Seven Hundred and Sixtieth Chapters, the Enemy's Road Is Narrow

The 2015 International Champions Cup was extended to three continents of the world, not only in North America, but also in China and Australia.

Liverpool's trip continues to the North American Division, because there are too few teams in other divisions, and there are no strong teams to achieve the effect of training.

In the first game, Liverpool came to the beautiful Seattle, and the opponent was Paris Saint-Germain led by Situ Yunbing's old friend Blanco.

Through massive signings over the years, Paris Saint-Germain has become the giant of Ligue 1. Last season, it completed all domestic competitions, including the French Super Cup, French League Cup, French Cup, and Ligue 1.

Situ Yunbing also achieved this achievement in Monaco in 2010, and he added a 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, quite excited about meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

The two expressed respect for each other in the pre-match press conference.

Blanc claimed that no one will forget the series of records Situ Yunbing created in Ligue 1. Even if he leads Paris Saint-Germain to the championship, it is still far from the record Situ Yunbing set in Monaco. At that time, Monaco But it is still the myth of winning the league undefeated!

Situ Yunbing expressed that he was not at all surprised by Blanco's success. Blanco had shown great strength a long time ago, and said that he was very happy with Blanco during his two years in Ligue 1. The Bordeaux led by each other are rivals, and he has learned a lot from each other!

When the two met on the sidelines of the stadium, the two embraced each other warmly, then smiled and greeted each other, and finally hugged again before parting.

It's a pity for both of them. If this is a contest that takes place in the European arena, at least they can 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, Pastore, Thiago Motta, Lucas Jr., Matuidi in the midfield, and Thiago Sean on the defense line. Erva leads the way, along with Marquinhos, Maxwell, David Luiz and more.

In general, Paris Saint-Germain is indeed strong and strong, and it is not weak against the European giants.

It's just that they are too strong and have become very comfortable in Ligue 1. Domestic honor trophies are almost at hand, and no team can challenge and shake their status.

But in Europe,

Due to their strong lineup, it is almost impossible to play the role of dark horse, because other giants or first-tier clubs will not regard them as a meal, but will treat them with caution, so Paris Saint-Germain wants to break through history and make achievements in the European arena becomes somewhat difficult.

When the European giants have high-intensity games in their respective leagues to squeeze their potential and force them to be vigilant at all times, Paris Saint-Germain is likely to have a state problem, because no matter how poor their state is, they can still win in the league. Victory in any game!

But this is not necessarily the case in the top European confrontation.

In the warm-up match in Seattle, Situ Yunbing tried his best to put players in good physical condition on the field. Being able to face Paris Saint-Germain in the first game can better help Liverpool players enter the state of pre-season preparations.

Since it is a warm-up match, the tactics are secondary, and the key is to play out the state, so the two teams played very vigorously, and there were many exciting scenes on the court.

It is understandable that Liverpool's midfield defense can't keep up with the rhythm.

After all, under a fast pace, the midfielder has the lowest fault tolerance rate. If a man-marker fails to keep up, he will almost lose his defensive role.

Ibrahimovic and Cavani scored consecutive goals in the game, and Liverpool's Lewandowski and Mbappe also responded.

In the second half, Lucas Jr.'s wonderful breakthrough made Coulibaly and Robertson a little embarrassed, but Sane also played with the opponent's back line, which made people shine.

The American audience at the scene watched with great enjoyment and felt that they were still unsatisfied.

In the end, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain blasted a score of 4:4!

Situ Yunbing and Blanco shook hands to make peace.

Although the score was a 4:4 tie, Blanco said meaningfully after the game: "I don't think there is any need to care too much about the result, because this is a warm-up match, and both teams are stimulating the team's state. Give the players as much freedom as possible and it looks like Paris Saint-Germain are neck and neck with the European champions.

But if this is a life-and-death battle, I think the more experienced Liverpool will have the last laugh, so Paris Saint-Germain should forget about the score, we still need some running-in, and then we will see what happens in the new season! "

Situ Yunbing defended the back line after the game. He said that the team still needs some time to gradually recover its strength, and there is no need to take the outcome of the game too seriously at this stage.

In the second game, Liverpool moved to Washington and played head-to-head with Benfica.

In this game, Situ Yunbing used many young players.

Like Arnold, Guerrero who was transformed into a left back by him, Guendouzi.

