On the court, a series of pre-match procedures ended, and players from both sides took their positions, waiting for the whistle to start the game.
"Beep!..."
When the electronic watch jumped to two o'clock, Oliver suddenly blew the whistle in his mouth.
The 2017-2018 season, the brutal Premier League officially kicked off.
After the game started, Wenger, who was standing on the sidelines, saw that the team was playing very steadily and that all statistics were not inferior to Liverpool's, so he returned to the coaching bench and sat down.
Wenger did not place any special restrictions on Mo Yang in this game.
Mourinho’s lessons are still fresh in my mind.
The Portuguese tried his best to restrict Mo Yang four times last season, but not only failed every time, but he eventually became a joke in the media.
This has proven that it is impossible to completely restrict Liverpool's monster midfielder.
Of course, Wenger didn't do nothing.
He only imposed some tactical restrictions on Mo Yang in the midfield, such as cutting off the connection between Mo Yang and surrounding players and blocking Mo Yang's passing points.
As for sending people to keep an eye on Mo Yang, Wenger would not do such a senseless thing.
He knew very well how strong Mo Yang's personal breakthrough was, and that would be a complete waste of the team's precious combat power.
As for the effect, it seems to be okay so far. As long as this guy is unable to exert his full strength, his goal will be achieved and they will have a chance to win the game.
As for Liverpool, the players' condition looked much better than in the warm-up match, but they were still a little anxious in the last kick.
Klopp was standing on the sidelines and looked unfazed.
He knows very well that as long as a goal is scored, the players' eagerness to score will be relieved, and goals may follow one after another.
But it's a pity that Klopp waited and waited and didn't get what he was waiting for. Instead, he waited for a crisis.
In the 17th minute of the game, Arsenal made a continuous pass from the right wing and hit the left side of the Liverpool penalty area unhurriedly.
After two matches last season, Mo Yang knew how terrifying Arsenal's passing and cutting tactics in the ribs were.
So he retreated to the left rib of the penalty area in time, and constantly directed Van Dijk and Robertson behind him to block Arsenal's passing and cutting gaps.
Ozil dribbled the ball in front of him. He tried several times but failed to hook Mo Yang out of his ribs. Walcott was also stared at by Robertson, and Henderson at the top of the arc also cut him off from Daji.
Lu's connection.
In desperation, Ozil could only make a fake shot, and then suddenly passed the ball across to Lacazette on the other side of the ribs.
Seeing Ozil pass the ball, Matip immediately stepped up to prevent the French forward from turning around.
Arnold originally wanted to go over and help Matip, but Bellerin suddenly intervened and immediately stopped him from moving.
Lallana saw Xhaka inserting himself into the ribs and wanted to meet Lacazette. He immediately ran towards the passing line of the two and tried to intercept, but he was slow.
Lacazette carried Matip back to Xhaka, then turned and ran.
Matip didn't have to think twice to know that these two guys wanted to have a one-two in the ribs.
So he immediately distanced himself from Lacazette, quickly retreated into the penalty area, and handed Xhaka to the rushing Lallana.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he took two or three steps back, Xhaka kicked off his ribs and shot into the upper corner of the far post.
Lallana, who rushed over and slid to the ground, was a step too late.
In front of the goal, Karius saw the ball flying over. He instantly judged the height and angle of the save. He had absolute confidence to save the ball.
In fact, he did pounce on it, but the problem came from his thoughts.
When he threw the ball, he found that the ball was not very fast, so he temporarily changed his mind and wanted to catch the ball.
As a result, this hasty decision plunged him into an abyss.
In full view of everyone, Karius jumped out, and then he let go.
Seeing the ball hit the side netting, the more than 90,000 fans in the audience fell into silence.
All the Red Army fans held their heads in their hands, stared, and opened their mouths, unable to believe what they saw.
Xhaka was also stunned for a moment. As soon as the ball left his feet, he felt that he missed the right spot and thought it was gone. However, he did not expect that happiness would come so suddenly.
After scoring the goal, Xhaka seemed extremely excited. He clenched his fists and roared to the sky to vent his anger.
