Benitez is hoped for Harman's sudden delusion. Not to mention it for now. After Andy Gray explained Liverpool's roster for this game, Martin Taylor naturally took over the task of introducing Tottenham's lineup.

Compared with Benitez, who had to put on a traditional British 442 parallel position formation in this game due to the players' habits, George, who had coached for a full season, had obviously much greater left in the layout of the troops - on the defense line, the goalkeepers were Peter Cech, Ridley King and Vidic partnered with the central defender, Patrice Evra and Stephen Carl were separated; in the midfield, Mascherano dragged the back as a single midfield midfielder, and Xavi Alonso and Bastulk formed a midfield dual core in front of the Argentinian; and on the forward line, Ribery, Drogba and Cristiano formed a powerful frontcourt trident, and they will shoulder the heavy responsibility of siege in this game!

"Mascherano and Bastulk partnered with Xavi Alonso... It seems that this should be the main midfield combination of coach Nelson this season." After reading Tottenham's eleven players, Martin Taylor said in a deep voice, with a slightly puzzled expression on his face. "According to Tottenham's style of play last season, the last person in the midfield iron triangle should be Edgar Davis, who is stronger on the defensive end or Mundeta with a larger coverage. I don't know what considerations Coach Nelson arranged for Bastulk and Alonso to partner with the midfield."

Bastulk, who has excellent dribbling and ball protection skills, was the partner of Xavi Alonso, which was made by George after careful consideration. On the one hand, it was because Tottenham now has strong players like Edgar Davis and Mendieta in the midfield, so naturally there is no need to let the Turks and Alonso take turns as the core of the organization like last season; on the other hand, it is because Bastulk is more complementary to Alonso in terms of technical characteristics!

Although Alonso has much better frontal defense than most top organizations' midfielders, his organizational and scheduling ability is world-class, and he has excellent long-range shooting skills, Espanyol's lack of ability in holding the ball makes him easily the key target for his opponent's encirclement. Therefore, George will make Bastulk, who has better dribbling and ball protection skills, rather than Davis or Mendeita to partner with Alonso.

George doesn't believe that Benitez, who has been in La Liga for many years and has always been drooling with Alonso, would not know what Alonso's weakness is, and would not dare to put his hopes on Liverpool players who will not block Alonso in the game!

"Mendeta, Davis, Kompany, Villa, Klose..." At the same time, Benitez, standing in front of the visiting team's bench, silently looked at Tottenham's luxurious bench, and looked at the rough guy behind him. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking that it's unfair to say that old man is really unfair. Why does his opponent have so many talented stars to play for, but he can only rely on a bunch of players with simple minds and four limbs to conquer the world?

At this moment, Benitez was extremely envious of George, and his dissatisfaction with his ex-Hollier was deeper - after all, Holliar, you were also in the position of head coach of the French national team, why did you change your temper when you arrived at Liverpool, and your tactical style is less technical than that of the local coach in England?

Look at Liverpool, whom you have been in charge for many years, the Reds, who were famous for their technology and gorgeous offenses in the Evans era, became a team that only knew dull defense and long passes and counterattacks under your leadership. As a Frenchman who is famous for his romance and elegance, do you not feel ashamed at all?

It has to be said that although the technical transformation of Liverpool has just begun and many tactical intentions have not yet been successfully launched, Benitez deserves to be a tactical master and has used existing personnel to resist Tottenham's attack after the opening. Facing the pressing of Tottenham players after the start of the game, Liverpool players actively shrink the formation according to Benitez's arrangement, compressing Tottenham players' offensive space, and reducing the chance of being directly torn open by the opponent's pass.

With the lack of players in place and the coaching team is still short, Benitez can only temporarily use the tactical system left by Hollier to deal with Tottenham, a powerful enemy!

"It would have been great if Alonso had been introduced first..." Seeing his players struggling to resist Tottenham's attack, Xavi Alonso was wearing Tottenham's jersey and organized waves of extremely threatening offensives in the midfield. Benitez's heart can be said to be mixed. The Spanish coach now regrets the decision to chase Robbie Keane, because without Robbie Keane, he has forwards such as Cice and Barroche in his hands; and if he failed to win Xavi Alonso, Liverpool lacked the first and most important link in the offense!

However, after seeing Baros and Cice performing like sleepwalking on the offensive end, Benitez has no strength to regret it. Because he has found that even if he gets Alonso, he may not be able to bring these cheating guys!

Although Irving has attracted a lot of criticism because of his poor performance in dealing with people and things, he has also been unable to compare with other superstars in his previous life, but at his peak, he is definitely the first-class among all forwards in terms of personal abilities. Especially when he is about to counterattack, Irving is simply a nightmare for all defenders!

What Liverpool lacks now is precisely such a killer that can be used for counterattacks. Although Cice and Barrowche are also known for their degree, they are still one level worse than Irving, which leads them to spend more energy on confronting the opponent's defenders. The worst thing is that the physical confrontation ability of these two people is basically not very good!

At least, in this confrontation with Ridley King and Vidic, Baros and Cice's performance can only remind people of an idiom - a sheep enters the mouth of a tiger!

"Hmph!" After seeing Barroche throwing the ball under Vidic's close press, causing Liverpool's counterattack to die halfway through, David Morse, who was sitting in the VIP box to watch the game, snorted coldly, then stood up and left. Obviously, after watching Barroche and Cice's performance in this game, the Liverpool boss had already deeply realized what the words George did not say under Ferguson's obstruction at the banquet at Boydleyton Manor that day.

However, even though he understands, Morse has no intention of spending money on Liverpool to make up for the team's shortcomings. If he really had this idea, Benitez in his previous life would not have been forced to demolish and repair the team's walls all day long in order to enhance the team's strength.
Chapter completed!