At the press conference after the first leg of the Champions League 18 final between Liverpool and AC Milan, the managers of both teams, Allegri and Comain, behaved extremely ungracefully!
When asked by reporters why the game had become so chaotic, the managers of both teams put the blame on each other.
They each gave examples of what kind of heinous crimes a certain player on the other side had committed during the game.
Allegri said that he did not expect Liverpool to lack the temperament of a defending champion and be extremely boorish on the field.
Comain's accusations were more well-founded.
Alonso, Lucas, and Qin Xiong's injuries were the best proof.
He expressed his disappointment in the game and said that apart from the 2: 0 result, everything else was terrible.
And when Liverpool returned to the United Kingdom overnight, the Italian media exposed the scene of a conflict between the fans outside the San Siro.
UEFA immediately announced an investigation into the fan unrest after the game, which made Liverpool and AC Milan the characters at the forefront of public opinion.
Liverpool officials submitted all the video evidence of AC Milan's players' provocation during the game, including the image of Gattuso rushing to the sidelines and grabbing Liverpool's assistant manager, Sammy Lee's neck, as well as evidence of Gattuso's attempt to cause a conflict after the game.
Koeman, on the other hand, made a strong statement in an interview with The Times.
"AC Milan has a glorious and great history, but now they are no longer the protagonist of European football. Since 2007, AC Milan's performance has been getting worse and worse. They have even lost the demeanor of a strong team. I don't want to talk about Gattuso, but I have to mention that he was once a top player, but now? What is left of him except for his fiery temper? In the past, we would see him roaring fiercely at his opponents, and that was understandable. But now? He lost his temper at his teammates, threw the captain's armband in anger, and was angry at the coach. Maybe he cared about AC Milan, but there was something wrong with the way he expressed himself, especially when he grabbed Sammy's neck during the game. I felt that it was unreasonable. He should see a psychiatrist.
Back to the point, if AC Milan thought that they could make Liverpool bow their heads and catch us off guard in such a brutal way, they were completely wrong, ridiculously wrong. Liverpool has never been said to be the most elegant team in Europe. We have always presented the outside world as a team with an iron will and indomitable tenacity!
Are they trying to surprise us and make us kneel and surrender?
Come on then! "
If it had been Barcelona, it was almost certain that Guardiola would have reprimanded their opponent's approach, thinking that their opponent's approach was anti-football.
But Comain wouldn't.
This was because Comain had once stood at the peak of Europe, but he had also fallen from his idealization and had almost become a street rat that everyone wanted to beat up.
He had climbed the mountains and descended the valleys.
Comain knew how to adapt to the circumstances. No team was wrong, whether it was techniques, tactics, or attitude!
And he wanted to send a message to the outside world, and to remind the Liverpool players again through public opinion: We are standing at the top of Europe, not because we are elegant!
It is because we can adapt to the situation. We are a more diverse and colorful strong team!
We can destroy Real Madrid easily, and we can also use defensive counterattacks to make Barcelona bow their heads. We can even turn Inter Milan into a trapped beast in a war of attrition and wear them down!
This is the reason why Liverpool can reach the top of Europe.
Now, we can recite poems and play with swords and guns!
We just have to see what kind of tricks the opponent wants to play. We have nothing to fear!
Alonso's injury was not optimistic and he would need about a month to recuperate.
Lucas would be out for the season!
Qin Xiong's news could comfort Comain. He would be able to recuperate as long as he had a good rest.
The weekend's game was the FA Cup. Liverpool was eliminated early and rested at home.
Then it was February's FIFA game day.
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil Asian qualifiers officially kicked off.
The Asian qualifiers were divided into three stages. As the China team was an Asian team in the last World Cup, they directly entered the third stage, the top 20.
The China team did not have to participate in the first two stages, which reduced Qin Xiong's consumption of travel between Europe and Asia.
The China team began to use the FIFA game day to conduct targeted warm-up training, such as making a special trip to Europe to play warm-up games with some of Europe's second-tier teams.
This was important for the team's growth in the next three years.
More matches with high-level opponents could improve the team's experience and ability to withstand pressure, and familiarize themselves with the European technical and tactical style.
After the FIFA game day, the 28th round of the Premier League arrived at the end of February as scheduled.
As the next round would be the English derby between Liverpool and Manchester United, and most of the main players had just returned from the national team, Comain sent the substitutes to challenge West Ham United at the Upton Park stadium.
He originally thought that Liverpool could get a good result in this game even if they sent the substitutes, because West Ham United was now at the bottom of the league!
But West Ham United played an extremely wild offensive at home, completely destroying Liverpool's substitute lineup!
3: 1
Liverpool was defeated at the Upton Park stadium.
Comain felt like he had been slapped in the face. Just ten days ago, he said that Liverpool was not afraid of the opponent's rough style.
As a result, West Ham United used rough and unreasonable play to trample Liverpool. Although it was not the main lineup, it made Comain lose face.
In fact, Comain was even more disappointed that Carragher's form was not ideal after his return from injury.
The two goals he conceded today were directly related to his defensive mistakes.
This made Comain have to admit that Carragher was no longer good!
In that case, Liverpool's summer recruitment plan also had to consider a center back!
In the same round of the game, Manchester United gave Wigan Athletic another defeat in the away game with 4: 0.
Chelsea's home win over Birmingham City with 3: 1 made the Blues fans breathe a sigh of relief.
After three consecutive wins, they were defeated by Liverpool. After two rounds without a win, they finally won. The fans hoped that their worries would not come true. The Blues must bite the top four and keep their Champions League spot next season!
Manchester City and Arsenal also lost points in this round.
Manchester City drew 1: 1 with Fulham at home. Arsenal, on the other hand, lost the EFL Cup title with a 1: 2 loss to Birmingham City, thus failing to end their lack of championship titles for many years. In the Premier League, they staged a 3: 3 goalscoring battle with Tottenham Hotspur and lost two points in the Premier League!
Liverpool was still far ahead in the rankings with 69 points.
Manchester United was ranked second with 57 points, narrowing the gap with Liverpool to 12 points. In the next round, the two teams would directly face each other for the top of the list.
Arsenal was ranked third with 56 points.
Manchester City was ranked fourth with 51 points.
Chelsea was only two points behind Manchester City with 49 points. The hope of keeping the top four was still very high!
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