168: Elected Coach of the Month for the second time this season
The Liverpool team has now arrived in South London and is preparing for the game against Crystal Palace.
Before the game, Liverpool head coach Rodgers accepted interviews with media reporters.
He said: "Obviously, the FA Cup game is very important to us at Liverpool, and we will definitely go all out. In this game, we will send all the main players in order to defeat our opponents and advance.
Next round, even to the end.”
Yes, everyone knows now that the FA Cup is really important to Liverpool.
Because this is Rogers' last hope to stay.
In this season's Premier League, Liverpool basically has no hope of competing for the title. Although there is still a long and short schedule left in the league, with Liverpool's current points and level, there is basically no chance.
They even lost to Chelsea in the semi-finals of the League Cup.
Now the only Paul Cup is the FA Cup.
If Rogers cannot win a championship this season, Rogers will see him again.
Therefore, Rogers is now putting all his attention on the FA Cup. He said that he will field an all-main lineup in this game, and that will definitely be an all-main lineup.
Obviously, Rogers is going to have a fierce battle with Crystal Palace.
And Rogers believes that he has a good chance of winning this game.
Because Crystal Palace’s FA Cup should not be the main battlefield. Previous media reporters were right. Crystal Palace’s main battlefield should be in the Premier League. If they want to defend the Premier League, they need to be less distracted by other games and consume less physical energy.
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In the League Cup, Crystal Palace has already reached the final, and there is only one game left. They are fully committed, and they will not have much impact if they fight to the end.
The Europa League is a European competition, and Crystal Palace should not give up easily.
Then the only unimportant game is the FA Cup.
Even if Crystal Palace wins this round of the FA Cup, it will be difficult for them to win the honor. Because the FA Cup schedule is still very long and it will consume too much energy.
This is not worth the loss for Crystal Palace.
Therefore, the FA Cup should be abandoned by Crystal Palace.
Therefore, in this game, the Crystal Palace people will not put up too much resistance. If Liverpool goes all out in this game, they should be able to easily defeat them and win and advance to the next round.
Rogers also said, "My players are adjusting very well now, and our mental state is also very good. For the same goal, we at Liverpool will definitely go all out. Although this game is an away game,
We at Liverpool will definitely beat Crystal Palace."
It can be seen that Rogers is really confident.
Media reporters also think so. They also think Liverpool’s winning rate should be higher. It should be larger.
Although Tong Yi said before the game that they would not give up any game, they did not believe it.
Now Crystal Palace is very strong, but they are not yet strong enough to compete for the Grand Slam. Their lineup is still young and thin, and their lineup cannot support a full-scale advance, so it is necessary to make choices.
So far, the FA Cup is the one Crystal Palace is most likely to give up.
Therefore, media reporters all feel that Liverpool's winning rate in this game is very high, and Liverpool will win this game.
Rogers also said, "Of course, we will not underestimate Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace is very strong. Even if they rotate, we at Liverpool must go all out to have a chance to defeat them. So, in this game, I
The players will show their best and win this game."
Rogers has put all his bets on this game.
If Rogers loses this game, Rogers' Liverpool career will end early, right?
No wonder Rogers was very serious at this time, and many Liverpool fans came to the away game, they all wanted to witness history.
Rogers, you're not really going to be finished in this game, are you?
To be honest, Liverpool fans are very conflicted at this time. They hope that Liverpool will win and have a chance to win the FA Cup. But they also hope that Liverpool will lose. In this case, Rogers can be fired early.
, Liverpool will be able to welcome a new head coach.
Liverpool fans really don't like Rodgers now.
Therefore, Rogers was under a lot of pressure and it was very difficult.
At this time, the Crystal Palace team also accepted interviews from media reporters.
When Tong Yi faced reporters, he said: "In this game, we will definitely rotate. Everyone knows that our Crystal Palace has too many fronts and too long. Sufficient physical fitness is the most critical. Therefore, rotation is
It is very necessary. Of course, even so, we will go all out and will not give up any game easily."
Media reporters all feel that Tong Yi is just paying lip service, and the league and the European war must be more important.
Tong Yi emphasized again, "What I said is true. We will definitely go all out. As for whether you believe it or not, it's none of my business. And I also want to remind Mr. Rogers that your luck will be against our Crystal Palace."
It's a bit bad. If you were a little bit less lucky, this game for Liverpool would be over."
When the media reporters heard this, they all felt that Tong Yi was
It's just a verbal pressure on the people of Liverpool. In fact, it won't have much impact.
