Chapter 82, League Cup Final
The League Cup final is imminent, but there is no war of words between the two sides about this game.
The head coach of Newcastle United, Alan Pardew, seemed very low-key and didn't talk much about his opponents. If he really wanted to talk about it, it was all praise.
He seemed to treat the Liverpool reserve team like the Liverpool first team.
Ancelotti naturally thinks that Newcastle United is a very strong opponent.
Anyway, both sides are picking good things to say. I don't know if they really think so from the bottom of their hearts, or to confuse their opponents.
But Alan Pardue's words are recognized by everyone.
In any case, Liverpool's reserve team has proved their ability with their previous performances, and they have won the respect of most people.
So even if Alan Pardew is a little more cautious, no one will laugh at him.
For the Liverpool reserve team, perhaps this is the most severe challenge and test.
After all, in the FA Cup final last season, although Chelsea was strong, they were proud and underestimated their opponents.
So in the end they lost to the Liverpool reserve team and they deserved it.
This time Newcastle United did not underestimate the enemy.
In the case of both sides playing their best, strength will definitely become the factor that determines the outcome.
In terms of strength, even if Su Han is added to the Liverpool reserve team, it may not be the opponent of Newcastle United.
So what can they do to win?
Lost the mystery of the past, after being thoroughly researched "Liverpool reserves may only be able to pray that God is on their side when the game is played.
No one thought that the Liverpool reserves would use first-team tactics, focusing on Su Han's left foot.
Some people thought about Su Han's left foot, but they all agreed that it was impossible for Su Han to continue to use his left foot in the reserve team.
Because the left foot needs the cooperation of the whole team, the reserve team obviously does not have this condition.
So Newcastle United lost their last chance to prepare for the game.
The twin towers of the old Wembley Stadium are gone. Today's Wembley Stadium is marked by an arch that is 133 meters high and 315 meters long.
At night, the arch is like a beautiful rainbow bridge in the night sky, reflecting the famous giant Ferris wheel "London Eye" not far away.
Of course, the function of this arch is not just for decoration. Its actual purpose is to fix the north side roof and 60% of the south side roof of Wembley Stadium with dozens of steel cables.
In this way, the new Wembley does not need to be supported to support the ceiling like the old stadium, and it can ensure that the 90,000 seats of the new Wembley have a very good view from every angle.
Anyone who's been to a game knows how miserable it can be to get a bad position, which means you can't spend the money to enjoy a good game with other people.
And this situation is not uncommon in traditional English courses.
Because most of the stadiums in England have many pillars to support the roof.
If you're unlucky and happen to get a seat behind a pillar, you won't be able to see anything.
There are also courses with very low ceilings, so if your position is on the top floor, you will only be able to see a very narrow part of the course.
But in the new Wembley Stadium, these problems do not exist.
This is the top five-star stadium in the entire UK.
After the stadium has been rebuilt, it still does not damage its historical status in English football.
To be able to play in the stadium is something that England can only dream of.
If there is no Su Han, these reserve team players of Liverpool don't know how long they will have to wait, maybe they will retire, and some of them may not have the opportunity to play here.
But now, they can dignifiedly use the modern dressing room of Wembley Stadium, step on the court and feel the softness and toughness of the turf.
They are at Wembley Stadium for the last warm-up before the game.
There are already many fans of both sides sitting in the stands.
The red Liverpool fans and the black and white Newcastle United fans sat so clearly that they could be distinguished at a glance.
They occupy almost eighty percent of the field.
Some of the remaining 20% are reserved for sponsors, some are reserved for the families of FA officials and staff, and some are sold to neutral fans.
Originally, a game like the League Cup final was not very attractive to neutral fans, let alone neutral fans, even to sponsors and the Football Association's own people, it was not very attractive.
Everyone knows that the League Cup is a tasteless game, and the real giants don't care about playing at all, so they throw it at the bones of other small teams.
But since Su Han and Liverpool's reserves turned out to be, it's made the Carabao Cup full of gimmicks.
This can be seen from the ratings and attendance of the previous Liverpool reserve games.
All on top.
Now that the Liverpool reserve team has reached the final, that pushes this gimmick to the climax.
Many people are concerned about the fate of Liverpool's reserve team. Will they lose to the mighty Newcastle United in the final? Or will they beat Newcastle tenaciously and create a legend?
So this game is not only supported by fans from both sides, even those neutral fans chose to watch the game live because of curiosity.
The 20% of the tickets have already been sold out, and today the Wembley Stadium is full of 90,000 seats!
"It's spectacular..."
Liverpool's reserve team players can't help but cast curious glances into the stands during warm-up, and then they're horrified by what they see.
It's not like they haven't seen all the stands at Wembley Stadium full.
I watched it in front of the TV on weekdays, and sometimes they came to the stands of Wembley Stadium as spectators and watched it in the stands.
But there has never been a sense of shock like today.
They are in the stadium below, and 90,000 people are high above the stands. Even if those people do nothing, don't shout, don't make any noise, just looking at them can make them feel huge pressure and momentum. They rushed over from all directions, trying to pin them down on the ground, unable to move. Not to mention what it looks like now.
All kinds of uproar intertwined and brought great pressure to them.
Only Su Han was the calmest of them all.
0…ask for flowers……
Because he no longer knows how many games he has played in this stadium.
The annual Community Shield is played here, the League Cup final and the FA Cup final are played here, and he has three such opportunities every year.
And he is not an English player, and he doesn't have any other special feelings about Wembley Stadium.
Treat it with a normal heart, it is just a bigger stadium.
Kravic also noticed the performance of the Liverpool reserve team players, they seemed to be frightened by the momentum and pressure, absent-minded.
He yelled loudly, asking the players to warm up.
"If you want to play the League Cup final for only ten minutes, you can look up and watch as much as you want now! If you still want to play this final, then you all warm up for me honestly!"
This much shouting is quite effective.
After all, no one wants to come to the final and only play for a few minutes before getting injured due to insufficient warm-up.
Now everyone abandoned their distracting thoughts and began to warm up seriously.
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After warming up, everyone returned to the locker room.
Waiting for the last moment to come.
Coach Ancelotti paced back and forth in the locker room, waiting for each player to return.
When everyone was back, he motioned to assistant coach Kravici to close the door to the locker room.
The din was shut out.
This five-star stadium is different, and the sound insulation effect of the locker room is much better.
"Guys, for you, this is a special and difficult game." Ancelotti didn't talk nonsense, but got straight to the point.
"How much pressure have you withstood along the way? What kind of results have you achieved... You have come to this step as a reserve team. Only you know how difficult it is!"
Hearing what the boss said, the eye sockets of many players in the reserve team became wet.
Because this road is indeed much more difficult for them than their opponents.
In order to be able to meet Su Han's requirements, in order to be eligible to participate in the League Cup with Su Han, each of them has put in several times, ten times, dozens of times, or even a hundred times of effort.
They never thought before that the training intensity of the reserve team even surpassed that of the first team...
What a day!
"But you all persevered, didn't you? That's why you are qualified to stand in this final! So there is no need to be nervous and worry, you have to know what is behind you! It is all the hard work and sweat you put in! You are more qualified to stand here than your opponents!"
Having said that, Ancelotti glanced at Su Han, Su Han stood up, and said to those teammates with a smile on his face:
"Guys, you did a great job! You already deserve to be my teammates with Su Han, and you deserve to be part of this legend!"
Finally someone couldn't hold back and cheered.
Then more people cheered, they raised their arms and got up from their seats.
"Beat Newcastle United!"
"Hold the League Cup!"
"We're going to be legends! Mouth!".
