This player is not professional

Chapter 233
Originally, Barcelona saw that Liverpool's defense was so tenacious, so they had the idea of ​​Mingjin withdrawing troops.Coupled with the fact that Lin Yi stayed on the pitch and harassed their defense with long passes from time to time, Barcelona couldn't afford to concede a goal for an away goal at the last moment.

Anyway, the final 0:0 result is not unacceptable to them. The next round will be their home court.If Liverpool's home court is the devil's home court, then Barcelona's home court is hell's home court!
They are confident of knocking out Liverpool after returning home.

Under such circumstances, if the away game loses in the first round, it will increase the workload of Barcelona in the second round, which is not worthwhile.

Under the leadership of such thoughts, the Barcelona players on the court also slowed down.When they are in possession of the ball, they will no longer be eager to pass the ball forward. Instead, they will pass it back and forth in the midfield more, brushing up the possession rate and preventing Liverpool from counterattacking.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the score was fixed at 0:0.

Liverpool had nothing to do with Barcelona at home, they could only choose to keep the tie, and Barcelona obviously left room and did not go all out.

This result may be an acceptable result for both parties.

But although they are all acceptable, the mentality of different teams is still different.

A draw is so helpless for Liverpool that they have no choice but to accept the result, which is better than losing, right?
It doesn't matter to Barcelona.
However, for the home fans who watched the game on the spot, this result has already escaped disaster. What is worrying now is that if there is a gap in the strength of the two teams, what should they do when they go to Barcelona's home court in the next round?
At the end of the game, the TV broadcast showed some shots of the Liverpool fans in the stands. Some of the Liverpool fans in the shots held their heads in their hands, and some frowned with regret. Obviously, they all knew that for Liverpool, they did not win at home. Going to Barcelona means that most of their bodies have been eliminated.

"As much as I hate to say it, we have to face the reality. Liverpool is likely to stop in the Champions League semi-finals this season, although this is already a good result for them. No one had thought that this young team It’s good that the team can achieve such results in the most competitive and highest-level competition, now Liverpool can concentrate on the league, I think there is no suspense for the Premier League title this season!”

After the first round of the match between Liverpool and Barcelona, ​​the mainstream view of the world media is that Barcelona has a very high chance of advancing to the final.

Not to mention that Liverpool will face Chelsea head-to-head next, which happens to be in the middle of the two rounds!
"In the first half, Liverpool wanted to attack Barcelona and compete for control of the midfield. But they quickly realized that this was unrealistic wishful thinking, so at halftime, Liverpool quickly changed their strategy and contracted. Defense. Facts have proved that this is correct. However, this game also exposed Liverpool's hole cards - they have to do their best to defend a draw at home, how can they win the second leg when they go away? Maybe they just I can learn from Inter Milan in the 2009-2010 season, defending at the Nou Camp, hoping to get a 0:0 in the same game, and then drag the game into overtime... But I hope they will remember that even if Mourinho is in the goal Putting on the bus in front of him, he still lost the ball in the end..."

"Being able to score 0-0 against Barcelona despite the huge difference in strength between them is already great for Liverpool, so we don't need to criticize Liverpool's performance. With Barcelona's years of hard work and accumulation in the Champions League, This Liverpool team, which has just returned to the Champions League, is obviously too young. Being young means paying the price, but being young also means the future. I think every game in the Champions League this season will become a valuable asset for Liverpool..."

Compared with the media who constantly criticize Liverpool, the local media in Liverpool are much more peaceful, although they also crazily boasted about their team before the game, thinking that this Liverpool team is already invincible!
But now they have accepted this result, and they know that there is a gap in the strength of the two teams, and there is nothing wrong with not accepting it. It is better to take a long-term view and consider future things more realistically.

In addition, in China, Chinese fans feel sorry for Liverpool's stop in the semi-finals of the Champions League.Although Liverpool's performance is already great, they still feel that Liverpool's overall strength is not strong enough.

