is a neutral stadium.

After Liverpool beat Manchester City with difficulty, they will return to Liverpool immediately. They have to prepare for two days, and then go away to participate in the weekend league game. In the league game, they will play away against Blackburn. The consecutive away games are really tiring ah.

And in the next week, Liverpool will still have double matches a week.And the opponents in the double match next week are very powerful, and the meaning of this match is also very important.

In the middle of next week, Liverpool will face Fiorentina at their home court. This is related to whether Liverpool can advance to the round of [-] of the UEFA Champions League this season. In this game, Liverpool must score more than [-]-[-]. Only by defeating the Fiorentina team can they advance.

Therefore, in this game, the Liverpool team will definitely fight their opponents, and they must win this game. [

At the weekend of next week, after playing against Fiorentina, Liverpool will play against Arsene Wenger's Arsenal team at the weekend.This game is also very important for the Liverpool team. Now in the league, the Liverpool team can no longer afford to lose.

If the Liverpool team does not win again in the league, they will definitely be widened by Chelsea. This is a very terrible thing.Therefore, in the match against Arsenal next weekend, Liverpool will also smash their opponents.

This can be seen how heavy the task of the Liverpool team next week is.At this time, the players of the Liverpool team are exhausted and full of injuries. This is really a very difficult period for the Liverpool team.

If the Liverpool team can't cope with this very difficult thing, then the Liverpool team may not have much chance this season. This is definitely a failed season.Therefore, at this time, the pressure on Benitez is very great.

Especially now that the Liverpool team has lost Fernando Torres and only Huntelaar is left on the front line, Benitez is even more nervous.

According to England's "The Times" report that Benitez took a fancy to Real Madrid's Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.After the introduction of Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo this year, Real Madrid's strikers are too full. The 33-year-old Dutch striker has been unable to meet Real Madrid's needs.

"The Times" believes that Real Madrid has already thought about sending Van Nistelrooy away at this time, and Benitez's striker is inferior now. Van Nistelrooy has proved himself as a striker in the Premier League. He must be able to score goals, but the only problem is that the Dutchman is a bit old.

According to the "Times" report, Real Madrid wants to send Van Nistelrooy away, and they want a transfer fee of 400 million euros.But Benitez is afraid that Van Nistelrooy is a little too old, and this state cannot be guaranteed, so he is not happy to pay 400 million euros.

However, according to the "Times" report, it is not only Liverpool that are interested in Van Nistelrooy. In Germany, there are three teams that are interested in the Dutchman. They are Hamburg, Schalke 04 and Wolfsburg.

It is said that the Hamburg team very much hopes to get the Dutch striker. In their opinion, although the Dutch striker is very old, he can still maintain his state for at least two seasons. They think it is very worthwhile to introduce the Dutchman.

The Bundesliga miners and Wolfsburg have the same concerns as Benitez. They also think that Van Nistelrooy is a bit old, and this state cannot be guaranteed.

In addition to these three teams in the Bundesliga, there are also several teams in Spain that very much hope to introduce Dutch forwards. They are in the same league as Real Madrid. They have seen the performance of the Dutch. They also think that the Netherlands He can still maintain his state for at least two seasons, and it is very cost-effective to introduce the Dutchman at this time.

The two La Liga teams are Getafe and Valencia. Valencia's current situation is very bad. David Silva, David Villa and others are clamoring to leave. Are they staying? They can't live with these people, so they have to prepare.

In addition to these teams from the five major European leagues, Van Nistelrooy's hometown, the Netherlands, also has several teams hoping to introduce him, including Eindhoven and Ajax.

In other words, Benitez now faces a lot of competitors. If he is hesitating, he may be destined to get the Dutch striker.

At this time, the Liverpool team began to prepare for the weekend's league game, and they were going to an away game against Blackburn on the weekend.

For this game, the Blackburn team attaches great importance to it, and they hope to score points at home.For these teams ranked in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League, the home court is the best place for them to score points, so they hope to score points even against a team like Liverpool.

Now that the Liverpool team is exhausted and full of wounded soldiers, this is a god-given opportunity for Blackburn, and they certainly don't want to just give up.

Regarding this game, Benitez has his own considerations. He did not exclude Qiu Ze and Gerrard and others. They will prepare for the game in the middle of next week, which is three days later. Therefore, this game The Liverpool team played as a semi-main team in the game.

Qiu Ze and others didn't play, which affected Liverpool's offense, and Blackburn was on the defensive. Therefore, at the end of the first half, there was no change in the score on the pitch, zero to zero.

At this time, Benitez still did not make substitutions, he believed in his players.However, after more than 20 minutes, the Liverpool team still did not score a goal, and there were very few chances to shoot.At this time, he also had sex with Qiu Ze and others.

However, Qiu Ze is really tired. These days, he first flew to Portugal, then to Bosnia and Herzegovina, then to Liverpool, and then moved around in Liverpool, Manchester, Blackburn, etc. He is indeed tired, so After he played, although he created some opportunities, he still failed to help the team take the lead. In the end, Liverpool drew [-]-[-] with Blackburn in the away game.

The result of this game made Benitez very dissatisfied. At this time, they couldn't afford to lose at all, but at this time, they still only got one draw, which made Benitez Feeling very bad.

However, at this time, there is a good news. Chelsea did not win this round, and they also lost the game. They lost to Manchester City [-]-[-] in the away game. Manchester City contained Chelsea. The team continues to move forward.

But the bad news is that Manchester United defeated West Ham United 34-32 in this game. Manchester United's points suddenly reached [-] points, so that Manchester United surpassed Liverpool with [-] points. Ranked second.

Chelsea continued to rank first with 36 points, Manchester United came from behind and ranked second with 34 points, while Liverpool ranked third with 32 points and Arsenal ranked fourth in the league with 31 points.

This time, how could Benitez be satisfied? Not only did they not seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win Blackburn and narrow the gap with Chelsea, they were even overtaken by Manchester United, which made Benitez Of course very angry.

Yes, very angry. Benitez never thought that they would not be able to win against Blackburn. Now Liverpool's situation is even worse, which puts more pressure on Benitez , he was a little out of breath.