The surrounding Arsenal players all rushed over with beaming smiles and gathered around him to celebrate.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
“gooooaaaaaal!!!”
"The Germans are out!"
"An extremely low-level mistake! He gave us a big gift!"
"The champion is Arsenal!"
In the commentary stand, Arsenal's official commentator laughed crazily, and then began to celebrate, constantly irritating the stunned Berglin on the other side.
Berglin couldn't understand how a shot that was not difficult to save went in. He had obviously saved it, so couldn't he just save it?
When Klopp in the coaching bench saw Karius's mistake, his face turned red with anger. He stood up and smashed the mineral water in his hand to the ground.
The mineral water bottle hit Alisson with water splashing in all directions. It bounced on the ground and then hit Alisson on the head, scaring the guy's neck.
In Alisson's eyes, Karius' save was really inappropriate.
In his concept of goalkeeping, if you can save the ball, you should never catch it.
Unless you are absolutely sure, you will fall into the gutter sooner or later. In his eyes, Karius is a typical suicide attempt.
On the court, Mo Yang also had a look of disbelief on his face, and he frowned very helplessly.
Two minutes later, Arsenal celebrated and the game restarted.
Klopp could no longer sit still and walked around the coaching area.
In the next game, Liverpool seemed a little impatient.
Although Mo Yang can deliver threatening balls from time to time, there is something obviously wrong with the mentality of Salah and Firmino.
On Salah's side, he breaks through when he gets the ball.
Even if he rushed into the penalty area and faced Arsenal's heavy encirclement and suppression, he could still rely on his excellent ability to escape in a small area and find a chance to start.
It's a pity that his anxious mentality affected his shooting.
Facing an experienced world-class goalkeeper like Cech, the result is predictable.
Salah's shot was either confiscated or easily saved.
But the more this happened, the more excited Salah became, leaving Mo Yang extremely speechless.
Mo Yang didn't understand. The season hadn't started yet, so there was no need to be anxious.
In fact, he didn't understand or experience that feeling.
As a forward, scoring goals is the source of confidence.
And when a forward encounters a goal drought, that kind of mentality is not something you can control if you want.
Mo Yang felt that it was necessary to let Salah calm down, so he no longer sent shells to Salah, but frequently looked for Mane on the left.
As for Firmino, this guy's mentality seems to have collapsed.
Since Ibrahimovic came to the team, this guy has been very active, whether in daily training or intra-team competitions, and seems to be competing with Ibrahimovic.
But the more this happens, the more sluggish Firmino's condition becomes. Recently, he has even blatantly violated Klopp's tactics on the training ground and did not drop back to catch the ball, creating opportunities for Salah and Mane.
There is space, and when you get the ball, you can break through and show off your footwork and shooting skills.
Anyway, when he came back this time, Mo Yang felt that except for the defense and midfield, none of the guys on the front line were in their right mind.
In the end, Arsenal returned to the dressing room with a one-goal lead.
"Sorry! Yang!"
In the player tunnel, Salah took the initiative to find Mo Yang and apologized.
Moyang stopped the supply of artillery shells, which initially made Salah a little dissatisfied.
But he soon figured it out and turned from dissatisfaction to uneasiness.
He was afraid that Mo Yang would be angry and stop passing the ball to him, which would mean he was dead.
A striker who has no one to feed him the ball really has nothing to do with him.
Mo Yang smiled, indicating that he was not angry, and then directly put his arm around the unhappy Salah's shoulders.
Not long after everyone returned to the locker room, Klopp pushed open the door and entered with a roar that shook the world.
The new players such as Jota and Fabinho were so frightened that they lowered their heads and remained silent.
He sprayed every player on the field one by one.
Karius, in particular, has received special attention from Klopp.
"Yang! What are you thinking about? Where is your long shot?"
"If they can't do it, you don't have to worry about them. Don't you know how to shoot by yourself?"
"If I see you cowering in the backcourt again in the second half, believe me, I will definitely let you go to the second team to calm down!"
"I..., I know!" Mo Yang was about to cry but had no tears! This could also affect Chi Yu.
Alisson, who was sitting next to Mo Yang, was holding back a smile on his fat face. Then Klopp saw it and immediately sneered at him.
