"Two games, five goals, all related to Yang, three of which were directly assisted by Yang! Yang! Liverpool's new No. 8! A perfect successor to No. 8!" - Liverpool Post
"China Yang's worth has skyrocketed by 5 million. Klopp's vision is as good as ever. Liverpool has picked up a dusty pearl! Perhaps this will be Liverpool's most successful signing in the past ten years!" - The Times
"Although this Croatian Red Army has shown strong offensive power on offense, there are still problems on the defensive end. Matip, who moved on a free transfer, performed mediocrely, and Lovren's old problems are especially present. This may be a huge weakness of Liverpool.
, If Klopp can’t improve their poor defense, they may not be able to go very far in the European war!》——Daily Mail
The next morning, major media reports in England came out one after another.
Klopp's office. He didn't go back last night. He slept in the dormitory for two or three hours and got up early in the morning to continue working.
The next game is against Tottenham in North London. This is a strong opponent.
The Champions League draw will be held in a few days, and there is no room for him to slack off at all.
Starting from September, they will fight on multiple fronts, including the Champions League, League Cup, League One, and the FA Cup starting in January.
Klopp wants all of these, but unfortunately he has to make a choice. Liverpool's current lineup cannot support it and the bench is too thin.
He lowered his head and was busy at his desk, when the cell phone on the desk suddenly rang.
"Eh!"
Klopp was a little surprised when he picked up the phone and saw a call from Bielsa.
After being stunned for a few seconds, Klopp swiped his finger on the phone and answered the call.
"Damn scumbag! I gave Yang to you, and this is how you use him? Do you know that your current tactics are completely tying up Yang's hands and feet! You are limiting his offensive talent!"
As soon as Klopp put the phone close to his ear, a bell-like roar came from the receiver. Klopp's hand shook in fright and he almost threw the phone away.
"Damn it! Old madman, you are angry! Why are you calling me so early in the morning to scold me!" Klopp retorted, he would not give in to Bielsa.
In the past, there were hostages in the hands of this old guy, and he had to speak more politely. Now that the hostages have been redeemed, he still has nothing to worry about.
The old man, the middle man, and the two live treasures teased each other for a while, and then started chatting about Mo Yang's performance in the last two games. The more they chatted, the more they became more in tune with each other, and the more they talked, the more excited they became.
Half an hour later, the two hung up the phone.
Bielsa looked out the window at the busy players on the training field, and he seemed to see the smiling but shy child in the crowd again.
Although Mo Yang has left Leeds United, Bielsa has been paying attention to Mo Yang. This is a child that he will never forget.
On the Liverpool side, Klopp hung up the phone with a smile on his face.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"..."
At this moment, the sound of the door frame being hit could be faintly heard outside the window from time to time.
Klopp knew who made the noise without even thinking.
He walked to the window and opened the curtains, looking towards the training ground in the distance. On the training ground shrouded in light mist in the distance, Mo Yang was immersed in shooting.
As long as Klopp lives in the dormitory, he will see this scene every morning, without exception.
Sometimes, even if it is windy or raining, Mo Yang will come out wearing a raincoat and run around with the ball for a few laps. He is really a diligent monster.
Silently watching Mo Yang's busy figure, Klopp suddenly thought of what he had just said to Bielsa on the phone and frowned.
After thinking for a while, he left the office directly and walked downstairs towards the training ground. He needed to talk to this kid, and he also discovered Mo Yang's problem.
"Bang!" There was a loud noise.
Klopp was startled when he just stepped onto the court, and his eyes suddenly widened as he stared blankly at the goal frame that was shaking constantly from being hit by the ball.
This kind of shooting power can be said to be very terrifying. He knows that Mo Yang's shooting has improved a lot, but he doesn't know that Mo Yang actually has the attributes of a heavy gunner. Why has this kid never shown it?
Bielsa really understands this little guy, and he really surprises people from time to time.
"Clang!"
There was another sound, and Mo Yang's ball hit the goal post again and bounced directly towards Klopp.
Mo Yang saw Klopp and was about to say hello, but saw Klopp jumping up to face the ball, looking like he was going to stop the ball with his chest beautifully.
