Hero of the Penalty Area

Chapter 266 There is a Tiger Behind (The second one asks for a monthly pass)

Martin O'Neal breathed a sigh of relief after winning Juventus and allowing Liverpool to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

He knows the team is tired, but he has no other choice. He can only rotate in the league now, and it's still a big rotation. As for whether this will affect the results of the league, he does not care so much. Why was it crazy to grab points in the first place? Isn't it just to deal with this situation? The Champions League is in full swing, and the more Liverpool leads in the league, the more room for maneuver at this time.

After playing the UEFA Champions League game with Juventus, the next league is a contest with Fulham.

For the first time the two sides played against each other this season, Fulham beat Liverpool 1:1 at home, which was not a big or small upset at the time.

But that was just an accident and did not have any reference value.

Even on the away game, Liverpool's defeat of Fulham shouldn't be a problem.

What did you think of this time, Liverpool was leveled again!

Liverpool, which had rotated almost all of its main players, had a fierce battle away from Fulham and tied with Fulham 2:2. The game was indeed fierce enough, Suarez was sent off with a red card, and five players from Fulham received a yellow card.

Chen Yingxiong scored his 43rd league goals this season, but failed to help the team win, which made him depressed.

What made him even more depressed was that after the game, a reporter came to ask him whether the hard game was related to his previous remarks about booking the league championship, and asked him whether he regretted what he said.

With Chen Yingxiong’s character, how could he bow his head to the reporters and admit his mistakes in person. Naturally, he hardened his neck and insisted that he did not regret it, because "Liverpool is destined to win the championship. I just told everyone in advance, what's the matter? Wrong?"

Seeing that Chen Yingxiong still had no repentance, the media set off a frenzy of criticizing him after the game. They believe that it is Chen Yingxiong’s arrogant remarks that have stimulated other Premier League teams and made them do their best when they play against Liverpool. As a result, the physical fitness is already not much as much as Liverpool’s needs. The game tried his best to deal with those opponents.

The result is that the more kicks, the harder it gets.

"...It's really a hero, and a hero who loses. If Liverpool don't have heroes, they can't sit on the top of the league table, and they can't have the opportunity to watch the league championship trophy. But it is because of the heroes that Liverpool are now in the quagmire. Facing a dilemma. The hero's arrogance has made them the public enemy of the Premier League-before this role was played by Manchester United, now Manchester United must be very happy that Liverpool took their class..."

"Liverpool's experience during this time has proved that low-key is a must. Don't pretend to be forced, pretend to be struck by lightning..."

"The hero obviously hasn't realized his mistakes, arrogance and arrogance will only allow him to make enemies everywhere. Once he is besieged, even if he is a superman, I am afraid there is no way..."

In addition to the media attacks, the opponents also brought Chen Yingxiong into trouble. After the draw with Liverpool, Fulham players said in interviews that the reason they played Liverpool so hard, even at the cost of five yellow cards, was because after listening to Chen Yingxiong’s arrogant declaration, they felt this. The kid is too owed to be beaten, he must be taught severely. So when they beat Liverpool, they don't need to mobilize at all, they are full of strength.

This makes the media more talkative-look! The opponents all admitted it because of Chen Yingxiong's arrogant words! Hero, what else do you quibble? !

But it is not that no one speaks to Chen Yingxiong. Martin O'Neill supports Chen Yingxiong. At the press conference after the game, he was also asked the same question, asking him whether the team is playing so hard at present and whether it has something to do with Chen Yingxiong's words.

Martin O'Neal denies: "In fact, at this point in the league, any game is not easy to play. We are fighting in two lines, which has a certain impact on the team's physical fitness. This is the main reason for not winning. . It is irresponsible to pass the responsibility of the draw to Chen Yingxiong, and it is also not an understanding of football. Could it be said that if we keep a low profile, can Liverpool's opponents kneel and send the three-pointer with both hands? Then why are other games still in play? It’s hard to kill? Why don’t you ask Fulham, who lost the game last round, and ask if they lost because they were too arrogant and not low-key?

Many reporters were speechless at the scene.

They have no way to argue, but they think that O'Neill is a fallacy, a generalization, and a secret exchange of concepts.

Only theirs is the truth and the fact.

Martin O'Neill also knew that he could not change the views of the media. He worried that the criticism of the media would cause Chen Yingxiong's psychological problems.

