It stands to reason that when Liverpool drew a Swiss youngster as their opponent, it was a good draw. However, before the game, Rogers expressed his dissatisfaction to the news media more than once.
Of course, what Rogers complained about was not the game itself, but the format.
This has to start from the first round of the Premier League.
The match between Liverpool and Young Boys will be held on August 16th local time. According to the schedule arranged by the British Football Association, Liverpool's first league match of the new season will be on August 18th. One in and one out, which means that the Red Army
They will have to face the unfavorable situation of playing two games in two days. More importantly, the Red Army will play away from home in the game against Youth and the subsequent Premier League!
"Hey!" He sighed and shook his head. After many unsuccessful appeals, Rogers had no choice but to accept this established fact.
Since the schedule cannot be changed, Rogers can only study the lineup carefully and do his best to play these two key games well.
First of all, Li Yi and Balotelli, these two boys, can be taken to Switzerland. They won't be able to make it to the first round of the league anyway. If they don't squeeze out the last bit of use value, how long will it take?
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After busy writing for several hours, Rogers finally came up with the list.
Adler, De Rossi, Alves, Downing, Piszczek, Moutinho, Meireles, Suarez, Reus, Li Yi, Balotelli.
That's right, Gerrard's name did not appear on the list, and even the 18-man roster did not include Jay's name.
Although Jie was the player with the highest attendance rate in Liverpool in the past, it was a helpless move. No one was available. If Jie didn't work hard, who would? In the new season, it will be another story.
Gerrard, Li Yi, Moutinho, Meireles, Reiva, Liverpool are full of talents in the midfielder position. Although the Jays will definitely occupy a main position, it does not prevent Rogers from arranging him.
Take turns and take turns.
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At 2 o'clock in the morning on August 18th, bei jing time, Liverpool was a guest in Switzerland for the 1213 Champions League qualifying match with the youth team, which started on time.
After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, the Red Army managed to steal a victory from the away game with a free kick from Li Yi in stoppage time of the second half.
Why is it said to be stealing? Because the Swiss young people are really not as unbearable as the outside world thinks. During the game, although Liverpool took the absolute initiative on the field, the ball possession rate was as high as 70%! But in fact, getting
Opportunities were few and far between. On the contrary, it was the counterattack of the young people, which was so successful. If Adler had not taken advantage of the low-end and kept the gate open, the result of this game would have been different.
The outstanding defense and sharp counterattacks of the young people during the game were objective factors that almost caused Liverpool to capsize. However, Rogers, who was directing the game from the sidelines, believed that the more reason was Liverpool itself. For this reason, he held back for a while.
The anger in his stomach, but at this juncture, no matter how angry Rogers is, he has to hold it in. Not only that, he also has to praise his players to prevent them from ruining his Premier League debut.
After playing the game against the youth team, all members of Liverpool rushed to the airport non-stop, took the chartered flight they had contacted and flew to West Bromwich Albion overnight. After about 10 hours of rest, they would face West Bromwich Albion for the first time in the Premier League.
A round of competition.
In the end, Li Yi, who was sitting in the stands, witnessed the entire process of Liverpool's collective brain twitching due to continuous running and lack of physical strength.
1 to 2. Under generally optimistic conditions from the outside world, the Red Army's first Premier League match of the new season ended in defeat.
Moreover, this intensive schedule is not over yet.
A week later, Liverpool will once again face a miserable schedule of two games in two days.
First, on the 25th, there will be a passionate collision with the Blue Moon Manchester City, and then, on the 26th, Liverpool will also face the second round of the Champions League qualifying match!
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The good news is that Liverpool has changed from two away games in two days a week ago to two home games in two days this week.
Compared with their teammates who were exhausted and miserable after playing 4 games in 8 days, Li Yi and Balotelli were undoubtedly happy.
Two games in seven days is really not a big deal to them.
On August 25, Li Yi and Balotelli watched the exciting showdown between Liverpool and Manchester City in a private room.
In the end, with Suarez's redemption in the final stage of the game, the Red Army successfully defended 1 point at home 1-1. At the same time, it also scored its first point in the Premier League in the new season.
After this round, Swansea strangely won all 2 games, scored 8 goals, and conceded 0 goals, ranking first in the standings.
Chelsea and Everton, who also won 2 games, followed closely just because of their goal difference disadvantage.
