Dynasty reappears

Chapter 199 Defending the title
On the special day when Gerrard ushered in his 300th league game on behalf of Liverpool, Liverpool beat Blackburn by a big score, which will undoubtedly boost morale to a large extent.Especially at the end of the league, the players are very tired physically and mentally. Such a victory can make the physically and mentally exhausted players feel a little warmth.Moreover, it will also be of great help to the following games.

On April 4, Liverpool played an away game against Fulham, a mid-range team in the league.As long as this game is won, Liverpool will be able to defend the league title, and once again widen the gap with Manchester United in the total number of England's top league titles.Ferguson wants to pull Liverpool off the throne, but he has to wait until the Year of the Monkey.

The specificity of the game against Fulham is obvious.In order to prevent Liverpool from winning the championship 3 rounds ahead of schedule, Manchester United offered Fulham a heavy reward before the game. As long as they can remain unbeaten in this game, the 100W pound belongs to Fulham.Although this can only delay Liverpool's defending championship, it will not make Liverpool lose the championship.But Manchester United is like this, as long as Liverpool is not happy, they are happy.Moreover, as one of the most profitable clubs, 100W is a small amount of money for Manchester United.

As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a great reward. The reward of 100 pounds is divided into tens of thousands for each Fulham player. This is a lot of money for Fulham players with low salaries and no bonuses.Naturally, the Fulham players worked hard before the game to tie Liverpool at home.

Of course, Li Lin and the others didn't know about this.At this time, the Liverpool dressing room was full of cheers, because Carragher finally returned to them.

"Why is there no applause at all? Don't you welcome me." Carragher walked into the locker room, looked at his teammates with shocked faces, and said eccentrically.

"Yeah, we don't welcome you, we don't welcome you to death. Brothers, come on. This brat is worried about us." Gerrard yelled, and was the first to rush forward, hugging Carragher live.Then Alves, Irving, Torres, Alonso and other players rushed up and lifted Carragher up.

When the players were busy, Gerrard quietly retreated, and then wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.No one else saw this except Li Lin.

The relationship between Gerrard and Carragher is a life-and-death friendship created by fighting with a knife and a gun.One is the captain of the team and the other is the deputy of the team. Moreover, they are both honored products of Liverpool's youth training system.In such a special relationship, Gerrard and Carragher, brothers and sisters, have supported each other and walked together.Moreover, in the locker room, Gerrard actually doesn't talk much. Carragher has always been doing what maintains the harmony in the locker room.

Not being a mother doesn't know that oil and salt are expensive.Ever since Carragher got injured, Gerrard had to do things in the dressing room.I didn't know it before, but now Gerrard knows that maintaining the atmosphere in the dressing room is not an easy job.

Gerrard cried, not only happy that Carragher returned from injury, but also happy that he himself can finally get rid of that difficult responsibility.It's really easy for people to have no burden.

Of course, it is impossible for Li Lin to know the thoughts in Gerald's mind, otherwise he would have to be sliced ​​and studied by scientists.Li Lin walked up to Gerrard, patted Gerrard on the shoulder, and said, "Stephen, a man doesn't shed his tears lightly, but he didn't reach the point of sadness. We are all very happy that Jamie is back, and it's okay to shed some tears, which shows Show your true nature."

"Um, boss, actually..., I..." Hearing Li Lin praise himself like this, Gerald felt a little embarrassed. He wanted to tell the truth, but he didn't know how to say it, so he hesitated.

"It's okay, they are all men, I understand. Alright, tell the players to return to their positions, and I want to talk about the game." Li Lin ordered.

Gerrard is a typical belligerent man, he forgets about his mother when there is a game, and he runs away to the sky in a blink of an eye.Facing the teammates who were still happy, he yelled: "Return to your seat immediately, whoever is late please eat."

"Huh, huh, huh", Liverpool players are running fast one by one. Everyone knows that every one of the Liverpool team is full of foodies. As long as anyone treats guests, they are guaranteed to go bankrupt immediately.Regarding the matter of my own wallet, who can slow down.

Fortunately, Li Lin reacted quickly and supported Carragher. Otherwise, because Alonso and others "suddenly retreated", Carragher would not become sick again.

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After finishing the idle business, Li Lin and the players immediately focused on this game.The importance of this game is no less than that of Liverpool's first league title last season.Even though they had experience once, the players were still trembling with nervousness. After all, defending the league championship is not just for fun, it is a supreme honor.For players, money is not the most important thing in their football career, but honor is the key. This is why it is so easy for wealthy teams to introduce players, because every good and capable player hopes to be in a wealthy team. Here, add honor to your football career.

Although the players are full of pride, they seem to have endless power to vent.But as soon as they arrived at the stadium and played the game, they were stunned, dumbfounded.

