Looking at Mascherano's performance, Qiu Ze frowned slightly. Mascherano really performed very poorly in this game. It was precisely because of this guy's mistake that Ajax seized the opportunity. Now
Liverpool is one goal behind their opponents.
If the Celtics had not been very good at seizing opportunities, Liverpool would have been three goals behind at this time. Seeing Mascherano's poor performance, Benitez did not wait until the end of midfield.
, he replaced Mascherano.
Mascherano was replaced by Qiu Ze, who was waiting for an opportunity on the bench. After Qiu Ze came on, Liverpool's offense improved and he suppressed the Celtics immediately, which forced the Celtics to
Recycling, the attack is not as fierce as before.
However, defense is not the Celtics' strong point. Soon they were seized by Qiu Ze. When Qiu Ze got the ball at the front of the penalty area, he glanced at Kuyt from the wing and he immediately sent a ball forward.
An overhead curve ball, the football fell right in front of Kuyt.
Kuyt did not stop the ball and volleyed directly into the ball. The football flew into the Celtic door like a cannonball, and Liverpool equalized the score.
Not long after Liverpool equalized the score, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half. After the start of the second half, Celtic obviously strengthened their offense. They hoped to use offense to suppress Liverpool. But Liverpool's defense
That's great, and Liverpool's ability to take the ball in the frontcourt is very good, and the pressure on Celtic's defense is very high.
Finally, in the 29th minute of the second half, the Celtics defense had a problem. After Qiu Ze passed the Celtics center back who was attacking, he suddenly volleyed, and the football quickly hit the Celtics.
Celtic goal.
However, the Celtic goalkeeper reacted quickly enough to pounce the football, but the ball was not thrown away. Fernando Torres, who followed, reached out and stabbed the football before the Celtic center back could clear the ball.
After scoring an empty goal, it was 2-1 and Liverpool took the lead.
This was the final score of the game. Liverpool defeated Celtic with difficulty. Benitez was quite satisfied with the process of the game. The only one who was dissatisfied was Mascherano, but he just suffered an injury.
The more I come back, the more I feel like I’m not competing, which makes sense.
Now Liverpool only has two pre-season warm-up matches left. More than a week after the warm-up matches, the new Premier League season will begin.
Liverpool's last two warm-up opponents were Spain's Mallorca and Portugal's Setubal, and neither of their opponents was very strong.
This season, Liverpool's pre-season warm-up matches did not have top-level teams. This made the outside world believe that Liverpool was not capable of dealing with these strong opponents. They were not very optimistic about Liverpool's prospects for the new season.
Look, Liverpool has such a hard time beating Ajax, so how can they compete with giants like Manchester United and Arsenal for the league title?
Although Liverpool has spent a lot of money on summer transfers this season, the English media are still not very fond of Liverpool. Although Liverpool has won the previous warm-up matches, it is just because their opponents are not
Very strong.
And even if they faced opponents who were not very strong, they played with such difficulty and won with difficulty. They really did not have the strength to compete with the wealthy teams. From the perspective of the media and fans, Liverpool has the most teams this season.
It's just a matter of competing for a spot in the Champions League qualifying rounds.
It seems that these media and fans guessed well. In the next game against Mallorca, Liverpool encountered Waterloo. They lost to their opponent 1 to 2. This shocked the Liverpool fans. In this game, Liverpool
It was indeed a poor game. If it weren't for Qiu Ze's assist and Fernando Torres' goal, Liverpool would have been beaten by Mallorca.
The result and process of this game cannot satisfy Benitez. In fact, this is also Benitez's own problem. Benitez is always very monotonous when formulating tactics, and his scheduling during the game
There is also some sluggishness, which is Benitez's shortcoming.
These shortcomings are the reason why Liverpool often does not play very well when facing weak teams. The tactics formulated by Benitez are too simple, giving the opponent coach the opportunity to formulate unique tactics to limit Liverpool's opportunities.
Benitez's advantage is to limit his opponents. When facing very strong or even wealthy teams, Benitez's pre-game planning is very successful. He limits the performance of these opponents.
He is very good at it, and he can definitely be called a world-class master in this aspect.
However, the league is not like the Champions League. There are many more weak teams than strong teams in the league. It is simply impossible for Benitez to understand the tactics of all the weak teams, then study the opponents in detail, and then spend a lot of money
time to formulate how to limit the opponent's play style?
Therefore, this is why Liverpool often performs better when playing against strong teams. And this season, Benitez only introduced Qiu Ze in order to strengthen the offensive power of the frontcourt and use the strong frontcourt
Personal ability can defeat these weak teams.
