766 The Enemy's Road Is Narrow
The 2015 International Champions League was promoted to three continents of the world, not only held in North America, but also in China and Australia.
Liverpool continued to go to the North American division this trip because there were too few teams in other divisions and there were no strong teams that could achieve the effect of training.
In the first match against Liverpool, he came to the scenic Seattle, and his opponent was Paris Saint-Germain led by Situ Yunbing's old friend Blanco.
Through extensive signings in recent years, Paris Saint-Germain has become a giant in Ligue 1, and has completed all monopoly in domestic competitions last season, including the French Super League Cup, French League Cup, French Cup, and French Ligue 1.
Situ Yunbing also completed this achievement in Monaco in 2010, and also had an additional Champions League title!
Five years later, when Situ Yunbing and Blanco met again on the green field, even if it was just a warm-up match, both of them seemed very happy, and they were quite excited to meet old friends in a foreign land.
The two expressed respect for each other at the pre-match press conference.
Blanco claimed that no one would forget the series of records Situ Yunbing set in Ligue 1. Even though he led Paris Saint-Germain to win the championship, it was still far from the record Situ Yunbing set in Monaco that year. Monaco still won the myth of unbeaten in the league!
Situ Yunbing said that he was not surprised by Blanco's success. Blanco showed strong strength a long time ago, and said that during the two years in Ligue 1, he was very happy to be against Bordeaux led by Blanco, and he learned a lot from the opponent!
When the two met on the sidelines of the court, the two hugged each other enthusiastically, then smiled and greeted each other, and finally hugged each other before they separated.
Both of them were quite regretful. If this was a contest in the European arena, at least they could sit down and have a drink after the game.
Paris Saint-Germain's lineup is indeed very strong.
There are Ibrahimovic, Di Maria, Cavani on the front line, Pastorre, Thiago Mota, Lucas Jr., and Matuidi on the midfield, and Thiago Silva on the back line, as well as Marginhos, Maxville, David Luis, etc.
In general, Paris Saint-Germain is indeed strong and is not weak in benchmarking European giants.
But they are too strong and become very comfortable in Ligue 1. The domestic trophy of honor is almost easy to win, and no team can challenge and shake their status.
But in the European arena, because their lineup is strong, it is almost impossible to play the role of a dark horse, because other wealthy or first-tier clubs will not regard them as on-the-board food, but will treat them with caution, so it will become a bit difficult for Paris Saint-Germain to break through history and make achievements in the European arena.
When European giants have high-intensity games in their respective leagues to squeeze their potential and force them to stay alert at all times, Paris Saint-Germain is likely to have a state problem, because no matter how poor they are, they can win any game in the league!
But this is not necessarily the case in the top European confrontation.
In the warm-up match in Seattle, Situ Yunbing made as much physical condition as possible to let players in good health play. Being able to face Paris Saint-Germain in the first game can better help Liverpool players enter pre-season preparation.
Since it was a warm-up match, the tactics were second-hand. The key was to play out the state. Therefore, the two teams played very unrestrainedly, and there were endless wonderful scenes on the court.
It is understandable that Liverpool's midfield defense is a little unable to keep up with the pace.
After all, at a fast pace, the midfield's fault tolerance rate is the lowest. If a person is not keeping up, he will almost lose his defensive effect.
Ibrahimovic and Cavani scored consecutive goals in the game, while Lewandowski and Mbappe also remained in color.
When it came to the second half, Lucas Jr.'s wonderful breakthrough made Kulibali and Robertson feel a little embarrassed, but Sane also played with the opponent's back line and was eye-catching.
The American audience was very happy to watch the scene, but they still felt that they were still unfulfilled.
In the end, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain scored a 4:4 score!
Situ Yunbing shook hands with Blanco and made peace.
Although the score was a 4:4 draw, Blanco said meaningfully after the game: "I think there is no need to care too much about the result, because it is a warm-up match, both teams are inspiring the team's form and giving the players as much freedom as possible. It seems that Paris Saint-Germain plays equally with the European champions.
But if this is a life-and-death battle, I think more experienced Liverpool will end up laughing to the end, so Paris Saint-Germain should forget the score, we need some running-in, and then see what will happen in the new season!”
Situ Yunbing defended the back line after the game. He said that the team will take some time to gradually recover, and there is no need to pay too much attention to the victory or defeat of the game at this stage.
In the second game, Liverpool turned to Washington to fight against Benfica.
In this game, Situ Yunbing activated many young players.
Like Arnold, Guerrero, who was transformed into a left back by him, Gondozi.
