Revive Liverpool

Chapter 145 League Cup Final

After the 07 Champions League final, Liverpool once again faced AC Milan and lost the game with a score of zero to four.

Before this, no team has been able to achieve a [-]-[-] deficit in the first leg of the Champions League, but then eliminated the opponent to enter the next round.

Of course, there is a similar one. In the UEFA Cup in the 1985/86 season, Real Madrid lost [-]-[-] away in the first leg. In the next leg, they were [-]-[-] in the next round and succeeded in reversing the away goal advantage.

But Real Madrid have a goal difference away, while Liverpool lost a clean [-]-[-] at the San Siro, and it was not achieved in the Champions League.

在原时空中，2016/17赛季欧冠1/8决赛次回合在2017年3月8日（西班牙巴塞罗那时间）坐镇主场诺坎普球场的巴塞罗那六比一屠杀巴黎圣日耳曼，凭借着第94分39秒的绝杀，巴塞罗那从而以总比分六比五惊天翻盘晋级八强。

Li Nan saw that the Liverpool players were very depressed after losing the game [-]-[-] away. Gerrard, the team soul, saw the spirits of his teammates and said to them in the locker room:

"Don't give up. We haven't been eliminated yet. The two rounds of knockout rounds are just halfway through. We still have a chance. Don't forget that we are Liverpool. In the 05 Champions League final, we trailed [-]-[-] in the first half, but in the end we won."

"Now we have 90 minutes to play, the night in Istanbul, we only had 45 minutes, but we still did it, and now we can still do it, as long as we believe, because we are Liverpool."

"Tell me out loud, who are we?!!!"

The Liverpool players in the dressing room couldn't help being excited when they heard Gerrard's speech, shouting:
"Liverpool!"

"Tell me a little louder, who are we?"

"Liverpool!!!"

Hearing the shouts of the players inside at the door of the locker room, the head coach Pochettino did not go in to say anything.

In this game, Liverpool lost [-]-[-] to AC Milan, and I am also responsible. The performance of the players can't be said to be bad, it's just average, but compared with the excellent performance of the AC Milan players in this game, it seems a bit bleak.

Pochettino was also afraid that his players would affect the next game because of this zero-to-four loss, so he first came to the locker room to check the status of his players.

If my players are in a slump, I have to find ways to cheer up the players, and I am not the kind of coach who gets along well with the players and can mobilize the players' emotions. I don't know what I should do to help the players recover from this loss.

But fortunately, I have a good and responsible captain. Gerrard bravely took on this responsibility and helped the Liverpool players get out of the haze as soon as possible.

I'd better face the interviews of the outside media after the game. Liverpool lost [-]-[-] in this game. There must be a lot of news media wanting to interview me. How I should deal with it is also a worrying question.

……

When Liverpool's charter flight flew back to Liverpool, Li Nan, who came to Milan with the team, also sat on the plane with the players.

On the plane, Li Nan, the team owner, said to the players:

"Although we lost this game, let's not be discouraged. The knockout round is not over yet. Since they scored us four goals, why can't we return six?"

Li Nan said in this time and space what the then head coach of Barcelona said at the press conference before the match.

I just don’t know if Liverpool can achieve this goal, achieve a reversal at Anfield, and create another Anfield miracle.

Li Nan's words are easy to say, but it is really difficult to do, but this difficulty is not handed over to Li Nan, but to the Liverpool players, so Li Nan will not have the slightest pressure to say it.

……

After Milan's disastrous defeat, Liverpool's top and bottom did not accept interviews with the news media, but concentrated on preparing for the next game.

Liverpool's opponent in the next round of the league is its own city derby, a Merseyside derby against Anfield and Everton.

However, because Liverpool entered the final of the League Cup, the Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton could only be postponed.

So Liverpool's next game is the League Cup final against Cardiff City.

Because at least it determines a domestic cup champion, and also has a qualification for the Europa League (but Liverpool's goal this season is not the Europa League), and it may be Liverpool's first championship in six years, so Liverpool still attaches great importance to it.

2月26日16:00，2011-12赛季英格兰联赛杯决赛在温布利大球场举行，英超球队利物浦对阵英冠球队卡迪夫城。

The League Cup trophy is placed on the sidelines, but a tasteless trophy will be Liverpool's first in six years.

The two sides had previously played against each other 29 times in various competitions, but Liverpool was not as good as their opponents with 9 wins, 2 draws and 18 losses.

Compared with last year's game, Suarez and Lewandowski were arranged to play together. It can be said that they are determined to win the cup.

The goalkeeper position is still guarded by Keylor Navas; on the defensive line, David Luiz and Skrtel partnered as central defenders, and Glenn Johnson and Danny Rose served as two full-backs.

In the midfield, Henderson and Griezmann appeared on both sides, Gerrard and De Bruyne appeared in the middle as partners; the frontcourt was Suarez and Lewandowski's partners.

In the 2nd minute, Glenn Johnson made a strong shot in front of the penalty area. The ball hit the crossbar and popped out. Then Gerrard followed up with a high shot.

In the 19th minute, Cardiff City played an exquisite cooperation, Miller went straight to the middle, Mason countered offside and inserted a low shot through the gate guarded by Navas, Cardiff City led Liverpool [-]-[-].

In the 31st minute, Danny Rose dunked the defender in front of the penalty area after inserting his left rib, then rubbed his right foot into the far corner, and the ball went wide to the right.

In the 45th minute, Gerrard's shot in front of the restricted area was blocked, and then he followed up and shot high.

At the end of the first half, Cardiff led Liverpool [-]-[-] with Masson's goal.

It seems that Liverpool was still affected by the previous away game against AC Milan. In this game, facing the British Championship team Cardiff City, they fell behind by one goal in the first half.

I hope that Liverpool can change during the halftime break. After all, facing a Championship team and playing with the main lineup, Liverpool's League Cup win can be said to be secure.

(End of this chapter)