Chapter 885 Acceptable Results
Another reporter asked Chen Yu who was the biggest enemy to win the Premier League in Liverpool. Chen Yu was very sloppy and said that Liverpool's biggest enemy to win the championship was himself. As long as Liverpool can perform at his own level normally, Chen Yu believes that they will be able to defend the Premier League champion.
Some reporters also asked Chen Yu if Liverpool's tactics are somewhat conservative today. If Benitez doesn't let him play in the midfield, can he score more goals.
Chen Yu was unwilling to talk about the round tactics publicly. After all, such a problem may cause conflicts with the coach. His agent Zhang Shubin once told Chen Yu to avoid such problems.
Regarding this question, Chen Yu cleverly said: "The game cannot be assumed. Maybe because I don't go to the midfield, we will lose more goals, so I think the result is still acceptable. If the fans don't want to accept it, then wait patiently for a while, and we will get the lost points back in the away game."
A reporter also asked Chen Yu: "Today you played the forward and midfielder in the half, and you also played the midfielder in the half, what position do you think you are best at playing and which position do you like to play the most?"
Chen Yu said: "I prefer to play forward because I am a forward, but if the team needs me to play midfield, then I will play midfield without hesitation. Even if the team needs me to play defender to win, I will play without hesitation. Football is always a team sport. Only when the team wins, you will truly feel happy and proud."
A London reporter asked Chen Yu to evaluate Arsenal's new core Fabregas and genius star Walcott. Chen Yu said that he was not very familiar with them and dared not argue. I would like to talk about their performance in this game. "Fabregas's performance is excellent, he is the core of Arsenal's offense. He also has some help in defense. I think he will be the new core of Liverpool after Henry. I have no doubt that he will become a superstar in the future. Walcott is still young. At this age, Walcott has performed beyond ordinary players. His speed is even faster than me. He also has a good stage. If he can continue to work hard, I believe he will have a bright future."
After accepting a live interview with reporters, Chen Yu and his teammates walked back to the locker room together.
Head coach Benitez in the locker room was not in a good mood, but he did not come to the locker room today to criticize Liverpool players.
"It's good to get a point. We considered this result when we were in Istanbul. Because we fought too fiercely in Istanbul, we consumed a lot of physical energy, and we didn't have time to rest when we came back, so I'm still satisfied with your performance...
The words of head coach Benitez surprised the Liverpool players. Although Benitez looked white and fat, he criticized the players but did not leave any face. He has not been able to defeat Arsenal at home and was chased by Manchester United and Chelsea for two points. Logically speaking, Benitez should be angry, but Benitez comforted the players, which made the Liverpool players' spirit shocked.
Benitez continued: "The root of everything is still in Istanbul. If we give up that game, maybe we can do better in this game, but the league is long and the Champions League is short, we must first ensure that we are small? First, so that we can have better energy to deal with the later Christmas devil schedule. Arsenal played very well today, and their substitutions hit our weaknesses, but we have richer experience and stronger ability to seize opportunities. Chen Yu, Gerald, Renner and others have performed well, especially Chen Yu, who is still as efficient as before. Without Chen Yu, maybe we will lose today. But we cannot rely on Chen Yu to solve problems in every game. When the problem arises, his players must stand up so that we can realize our dreams..."
After listening to the head coach's warm comfort, the Liverpool players were in a good mood. They thought they might be scolded today.
Gerrard said: "Actually we have a chance. These little kids from Arsenal like to play with the wind. If we create some difficulties for them after scoring the goal and choose their counterattack morale, I think we may defeat them. It's too late to say anything now, so let's study the next game."
Alonso said: "Arsenal's skills are better than us, and the cooperation is better than our tacit understanding. We are right to shrink our defense, but the counterattack is not played, so we seem very passive."
Chen Yu said: "It's useless to say this. I'll just play back at the Highbury Stadium next time."
Benitez smiled and said, "Chen Yu is right. Let's not worry about the previous ones anymore. We should play the next game well. As long as we laugh to the end, such a poor performance game is nothing. Let's have a good rest."
