From the pre-season warm-up, not all of Chen Hero’s teammates were in such good shape.

Charlie Adam, who had forced his return, suffered a setback. Only halfway through pre-season training, he re-entered the injury list due to a recurrence of his old injury. It was the same area that was injured.

There were two options: one was to have surgery again, but this would be devastating for his injured area and would greatly affect his athletic life. The other option was conservative treatment, without surgery, but the recovery period would be very slow… Anyway, it would take at least three months.

This was a huge blow to him, and what made him even more terrible was that manager Martin O'Neill was very dissatisfied with Charlie Adam's insistence on returning early, which led to more serious consequences. In other words, Charlie Adam's idea of ​​wanting to show Martin O'Neill his performance was not only not realized, but also had the opposite effect.

He tried to steal a chicken only to lose the rice he used as bait.

Martin O'Neill took office as the new coach, and it was originally a time to assess the players' abilities and observe their condition. At the same time, pre-season preparation and maintaining the integrity of the player lineup were also very important. Charlie Adam, as the team's main midfielder last season, would have to miss three months due to injury, which was certainly detrimental to O'Neill's plans. The season had not yet started, and there was one more person on the injury list, and it was still a recurrence of an old injury, which was really unlucky – a recurrence of an old injury for a professional player meant that his injury was likely to become a chronic disease and recur at any time in the future. That would be too bad.

Martin O'Neill could not tolerate his players having such unprofessional behavior – he did not think that Charlie Adam's early comeback was a manifestation of professionalism. On the contrary, it was an irresponsible behavior towards his own body.

In his mind, Charlie Adam's position was already after Lucas. Anyway, after Charlie Adam really recovered, Lucas would have returned to the team long ago, so where would Charlie Adam's position be?

If Charlie Adam knew that he had done something bad with good intentions, he would probably have the idea of ​​transferring and leaving… This was too tragic!

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Apart from Charlie Adam being a little upset, everyone else was fine. Although their conditions were different, they were not injured.

Inler was a little uncomfortable. The defensive philosophy of English football was completely different from that of Italian football. In Italy, he was accustomed to teammates helping with defense and the concept of overall defense. When he came to England, he realized that it was not the same as in Italy.

This required re-adaptation, but it shouldn't be a big problem. Players who come out of Italy are very adaptable to tactics. Even someone like Chen Hero, who is not known for his tactics, changed his tactics as soon as Dalglish told him to after coming to England, shifting from aerial to ground play. Chen Hero only needed a few games to adapt.

If it were Chen Hero, who had just transferred from Zenit St. Petersburg to Napoli, it would probably take him half a season to adjust…

This also shows that Chen Hero's tactical understanding ability is much better now than it was a few seasons ago.

Martin O'Neill knew that Chen Hero should use his head as little as possible, so the tactics he developed for Liverpool were more focused on footwork.

But to be honest, most of Liverpool's players have very rough footwork. Although they play ground coordination, it is also a very open and closed style.

They are definitely not a technical team like Arsenal or Barcelona.

However, this simple and direct ground coordination will become extremely powerful as long as Chen Hero is there. And there is also good news that Sanchez has joined. Sanchez is one of the few players in the Liverpool team with excellent footwork. His breakthroughs on the right are very sharp, and his dribbling ability is excellent, both vertically and horizontally. His arrival can enrich Liverpool's tactics, and also bring some changes to Liverpool, and these changes may bring victory to the team in the game.

English teams should be very familiar with Chen Hero's style, but Sanchez… he is someone who can bring infinite variables.

Fortunately, Sanchez adapted to the team relatively quickly, which may be related to the fact that Chen Hero has a good relationship with him. He had only been in the team for a short time, and he was already seen hanging out with Chen Hero, Skrtel, Adam Johnson, and Suarez.

Of course, Martin O'Neill would not know that there was a so-called "Eating, Drinking, and Having Fun Liverpool Branch" underground organization in his team. So he didn't know that Sanchez was able to integrate into the team so quickly thanks to the efforts of the Eating, Drinking, and Having Fun group…

But anyway, it's a good thing for him that Sanchez integrates into the team quickly.

First of all, he needs to use the pre-season warm-up to determine the main lineup.

Rotation is necessary, but in order for a team to adapt to his tactical thinking as quickly as possible, it is best to have a fixed starting lineup. If nothing unexpected happens, this lineup should be used for at least half a season. Rotation will only be considered after Christmas.

