Volume 3: The Myth of the Gunners Chapter 73: Liverpool of the Devil's Schedule (Part II)
Senna regards the League Cup as a chicken rib event, Liverpool also does not keep the League Cup throat strong to keep the top four positions in the league, trying to play well in the Champions League is the most important task of Liver, Benitez is better at making trade-offs than Wenger, when he was a year, he was decisive to give up the league to win the Champions League, this time of course he will not focus on an inconsequential League Cup quarterfinals place,! Quanben!'s morale is high just after beating Manchester United, and Rafael Benitez doesn't want the Carabao Cup to dampen the team's morale. He is very clear about his old rival Arsene Wenger, knowing that Arsenal will definitely send substitutes to face him if they have the best start in history, so Benitez is also prepared to send a substitute and a youth team-based lineup.
Both managers did not hide their views before the game, with Arsene Wenger saying the Carabao Cup is important, but he will not field a pure squad for this game, and it will be a mixed team at the Emirates Stadium. Rafa Benitez told reporters that the players who played against Manchester United in the last game will largely not be present in this game, they need to rest, and rotation is a must in the long season.
The two managers didn't say it explicitly, but everyone understood what they meant, and it was the young players who would decide the outcome of the game, with the reserves of both teams deciding the outcome of the game.
At the end of the day local time in England, the Reds Liverpool appeared at the Emirates Stadium in a menacing appearance, which was the first meeting between the two sides, and in the last two injury meetings, the Gunners won and lost. Since the inception of the Premier League, the two sides have faced each other inferiorly, the Gunners. Wins, draws, and old defeats are slightly inferior, including 6 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses at home. From March to the present in four years, two years and seven months, the two teams have met 7 times, with a record of 5 draws and 2 losses. The ball loses the old ball. Judging from the home record, the last 3 matches in the Emirates Ball have been draws, close. The Gunners have won five and drawn six at home, with Liverpool's last win over Highbury in February.
As the two managers said, they both fielded substitutes and youth team lineups for this game, with Arsenal's line-up being Fabianski Gilbert, 6 Sendros, Silvestre, Gibbs Thirsty Eastmond, 8 Nasri, Old Lace, Ugly Meridagou Eduardo, and Evat
Liverpool's line-up is one Cavalieri still a Degen from Skettel, Heart Kirgiakos, Ban Insua, Heart Kuyt, Rising Spejlin, Friends Plessis, Wind Babel, Heart Voronin, Falling Engo
There are 5 players on the two teams, so that the camera lens is constantly given to the bench and the stands, these places are the gathering places of the big-name players on both sides, Li Huan, Benayoun, Gerrard, Bendtner and other stars are sitting on their respective benches and talking and laughing relaxedly, Fabregas, Diaby, Torres and others are in the stands in civilian clothes, this game really does not have any psychological pressure for them. Arsene Wenger and Benitez, the two biggest coaches in the Premier League, also had relaxed expressions, and the two actually stood together and said a few words after shaking hands, which attracted a lot of reporters to shoot wildly.
It's not enough for the big players, but for the youngsters. It's their best stage and all the substitutes and youth players will be hoping to get spotted by the manager and have a chance to break into the first team and get on their own path to stardom. As soon as the game began, the young players of both sides began to attack their opponents. Arsenal, who have the advantage of being at home, are playing more proactively.
In this game, Arsenal put out a small milk-like formation, in addition to Eastmond in the midfield position, Rayaose and Nasri teamed up to organize the attack. Due to the fact that the two wingers Merida and Watt were also very active in the game, and the Welsh youngster's usual generalizing demeanor, the "veteran" Nasri did not appear to be very active, but his seemingly obliterated performance in the crowd precisely reflected Wenger's tactical intentions in attack.
Although Li Huan is a player that Wenger is ready to use on the field. But in the recent game, Li Huan played, Wenger certainly hopes that he can take a break, only when the situation becomes out of control, or when the deadlock is urgently needed, Wenger may send Li Huan on the field.
