ball at foot

After knowing their opponents in the Champions League, Liverpool's energy was drawn to the field again.Liverpool face Birmingham in the FA Cup quarter-finals just one day after they faced Newcastle.

Game after game, it is really too nervous...

However, in this game, Liverpool still has the advantage.

In the FA Cup, Liverpool no longer has any decent opponents.After Chelsea, Manchester United, and Arsenal were eliminated one after another, Liverpool is already the most powerful team in the FA Cup.Unlike the disputes in the Champions League and the see-saw of the league, those two trophies are heavier and require more efforts from Liverpool.In the FA Cup, if nothing goes wrong, Liverpool will definitely be the champion of this competition.

This is the most likely of all Liverpool's competitions. [

But although Liverpool has the advantage, it is still more difficult to win the game.After all, the team is very tired now. In the game the day before yesterday, they had just finished the game against Newcastle, rushed back from the away game and started the game again. This kind of fatigue is getting more and more terrible.

But fortunately, Liverpool's frontcourt trio thought of some better ways to play: they kept Figo fixed in the middle, while Gerrard and Zhao Yaning ran on the wings, making Figo's lack of physical strength disadvantages are minimized.Although in this way, it is tantamount to sacrificing Gerrard's chance to score.However, at this time, Gerrard also had to worry about his body. If he still ignored the heavy bombardment in this fatigue combat mode, the possibility of his injury would be much higher.

The positions of Figo and Gerrard have both changed, and Zhao Yaning will naturally complete more of the offensive tasks in the frontcourt.After the match against Manchester City, Zhao Yaning has recovered a lot.And his physical exhaustion didn't exist, and there was no psychological problem, so he could naturally continue to play at a high level.

"In this game, Liverpool almost relied on Zhao Yaning alone in the frontcourt to wreak havoc on Birmingham's defense."

After Gerrard and Figo's physical strength weakened, they could no longer complete the breakthrough work well in the frontcourt.Although their skills and bodies ensure that they can still control and hold the ball well in the frontcourt, they cannot do the work of really tearing apart the defense.In this way, there will be more times when Zhao Yaning needs to play a role on Liverpool's offensive line.

However, in Birmingham's game, he is the only defensive point that needs to be targeted. He also worked a lot to defend Zhao Yaning.Moreover, Birmingham's intentions were very clear from the very beginning: what they wanted was to rely on defensive counterattacks to play football. They valued the back line very much, which also made Zhao Yaning's breakthrough delayed.

It was not until 10 minutes into the first half that Liverpool played Chapter 585. There were too many games, and the thickness of Liverpool's lineup was still not strong enough to support such intensity.

Moreover, after all, they are already six points ahead of Chelsea. Such a point difference makes Liverpool feel that the league should be very stable. In order to take into account the Champions League, it is also appropriate to take a break.Even if they lose two points, there is still a four-point difference. There are only a few rounds left in the game, and even four points should be enough.After all, Liverpool's goal difference book is not far behind Chelsea. Whether it leads by four points or six points, it is nothing more than winning the championship one round ahead of schedule.

Moreover, the current team really needs to take a break.After all, next week, the UEFA Champions League is just around the corner, and the importance of the UEFA Champions League is beyond the league.If you want to play well in the Champions League, you should sacrifice a little bit for the league.

After all, fighting on the third front is very difficult, and it is a huge test for the team's physical strength and lineup.

only……

"How many consecutive games have we conceded the ball?" Someone in the crowd still raised a question, "Our defense is not as stable as it was in the first half of the season. It is said that it is a draw, but we can really defend it." Is it?"

If Liverpool in the first half of the season said they wanted to take a break, no one would say that.At that time, against Birmingham, they were able to score a big victory in the away game. They were able to break the team record of ten consecutive games without conceding a goal, and they had the best defense. Worry too much.But now, it is not only the attacks of the frontcourt players who are tired, but also the backcourt players.The continuous battle also allows the defense to ensure that every game is in the best condition. They also make mistakes and lose the ball from time to time. Conceding the ball in many consecutive games also makes Liverpool want to defend a game now. It is not enough. confidence.

"Don't worry, I'm on the defensive line." Carragher gritted his teeth and said.

At this time, the one who stood up was naturally the leader of the team.Now that Hypia has relegated to the second line this season, and Gerrard has also changed his position, then, at this time, it is natural that Carragher, the vice-captain, needs to stand up.

In this game against Blackburn, Liverpool chose to let Zhao Yaning, Gerrard and Figo rest together.The frontcourt was handed over to Arteta and Garcia, while Morientes and Fowler were on the front line.

As soon as the game started, the players resting off the court were a little lucky to do so.Blackburn played fiercely as usual. In this game, letting the players rest really gave the players a time to rest and rectify.

Moreover, after losing possession of the ball in the front court, the players on Liverpool's defense line were much more serious than in the previous games.Blackburn's several attacks failed to penetrate Liverpool's defense. Instead, Liverpool's defense also found several problems of its own and made up for them.

After all, Sissoko has been in a slump since his injury.Although he has repeatedly claimed that his eye disease is not a big deal, in fact, his mistakes have increased a lot.Liverpool can rarely guarantee not to concede a goal in the game now, and it has nothing to do with his mistakes. [

However, relying on this period of recovery, coupled with the full-time defense in this game, his state has recovered a bit.

A -, relying on the swing of the backcourt players, Liverpool kept the tie.

And relying on the adjustment of this game, Liverpool got ample rest.

In their own game, Chelsea won without any suspense.They brought the score closer to four points, their game was after all only one line left, and the pressure was much less than that of Liverpool.It would be impossible to expect them to make mistakes in the days to come.

But at this time, what Liverpool need to consider is not the game against Chelsea.For them, now, they need to meet Villarreal at their home court.

Riquelme, the untimely master, will also visit Anfield

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