Benitez turned around and went out, but there was a voice of doubt in the locker room. Everyone was confused by Benitez's friendly and generous performance.
Gerald said: "We didn't lose, so what can I criticize? We are still the top of the list now, but there is a little more second. Rafa has no reason to be angry. In addition, he is also very clear about the situation on the court. It is because we are not physically fit, so we can't blame us."
Chen Yu said angrily: "I think it's better to criticize us, but whatever the coach says, as long as he's happy."
Kuyt Fuhe said, "That's right, no matter what he says, whether it's good or bad, play at his own pace, as long as he can win the ball."
Alonso said: "Isn't it not that I won't win? In fact, we are still an unbeaten team? People with practical coaches will not be unable to see the process of the game. If such results are scolded, it only means that the coach has too high requirements for us."
While the players were talking in the locker room, Benitez had already arrived at the studio on the stadium to attend the post-match press conference.
Coach Wenger arrived with Benitez almost at the same time. The relationship between the two was pretty good, at least more friendly than with Chelsea's former coach Mourinho and Manchester United coach Ferguson. When they met, they shook hands and congratulated each other.
After coming to the rostrum and sitting down, the host asked the visiting Arsenal coach Wenger to speak first and talk about his views on this game.
Wenger is in good spirits. Although his team did not win, he did not lose. This is Anfield Stadium. He is very satisfied that he can suppress Liverpool on the field in such a famous stadium and is not killed by Liverpool's counterattack.
Wenger was very satisfied with today's game, not for the result but for the attitude of the players. "We were disappointed that we failed to win. But I personally am very satisfied with the players' attitude and performance. Although they were away and lagging behind early, the Arsenal players never gave up their winning goal until the last moment. The players were very frustrated, but you have to accept the reality."
"We were once behind 0-1, and just 10 minutes into the game, we were knocked on the door by a team with a well-organized, set-piece and sharp counterattack. In addition, they could enjoy more cheers at Anfield, and sometimes fans were one of the forces to win."
"Arsenal did not lose confidence. Last season, the Gunners were the team that scored the most points in the league when they were lagging behind. At the Devil's home court of the Reds, the Gunners' Legion headed by Fabregas showed resilience. They were ahead, but we showed outstanding strength, strong willpower and unity, which gave us confidence that the team could escape unscathed."
"I said before the game that Anfield battle will be the final test for Arsenal players. Only by winning the dialogue between giants can we truly set the tone of the championship. Although Arsenal did not win today, I still have confidence. I have always been very confident and believe that my players can succeed in the new season. I said these words at the beginning of the season, and now more people are willing to believe it."
"We've had the first huge test of the new season, and Arsenal is stronger than ever. (When we're behind) they have no short circuits, no pressure, and are loyal to their football style. All of this comes from our technical strength and running ability. In short, the players handle the game very well, and I won't blame anyone, it's a wonderful game."
"In the end, I'm very happy that Arsenal has changed, no longer the team that Henry was alone in the past. Compared with last season, we have changed, young people have grown up, they are young, confident and have strong desires. We did a great job in the giants last season, and now Arsenal is more mature."
"Next Saturday Arsenal will return to Emirates Stadium for the second game of the season, with the opponent being
Manchester United, this is another test, but after today's game, we will be stronger than we are now when we deal with Manchester United."
Then Benitez spoke. Compared to Wenger, Benitez's mood was lower. He said that Liverpool played very averagely in this game. The players lost to Arsenal in terms of desire to win, physical instinct, and technical and tactical performance. They only surpassed Arsenal in terms of experience and opportunities. However, Benitez said that Liverpool will recover soon, and Liverpool was the strongest at that time.
Benitez believes that Arsenal has played a good game, but he said that Liverpool's most important enemy is Manchester United, followed by Arsenal and Chelsea, because Manchester United is the most mature and Ferguson is the most resourceful. Chelsea just changed coaches and the team is unstable. Arsenal's players are still young and have big ups and downs. They may dominate the Premier League in time, but they are not yet able to do so.
Chapter completed!