So the player who controlled the scene was on Nasri, who didn't get into the camera very often, only in the fifth minute, the Frenchman instigated an attack in the middle and sent a brilliant pass for Merida, who shot wide. In the first minute, Nasri Yugo crossed to the wing, but Edward Gang didn't take the chance. However, the usual core role of the organization for the opponent's door is different, Nasri did not take the ball too much in this game, and often made a two-one-one, two-over-two exquisite cooperation with his teammates at the first time, due to the Frenchman's changeable passing routines and erratic running positions, he organized a number of ornamental attacks in the midfield.
Liverpool's core players on the field are two Dutchman Kuyt and Babbel, Kuyt is not the kind of player with high talent, Van Persie sarcastically said that he is a scumbag, but Kuyt is very hardworking, strong-willed, and does not play a role in the game necessarily worse than some highly talented stars. In competitions like the League Cup, Kuyt is the big brother.
Babel is a talented right-footer, and Basten said that his technical characteristics are similar to those of French star Thierry Henry, saying that he will be the next Henry. He's a very fast striker. As a result, he often plays as a left winger, and today he was tasked with piercing Arsenal's wide defence.
These two people on the pitch to Arsenal's defense brought a very big impact, although Arsenal's young people pass and receive the ball is not much worse than the main players, but their game experience and control of the game can obviously not be compared with the main players, both sides for a while no one can completely overwhelm a draw, small Arsenal with a technical advantage slightly the upper hand.
The game was played in the first minute. Gilbert throw-in to match Watt, Liverpool's Voroninka got the ball before Watt, but was counter-scrambled by Watt and Eastmond to pass the ball, but was cut off by Eastmond, Eastmond poked the ball to Merida on the right rib, Merida received the ball and turned to shoot, and scored in the top right corner of the goal when he was at the strength of the yard. Liverpool's goalkeeper couldn't make a save and could only watch the ball go into the net.
Scraping Assen took the lead in the concubine field.
“。 than 0. Merida! The goal was scored by Merida, a talented midfielder from Barcelona's youth team, who has been hailed as "more promising than Cesc Fabregas just a few years ago." "He's scored a world wave, and in this contest of young people, Merida's performance is outstanding. The score has been rewritten, and the game will become more intense""
After the goal, Merida rushed to take off her shirt, revealing the underwear in the jersey, which read: To you, dear mother. The young man from Spain is in a foreign country and the person he misses most is his mother, who was ready to dedicate the goal to his dearest mother before the game.
More than 60,000 Arsenal fans in the stands immediately gave warm applause to this young man born in the nineties, Xiaofa stood up in the stands to applaud his teammates, and Li Huan, Bendtner, Diaby and others on the bench also stood up and encouraged Merida with applause.
Wenger, who was sitting in the seat, clenched his fist happily, in his opinion, Merida's talent is indeed no worse than Fabregas, but he still lacks the opportunities that Fabregas needs to grow, and today's beautiful world wave proves his vision.
Benitez, who had been standing on the sidelines, did not show any fluctuation in his expression, and even smiled and applauded. Encouragement to his little compatriot, for him, it doesn't matter if he loses this game, and now from the field of view, Liverpool is not at a disadvantage, Merida's goal is more of a reflection of personal ability.
The two sides are really chess opponents will meet good talents, Arsenal scored only 7 minutes, launched a wave of fierce Liverpool equalized the score, this is the first minute of the game, Babel received a long pass from the backfield header, assisted the left back Insua left rib out of the yard outside the left foot to draw a wonderful leaf ball, the ball according to the bottom edge of the net to equalize the score.
“…… Insua! Insua scored, one left and one right, almost the same distance, the same world wave, Liverpool equalized the score, the game has not yet reached the blade minute, there are already two disparities, the game has really become more intense, maybe a big drama has just begun, let's wait for the arrival of a bigger **
Seeing this wonderful goal, thousands of Liverpool fans who went with the team sang the song "You Won't Go Alone" excitedly, Benitez on the sidelines smiled, he was in a very good mood, didn't Wenger feel that his youth camp was the best? Didn't he think he had the strongest eye for selecting young talents? Is Insua worse than Merida? It doesn't matter if you win or lose, but I want to prove that I don't have a worse vision than you Wenger, and don't think that only you can discover genius. ()
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