He went to talk to Chen Yingxiong in private, but Chen Yingxiong was completely unaffected by the reporters. He even consoled his head coach in turn.

"...It's okay, boss. When we finally win the championship, we have a million ways to clean up the **** media. So don't worry about it."

Seeing Chen Yingxiong who was already planning how to slap the media face, Martin O'Neill had a feeling of "Damn, I am worried about what he does!"...

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The match between Liverpool and Fulham was the first game of this round of league, the first kick-off and the earliest end.

One day later, the game between Manchester United and Newcastle began.

This is a contest between second and fifth in the league.

Liverpool have been tied, and with Manchester United one game less, they are eight points ahead of Manchester United. If Manchester United wins Newcastle in this game, then the gap between Manchester United and Liverpool is only five points.

From ten to five points, the two games shortened the points gap by half.

This situation is getting more and more serious.

This battle of focus has made Martin O'Neill watch in front of the TV.

At the start of the game, Newcastle took the lead to score.

"Cisse! Cisse! At their home court, Newcastle looks good! They took the lead in the 27th minute!"

Many Liverpool fans must be cheering at this time, but Martin O'Neal did not show any joy, and the game only started for more than 20 minutes. There is still a lot of time left for Manchester United, and now is not the time to be proud. It's too early to laugh now, I'm afraid I won't cry until the end.

Sure enough, O'Neill's judgment was correct.

At the end of the first half, Manchester United equalized the score!

"Ooo! Strong Manchester United! Tenacious Manchester United! They evened the score away! Now the points gap between their Liverpool is still seven points!"

When Rooney scored an equalizer goal for Manchester United, Ferguson rushed off the coaching bench with his arms high. An old face flushed red, and he looked very excited.

In fact, this game is also very difficult for Manchester United, and Newcastle is not weak in the away game. In addition, Manchester United is also fighting in two fronts, and their physical fitness is also a problem.

But at this time, it's up to whoever can grit his teeth and hold on, whoever gets discouraged first will finish playing!

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Seeing Manchester United equalize the score, O'Neal's heart is cold.

Manchester United overtook the score in the second half, this time O'Neal's from the inside out.

The most worrying situation appeared-when Liverpool stopped, Manchester United quietly caught up from behind!

In the end, Manchester United beat Newcastle 2:1 away.

When the game was over, the voice of excitement came from the TV: "Liverpool hasn't won for two consecutive rounds, but Manchester United has caught up with them in strides. Now the gap between the two teams is from ten to five points! The competition for the Premier League title this season has resumed suspense! For the fans, this is probably a great thing!"

For me, it's not... O'Neill muttered in his heart when he heard the commentator's words.

As if he heard his muttering, the commentator immediately said: "But I believe that for Liverpool coach Martin O'Neal, it is definitely not a good thing! Hahaha!"

O'Neill rolled his eyes in front of the TV.

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In the post-match press conference after defeating Newcastle, Manchester United coach Ferguson looked very excited and his face was red.

"The points difference is five points? I don't know, I didn't care. The difference was too far before, so I don't care about this anymore... Now it is only five points away. What should I do? Of course it is the league Champion! Yes, we want to defend the championship this season!"

Ferguson's words were loud and loud, and many reporters looked at each other, and some of them couldn't figure out the situation.

Ferguson was so low-key before that he never mentioned the word champion. Faced with all kinds of attacks and doubts from the media, he did not say anything. Now suddenly shouting the slogan of defending the champion, this is...a 180-degree turn!

In fact, the gap of five points is still very large. If Ferguson is smart enough, he should continue to keep a low profile and avoid becoming the focus of his goals.

But Ferguson has his own considerations. At this time Liverpool had already shown signs of collapse.

He must stand up and give Liverpool a boost and help Liverpool push to the edge of the dark abyss. When Manchester United came out of the dark and roared, Liverpool’s psychological pressure would be even greater. After all, there was a tiger chasing them behind the ass. Liverpool had to run away and there was no chance to stop and take a breath. . Want to rotate? Want to rest? There are no doors! You just want to run to my death. You can't stop until your lungs are burning, because stopping is death. Of course, running down is a dead end in the end. Because your stamina will be exhausted, and then we will eat it in one bite. In short, no matter what Martin O'Neill chooses, he will eventually die. As a result, the pressure will increase sharply.

In the case of physical and mental exhaustion, Liverpool's collapse will accelerate.

This is the purpose of Ferguson's sudden high profile.

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