However, the tragedy is that Klopp miscalculated the speed of the ball, miscalculated the height of the ball, and even miscalculated himself. As a result, the other person jumped up, but the ball hit him directly in the face, and his glasses were damaged.
Was beaten away.
"Gah!..."
Mo Yang's chin almost dropped. In his eyes, Klopp seemed to deliberately use his face to catch the ball. He had never seen anyone looking for a fight!
How painful it is!
Mo Yang is well aware of the power of his shot. Even if it is a rebound ball, the power will not be too small.
Since the beginning of comprehensive physical training, as the strength of the core and limbs has skyrocketed, the power that Mo Yang's explosive talent can erupt in an instant when shooting has become more and more terrifying.
The reason why Mo Yang has never dared to shoot with such force is because he still cannot control such a powerful shot.
Once the strength is too high, it is easy to jerk off, so he has always been training in private to blast the door with this kind of heavy artillery.
"Head! Are you okay?"
After being stunned for a while, Mo Yang immediately trotted over, bent down and asked Klopp who was squatting on the ground, covering his face and inhaling wildly in pain.
"Boy, don't tell anyone, or I'll make you sit on the bench for the rest of your life!" After a while, Klopp, who had regained his breath, let go and raised his head, glaring at Mo Yang fiercely! It's so embarrassing today.
"Ha ha!"
Seeing Klopp's yin and yang face, Mo Yang couldn't help it and burst into laughter.
"You stinky boy, I'll beat you to death!"
Seeing that Mo Yang dared to laugh at him, Klopp raised his hand and slapped him, while Mo Yang raised his leg and ran away.
The two masters and apprentices quarreled on the court for a while, then they sat down cross-legged in front of the goal and started talking about something serious.
"Yang, do you feel that my tactics have limited your performance?" Klopp said frankly.
"No!" Mo Yang thought seriously, then shook his head and smiled.
He does not feel as free and free as he did at Leeds United at Liverpool, but that doesn't matter, as long as he can win.
What Mo Yang cares about most now is a rather worrying problem he discovered in the last two games.
It's just that his passing success rate dropped a bit during the game.
In the game against Arsenal, his passing success rate was only 70%.
Yesterday's game against Burnley was even lower, only 64%.
You must know that his passing success in the British Championship was basically above 80.
After thinking about it, Mo Yang felt that this was the reason why his opponents had become stronger, and also the reason why the overall defensive ability of the Premier League team was several levels higher than that of the English Championship.
The only way to solve this problem is to make yourself stronger.
Based on the probability of the dog system releasing tasks now, he probably couldn't count on this guy and could only practice on his own.
Diligence can make up for weakness, this is a wise saying that my grandfather told him since he was a child.
Klopp looked at Mo Yang's smiling face and fell silent.
Bielsa said on the phone that he restricted Mo Yang's performance, which was actually true.
He discovered this problem as early as the warm-up match, and it can also be seen in these two games.
The most obvious manifestation is that the crazy attacking style that Mo Yang played at Leeds United has completely disappeared.
Now Mo Yang looks more like a hidden killer on the court.
Although it can also deliver fatal killing intent, its efficiency is not as high as that of the British Championship.
What's the reason?
It's because he spends more time on defense, which consumes a lot of Mo Yang's energy.
The Premier League is not the English Championship. Mo Yang does not need to participate in defense at Leeds United, but in the Premier League, this is not possible at Liverpool. He is needed on the defensive end.
Why does Klopp look down on Coutinho?
One of the reasons is that the Brazilian rarely comes back to participate in defense. His defense is not good, his body is not good, and his mental attributes are not good either.
But there is no solution to this problem!
That is to introduce a top central defender, a world-class defensive core who is strong and tough enough.
Only by completely stabilizing Liverpool's defensive end can Klopp liberate Mo Yang and let Mo Yang freely display his offensive talents on the court.
But such world-class central defenders are not so easy to buy. All of them are playing for top wealthy teams.
Even if someone is willing to come, Liverpool cannot afford it given their current finances.
So Klopp can only turn his attention to those young defenders. Fortunately, this is his old profession.
Klopp has issued instructions to the club's scouts some time ago, asking them to search for central defenders who meet his requirements around the world.
He must solve this problem, otherwise as Bielsa said, he is restricting Mo Yang and stifling Mo Yang's offensive talent. (To be continued)