Some marketing accounts even initiated the topic that Lin Yi should consider leaving Liverpool, "a good bird chooses a tree to live in", and through a series of marketing and promotion methods, it quickly gained the attention and participation of a large number of fans.

Everyone expressed their opinions on this topic one after another. Some people opposed it, while others supported it.

Judging from the PK of support between the two sides, the support for Lin Yi's transfer to leave Liverpool obviously has an absolute advantage.Perhaps only the Chinese fans who were originally Liverpool fans will support Lin Yi to stay, and their support will be criticized by opposing netizens, who think they are too selfish, harming Lin Yi and even the interests of Chinese football for their own self-interest .

This hat is a bit too big, so even if someone supports Lin Yi to stay, it's better not to show his head at this moment.

But Lin Yi would not consider this kind of thing, he has only been in Liverpool for less than a year, how could he leave like this, if it wasn't for Huo Cun's congenital deficiency, he would not have been willing to leave Germany at that time.

On the second day, after the training session, Lin Yi was also surrounded by Chinese reporters. They came because of domestic online controversy, and wanted to hear Lin Yi's opinion on the proposal of leaving Liverpool.

This time, facing the reporter, Lin Yi made it very clear.

"Thank you for your concern for me. Whether you want me to leave or stay, they all care for me. I am very grateful to them. But of course, my own career should be planned and decided by myself. In short, thank you Everyone’s good intentions, since they all care about me, it’s not appropriate to quarrel, right? We’re all Chinese, so there’s nothing wrong with it, right?”

"Have you considered leaving Liverpool at some point in the future?" a Chinese reporter asked.

Lin Yi looked at him, then grinned, and gave an answer that made the reporter vomit blood: "Guess?"

Other reporters also felt that it was impossible for Lin Yi to give any answer to this question now, so they asked about the second round of the Champions League knockout round.

"Do you still insist that Liverpool still have hope of advancing, Lin Yi?"

"Yes, what's the problem?"

When Lin Yi is interviewed, he likes to ask a rhetorical question when he has nothing to do, and his rhetorical question will make the reporter who interviewed him a headache.

Is there anything wrong with this?

This rhetorical question is itself a problem!
But he couldn't say it directly, for fear of making Lin Yi unhappy, he directly refused to accept the interview.

He had no choice but to explain: "Liverpool didn't win at home, and the probability of winning Barcelona away is very low..."

"Is this probability zero?" Lin Yi asked again.

"Uh... infinitely close to zero..." The reporter who asked the question didn't know how to answer.

"Infinity is close to zero, but not equal to zero. This is a mathematical problem..." Seeing what Lin Yi said, the reporter who asked the question quickly stopped: "Hey, Lin Yi, stop, stop, stop. Don't use that one to deal with us." Are you recruited?"

The reporters next to me laughed.

What he was talking about was obviously Lin Yi's use of Newton's law to tease the Schalke 04 reporter.

Lin Yi also smiled, and let the other party go: "Okay. In short, that's what I said. Since it is not equal to zero, then we should work hard to win, and believe that we can do it. If you don't have such an idea, then Any team facing a team stronger than itself can surrender early, isn't it?"

Although he knows that Barcelona is very strong, Lin Yi doesn't think his team has no chance of winning. Just one away goal is enough to eliminate the opponent. Football is not guaranteed to win by anyone with strong strength. An upset in a football match is not a thing. It's a rare thing, and the game against Barcelona is already a decisive game, and anything can happen in nine or 10 minutes of the game.

However, Liverpool will not devote themselves to preparing for the second round. They need to concentrate on the league and go to London to play against Chelsea, who is second in the league. This is definitely a battle for Liverpool to win the championship ahead of schedule. Only one draw is needed to win the championship two rounds in advance!

This is the long-cherished wish of many old Liverpool fans who have been waiting for most of their lives!