Manchester United, the favorite before the game, lost 0-1 away to Everton in the first round and then beat Fulham 3-2 in this round. With 3 points from 2 games, they ranked 8th in the standings.
Defending champion Manchester City, after being tied by Liverpool, has 1 win and 1 draw, ranking 6th in the standings.
As for Liverpool, who were generally optimistic about the game before the season, they only ranked 14th in the standings after 1 win and 1 draw.
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One day later, the young Swiss man who came to Liverpool with the goal of making a comeback in the away game successfully understood what a devil's home court is.
In the enthusiastic atmosphere of the home fans, Li Yi and Balotelli, who had no physical problems, teamed up to win the game.
1 goal, 2 assists, 2 goals, this is the report card that Li Yi and Balotelli handed over in this game.
As the referee's whistle sounded at the end of the game, the Red Army Liverpool finally returned to the stage of the Champions League after three years.
In these two qualifying games, Li Yi, who scored 2 goals and 2 assists, has undoubtedly become Liverpool's city hero.
And this 3-0 at home also gave Liverpool fans hope for the league this season. Don't forget, Li Yi was unable to play in the first three rounds of the league because of the referee's sending off.
At this point, the Red Army's games in August have finally come to an end. Their next game will be an away game against Arsenal on September 2.
However, before the next game, Liverpool will also usher in a special event - the Champions League draw. Not only for Liverpool, this event is even more exciting for Li Yi. That is, Li Yi has officially received the invitation from UEFA.
As one of the three candidates for the best European football player in the 2011-12 season, Li Yi will go to Monaco to compete for this award with the other two candidates, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
At 17:45 local time in Monaco, the 1213 UEFA Champions League group stage draw and the Best European Player Award Ceremony were held at the Grimaldi Convention Center in Monte Carlo.
After carefully explaining the lottery rules, the lottery ceremony officially began.
In the end, La Liga champion Real Madrid, Premier League champion Manchester City, Bundesliga champion Borussia Dortmund, and Eredivisie champion Ajax were drawn into the "Group of Death"; defending champion Chelsea met Serie A champion Juventus; Bayern was in the same group as 2001 final opponent Valencia.
The specific lottery results are as follows:
Group A: Porto, Dynamo Kyiv, Paris Saint-Germain, Dinamo Zagreb Milan, Zenit St. Petersburg, Anderlecht, Malaga
Group D: Real Madrid, Manchester City, Ajax, Dortmund
Group E: Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk, Juventus, North Zealand (Denmark)
Group F: Bayern Munich, Valencia, Lille, Borisov (Belarus)
Group G: Barcelona, Benfica, Spartak Moscow, Celtic
Group H: Manchester United (Weibo), Braga, Galatasaray, Cluj (Romania)
After seeing the draw result, everyone who came to Monaco from Liverpool excitedly clapped their hands in celebration.
UEFA should be more welcoming to Liverpool's return. Looking at this group, I have to say that Liverpool got one of the top draws!
In the group the Red Army is in, apart from Schalke, who may be able to create a bit of a threat to the Red Army, the other two teams are just here to make fun of themselves.
It can be said that as long as Liverpool does not make mistakes, Liverpool will have successfully entered the knockout stage this year.
After the drawing ceremony, the voting for European Footballer of the Season 11-12 came.
At the beginning, the two commentators first introduced the qualifications for the European Footballer of the Year.
Regardless of any country or nationality, as long as you play in European football, you are eligible to participate in the selection of this award.
53 professional sports reporters from various mainstream media in Europe had already made their selections earlier and selected the top 10 players. But tonight, only the top three players arrived at the scene.
The three of them will decide their respective rankings.
"Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Andres Messi, Artus Lee!"
The emergence of Li Yi's name can be regarded as breaking La Liga's long-term monopoly on this award. Although, at this time, it cannot be said that Li Yi is guaranteed to win this award!
Before the voting began, the big screen first began to play the exciting scenes of the three candidates in the past year. It also introduced various data obtained by the three people in the past year.
After that, the commentator introduced the names of players ranked 4-10 this year.
The fourth place went to Barcelona’s famous star Iniesta
The fifth famous Italian star - Pirlo.
The sixth place is also from Barcelona-Xavi
Behind are Casillas, Drogba, Ozil, and Falcao.
After talking so much nonsense, the two moderators finally announced that voting had begun.
After just 30 seconds, 53 reporters stopped what they were doing.
