Chapter 663 The birth of a new winning streak (1)
Newcastle is a real mid-to-high-level team in the Premier League. When Keegan was in power, Newcastle was always a favorite to win the championship. Although its strength is not comparable to the four Premier League giants, it is still not a big problem to enter the European arena.
Last season, Newcastle was ranked seventh in the Premier League, and now ranked first this season, but Newcastle has two habits, one is to make efforts in the second half, and the other is to see the big clubs hit. Now both habits have been caught up by Liverpool.
Liverpool has just changed an American boss. Whether the players like or don’t like these two American bosses, even for the sake of their jobs, no one doesn’t want to show up in front of the new boss. Moreover, Liverpool is still facing the juncture of tying Arsenal’s winning streak, and winning the Magpies has become one of the most needed goals Liverpool needs.
Before the game, Liverpool's coach no longer hypocritically said that the record was meaningless. Winning the championship was the goal. From Rick Barry to Benitez to players and fans, they all expressed their desire to defeat Newcastle and share the longest winning streak with Arsenal.
Benitez said at a press conference before the game: "Liverpool just experienced a completely different equity change, and now we have ushered in an unprecedented winning streak. Such an opportunity is once a lifetime. At this time, avoiding setting records is obviously a lack of care and a sense of honor. Liverpool is not such a team. We now have to beat Newcastle away and return to home to win Sheffield United, and strive to create new history."
Captain Gerald, who attended the pre-match press conference with Benitez, also called on the players to fight for history. "... Champions are an honor, and records are also an honor. Although these two honors are not exactly the same, for our players, these two honors are worthy of our pursuit and fighting. Newcastle is a great team. They have our former sharpshooter Irving. Although Irving is injured, he will definitely give Newcastle players good advice because he is too familiar with us. Of course, we are the same. We have Newcastle player Bellamy, who also gives us a lot of help, but if you want to win the game, these are not enough. Only hard work on the court can determine everything."
In the Premier League round, there are no strong opponents in the semi-finals. Newcastle and Liverpool have become the most popular game because of the Premier League winning streak.
When Liverpool and Newcastle were playing against Newcastle, the first match between Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal had ended. Manchester United defeated Fulham away without a chance. Chelsea and Arsenal were both Uj Villa and Manchester City.
All the top three Premier League top three wins in one goal, which is enough to show that after reaching this stage of winning streak, whether those who relegate to the championship or those who strive for a European seat, they all started to fight for it. At this time, it was already difficult for the top three Premier League top three to win easily. Every game requires them to put in a lot of energy.
However, Liverpool has won Newcastle in the last three games. The two sides have a historical confrontation in the Premier League. Newcastle is at a disadvantage in U-win, U-win, draw and 15 losses. Liverpool has a historical record of 38-win, draw and 44 losses. Psychologically, Liverpool is not afraid of the Magpies at all.
However, although Benitez does not think that Newcastle can prevent his team from winning, he knows very well that fighting the lion should use all his strength and fighting the rabbit should also use all his strength. In this game, Benitez still played all his main players. Except for Sissoko who returned from injury and replaced Alonso's starting lineup, other players are no different from the previous game.
Liverpool was full of confidence, but a sudden heavy rain made the game complicated and tortuous. Thirty minutes before the game, the referee Halsey went to St James Park Stadium in Newcastle to watch the venue. Although the rain was not small, the venue was still good. Halsey decided to let the game go as scheduled.
This made more than 50,000 fans who came to watch the game very happy and excited. They sang the adaptation of "Hello, Referee" in the stands to praise Halsey.
After the game started, both sides quickly launched a scramble in the midfield. Newcastle United, who played at home, was not afraid of Liverpool's 13 consecutive games. Their goal was very obvious, which was to interrupt Liverpool's winning streak and never let them write history on themselves.
The heavy rain has a great impact on Liverpool. The slippery field makes players easily lose their center of gravity when doing the moves, and the passes and receptions are very different in normal times. The players can only control the passing, and the offense speed is much slower than before. They are more of a simple and rough traditional play, which is long passes and rushes.
For Newcastle United, which focuses on the counterattack formation with a 45l counterattack formation, this style of play is very beneficial to them. Today, the player Newcastle United is the Nigerian Martins, the black lightning of Inter Milan. His speed is similar to Chen Yu, and his explosive power is amazing. The skills and consciousness are worse than Chen Yu. However, Liverpool is now in a forward position to win, which gives Martins a lot of room for sprinting. If Martins is given a chance at this time, there is no need for any technology and consciousness. As long as the speed is fast enough, the rest is a conversation between Martins and goalkeeper Reina.
Newcastle got a chance in the third minute of the game.
Newcastle United forward Milner, who scored four goals in four games, made a breakthrough on the wing, passing the ball from near the baseline to the penalty area.
Milner knew that Liverpool's air superiority was very powerful. Teams like Chelsea were killed by them with headers. He did not pass the ball at a high altitude, but passed a ball rolling ball.
When Milner passed the ball, at least three players from Newcastle United inserted into the penalty area to grab the spot, but the fastest was Martins. Under the double-team of two defensive players, Martins still used his super explosive power to shake off the strong Ag and Carragher's marking. However, when the flying tackle was grabbing the spot, Martins still slipped. His flying tackle did not shovel the ball directly. As a result, Martins shoveled out of the baseline by such a good opportunity.
Liverpool was not afraid of Martins's assault on them. They came here to set a record. Although they did not expect heavy rain or opponents to be so tough, they still boldly pressed on them and used the speed of Newcastle old players Bellamy and Chen Yu to cross wildly on the two sides, trying to quickly pry open the door of Newcastle United and stabilize the morale of the army.
Chapter completed!