"The more inferior a person is, the more he cares about the eyes and opinions of outsiders." Carragher and others' expressions naturally did not escape George's eyes. After dealing with a series of pre-match ceremonies like routine, George ignored the secret provocations of Liverpool players and said to the old Charlie around him with disdain, "If Liverpool can never get rid of this mental state, then they may not be able to break the curse of not having the championship in the league, and they may have to spend twice the time."

In George's previous life, Liverpool had several chances to break this curse, but without exception, they all missed the league championship at the last moment. The most unfortunate one was the 13-14 season. At that time, the Reds were still six points ahead of Manchester City, who had one game less, with three rounds left in the league. The team's condition and morale were also at the peak. As a result, Rodgers, who was then the head coach of Liverpool, was lighter at the last moment and failed to remain calm, resulting in the Reds losing to the Blues first and then drawing to Crystal Palace, and handing over the Premier League champion that was within reach to Blue Moon!

In George's view, the reason why Liverpool always loses the championship trophy when the championship situation is very good is that on the one hand, the depth of the Reds' bench has always been the weakest among several Premier League giants, making it difficult for Liverpool to maintain stable performance in the long season, and the situation becomes more obvious as the end of the season; on the other hand, the situation has seriously affected the mentality of Liverpool players, making it difficult for them to treat the league battlefield with a normal mind, and their performance has become very unstable. Especially when the season is in the sprint stage and Liverpool is in the lead in the championship competition, this phenomenon will become particularly obvious!

"That's right." Old Charlie paused for a moment and expressed his concerns, "But I still think it's not a wise move to anger Liverpool before the game. After all, the team's nerve knife attributes are really a headache, and once it breaks out, it's simply unstoppable."

"Don't worry~" George waved his hand, looking like he didn't care about it at all. "Although the overall strength of this Liverpool team is not much different from the previous two years, they are unable to play at this level without the soul character of Steven (Gerard).

For Liverpool, Gerald is not just the team's number one star and captain. In George's view, if one word is used to describe Gerald's status and role in Liverpool, then the word "Stationary Secret" is undoubtedly the most suitable!

As long as Gerald is still playing for Anfield, no matter how many goals Liverpool is behind his opponent, no one will take it lightly - the team that dares to do this has already paid an extremely painful price for it!

Now, Gerald has left Anfield Stadium and became a member of Tottenham Hotspur. Although Liverpool's senior management introduced new players such as Bastulk to make up for the tactical vacancy caused by Gerald's departure last summer, it is impossible to find out a new spiritual leader to replace Gerald in the locker room - Carragher has enough qualifications but lacks temperament, Bastulk has no problem with his ability but his time to join the team is too short to convince the public. In addition, the Turkish nationality, which is very likely to arouse the disgust and hostility of English fans, is also the biggest obstacle to preventing Bastulk from leading the Reds!

It is precisely because of this that George dares to say such things to Old Charlie. If Liverpool really finds a successor to Gerald, then he will never let his players make such moves that are likely to anger their opponents before the game begins!

Just as George commented on the Reds, the contest between Tottenham and Liverpool had already begun under the whistle of referee Martin Atkinson on duty. With the cheers of nearly 50,000 Liverpool fans at the scene, the Reds players who won the kick-off rights launched a fierce attack on Tottenham's goal!

Although he has not been recognized by the picky Liverpool fans and his prestige in the team is far from reaching the height of Gerrard, with his positive attitude towards the game, strong desire to win, and strong personal ability, Bastulk, who has joined the Reds for only half a season, has gained the initial trust of his teammates, and his organizational ability has been well played. Just one minute before the game started, the Turks instigated an offensive and made a wonderful oblique pass and direct interception with Kowell who was inserted along the left. Unfortunately, Crouch's last shot missed the goal under the interference of Vidic, and failed to pose much threat to Tottenham's goal!

"Leave this big bamboo pole to me and Nemania. Javier (Mascherano) You only need to be responsible for their respective defense areas, pay attention to the opponent's back and insert the attack and cut in, and don't let them shoot easily." After successfully defending Liverpool's first attack, Ridley King gave instructions to his teammates around him as soon as possible, "The boss is right! Although Bastulk organized Liverpool's offense very well, the threat he could create was only this level. In other words, we only need to maintain enough caution and concentration. It is absolutely no problem to beat Liverpool in this game to score three-pointers!"

Lidley King's voice was quite loud. Not to mention Mascherano and others, even the nearby Liverpool players heard the voice of the Tottenham captain. However, at this time, the most surprising scene happened: facing Lidley King, who can almost be regarded as a blatant provocation of Liverpool's majesty, no player in the Liverpool team took the initiative to stand up and give a head-on strike, but pretended to be ostrich!

As mentioned before, Gerrard's departure not only made the Reds lose the only first-class star in the team, but also drew Liverpool's last backbone and spirit. Not to mention, in the last match between the two sides, Liverpool lost one-to-three cleanly at the White Hart Lane Stadium. Therefore, seeing Liverpool players who have made a big fuss in their own territory, lack the backbone and have no advantage in their match records, have no confidence to stand out for the team!

Morale is a very mysterious thing. Although it is invisible and intangible, it will indeed have a great impact on the team's condition and the outcome of the game. The actions of Crouch and others are undoubtedly an extremely heavy blow to Liverpool's morale. As morale declines, the little self-confidence that the Reds finally accumulated has disappeared!

Although Bastulk did work hard in this game, and wanted to prove with facts that he was no worse than Davis and Gerald who stole his main position, but with severe morale setbacks and uneven team members, no matter how hard the Turks work, they are just doing useless work!

Taking advantage of your illness, you will kill you. Tottenham players who uphold this concept will certainly not miss this excellent opportunity that can determine the trend of the game. In the 14th minute, Al Shawen seized the opportunity of Liverpool's defense line to fail offside and caught Gerald's straight pass and broke into the penalty area. After forcing Reina to abandon the goal, he decisively passed the ball to the unguarded Ronaldo!

Facing most of the empty goal, he was neither a rough guy like Drogba nor a Portuguese like Robinho, who did not make the imperial attribute, and easily broke through Liverpool's goal and scored a first record with a powerful shot!
Chapter completed!