If it is an ordinary team, they may devote themselves to the Champions League. At worst, they will give up one round of the league and win the next two rounds of the league, and they can still win the championship.

But Liverpool is not an ordinary team. They have been looking forward to this league championship for too long. In their hearts, they can even exchange their Champions League results for this Premier League championship.

This is a fact recognized by Liverpool, including the fans. In order to avoid long nights and dreams, we must go all out to win Chelsea and capture Stamford Bridge!
Facing Liverpool's arrival in London, the fans of the two teams also began to clash on the street. Fortunately, the London police were prepared and there was no bloodshed.

On May 5, the match between the two sides started on time. With the whistle of the referee, the two sides began to compete in the midfield immediately after the start of the game.

Drogba still did not play in this game. The forward position is Loic Remy. Remy moved to Chelsea this season. He was supposed to succeed Drogba, but he did not expect the effect to be satisfactory. Drogba stood up and carried the lead, which was a huge challenge for the older Drogba.

But recently Drogba was injured, so Chelsea had to pull out Luac Remy again!

Originally, Hazard Drogba-Cesc Fabregas was considered a very good attacking line in the Premier League. Now Hazard can still make long passes, but now his long passes are looking for Remy, and Remy can't do it. Replace Drogba's role.

Drogba's position is always very simple. He is in the frontcourt, but there is never anything to dodge. Wherever the ball is passed, where he runs to compete for the top. Challenging.Remy is different. He relies on his running position, always relying on continuous running to distract opponents and create opportunities for himself, but this also caused great damage to Hazard and Fabregas who passed the ball. Big impact: It's common knowledge that moving targets are much harder to hit than stationary ones.Passing the ball to Drogba, driving the big foot to the penalty area may be able to create opportunities, passing the ball to Remy, but you have to seize the opportunity and feed him the ball.

Hazard doesn't like this style of play, so, in order to make up for this problem, Hazard's approach is to constantly cut inside and shoot by himself.

This is also a good way to make up for Drogba's absence. His shooting ability is still quite good.However, this way of playing is tantamount to further squeezing Fabregas's space, making Fabregas' running also a problem.

Moreover, a big problem is that there are more ways to deal with Remy and Liverpool than with Drogba.

As a striker, Drogba's sense of smell and running position can only be regarded as mediocre. When he plays football, his style of play has always been simple and rough: he relies on head-to-head confrontation with defenders to win.He is very aware of his flaws and his strengths, which is his biggest advantage in playing football.

However, what Remy likes is not relying on physical strength. He prefers to wander around the back line and rely on his anti-offside ability to get opportunities.But this also made Liverpool's defense line dare to move forward-although Chelsea is very strong, this kind of anti-offside running method cannot be played in Chelsea.

Chelsea's midfield relies on Fabregas to do routine sorting work, while Hazard and Willian disrupt the opponent's defense, Mikel can also complete some surprise work, but Remy as A striker is not as willing to confront as Drogba, and is willing to fight for half of the ball. Therefore, in this system, he really can't play much role.

On the contrary, after improving Liverpool's defense a lot, it pushed Chelsea's midfielder further back, further squeezing Fabregas' space and making his performance even worse.

In the past few games, Fabregas' role on the offensive end has been completely wiped out.A Drogba's impact on Chelsea is obviously not a quantitative change, but a qualitative change.Cesc Fabregas' poor performance was also the key to Chelsea's poor performance in these games.

As for Chelsea's current attack line, Remy is useless, Fabregas is useless, but Mourinho still believes in Remy!
In this game, Chelsea's conventional tactics can no longer be played anyway, so you might as well try this point.

However, Chelsea's midfield was suppressed, Cesc Fabregas was restricted by his teammates on the offensive end, and William was terribly restricted by Johnson in the confrontation with Johnson. Up to now, he has not found a chance at all. Hazard chose to look for opportunities by himself.

(End of this chapter)