After this round, Liverpool has five points, one point behind Monaco and ranks second.
The situation would have been acceptable, but Liverpool were widely criticized.
Liverpool defeated Monaco and the other two opponents were draws.
Monaco lost to Liverpool and defeated the other two opponents.
This is too exaggerated. Although football cannot be compared so simply, it is not too much to say that Liverpool's state has fluctuated too much, right?
Thanks to Liverpool, both Deportivo La Coruña and Olympiacos have gained valuable points and are now tied on two points.
Halfway through the Group A schedule, all teams had no hope of advancing, and it became a complete chaos.
What's more, Super Deportivo's performance this season, whether in La Liga or the Champions League, is the same, and once the results are confused, they will basically be beaten back to their original form.
Liverpool's home performance has always been excellent, but now it's just a difficult draw with an opponent like this, so wouldn't it be a complete defeat in the away game?
What does Liverpool want to do and can they still qualify from the group?
Every Liverpool player has been questioned, and Li Tiancheng is no exception.
Unlike his teammates, Li Tiancheng was surrounded by reporters and asked, "Do you think you have too little playing time?" These guys are really annoying. Please, are you changing the direction too quickly? This is an admission that I have no problem with my strength.
Already?
"This is an internal locker room issue, thank you."
After struggling to return to the locker room, Li Tiancheng breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, these skuas were so angry and well-founded that they were really difficult to deal with!
But this time what they said makes sense!
Each time is more than ten minutes. Twenty minutes is too short. There should be half time, right?
Talk to Benitez?
Forget it, he must be under siege right now. What the hell if the media can let him go?
Let’s find Paco first!
At least let Paco explain what Benitez thinks, and his playing time has actually been reduced again.
Looking around the locker room, before finding Paco, I first saw a group of defeated soldiers. Although everyone was not dejected, it was inevitable to feel depressed.
This season, Liverpool has relied on its home court to support itself, and now it has almost lost to Deportivo La Coruna. The hardest thing to accept is the players, who are more eager to go further than the media and fans.
You must know that this is the Champions League, the second largest stage in the football world after the World Cup!
This kind of defeated atmosphere is really annoying. It would be great if we all work together to make progress. I can do more and avoid all this. No, I have to talk to Paco.
Li Tiancheng looked around, turned around and went to... the shower room. Take a shower first, don't catch a cold.
Paco had just finished speaking to Benitez. He turned around and saw Li Tiancheng coming over. He had a headache for a moment. Why do people of all ages need psychological massage by themselves?
"Paco, I want to talk to you?" Li Tiancheng got straight to the point.
"I can tell." Paco spread his hands: "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Li Tiancheng said concisely and to the point: "My playing time."
"Don't be misled by those media, isn't it better to take it step by step?" Paco frowned.
"No, I think we can do more." Li Tiancheng was always candid in his conversations.
"Okay, Lee." Paco breathed a sigh of relief and put a smile on his face: "But your ability to read the game is so good, and you are very powerful in the second half of the game. You can attack the opponent's weaknesses and take advantage of your physical strength. This
Isn’t it great?”
Li Tiancheng nodded in approval of this statement: "Yes, you are right, but I can also fully read the game on the court, and my physical strength has always been good."
"Are you sure?" Paco suddenly smiled.
"Of course." Li Tiancheng was a little confused. What is going on?
"Then there is another question. You have to admit that there is a big difference in physical distribution between starters and substitutes, and you lack starting experience in professional games, right?" Paco looked serious.
"Yes, that's right." Li Tiancheng became more and more confused. There is no need to consider the distribution of physical strength when coming off the bench. Just squander it. This issue only needs to be considered in the first game, especially in consecutive starts.
Are you going to give me a starting position directly? This is a big surprise!
Li Tiancheng's eyes began to shine.
"You guessed it right." Paco nodded: "The coaching staff has considered this issue and plans to let you start in the League Cup."
"League Cup?" Li Tiancheng was stunned for a moment and then became happy. Starting in the League Cup is not bad!
Paco became serious: "Yes, we need to use the League Cup to train players, especially those young players who have no chance to play in the league. Letting you start will train you, and it can also be regarded as adding insurance to the game. After all, we don't want to
Being eliminated prematurely.”
"This arrangement is good." Li Tiancheng was very happy. He was going to be the team's leading figure again? This feeling was really long time gone!
"Then don't have any objections to the league and the Champions League. We have classified you in the future and don't want you to carry the team now. It may overdraw your career." Paco was very determined.
"Why?" Li Tiancheng was full of doubts and questions. It's not that Paco's statement didn't make sense. On the contrary, it made too much sense. But why? How could they be so thoughtful?
"This is the club's decision. Parry informed Benitez that the coaching staff must make arrangements that are most conducive to your personal growth!" Paco shrugged and spread his hands.
Li Tiancheng:......
As the CEO of Liverpool, Parry personally intervened. Is he so conscientious? Why don't I believe it?
"Then it won't mean that my playing time will be reduced, right?" Li Tiancheng was very suspicious. It is a good thing for young players not to over compete, but now it can't be said to be excessive, right?
"Don't think too much, it's just that Rafa hopes that everyone else can get back to their form and wants to give them more time. After all, we are not qualified to waste players of this level. As a result, after a little hesitation, the game time has passed."
"Others? Oh." Li Tiancheng suddenly realized, as for Cisse and Baros, they can't be wasted, so I can.
"This is our plan for you. We don't plan to let you be the regular main player now, but as long as your body and condition are suitable, you will be given a certain amount of playing time in every game. You can get familiar with the starting lineup through the League Cup or the FA Cup. How about it? Listen.
Looks good, right?" Paco was full of confidence.
"Aren't you worried about the team's performance?"
"How can we not be worried? So we have been working hard to integrate the team. Football is a team sport. Even if you are used to death, it is hard to say how much effect it will have. You will consume as much energy as them from the beginning of the game.
Your performance may not be as good as it is now!"
"That's the point, right?"
"Don't worry about these details. Let you go on the field in the second half to attack opponents whose physical strength has declined. This approach is the most cost-effective and we will not change it in the short term."
"Okay, I accept." Li Tiancheng said, I'll let you go. This arrangement is okay. It's also good to regain your status in the League Cup first.
Paco shook his head and smiled bitterly. Today's young people are really... It's a problem for players to be too talented. They always have their own ideas.