When the fourth and final game of the month of the Premier League in August arrived, it was the 29th. Carragher was left at Liverpool due to a head injury in the previous game. Comain brought Liverpool to a neighboring city in the northwest of England to challenge Bolton Wanderers.
From the beginning of the season, Liverpool's eyes were fixed on their rivals for the title.
Chelsea, who started the round, was at Stamford Bridge. Liverpool players watched the second half of the game between Chelsea and Burnley before the start of the game.
Chelsea appeared stable and calm under Ancelotti's command. They destroyed Burnley with three goals at Stamford Bridge with a valiant and oppressive force. They first won four consecutive league games and rose to the top of the table!
With 20 minutes to go before the game against Bolton Wanderers, Gerard said to his teammates, "Let's go, it's our turn."
Qin Xiong put down his sports drink on the table and returned to the away team's locker room with his teammates to listen to Comain's pre-game lecture. Then, Liverpool's starting players came to the players' tunnel exit in a heroic manner.
Although Bolton Wanderers were hated by Manchester United, and their fans chose to use humiliating actions to hurt Manchester United after the Munich air disaster, it did not make the relationship between the two teams better.
Because it was immoral.
Just as Liverpool had tragic stories where their opponents used despicable means to hurt them, the Heysel and Hillsborough tragedies were examples. Therefore, Bolton Wanderers' behavior only isolated them and made them hated by more teams in the Premier League. Even though many years had passed, they did not ask for forgiveness from the outside world.
Carragher's absence brought some hidden dangers to Liverpool's defensive line. The center-back combination of Agger and Skrtel was not completely reassuring.
Bolton Wanderers took advantage of this to gain the upper hand at home.
When Kevin Davies wantonly bullied Agger and scored with a header in front of Agger after he showed weakness, Comain almost went berserk on the sidelines!
Kevin Davies, who was known as "the striker who hurt defenders the most," played dirty!
But it could not be helped. This was the English Premier League. Physical confrontation was easy to confuse with killing tactics.
The 24-year-old Agger was no match for the 32-year-old Davis. There was no doubt about that. Even if Agger was very talented and an excellent center back, in actual combat, cunning and cruelty were all part of experience.
Sammy Lee sat next to Comain. When he saw that Comain was restless, he whispered, "Admit it, you've underestimated the English football tradition."
Until now, the fourth match after 180 minutes of official competition had begun. Comain had no choice but to lower his head that came from the noble Tulip Kingdom.
He sighed and said, "This may explain why England has repeatedly suffered setbacks on the international stage. No, it's not a setback, it's a consequence of its own actions!"
"But in the league, this tradition is sometimes very effective, especially against the powerhouses. Those strong teams who think they are superior and play with their skills to make the football game into a magnificent performance often suffer a lot from their barbaric and violent opponents."
Sammy Lee spoke lightly about the way to survive in the Premier League.
The strong teams had their own ideals, and the weak teams had their own methods of survival. Perhaps it was because each had its own merits that the English Premier League was more exciting and full of suspense!
Liverpool did not panic because of the goal concede. They organized their offense step by step, began to speed up the pace of the game, and attacked the opponent's goal again and again.
Sammy Lee and Comain watched the Red Army players fall continuously in the confrontation. Gerard complained to the referee again and again, but was ignored. Bolton Wanderers, a sledgehammer team, sometimes did not suppress their opponents in terms of technical ability, but only relied on the home advantage. Of course, there was the element of the home whistle, plus the deterrent power of killing and collisions, which reduced the opponent's fighting power sharply.
Sammy Lee said in Comain's ear, "The most successful team in the Premier League in the last 20 years is Manchester United. Regardless of Manchester United's achievements in the European arena, in England, Manchester United is the most successful team in the Premier League era. Ferguson blended European and English styles well together. When Giggs and Beckham used dazzling dance steps to make Manchester United stand out, Keane and Neville could fight with their opponents and intimidate their opponents from a spiritual level. This is now the key to success in the Premier League. Arsenal created miracles, but their team also had tough guys. What about now? Look at how many years they haven't been champions? Because they don't even have a player who dares to roar on the field. Ronald, I know you have great dreams. You want to turn Liverpool into the Hollywood by the Irish coast. But to survive here, we have to be an English team first. Kevin Keegan once turned Newcastle United into a star theater by the Rhine, but in the end, what was the result? People now only remember the moment when Kevin Keegan's team was defeated by Liverpool and fell into the advertising boards, and his humiliating defeat in the psychological battle with Ferguson! "
Comain regarded Sammy Lee as his right-hand man because the Red Army legend would provide him with a lot of constructive advice.
If the defeat of Tottenham Hotspur made Comain feel that the strong teams in the Premier League were just so-so, then the consecutive battles with Aston Villa and the scene of them falling behind to Bolton Wanderers in this game made Comain sober.
There was no shortage of famous managers in the Premier League, but there were not many teams that could achieve success.
This was not an accident.
Before Liverpool's style changed and their bloodlust faded because of his coaching, he had to rein in the horse at the brink of the cliff. He could not sit on the sidelines and let the team develop on its own, nor could he pursue his ideals without realizing there were any problems.
He stood up and walked to the sidelines. He lost his demeanor and shouted at the players, which was rare.
"Tell your opponents that you are men with balls!"
Perhaps the manager shouting like this would make the players uncomfortable.
But when they were at a disadvantage in a confrontation with their opponents, it would prove that the manager's anger was not wrong.
Then, the players' egos would instantly swell to the point of explosion!
Liverpool's confrontational aggressiveness skyrocketed, and the consequence of this was that Agger fouled in the penalty area in the 27th minute of the game!
He fiercely knocked down Davies head-on!
The referee blew the whistle and pointed to the penalty spot, indicating that Liverpool had been awarded a penalty kick!
Agger stood up nervously. He felt that he had made a big mistake.
But Comain was not angry at all on the sidelines. Comain just talked to the fourth official and pleaded for Agger.
The boos in the Reebok Stadium were deafening. The referee did not send Agger off. He only gave Agger a yellow card. Then, Davies left the field because he was injured by a tackle!
Scott secretly said to Agger, "We've won!"
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