And Rogers also felt that at this time, Tong Yi's talking so much was actually more of a verbal pressure.
It's very possible that this guy is going to give up on the FA Cup.
Of course, Tong Yi also said, "Of course, you are right. It is actually acceptable for our Crystal Palace to lose in this game. The FA Cup is indeed not very important to our Crystal Palace, at least not this season."
From now on, we will definitely go all out, and Crystal Palace must also win the FA Cup!"
The media reporters nodded one after another, secretly saying that indeed, Crystal Palace really wanted to give up the FA Cup.
And Rogers was relieved when he heard this. In this game, Liverpool had a chance.
Tong Yi continued, "Of course, my players will definitely go all out in this game. The main task of many of them this season is to play in the cup, and they actually don't have many opportunities to play in the league. So.
This FA Cup can also be said to be their home game. Naturally, they hope to get more opportunities to play. If they advance to the next round of the FA Cup, they will get one more chance to play. In the FA Cup
The further they go, the more opportunities they have to compete. So don’t underestimate them in this game. I think our Crystal Palace still has a good chance in this game.”
Tong Yi is equivalent to reminding Rogers, don't look down on our Crystal Palace too much, otherwise your Liverpool team will suffer.
Hearing this, Rogers also frowned slightly.
Tong Yi is right, these Crystal Palace players really need this kind of game opportunity. Will they really create a miracle in this game and defeat them, Liverpool?
Therefore, Rogers made up his mind and gave the Liverpool players a death order. They must win this game.
To be honest, Liverpool's players are still very confident about this game.
After all, they have already met once this season. It was the 12th round of the Premier League this season. Crystal Palace defeated Liverpool 6-1 at their home court. Crystal Palace has an absolute advantage in confidence.
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Moreover, Liverpool is indeed very bad this season.
There are also many injuries to key players in their lineup, which has led to their poor performance this season. Especially the serious injury of Lovren, the future core center back they spent a lot of money to introduce, which has a very big impact on them and makes them
Rogers directly changed the game formation.
Therefore, Liverpool may not be able to defeat Crystal Palace in this game.
Moreover, before the game, the morale of Crystal Palace soared. Because Tong Yi was elected as the January Player of the Month for the 2014-2015 Premier League season. Best Coach. Because Crystal Palace won all four league games in January and surpassed Chelsea in the standings to reach the top of the league, Tong Yi was the best performing coach in January, so his election was natural.
It makes sense.
This is also the second time this season that Tong Yi has been elected League of the Month.
Tong Yi is quite happy about this. Of course, Crystal Palace fans are also very happy. They feel that under the leadership of Tong Yi, their Crystal Palace can defeat any opponent.
Facing Liverpool in this game, Crystal Palace should be able to win easily.
February 15, 2015, Selhurst Park, South London, England, sunny weather.
What is happening here today is a match in the fifth round of the 2014-2015 English FA Cup. Crystal Palace plays against Liverpool at home.
At this time, a large number of fans had gathered in the stands, beating drums and shouting to cheer for their team.
Surprisingly, there were actually a lot of away Liverpool fans who came to the scene to support Liverpool in this game. There seemed to be six or seven thousand Liverpool fans, which is really an exaggeration.
Ah. I don’t know why the Liverpool fans are here. Do they really think this should be Rodgers’ last game of the season?
If Liverpool really loses this game, Rogers will really be doomed.
"Okay, audience friends, fans! Hello! This is BBC Sports. I'm talking about the Mortensen you are familiar with. Today we are broadcasting for you a game in the fifth round of this season's FA Cup, Crystal Palace.
The home game against Liverpool." BBC Sports broadcast the game live.
"Okay, the players from both sides have already entered the stadium. This game is about to start. Let's introduce to you the starting lineups of both sides today." Shearer also said the same.
Today’s starting lineups for both sides are as follows:
Home team Crystal Palace, head coach Tong Yi, formation 4213
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The back four from left to right is Alonso, Rudiger, Ferdinand and Aurier.
Double defensive midfielder Casemiro and Kante
Single attacking midfielder Goretzka
The front three from left to right Asensio, Fernando Torres and Mane
Visiting team Liverpool, head coach Rogers, formation 343
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Three central defenders from left to right Mamadou Sakho, Skrtel and Emre Can
Midfield four from left to right Alberto Moreno, Lucas Leiva, Henderson and Markovic
Front three from left to right Coutinho, Sturridge and Jordan Ibe