Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 558 Irreplaceable
At the press conference before the UEFA Champions League group match, Situ Yunbing was asked by reporters about his outlook on the qualifying situation of the group.

He said matter-of-factly: "Perhaps in the eyes of many people, this is a death group. Naples, Dortmund, Liverpool, and Marseille all seem to be very competitive teams. When the team will bid farewell to the UEFA Champions League stage at the end of the group stage, many fans will inevitably feel that if the two eliminated teams are in other groups, they may advance to the top 16.

So this is a group of death.

As for the specific analysis of the strength of each team, I think that Dortmund, as the runner-up last season, has strong competitiveness and is a favorite to qualify. Naples has always been able to play some classic games on the Champions League stage over the years, but given People always feel immature, and cannot be expected at critical moments.

I sympathize with Marseille's situation. Paris Saint-Germain is waving money and buying stars in Ligue [-]. This will make Marseille's living environment extremely difficult.

Compared with other teams with very good stars, Dortmund's Gundogan, Lewandowski, Liverpool's Suarez, Gerrard, etc., Naples' Hamsik, Higuain, etc., you almost It is impossible to name a Marseille player who can match the strength of the above players.

Of course, players like Mandanda, Gignac, Payet, and Valbuena are familiar to them, and many fans are familiar with them, but in terms of strength level, they have not left a shocking impression on people.

If Marseille wants to qualify, the effort they have to put in is no less than creating a miracle! "

Situ Yunbing's remarks are naturally encouraging Marseille. He wants to arouse the hostility and fighting spirit of the Marseille team against Liverpool, so that Liverpool can enter the rhythm of the Champions League as soon as possible.

The reporter shifted the topic to Paris Saint-Germain.

It seems that the rise of Paris Saint-Germain has caused people to start discussing whether such a rich team is normal.

Situ Yunbing said indifferently: "Existence is reasonable. Paris Saint-Germain is not a first-of-its-kind local club. There are too many teams like Blackburn in the Premier League, Chelsea later, and Manchester City today. It can only be said that even if the investors behind Paris Saint-Germain don't care about monetary interests, they only hope to increase their international influence through football, but they picked the wrong place.

Ligue [-] is not the center of European football. They have never led the trend. Even if they succeed in Ligue [-], they receive very limited attention.

I've been successful in Ligue [-] and I know how it feels.

When we came to the Champions League as champions, we were still questioned, and we still looked far from those traditional giants.

Paris Saint-Germain will look strong, but the rest of Ligue [-] can't keep up with them, which makes the competition in the league boring. The benefits in the Ligue [-] are very limited, which will restrict the competitiveness of this team in the European arena.

Just like when I led Monaco to play in the Champions League, it seemed that every team we encountered was a strong team. We needed to create miracles in the group stage and in the knockout rounds. In the end we achieved our goal, but if we let If I do it again, I may fall in the early stage of the knockout round, and there is a high probability that I will not be able to win the championship in the final.

Imagine how fierce the Premier League teams are in the civil war among the giants in the league. The Bundesliga teams also have at least Bayern Munich, Hamburg, and Dortmund in the civil war to ensure their status and promote them. Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid, plus Valencia and Sevilla, the training in the league will promote them to face the European war with more experience and confidence.

The situation of Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue [-] is that their opponents who are qualified to challenge them disappear one by one, because they will improve the team's strength through signings every summer, and further widen the gap with opponents in other leagues.

When the strength reaches a certain height, more signings will not make the team stronger, and the focus of team building is by no means how to integrate better players into the team, but fighting, brutal fighting, summing up experience, Let this team go through hundreds of battles and win every battle! "

The European media recognized Situ Yunbing's views very much, and released detailed special reports to evaluate Ligue [-] and predict the future situation of Ligue [-].

In fact, it is not that Situ Yunbing has no intersection with Paris Saint-Germain in the past three years. Paris Saint-Germain is also eager to get Situ Yunbing, let him return to France with glory, and then build an invincible lion at the Parc des Princes in Paris.

It's a pity that Situ Yunbing is not at all interested in this grand-sounding plan that costs money like water.

When Liverpool came to the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille as a guest, Situ Yunbing felt the hatred and disgust of the French fans for him after a long absence.

Whether it is the beams formed in the past, or the contempt for Marseille in his mouth now, it is enough to become a reason for the Maasai people to criticize him.

Marseille's coach Pope didn't have much dislike for Situ Yunbing, after all, what Situ Yunbing said was the truth.

The Marseille team is full of fighting spirit at home and passionate in the game, but their talents are limited after all, and even if they compete for willpower, Liverpool is not inferior at all.

Benatia's injury did not put Liverpool in trouble, and the combination of Van Dijk and Skrtel still made the defense stable.

In the 29th minute of the game, Suarez received a cross pass from Robertson in front of the penalty area. He knocked the ball behind him and turned into the penalty area. One-handed, one-foot push easily sent the ball into the lower right corner of the goal.

