For Liverpool fans, this is another disappointing season. In the end, the team lost all four majors and only ranked fourth in the league. This is inversely proportional to the expectations of the fans before the game. It seems that if you want the Red Army to restore its former glory, Liverpool fans
I'm afraid we have to keep waiting.
Last summer, Liverpool was one of the teams that made the biggest moves in the Premier League transfer market. Their total expenditure was second only to Manchester United. Among them, the joining of Spanish strong Torres cannot be ignored. His worth of 36 million euros made him the top bidder in the new season.
In addition, Benitez also recruited strong players such as Voronin, Babel and Benayoun. For a time, Liverpool's bench strength was greatly enhanced and it was able to withstand the pressure of multi-line operations.
Then, after entering the winter, the team spent 9 million euros to introduce Slovakian player Shkotel, which also set a record for the team's central defender. This young defender has squeezed out Hyypia, making people forget that the long-term injury
Agger is the hope of the Red Army's defense.
Benitez's Liverpool performed well at the beginning of the season. In the 4 games last August, Liverpool won 3 and drew 1, including a draw with Chelsea. The team's performance also gave people hope of competing for the championship, but
The team's instability was once again exposed. In the next 7 games, Liverpool remained undefeated, but received 5 draws, suddenly pulling away from the top spot.
A similar situation reappeared after the New Year. January was the most intensive stage of the season, but Liverpool had 4 draws and 1 loss, and missed the championship early. In fact, Liverpool's trend this season is exactly the same as in previous seasons, both in winter.
There was no hope of winning the championship. They rebounded strongly in the second half and secured a ticket to the Champions League, but the gap to the top was 11 points.
Although the lineup is strong, their performance is sometimes more like a pseudo-strong team. In this season's top four minor leagues, they continue to be at the bottom, losing twice to Manchester United, drawing twice with Arsenal, and drawing twice with Chelsea.
After a victory, especially the away game at Old Trafford, the Red Army was beaten 3-0 by Manchester United. It is no wonder that they could only rank fourth in the league.
In the English League Cup, Liverpool was eliminated in the quarter-finals, and in the FA Cup, they were also eliminated in the quarter-finals.
It can be said that the results of all four major achievements made Liverpool fans and Liverpool executives very dissatisfied.
Especially in the Champions League, last season's UEFA Champions League runner-up was eliminated by Li Ang's Inter Milan with an almost humiliating score, which made Liverpool's American owner very dissatisfied.
This is why the top management of Liverpool Football Club has not made up its mind to renew Benitez's contract.
Benitez's contract with Liverpool expires at the end of May 2010. The top management of the Liverpool club originally planned to wait for a while to see Benitez's performance in leading the team next season. However, it is obvious that Benitez
Si is also dissatisfied with this. He believes that although Liverpool's results are not ideal, it cannot be said to be that bad. After all, he won the UEFA Champions League in the first season he led Liverpool and won again last season.
Entering the final, this kind of result is enough to make Benitez join the ranks of championship coaches. The hesitation of Liverpool's top management on the issue of contract renewal made Benitez dissatisfied.
It was at this time that Inter Milan contacted Benitez.
Although he was shocked by the news that Li Ang was leaving Inter Milan, it was obvious that Benitez was very tempted to take over the legacy of the championship team left by Li Ang...
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The news from The Sun that Inter Milan invited Benitez to coach shocked the entire football world.
Who Inter Milan invites to coach is not the focus of attention. What triggered all this is the message behind this news: Li Ang is leaving Inter Milan!
This is explosive news!
Immediately, almost all sports media around the world were flooded with headlines with the same meaning.
"Shocking news! Li Ang and Inter Milan have broken up?!"
"The departure of the King of Inter Milan?!"
"A suspected conflict breaks out between Li Ang and Inter Milan's senior management!"
"Leon and Inter Milan broke up peacefully?!"
"After conquering the Apennines, he turned around and left?!"
Similar headlines quickly flooded the media.
In addition, the explosive news derived from this explosive news spread like crazy.
"There has been a sudden change in Barcelona's coaching selection. The future of Guardiola, who was previously considered to be in charge of the first team, is in doubt. Barcelona executives are seriously considering the possibility of inviting Li Ang to coach." - "World Sports News".
The newspaper also changed its criticism of Li Ang and praised Li Ang, "There is no doubt that Li Ang's tactics are the closest and suitable for Catalan football, and for this great championship coach, Barcelona's dressing
Room will not be a problem…”
Another Catalan mouthpiece media, "News of the World", also expressed its welcome to the Chinese champion coach in the voice of the players, "According to the information we received from inside Barcelona, the team captain Puyol highly praised it.
Li Ang believes that this championship coach is very suitable for Barcelona. In addition, young players including Xavi and Iniesta have also expressed their recognition of Li Ang... The team's young star Messi also praised Li Ang as a person worthy of respect.
The super coach..."
"Ronaldinho, who may leave the team, has also suspended transfer operations. Obviously, the Brazilian superstar is paying attention to this matter. If Li Ang comes to Camp Nou, Ronaldinho is eager to rebuild his glory under this top coach.
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Not only Barcelona, but also the city of Madrid is becoming lively.
"Marca" said with "confirmation" that Liang will indeed leave Inter Milan, and Real Madrid president Calderon is making his best efforts to invite Liang to coach Real Madrid.
As Real Madrid's 'mouthpiece', another media outlet, Aspen, also expressed a similar view, "Although Schuster led Real Madrid to the La Liga championship, Schuster has never been a Real Madrid player.
The first choice of Madrid and Calderon, Leon is the real man that Real Madrid has been chasing. When the opportunity (Leon comes to the Bernabeu) comes again, Real Madrid should not be silent."
Not just Spain.
In Germany, "Bild" also broke the news that if Li Ang really breaks up with Inter Milan, Bayern Munich will invite Li Ang to the Allianz Arena at all costs.
In England, it was previously reported that Chelsea owner Abramovich admired Leon. Now, in the words of the "Guardian", Abramovich has given orders to Chelsea CEO Kenyon. After Leon left Inter Milan,
The only new club must be Chelsea.
In addition, the "Daily Mirror" said that after being bloodbathed by Li Ang's Inter Milan in the Champions League, Arsenal's top brass also expressed dissatisfaction with Wenger, and they are also exploring the possibility of inviting Li Ang to coach Arsenal.