Now Benitez has regarded Qiu Ze as a star like Kaka and Ronaldinho. They are all players who can fight resolutely with their personal abilities, especially when facing weak teams.
Benitez hoped to introduce Qiu Ze to weaken his weaknesses, but in so many games, Qiu Ze and his guys did not score a goal. This countdown was beyond Benitez's expectations. No matter what they had done before,
Whether at Beiramar or Benfica, Qiu Ze scored a lot of goals.
Moreover, this guy has scored a lot of goals in the Champions League. This guy's scoring ability is very strong. Why hasn't he scored since he came to Liverpool? Benitez decided to find Qiu Ze
Let’s talk.
After the game with Mallorca, Benitez talked to Qiu Ze, and this guy knew the reason. It turned out that in these warm-up matches, Qiu Ze deliberately suppressed his ability to score goals*
*, it’s more about choosing to pass the ball and choosing to get along with the team.
Qiu Ze believes that this is not the time to express himself personally. Now is the time for them to get familiar with their teammates. They must get along well with the team in the best possible time. This will help him gain a foothold in the team and improve his football skills.
The strength of the team.
Therefore, this guy will choose to cooperate more with his teammates and put the football at the feet of his teammates instead of scoring by himself. And after he is familiar with the opponent, it will not be too late for him to release his own goals at that time**
, because at that time, he will be able to play like a fish in water and become more comfortable.
Hearing Qiu Ze's explanation, Benitez felt that it made sense. After getting familiar with his teammates, Qiu Ze would obviously have more choices when taking the ball, and the threat would be greater. At that time, Qiu Ze would be able to play well.
If you are more comfortable, of course you will score more goals, because Qiu Ze will give the opponent a feeling of being hard to guard against.
Benitez agreed very much with Qiu Ze's approach, and he also agreed with Qiu Ze's actions. However, this guy still asked, how long will this time period be? Because the new season of the league is about to start, they can
Some can't wait.
Hearing Benitez's words, Qiu Ze laughed. They felt that Benitez still valued him very much. Qiu Ze replied that it wouldn't take long, and he already had a general understanding of his teammates.
After one or two games, Qiu Ze felt that it was almost done.
Qiu Ze's answer made Benitez very satisfied. He patted Qiu Ze on the shoulder and said something like "come on" before leaving.
At this time, there is really not much time before the start of the new season, and Liverpool are very busy. Of course, other Premier League teams are also very busy, and they are all making final preparations for the new season.
At this time, Liverpool welcomed a new teammate, that is, Ukrainian forward Vononin. This guy joined Liverpool freely. His arrival made Benitez very happy, so that Liverpool's striker will be more
of strength.
In Liverpool's last warm-up match, Vononen started the game. Qiu Ze was not very familiar with Wononen, and there was no tacit understanding between the two. However, Qiu Ze still sent him a penalty in this game.
Gave an assist to Vononen.
Wononen is very happy. He scored a goal just after joining his new club, which is really a good sign. Of course, Wononen is also very grateful to Qiu Ze who assisted him. It was this guy who allowed him to open a goal in Liverpool.
Good luck, he was very grateful to Qiu Ze and said he wanted to treat Qiu Ze to dinner.
Liverpool's opponent in this game is really not very strong. Qiu Ze was able to defeat this opponent when he was at Beiramar. Now that Liverpool is here, they are even less of a problem. Qiu Ze sent two assists in this game, haha
Via Alonso succeeded with a long shot.
In the end, Liverpool easily defeated their opponent with a score of 3-0, and Liverpool also ended their warm-up match before the new season with a big victory.
In the pre-season warm-up match, Liverpool achieved a record of five wins and one loss. This record alone is very good, but their opponents are not particularly strong. This is not very convincing, but it also makes people feel uncomfortable.
Everyone thinks that Liverpool's strength is not strong enough. It is so difficult for a team of this strength to win. Their progress is definitely not optimistic.
However, Liverpool's players are very confident in themselves and are ready for the new season. After the pre-season warm-up match, Benitez talked to Qiu Ze again and asked Qiu Ze
Are you ready?
Qiu Ze clearly replied to Benitez that he was ready. In this period of training and games, he has basically mastered the characteristics of the Liverpool players. In the following games, he Qiu Ze will definitely not
Benitez will be disappointed.
Benitez was very satisfied with Qiu Ze's answer. At this time, he was also full of expectations for the upcoming new season. They now have a feeling that they can't wait. He has a lot of expectations for the new season.
expectations, especially the UEFA Champions League. He desperately wants to win a UEFA Champions League championship.