"Grass, fuck, play this trick with us again." Gerrard stood at the arc of the midfield and cursed.

is not that right?Everything seemed to be going well at first, but Fulham just couldn't get the fuck out of it.Franck Ribery dribbles the ball, two if one can't defend, and three if two can't.

What's more exasperating, as long as Modric has the ball, Fulham will adopt foul tactics.But this is not a big foul, just hit you with your body and hit Modric.In the Premier League, physical confrontation is very common, and the referee will only say a few words verbally, and will not play the real thing.

But what makes people jump is that these guys from Fulham are also too bullying.Modric couldn't hold the ball and passed it to Gerrard.At the beginning, Gerrard was afraid that these guys would also invade him, so he made defensive preparations after receiving the ball, so that those guys could not eat and walk around.

But what made Gerrard depressed was that after he got the ball, all the Fulham players didn't come to grab it, they just surrounded him.Take the ball, no, pass the ball forward, there is no room to pass the ball.In desperation, Gerrard can only pass the ball back.

The players on the pitch were at a loss, and the Liverpool fans in the stands scolded the sky. "Shameless", "Despicable", "Dirty", "Go home, wash and sleep, what else do you play."…………… Liverpool fans scolded happily, but Fulham fans suffered.The players are not good enough, and the fans have been scolded by Liverpool fans and can't hold their heads up. Some fans can't stand this kind of game anymore, so they simply choose to leave this sad place.

"What to do? Lin, think of a way. How about we get another striker?" Keegan suggested.

Li Lin looked at Keegan in surprise, "Are you kidding me? The game has only been going on for less than 20 minutes, and you have to change the striker. Kevin, you're not drunk." After finishing speaking, he patted Keegan's forehead , and then said: "The forehead is not hot, it's not high."

Keegan was so angry that he slapped Li Lin's paw that was still on his forehead, and shouted: "You are the only one who is drunk, and your whole family is drunk. Forget it, I am just worrying about it, you You can figure it out, I don't care." After speaking, he really returned to his seat and sat down, then ignored Li Lin and watched the game by himself.

"Damn, your mouth stinks." Seeing Keegan ignoring him, Li Lin said in his heart, and at the same time slapped himself lightly.

The reason, gently, was because Li Lin knew that Keegan was joking with him, how could he take it seriously.Keegan was right, though, that he was just worrying.How could Li Lin have no choice.

Seeing that his players are still helpless on the field, they can only pass blindly.Li Lin was also quite helpless. "What does a coach do? Isn't it used to solve problems? Li Lin, you are a hard worker. Don't expect players to share the burden with you. Just accept your fate." Li Lin said mockingly.

Then Gerald was called over.

"I said, are you being happy and stupid before the game? There is no flexibility. You don't know how to take advantage of us. Let them run and see how long they can run. Remember, run the ball and give I'll run to kill them. Go." After speaking, Li Lin pushed Gerrard back into the game.

Gerrard, who returned to the court, looked excited, and at the same time blamed himself, why didn't he think of it, and Li Lin needed to remind him.However, it is not Gerrard's fault. Running on the court is already very strenuous, and he has to think about things, so there is no time to spare.

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With Li Lin's instructions, Liverpool is no longer in a hurry to attack, isn't it just a game?I can't win this game, I can always win the next one.

But Liverpool is not completely like that. Although they are not in a hurry to attack, the pressure on the Fulham players is even greater than at the beginning of the game.

There is no way, Fulham players can only grit their teeth and continue to run hard for the rare bonus.

In this way, they really forced Liverpool to a 0-0 tie in the first half.Survive the first half and get a good result.Of course, in the eyes of Liverpool, this result is not even a hair.But this made the Fulham players very happy, because as long as they fight for half a court, they will get a bonus.

But the Fulham players have forgotten that their physical fitness is not enough for them to support the fierce half-time game.

10 minutes after the start of the second half, the physical strength of Fulham players reached the limit, and the defense completely collapsed.And Liverpool, which has been doing passing sports, has just begun to exert its strength.

In the 67th minute, Modric made a long pass from the right, and Ribery stopped Fulham player Startree and knocked him to the ground.Then he entered the penalty area and shot furiously.The Fulham goalkeeper was unable to make a save, and the football quickly flew into the net from the near corner of the goal. 1 to 0, Liverpool finally broke the deadlock, the defending league title has become possible.

In the 84th minute, Nani took a corner kick, and Gerrard's diving header hit the crossbar and bounced back to the penalty area.Owen used his extraordinary sense of smell in front of the goal to catch the shot opportunity, and scored the ball with a sideways shot. 2 to 0, Liverpool has basically secured the victory, and the defending league title is about to be achieved.

In the 92nd minute of the game, Gerrard shot slightly wide of the post.The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

Immediately, the Liverpool fans in the north stand of the stadium buzzed loudly.

"we are the champion!"

(End of this chapter)