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With the referee's short and long whistle announcing the end of the first half, the players on both sides who did not distinguish between the two sides had to walk off the court and wait until the second half began to decide the winner.

Of course, although the score on the field is still zero to zero, the mood of Liverpool and Fiorentine players at this time can be said to be completely different. The former, who has been repeatedly blocked on the offensive end and has never been able to open the situation, breathing a sigh of relief in his heart. After all, in the first half, Fiorentine put a huge pressure on them on both offense and defense. As long as they are not careful, they are very likely to lose Frankie and get out of the Champions League.

The Fiorentine players showed more of an unwilling mood, because they firmly grasped the initiative on the court throughout the first half. If Vieri and Dinatale hadn't worn shooting boots and hadn't grasped the chance several times, Fiorentine might have secured the victory now.

Mourinho naturally could see the players' dissatisfaction with the score on the court, so after returning to the locker room, he praised the players' performance in the first half and calmed the players' restlessness because they were unable to break the deadlock. After that, Mourinho put forward several requirements to the players, such as midfielders who need to increase the frequency of cross-switching and running without the ball, creating more opportunities to easily score, etc.

"Abstract, the initiative to advance is in our hands now, and there is no need to be too anxious about scoring goals." Mourinho said with a smile. The confidence on his face made the players feel a lot of confidence in his words. "So, we must do a good job first. As long as Liverpool cannot score in this game, then we will definitely advance to the semi-finals to Fiorentina!"

Mourinho's words made all the Fiorentine players present suddenly realize, and their brains, which had already entered a dead end, finally figured out the joints. Vieri, Dinatale and others finally realized that when they were fighting with their opponents one-to-one in the first round, they had no need to be obsessed with scoring goals in this game. As long as the opponents were unable to score, Fiorentine would be the final winner!

Thinking of this, the originally unstable atmosphere in the locker room suddenly disappeared. The players listened to Mourinho's arrangements for the second half and joked with each other in a low voice, and the impatience between their eyebrows was gone.

On the other hand, the away team locker room where Liverpool players are located is a bleak scene. After being pushed by Fiorentina for a full forty-five minutes, their confidence before the game was left, and they were even more pessimistic about the possibility of the team advancing to the semi-finals.

After entering the visiting team's locker room, Benitez's first sentence made the Liverpool players present depressed: "Everyone, I'm very dissatisfied with your performance in the first half."

Especially Baros, who is a single arrowhead in the team, the Czech forward couldn't help but feel a fever when he heard Benitez say this. After all, his performance in the first half was a bit terrible. He didn't score a goal, and he almost became an invisible man on the court under the defense of Nesta and Lucio, and he made almost no contribution.

To be honest, the reason why Baros' performance at Liverpool is very different from his performance in the Czech national team is mainly due to the different team positioning relationships. In the national team, Baros is the sharp sword hidden behind Jan Kohler. He only needs to use the cover of his teammates to find the weak points on the opponent's defense line and then send a fatal blow. In Liverpool, Baros does not have such treatment at all, and is often used by the head coach as a single arrow. This arrangement not only cannot exert Baros' advantages, but also exposes the weaknesses of the Czech body's average ability to pit and seize opportunities.

It is not only necessary to compete with the defenders to score goals, but also to use personal abilities to cover other teammates behind him to create scoring opportunities. It is really unrealistic for Barroche, who is not this material, to have the same performance in Liverpool as in the national team.

Therefore, Barosch performed mediocrely during his time at Liverpool, not just because he was not capable. The successive Reds coaches did not formulate tactics based on his characteristics and only used him as a substitute for Irving, which is also a very important reason.

Just as Mourinho and Benitez were instilling in the locker room the strategic policy of the second half and the shortcomings that needed to be corrected, the fifteen-minute half-time break had passed without realizing it, and the second half was about to begin!

After the start of the second half, the Fiorente player who had the right to kick off did not rush to attack Liverpool's goal, but cautiously fell down in the midfield and backcourt to lure the opponent to actively press the formation, thus creating more room for Vieri and others on the front line. After all, Benitez's tactical attainments are quite good, and even Mourinho, who has always looked down on the opponent, has to admit this.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, Mourinho specially proposed the requirement of adopting a stable counterattack tactic after the opening, rather than allowing the players to continue playing in the first half, and preventing Liverpool players from investing too much energy in the offense by attacking instead of defending. In this way, Mourinho can minimize the chance of the team being caught off guard by Liverpool people using one or two sneak attack tactics at the beginning of the second half.

Seeing that the Fiorentine players were so vigilant, the Liverpool player who had planned to take the opportunity to fight Zili and counterattack quickly could not help but cursed, and then gave up the plan with regret. After all, when the opponent was prepared and had the advantage in technical ability, it would be difficult for Liverpool players to grab the ball in Fiorentine's half. If they accidentally pressed too much, they might even be attacked by Fiorentine.
Chapter completed!