They were not allowed to play against Paris Saint-Germain because they were afraid that they would be blown up. If you lose all your confidence, then there is no question of whether to train or not. You have to give them psychological counseling first, and the gain outweighs the loss.

Benfica is still a more pragmatic team, especially facing European giants.

This contest tested Liverpool's teamwork even more. Fortunately, Coutinho performed well as the midfielder. Not only did he once again display his ability to shoot long-range arrows through the clouds, but he even staged a hat-trick of assists.

However, Benfica is not helpless, taking advantage of the weakness of Liverpool's full-backs' lack of defensive ability to frequently penetrate the wing.

Liverpool finally defeated Benfica 4:3. The win is a win, but it is not satisfactory.

In the third stop, Liverpool came to New York to compete with the New York Red Bulls here in the final group stage.

In this game, the Red Army played very easily. They played lightly and beat their opponents 5:1, which really didn't save much face for the New York fans.

After entering the knockout round, Situ Yunbing's requirements for the team have become a bit higher, so they have to cheer up and go all out for the game!

In the semi-finals, Liverpool's opponent was their enemy Barcelona, ​​who was their opponent in the Champions League final last season!

However, because many of Barcelona's main players were plagued by injuries, Barcelona, ​​who came to North America to participate in the International Champions Cup, was actually disabled.

But the confrontation between the two teams forced the intensity of the game to remain high.

In particular, Situ Yunbing was asked about his relationship with Barcelona coach Enrique in an interview before the game. He answered positively: "I respect my colleagues, but I am not friends with him."

He told the truth!

But against the background of his sympathy with Blanco, Barcelona seems to think that Situ Yunbing lacks respect for their coach.

Enrique actually doesn't care, he doesn't need false peace, he is full of hostility towards Situ Yunbing, even if he doesn't show it in particular, but if he insists on saying that the two are friendly, it will make him feel sick .

Barcelona obviously attacked with a broken formation, but they seemed to come to the game with a feeling of revenge.

In less than 10 minutes of the opening, Sane's breakthrough on the wing was astonishingly one-stop and broke through Barcelona's oppressive defense line to complete the goal!

The game also began to completely get out of control at this moment!

Messi also turned his back on Liverpool's backline when he got totally serious.

The local fans in Kansas witnessed Messi's runaway breakthrough to complete the goal, which subverted their perception of football!

At least in the major leagues of the United States, no player can do such a feat!

Liverpool also had a god-like performance. When Mbappe started from halftime and made a point after passing three players in one breath, the atmosphere on the scene suddenly rose to an all-time high.

Gareth Bale, who came off the bench in the second half, also assisted Lewandowski to score easily after blowing up the Barcelona defense with an iconic goal.

Liverpool finally defeated Barcelona 5:2. Although this score is very close to the score of the Champions League final, the content on the field is actually very different.

Liverpool reached the final of the International Champions Cup, and the opponent somewhat surprised the American audience, Manchester United!

Last summer's International Champions Cup was Liverpool playing Manchester United.

Still this year!

It seems that the Premier League team is really serious about the International Champions Cup!

Manchester United bought a lot of people in the summer, and Van Gaal seems to be making a comeback, especially now that not many people may have paid attention to Rashford, who he promoted, and the attention is still on Manchester United's new No. 7 Depay and Martial .

But even if he played well in the warm-up match, Van Gaal has learned to be good, and he dare not speak out before the battle with Liverpool.

Because both he and the media have a similar premonition that Manchester United will be taught to be a man by Liverpool.

Situ Yunbing is naturally not interested in suppressing Van Gaal. On the contrary, he somewhat hopes that Manchester United can regroup and put some pressure on other giants in the league!

Therefore, at the pre-match press conference, Situ Yunbing gave Manchester United a mouthful.

"Our rival Manchester United performed well in the warm-up match. It seems that their signings are very good, especially new players like Martial and Falcao. I believe they can make a difference in the new season. Tomorrow I think the game will be very exciting!"

The last time Situ Yunbing was so polite to Manchester United dates back to the time when Ferguson was in power. Whether it was Moyes or Van Gaal later, Situ Yunbing was horrified by Situ Yunbing when they played against Liverpool.

The outside world is speculating about Situ Yunbing's conspiracy.

Situ Yunbing really didn't have any malicious thoughts about this.

The international championship is just a warm-up match, and it would be unkind to go all out in the warm-up match.

It's just that Manchester United seems to have been ravaged by Liverpool repeatedly in the past two years, which caused them to show signs of lack of confidence when facing Liverpool!