Liverpool lead Marseille 1-0 away.

Leaving aside the new and old grudges between Situ Yunbing and Marseille, Marseille does not have a good relationship with Liverpool. A few years ago, Marseille and Liverpool met in the Champions League group stage, and Liverpool caused a tragedy on Marseille!
Before the end of the first half, Liverpool attacked through a set kick. Gareth Bale shot directly and was saved by Mandanda, but Casemiro accidentally touched the football in the penalty area and the football bounced back into the goal!
Liverpool took a two-goal lead over hosts Marseille at the Velodrome.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Marseille really performed well in running and active defense, but the strength gap between the two teams was too great to make it back.

In the 61st minute of the game, Azpilicueta and Gerrard quickly passed and cut from the right side of the front court and then swept the ball near the bottom line in the penalty area. The ball goes into the goal.

Liverpool leads Marseille 3-0 in the away game to seal the victory!

Situ Yunbing began to make substitutions, letting Sterling, Coutinho, and Henderson play for exercise.

It was expected that Liverpool won the game easily. Less than two weeks have passed since the UEFA Super Cup.

Marseille tried to make a final effort in the last 20 minutes, but Liverpool scored another victory through a quick counterattack.

Sterling was active after coming off the bench, and he celebrated with extra emotion after scoring.

When Fleet Street reported on Liverpool recently, one of the core topics was whether Sterling should start.

Of course they are concerned about the future of England's Emperor Star. They are worried that Situ Yunbing will delay Sterling's growth during his rapid rise. Although this is not Situ Yunbing's original intention, the reality is that Liverpool may not be enough for Sterling. Space to soar.

Situ Yunbing is dismissive of this, how to manage the team, how to arrange troops, has never been outsiders can make irresponsible remarks to him.

Alonzo also questioned him as he sat on the dugout.

"Boss, Sterling does have enough strength to serve as the main force. Although there is no guarantee of stability, his age and talent should be listed as the main force. It just seems that there is no place for him now, unless, unless"

Situ Yunbing said indifferently: "Unless we remove Gerrard and let Gerrard sit on the bench."

Alonzo didn't say anything more, taking away Gerrard's main position is a very dangerous thing, even a very dangerous idea.

Before the arrival of Situ Yunbing, Gerrard was a symbol of Liverpool. His prestige was too high, and sometimes his symbolism surpassed Liverpool itself!
Although this phenomenon has declined now, Situ Yunbing himself has gathered people's hearts, and other stars in the team have also been supported by fans, and people will not focus entirely on Gerrard.

But this is still a dangerous idea, because no one knows the consequences if it is done.

Situ Yunbing sighed softly, and said: "I will give him a year to enjoy the battle for a year, this is the best respect I give him.

The same thing you have to understand, don't think that what you have now is what you will have forever!

What we need to make sure is that this team now has some elements that are indispensable, we need a strong defense, Van Dijk, Kanter brought us this, we need a strong offense, Suarez and Gareth Bale Let our goal be guaranteed, what more do we need?
We need spiritual leaders!
Gerrard is the role that meets our needs. Sterling may have a better tactical effect than Gerrard, but can you imagine the consequences of a team without a spiritual leader?

And we put Sterling in the starting position, and Gerrard sits on the bench. Once Sterling has a bad performance in one game, we can protect him, but what about two consecutive bad performances?
There is no need for outsiders to make excuses, and the capable faction in the team will suggest that I replace Sterling.

When Sterling is a substitute role, such problems do not exist. He played a game, he did not perform well, not too many people will be disappointed, they will accommodate him and give him encouragement, but if he is the main force, He is an irreplaceable role!
What is irreplaceable?
Van Dijk is irreplaceable, Bale is irreplaceable, Kante is irreplaceable, ter Stegen is irreplaceable, even Robertson is irreplaceable because Flanagan is not enough to shake his position, even if we have to replace He, there is no one more suitable than him!

For the same reason, Azpilicueta is irreplaceable.

Sterling, he is not now, when Azpilicueta is not doing well, we must use him too!

When Sterling does not perform well, everyone can ask us to temporarily hide him, because there are many alternatives, even Vardy can replace him!

But what about when Gerrard isn't doing well?He is still irreplaceable, because he is a spiritual leader, and his will will be passed on to everyone on the team. Even if he is personally in adversity, his struggle will also infect others.

I see his potential, talent and current strength, but I also want to see Liverpool's overall stability and team cohesion cannot be divided!

Some media on Fleet Street are right, and I think they are right, but that is the position of a spectator. As the coach of Liverpool, we cannot interpret the information so one-sidedly. "

Alonzo was speechless, and Situ Yunbing obviously had a deeper understanding of team building.

This is very different from when he was a fledgling five years ago.

(End of this chapter)