After the international match day, all major leagues will start in full swing.
On November 19, in the 12th round of the Premier League, the entire Liverpool team went to the south coast to face Southampton, known as the Saint, at St. Mary's Stadium.
Southampton has a reputation as a wealthy killer in the Premier League. It once frightened the Big 6 of the Premier League and is also the star-making factory of the Premier League.
Real Madrid's Bale, Manchester United's Luke Shaw, Chelsea's Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tottenham's Alderweireld, and Liverpool's current Mane, Lovren, Lallana, Klein and others all came from Southampton.
Dayton.
Klopp knows very well that Southampton is a tough nut to crack.
But because the players have just finished playing for the national team and are tired from traveling, there will be a second match against Monaco four days later, which will determine their final fate in the Champions League.
Therefore, in this game, he had to make a large-scale rotation and put Moyang, Salah, Mane, and Matip on the bench.
Fortunately, Coutinho and Karius returned from injury in time.
After the game started, Klopp stood on the sidelines and began to observe Southampton's defensive core Virgil Van Dijk from all aspects.
The more Klopp watched, the more excited he became!
Super defensive with no shortcomings, super physical fitness, an overall tactical vision, excellent ball organization ability, and excellent scoring ability, this is simply a central defender tailor-made for his tactics.
As long as he takes down this guy, he can completely liberate Mo Yang.
But soon, Klopp stopped laughing.
In the 26th minute of the game, Liverpool got an excellent counterattack opportunity. The attack quickly reached the top of Southampton's arc, but it was Van Dijk who was marking Coutinho.
Coutinho changed his rhythm and broke through, but Van Dijk just wasn't fooled.
After finally getting a little space to shoot, Coutinho immediately took off his foot and tried to shoot into the far corner of the goal, but was blocked by Van Dijk with his long legs.
Coutinho was completely at his wits end and wanted to pass the ball, but as soon as the ball left his foot, Van Dijk seemed to know it in advance and blocked the ball back again.
Not only that, he also took the opportunity to squeeze Coutinho behind him, got the ball, then turned around and strode towards the midfield with the ball.
Facing the pressing pressure of Sturridge and Emre Can, Van Dijk was as steady as a mountain, showing his characteristics of being tall and flexible, and actually brought the ball out with his excellent ball protection and strong body.
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"God! This Dutchman is so strong!"
On the bench, Salah, Mane, and Mo Yang were all dumbfounded and turned to look at each other. Why is there another monster here!
After playing so many rounds in the league, these three brothers have never seen a central defender guard Coutinho so hard, without even giving him a chance to pass the ball.
After Van Dijk dribbled the ball through Liverpool's midfield defense, he distributed the ball directly to Raymond on the right.
Raymond went down the wing and was trapped by Milner who was stuck in the inside position. He forced a pass and was blocked from the bottom line.
Southampton gets their second corner kick of the first half.
The corner kick was taken and went directly to Van Dijk in the penalty area.
Van Dijk saw the ball coming. Being double-teamed by Klavan and Gomez, he jumped up high and accurately touched the ball with his forehead.
The ball went into the goal from Alisson's right side, but the distance was so close that he had no time to react.
After scoring the goal, Van Dijk ran wildly with his hands open and was cheered by the fans in the stands.
In the coaching area, Klopp was dumbfounded!
This height, this jumping ability, this header, and this body are simply amazing!
At this moment, this situation makes Klopp feel that he must immediately raise the offer after returning. Even if he spends money, he must send this guy to Liverpool.
Anyway, the negotiations with Barcelona are coming to an end. There is a high probability that Coutinho will leave in the winter window in exchange for hundreds of millions of euros. There is plenty of money!
"Sadio, can you beat him?"
On the bench, Salah looked at the field blankly and suddenly asked.
Mane shook his head like a rattle, "I can't do it, I absolutely can't do it! This guy's body is too strong and his tackling ability is too strong!"
In the past few dozen minutes, he could clearly see that the physical confrontations between Henderson, Emre Can, and Reva were all instantly defeated by the Dutchman.
As long as this guy stretches out his foot, 90% of the time the ball will be broken by him.
"God, Southampton's centre-back is so strong!"
In the commentary stand, Berglin looked like he was seeing a ghost when he saw Liverpool's attacks being resolved by Van Dijk again and again.
This was not his first time watching Van Dijk play, but he always felt that this guy was particularly energetic in this game, as if he was stimulated by something.
In the overtime period of the first half, Southampton once again received a set kick 35 meters away from the right side.
Hojbjerg sent the ball directly into the Liverpool penalty area.
In the crowded crowd, a figure jumped up high, and it turned out to be Van Dyke.
Van Dijk accurately predicted the landing point, relied on his strong body to squeeze Gomez away, and successfully jumped up, but unfortunately he was too upright.
