PFC Chapter 205 Making Choices
Chapter 205 Making Choices
Chapter 205 Making Choices
For the team, there is finally a piece of good news, that is, Kewell is back. Now the team only has Cisse with a long-term injury, and everyone else can play. This is too important for Benitez, who is short of major generals.
"Harry, your return is too important, but I will not arrange for you to play for the time being."
"OK."
Kewell also feels that he is not suitable for the game for the time being, because his muscles are indeed a bit fragile.
At this time, the assistant found Benitez and asked about the arrangement of the league and cup matches. Not only did the Premier League not have a winter break, but there were also two domestic cup matches, which was even more troublesome.
Benitez is of course ready to give up on the cup.
"For domestic cup games, I will only use substitute players."
"So what about the media?"
"They can say whatever they like, or they can buy me 5000 million yuan, or else just shut up."
Assistant Khan, he found that Benitez has a very hot temper recently.
This is also normal. Under pressure, anyone will change, especially when encountering vexatious British media.
After Benitez calmed down, he patted his assistant, "Okay, let's do this."
The reporter nodded, but knew that a war of words was inevitable.
Sure enough, after losing the League Cup 0-1, Liverpool ended the League Cup this season, and now they only need to play the league and the Champions League.
However, because of this, the team was still criticized. They felt that Benitez played the ball deliberately, just like the subsequent shuffling, which was compliant but immoral.
In European football, sometimes morality is also a very important consideration. After all, rules cannot control everything, such as shuffling cards is the best example.
But for this, Benitez has no time to take care of it, because he lost again in the league, this time to Southampton. After the home and away games were switched, Southampton changed, and Liverpool also changed.
The cruelty of the Christmas schedule was vividly reflected, and teams with two lineups such as Manchester United and Chelsea had the last laugh.
Of course Benitez also wants to buy someone, but the boss has already made it very clear that he wants to buy someone in the summer.
Benitez thought of a problem, that is, the league and the Champions League may only keep one, or both will be lost.
Of course, Benitez will definitely choose the Champions League, but this must be discussed with the players, otherwise the conflict in the locker room will be huge.
So Benitez had a meeting the next day, and the content of the meeting was to talk to the players about their goals for the season.
Unexpectedly, the differences among the players are particularly large. First of all, Gerrard, as the soul of the Red Army, knows what the fans need like the fans at Anfield, so he does not agree to give up the league.
"Head, we are Liverpool and we need the Premier League because we are the most successful team in the Premier League."
It has to be said that once Liverpool was indeed the most successful team in the British professional league.
The Beatles and the Liverpool football team used to be the biggest pride of the city. Manchester United at that time was nothing.
But now?
Manchester United have won many league championships, while Liverpool have not won the Premier League.
It's okay not to win the championship, but Gerrard can't imagine Liverpool falling out of the top 10 in the league, just like can Real Madrid fans imagine the team falling out of the top 10 in the league?
"Head, I want to ask you, if one day Real Madrid wins the Champions League but ranks 10th in the league, what will the Madrid fans think?"
Benitez paused, he didn't expect Gerrard to ask such a question.He chuckled, "Then I'm afraid the coach's days are coming to an end."
"Ha ha."
Many people are happy, the risk of giving up the league is indeed huge, and it will anger the fans, which is something a giant can't afford.
Benitez spread his hands, and after laughing, he began to talk about difficulties.
"Chelsea has about 20 players who can play in the league, all at a very high level, Manchester United is about the same, and we only have 15, that is, they have two squads, and we have only one."
"That's the gap."
Gerrard fully admits this point. Liverpool at this time is no longer the Liverpool of the year, no matter in terms of strength or reputation.
If a player is invited by Manchester United and Liverpool at the same time, then he will definitely accept Manchester United.
"Boys, I'd love to have both, but for the time being it doesn't look like that's possible."
Gerald was silent because it was absolutely true.
"So the reality is either we drop one front or we lose all."
At this moment, Garcia raised his hand and said, "Then I choose the Champions League."
"I will play the league first." Riise said, "The league is the foundation."
Hyypia also expressed his desire to choose a league.
Benitez saw that there was no need to vote at all. More people chose the league, and only a few people such as Li Qiao and Garcia chose the Champions League.
"It seems that we have decided that we are going to fight for the league."
At this moment, Gerrard raised his hand and said, "No, rationally speaking, it doesn't make any sense for us to compete in the league."
Gerrard regained his rationality. The gap between Chelsea and Chelsea in the league is already far away. Under such circumstances, it seems meaningless to fight for the league.
"Emotionally speaking, as a Liverpool person, I don't want to give up the league, but rationally speaking, even if Chelsea do nothing, we can't catch up. In the Champions League, we still have a chance."
Benitez is happy, this is the reason, but the reason is easy to understand, but sometimes emotional things...
Benitez is very happy not to dare, because Gerrard is the soul of the team, as long as he speaks, then this matter will be fine.
Sure enough, Gerrard has said so, so what else can others say?Everyone turned around.
"Okay, I support Stephen."
"Me too, support Stephen."
Everyone started to support Gerrard, so much so that he himself laughed, "You don't have to be like this."
"Ha ha ha ha."
In the end, everyone agreed that the Champions League takes precedence over the league, and appropriate tilts can be made on the match day of the Champions League.
Li Qiao is of course very happy to see this kind of ending. After all, if there is no major deviation in history, then Liverpool may have no chance in the league this season, and their chance is in the Champions League.
Of course, it's hard to say all of this, after all, Li Qiao will cause a big butterfly effect after traveling, maybe history will shift.
After stabilizing the morale of the army, what Benitez has to do is of course to prepare for the Champions League and Leverkusen match. If the Champions League is eliminated, then everything just said is just nonsense.
So for the Leverkusen game, Benitez felt as if he had reached the final again.
(End of this chapter)