The reason why they didn't let them play against Paris Saint-Germain was because they were afraid that they would be beaten up. If they were beaten away, there would be no question of whether they were trained or not. They had to provide psychological counseling for them first, which would be more than worth the loss.
Benfica is still a relatively pragmatic team, especially against European giants.
This competition tests Liverpool's team cooperation. Fortunately, Coutinho performed well as the midfielder. Not only did he use his long-range shooting ability to penetrate the clouds again, but he also performed a hat trick to assist.
However, Benfica was not powerless to fight back. He took advantage of the weakness of Liverpool's full-back's lack of defensive ability to frequently break through the wing. At the same time, Gondozi was a little frivolous in the game, which was also a major weakness in Liverpool's defense line.
Liverpool finally defeated Benfica 4:3, and the win was a win, but it was not satisfactory.
In the third stop, Liverpool came to New York and played the last group stage match with the team New York Red Bulls.
The Reds fought very easily in this game, and they went into the game with a lightweight match and beat the opponent 5:1, which really didn't give much face to New York fans.
After entering the knockout round, Situ Yunbing's requirements for the team became a little high, making them have to cheer up and give their all to the game!
In the semi-finals, Liverpool's opponent was his enemy Barcelona, and they were their opponent in the Champions League final last season!
However, because many main players in Barcelona were troubled by injuries, Barcelona, who came to North America to participate in the International Champions League, was actually a remnant team.
However, the confrontation between the two teams forced the intensity of the game to remain high.
Especially when Situ Yunbing was asked about his relationship with Barcelona coach Enrique in an interview before the game, he answered positively: "I respect my peers, but he and I are not friends."
He told the truth!
But against the backdrop of his mutual appreciation with Blanco, Barcelona seemed to believe that Situ Yunbing lacked respect for their coach.
Enrique actually didn't care. He didn't need hypocritical peace. He was hostile to Situ Yunbing. Even if he didn't show it specifically, if he insisted on saying that the two had a friendly relationship, it would make him feel disgusted.
Barcelona obviously attacked in the remnant formation, but it seemed to come to the game with revenge.
Less than 10 minutes into the game, Sane's breakthrough on the wing was astonishingly blown up Barcelona's oppressed defense line and scored!
The game also began to lose control at this moment!
Messi also became completely serious and made Liverpool's defense lose its opponents.
Local fans in Kansas witnessed Messi's rampage and extraordinary breakthrough to complete the goal, which subverted their perception of football!
At least in the Major League, no player can do such a feat!
Liverpool also had a performance like a god descending to earth. When Mbappe started in one breath from halftime and created points, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly rose unprecedentedly.
Gareth Bale, who came on as a substitute in the second half, also scored with an iconic man-figure over Barcelona's defense and assisted Lewandowski to score easily.
Liverpool finally defeated Barcelona in the remnant team 5:2. Although the score is very close to the score of the Champions League final, the content on the court is actually very different.
Liverpool reached the International Champions League final, and the opponent was a bit surprised by American audiences, Manchester United!
Last summer's International Champions League was when Liverpool played against Manchester United.
This year is still!
It seems that Premier League teams are really serious about the International Champions League!
Manchester United bought a lot of people in the summer, and Van Gaal seemed to be making a comeback, especially now that there may not be many people paying attention to Rashford, whom he promoted, and his attention is still on Manchester United's new No. 7 Depp and Martial.
However, even though he played well in the warm-up match, Van Gaal learned his lesson and did not dare to speak loudly before playing against Liverpool.
Because both him and the media have a similar premonition that Manchester United is going to be taught to be a human being by Liverpool.
Situ Yunbing naturally had no interest in suppressing Van Gaal. Instead, he hoped that Manchester United could regroup and put some pressure on other giants in the league!
Therefore, at the pre-match press conference, Situ Yunbing sipped Manchester United.
"Our arch rival Manchester United performed well in the warm-up match. It seems that their recruitment work is great, especially new players like Martial and Falcao. I believe they can make some achievements in the new season. I think tomorrow's game will definitely be exciting!"
Situ Yunbing was so polite to Manchester United. The last time it was traced back to Ferguson's reign. Whether it was Moyes or Van Gaal later, Situ Yunbing was criticized by Situ Yunbing when he played against Liverpool.
The outside world is speculating about Situ Yunbing’s conspiracy.
Situ Yunbing really had no malicious thoughts about this.
The international champion is just a warm-up match, and it is not too kind to be honest when it is fully fired in the warm-up match.
Chapter completed!