"What are you doing? Keep an eye on this Dutchman!"
Alisson, who was in shock, roared at Klavan, Gomez and others.
Gomez looked a little ugly. This was the second time he was suppressed by the Dutchman. Damn it. Is this body made of iron?
Just now in the penalty area, he pulled and pulled, almost tripping, but he still couldn't stop this guy from jumping up.
In the 62nd minute after the second half started, Klopp made substitution adjustments and directly replaced Moyang and Salah.
You must not lose this game, even if you can't win, you can still get one point.
After Mo Yang came on the field, he immediately controlled the rhythm of the game, contained Southampton's offense, and brought huge changes to Liverpool's offense.
The most obvious change was that the number of attacks doubled, but they still couldn't penetrate Southampton's defense guarded by Van Dijk.
The suspension lasted for 81 minutes. During this period, Mo Yang accurately passed the ball to Southampton 6 times, but every time it was Van Dijk who cleared the ball. 5 times the ball was accurately passed through the ball, but the attack
Or because Van Dijk ended it.
This guy is very smart. He did not intercept the pass, but instead marked the person receiving the ball. This is how Mo Yang's attack was ended.
Moreover, Van Dijk would kick the ball out from time to time after getting the ball, quickly organizing a sharp counterattack for Southampton.
Mo Yang has never seen such an all-around central defender, he is really too strong!
If this guy can come to Liverpool, he feels like he doesn't have to come back to defend every time and can focus more on offense.
In the 85th minute, Mo Yang faced Van Dijk's defense for the first time at the front of Southampton's penalty area.
Seeing Mo Yang slowly dribbling the ball in front of him, Van Dijk's alarm went up.
This kid was analyzed in detail by their boss before the game. He has a sharp breakthrough and a terrifying feel for the ball. He can often pass some very creative and beautiful passes.
The only drawback is that the shooting is too bad, so you don't have to worry about this kid shooting long distance outside the penalty area.
Van Dyke folded his arms and concentrated as never before.
During the time when Mo Yang was on the court, the defensive pressure on him was very high.
The huge field of vision that would be instantly captured every time a loophole in the defense line appeared made him feel extremely magical and terrifying.
Mo Yang swayed a few times, and when he saw that Van Dyke's center of gravity had not shifted at all, he knew that he had been completely seen through, so he had no choice but to be non-violent and non-cooperative.
In Van Dyke's sight, Mo Yang suddenly started to pedal the bicycle, but after just a few shakes, he saw that the heel of Mo Yang's left foot accidentally touched the ball, went directly under Mo Yang's crotch, and rolled to the back of his right foot.
Van Dijk instantly believed that Mo Yang had made a mistake and went straight for the ball.
But as soon as he took a step, Mo Yang quickly raised his right foot and stepped on the ball.
Suddenly the ball bounced up, and then Mo Yang hooked his right foot back, and the ball flew directly over his head.
Van Dyke looked like he had seen a ghost. He had never seen such a fairy ball feeling before.
Seeing that Mo Yang was about to rush into the penalty area from the left, Van Dijk took action directly in desperation.
Mo Yang had no strength to resist, and he fell backwards in an instant.
"Beep!"
The referee's whistle sounded, pointing directly to the penalty spot.
Van Dyke put his hands on his hips and shook his head with a wry smile. He was still too slow. The moment he pulled the man, he actually saw one of Mo Yang's feet already in the penalty area.
But he still didn't let go. He was betting that the referee wouldn't see it. Unfortunately, he lost the bet.
In the end, Liverpool relied on this penalty kick to take away a point with a score of 1-1 at St. Mary's Stadium.
"Hey! Boy!"
After the game, Van Dijk went directly to Mo Yang, took off his jersey and handed it to Mo Yang without saying a word, regardless of whether Mo Yang accepted it or not.
After Mo Yang exchanged jerseys with Van Dijk, he walked side by side to the field with him, "What's your name!"
"Virgil!" Van Dyke laughed.
"You are really strong!" Mo Yang gave two thumbs up.
"You are stronger! I can't guard against you!" Van Dyke directly put his arm around Mo Yang's shoulders, "Your name is Yang?"
"Yes!"
The two of them walked toward the players tunnel, chatting and laughing, chatting along the way.
Van Dijk was so enthusiastic in this game, he actually had a purpose.
He wants Klopp to know his strength.
He already knew that Liverpool and the club were discussing his transfer.
No player can refuse a wealthy club, and the same goes for Van Dijk!
He hopes to get more top honors, a higher weekly salary, give his family a better life, and also hopes to compete with a higher-level team!
And Southampton can't give him these, so he has to leave!
Liverpool is a very good choice!
He once had the opportunity to enter a wealthy club, but unfortunately Arsenal did not choose him in the end and chose the Brazilian Gabriel.