After several warm-up matches, Martin O'Neill basically has a suitable main lineup framework in his mind.

The goalkeeper is Reina, which is definitely beyond doubt. The main center backs are mainly Skrtel and Agger, with Kaggl and Coates as substitutes. The full-backs are currently Glen Johnson and Enrique as the main players. Although Inler has not fully adapted in the midfield, he is definitely a main player. Hopefully, he will adapt as soon as possible. His partner is Gerrard, who has recovered from injury. If Lucas and Charlie Adam recover from injury, they will be valuable additions.

Because of Sanchez on the right, Adam Johnson no longer has to continue playing as a right winger. Now Sanchez is on the right. Adam Johnson went to the left, but he was originally a left-footed player, so this is just right for him.

Regarding the wing tactics, because Chen Hero wants to use his feet as much as possible, Martin O'Neill told Adam Johnson and Sanchez that they can cut inside more and cooperate with Chen Hero, instead of simply crossing to the bottom.

The starting forwards are Chen Hero and Suarez.

This is the most basic 442, with a parallel midfield.

If there is only one set of tactics, it is definitely impossible to go too far in the season, because it is too easy to be studied thoroughly. Although English coaches are not as crazy about tactics as Italians, a standard parallel 442 is too simple, isn't it?

So O'Neill also designed another set of tactics, which is 4231. In fact, the players have not changed, but Suarez's position has changed. He has changed from a forward to a member of the "3" in the middle, but not a attacking midfielder, but more like a shadow striker.

Of course, it would be better if there was a full-time attacking midfielder, but unfortunately Liverpool does not have such talent. Gerrard can fill the position, but his main role is a long shot.

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Liverpool's pre-season preparation passed quickly in busyness. During this time, Martin O'Neill was trying to adapt to the team, and the team was also adapting to him.

The fans have high hopes for this team. Every public training session, the training ground is surrounded by enthusiastic Liverpool fans.

Liverpool's results during Dalglish's time were really too bad. Although everyone said that the bad results were not Dalglish's fault, they were still very clear in their hearts.

Everyone hopes that the team can get back on track under the leadership of Martin O'Neill.

Martin O'Neill's coaching ability is still recognized by everyone. So this coaching change by Chen Xing and Niang did not cause a backlash from fans and the media.

Because they have high hopes, the team's every move during pre-season training has attracted much attention.

Originally, the results of warm-up matches are not important. What matters is the process, the players' performance, especially testing the extent to which new players have integrated into the team.

But perhaps because Liverpool fans have lost for too long, Liverpool players can immediately feel the pressure even if they lose a warm-up match. The local media in Liverpool will also report on their lost warm-up match at length, giving each player a detailed score and analyzing their performance gains and losses.

They are really looking at their games with a magnifying glass.

But as a giant, this kind of pressure must be endured, and most players don't think there's anything great about it.

However, they are still a little unmotivated in the warm-up matches. After all, they are not official matches, and there is no punishment for losing the match. In addition, Martin O'Neill made a lot of rotation in order to assess the players. The number of substitutions in each warm-up match is at least eleven.

So it's always not like a regular game.

Now the players can't wait for the new season to come quickly.

2012 is the year of the European Cup. There is a European Cup this summer. England has qualified for the European Cup finals, but only Adam Johnson and Glen Johnson from Liverpool were selected for the England national team. These two are not absolute main players, and they didn't play many games. They were basically not affected by the European Cup. Gerrard was not selected for the squad at all due to injury. As a giant, Liverpool was less affected by the European Cup.

After the new season, when Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, and Manchester City, these major national teams, are affected by the European Cup, maybe Liverpool can seize the opportunity?

Judging from the warm-up matches, Liverpool fans can really look forward to it.

On August 7, the English Community Shield Cup kicked off at Wembley Stadium. The match was between last season's league champion Manchester United and last season's FA Cup champion Everton.

This game is the prelude to the new Premier League season.

In this hot summer, English fans have been waiting impatiently. The English national team's performance in the European Cup was quite average. English fans can only place their feelings and hopes on the club team.

The theme of the promotional video launched by the new Premier League season highlights this sense of anticipation among fans. With fragments of fans' boring lives in the summer, coupled with the wonderful performances of the stars and the commentators' passionate roars, people can fully feel the passion of football in this summer.

In the end, Manchester United defeated Everton in the Community Shield Cup and lifted the Community Shield Cup. It seems that although Ferguson is another year older, Manchester United's dominance of the Premier League seems to be continuing…