Portsmouth is a team that is at the bottom of the Premier League, so it is not an exaggeration to say that.

In the late 1980s, Portsmouth was relegated to Class B and stayed in Class B for more than a decade. It was not until last season that they returned to the top league under the leadership of coach Redknapp.[..com]

Last season, Portsmouth struggled to retain its Premier League place in the last round of the league. This summer, due to financial reasons, Portsmouth's lineup has not changed much. Before the league began, Redknapp had already mentioned the team's goal: relegation, and their current goal is to relegation. It can be imagined that waiting for Portsmouth Sue will definitely be a very hard fight.

Such an opponent is really not a big threat to Liverpool.

However, Benitez still studied a lot of information the day before. He didn't want the team to fall in front of such an opponent. This will make it worse for Liverpool, which has always been the focus of criticism from many English media.

Before the game, Benitez did not accept any positive interviews, and the pre-match press conference was only attended at the right time. After saying a few official words, it ended hastily. The reporters who had been trying to find some topics did not see Liverpool's lineup until the moment the game began.

Liverpool's lineup is not surprising.

Although the two new players have been added, making Liverpool’s available tactics more abundant, the main players have not changed much. The biggest change is that Xavi Alonso, who has just joined the team, started. He is the central defender and Gerald, and the frontcourt double strikers are Cice and Don Jack, and Barroche sits on the bench and does not appear.

There was no change in other positions, and the two wingers were still Riser and Cowell, which disappointed the reporters who had been looking forward to changes in Liverpool's lineup.

‘Why didn’t Garcia start?’ Many reporters were puzzled.

But in fact, there is nothing strange. Garcia and Alonso have just joined the team. In the middle position, Alonso has stronger personal abilities, and whether it is consciousness, passes, etc., can keep up with the team's rhythm, so he started, but Garcia is not. His ability is more reflected in himself. It will take some time for him to integrate into the team, so he sat on the bench.

Benitez considered that if the game went well, Garcia could also try it in the second half to complete his Premier League debut.

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This is the first time that Don Jack has appeared in a No. 10 jersey.

When he appeared, his jersey number caused a lot of sensation. In the eyes of Liverpool fans, this is equivalent to Don Jackie Chan inheriting Irving's number and becoming the pillar player of the team's forward line. Therefore, they are even more looking forward to the performance of this Oriental boy who has high goal efficiency.

However, it's nothing for the players.

No player will think about what numbers others pass, because in a team, the number is just a number and has no special meaning. It is the player himself who can play the power of the number. It is impossible for him to perform well when wearing a good number jersey. That is completely superstitious.

Some players want to change the numbers, but someone is already wearing the numbers. If the two discuss, they can completely change numbers, so this is meaningless.

Of course, no one would be bored to come to Don Jack to change his number.

Among the main players in Liverpool, Gerald, Alonso, Cice and others have good numbers, and 16, 7 and other numbers are considered the best numbers for the team, and the jersey number is equivalent to being linked to himself. When this number becomes famous with the player's performance, other players will wear this number, which will make fans very dissatisfied.

Amid a surprise mainly fans, both teams had all entered the game and were ready to start the game. After the side split, Portsmouth took the lead and the game between the two teams officially started.

In this game, Alonso started, so the four Liverpool midfielders were Gerald, Alonso, Cowell and Riser. Gerald and Alonso were not very familiar with the middle. The cooperation between the two must be a bit problematic, but Alonso won because of his good skills and youth. Even if he didn't have a tacit understanding of his cooperation, he was always much stronger than Harman. Gerald was even more running around the court, and Anfield's pillar. When the two of them came on the court, they could completely ensure that there was no problem in Liverpool's middle.

Although the two sides are a little weak, the strength of Riser and Cowell is much stronger than that of Portsmouth players. No matter what, their value is there, Portsmouth's main players are equivalent to Liverpool's worst substitute. This naked gap is completely enough for Cowell and Cowell and Cowell.

In the frontcourt, Don Jack became Portsmouth's key defense against the opponent, so Cice became much more relaxed. Even without Don Jack Don, Cice could play a big role in the frontcourt alone.

Judging from the lineup of the two teams, Portsmouth's front is at a disadvantage. Portsmouth coach Redknapp is very clear about this, so when he formulates tactics, he directly retreats to defend and counterattack in time.

There must be a counterattack, but defending first is the key. If Liverpool scores first, then Portsmouth's probability of losing is too high. Redner Cop is very clear that if you want to grab points from the powerful Liverpool, don't take any face.

As a result, under the command of Redknapp, Portsmouth defended all eleven players on the entire line, and this was the way of playing at the beginning, which made Liverpool fans very dissatisfied. They shouted "boo" Portsmouth in the audience, but this could not shake the old coach Redknapp's heart.

In football games, no defensive tactics are more practical than human sea tactics.

Facing Portsmouth's "shameless" tactic, even Don Jack had no good idea. He worked hard for a long time to get the ball near the penalty area and tried to get rid of the defensive players. As a result, he saw the opponent's players in the penalty area, and he had no idea how to shoot. His first reaction was to pass the ball to his teammates.

Of course, my teammates can't do anything about it...

So, at the beginning, the two teams became a stalemate.

Of course, Benitez would guard against Portsmouth's sneak attack. He loudly reminded the team to pay attention to defense, which made Portsmouth coach Redknapp a little depressed and gave the Spanish coach a thumbs up.

Most young coaches have a momentum. At Anfield Stadium, Liverpool's century-old stadium, the first thing that comes to mind under the eyes of many fans is of course attack and goals. If Liverpool really does this, then Portsmouth's counterattack will have a chance. If you are lucky, you will be very likely to score a goal.

But Benitez didn't. The first thing he thought of was defense. His principle was: we don't have a good chance, and we can't give you any chance.
Chapter completed!