Chapter 44: You can't win with all the substitutes
"Liverpool is about to face the most tragic collective punishment in the history of the team. Nine main members fought with fans in nightclubs. They are about to face severe punishment from the Football Association!" - Manchester Evening News
"Liverpool players celebrated their first win in the Champions League at the nightclub, but were repeatedly provoked and humiliated by Everton fans. They were not wrong!" - Daily Mail
"The derby with Everton is about to take place, and the main players of Liverpool are collectively involved in a violent brawl. Is this a conspiracy?" - Liverpool Post.
"There are dozens of top nightclubs in Liverpool. Can anyone tell me why they chose to go to the nightclub next to Everton? That is a gathering place for die-hard Everton fans!" - The Echo
"Nine of Liverpool's main members are injured. There is a high probability that they will be absent from this city derby. Liverpool is in danger!" - Everton Team News
Early the next morning, as soon as people in England woke up, they were shocked by a series of explosive headlines.
Countless people saw the video of the melee on the Internet.
The most refreshing thing is Mo Yang.
Mo Yang proved with facts that even in a fight, he is the most handsome one.
Seeing the video in which Mo Yang repeatedly kicked wine bottles, wine glasses and other sundries under his feet onto the white young man with great precision, causing the young man to scream in agony, countless people were amused and lamented that a fight could be fought like this.
The FA responded very quickly, but due to the public relations from Liverpool's senior management, they did not impose a ban on Mo Yang and the others.
However, he issued a sky-high fine to calm public opinion.
Liverpool also held a press conference at noon.
At the press conference, Edwards disclosed the surveillance video, which proved that the opponent was the first to provoke and Mo Yang and the others were forced to fight back in self-defense. This weakened the negative impact of the brawl on the players and the club.
Klopp, who also attended the press conference, directly announced that Firmino, Alisson and Karius would be suspended for two games, and the remaining six would also be suspended for one game as a punishment.
After this combination of punches, the fight gradually subsided.
When the news spread back to China, countless domestic fans immediately laughed at Mo Yang and the others who were bruised and swollen, and the internet was nicknamed "Liverpool Pig Head Team!" by many netizens.
On September 17, Liverpool ushered in a city derby at Anfield Stadium.
Because of Mo Yang's suspension, Klopp transferred two young players from the second team to make up the 18-man roster. Countless Red Army fans were dumbfounded and worried about whether the team could win this game.
Nine people, including Mo Yang and Salah, who were suspended, also appeared in the Anfield stands, just behind the coaching bench.
The appearance of Mo Yang and the others immediately became the most eye-catching sight in the whole room.
Let the on-site director put the camera in their faces from time to time.
Seeing Mo Yang and the others with bruised faces appearing on the big screen, the thousands of Everton fans burst into laughter.
Among the Everton fans, a group of pig-headed fans who were also bruised and swollen laughed wildly.
Other fans in the stands kept giving them thumbs up, indicating that they did a great job.
In fact, the fight between this group of people and Karius was not intentional at first.
At first, this group of fans just drank too much and had fun with Karius, and they really didn't mean to set a trap for the Liverpool players.
But as the fight continued, someone realized that professional players would be banned if they fight with others, so there was a second conflict.
And Liverpool's players were indeed collectively suspended for fighting, including the devilish midfielder who frightened them.
But soon they couldn't laugh anymore. Liverpool used their strength to prove that no matter who the team is missing, they will still win the game they should win.
Although Liverpool are missing Mo Yang and the others, the problem is not that big. The thickness and quality of the bench of the giants are not comparable to those of ordinary clubs.
From the beginning of the game, the rhythm of a derby was intense. Players from both sides made great moves, and the transition between offense and defense was also very fast. The game was very interesting to watch.
For Everton, although they brought Rooney home for zero transfer fee in the summer window, they still could not make up for the sharp decline in striker scoring efficiency caused by selling their leading striker Romelu Lukaku.
Four rounds of the league have passed, and Everton has only won one game and scored only one goal.
The remaining three games were all lost by huge margins, with a total of 11 goals conceded.
Compared with the Everton team last season, which almost squeezed into the top six of the Premier League, they are completely different teams.
In the 35th minute of the game, Gueye tripped Reva in the center circle.
Liverpool took a quick free kick and Reiva directly passed the ball to Gomez who was running in from the wing.
Gomez passed the ball directly to Shaqiri.
Shaqiri looks short, but this guy is full of muscles. He overturned Everton left back Baines on the sideline of the penalty area.
After successfully turning around, this guy showed the characteristics of the Swiss Messi, like a slippery loach, which made the defensive players in the Everton penalty area fall over, and then took advantage of the chaos to pass the ball across the middle.
Ibrahimovic picked up the ball with his back, but was blocked by Keane, the center back who Everton bought for 29 million euros this summer, and was unable to turn around.
Seeing that other defensive players were about to gather around to intercept the ball, Ibrahimovic suddenly shot with his heel without turning around.
This extremely imaginative shot was too sudden.
Pickford, the new player on Everton's goal line, couldn't react in time and could only watch the ball cross the goal line from his feet and drill into the goal.
The goal was scored, Anfield erupted, and 50,000 fans reveled.
Moyang and the others, who had always kept a straight face in the stands, also showed happy smiles and danced with the fans in celebration.
But when Klopp came out of the coaching shed and punched in celebration, he took a look at it. The group of guys instantly became quiet, and they all lowered their hat brims, and their movements were surprisingly consistent.
This scene was captured on camera and made countless fans laugh in front of the TV.
Then the competition became more intense.
But it wasn't until the last minute of stoppage time in the second half that the goal came again.
During the countdown of the game, Reva made a long pass into the penalty area from 40 degrees outside the right rib of the penalty area.
In the end, Ibrahimovic didn't hit it!
Although Keane successfully cleared the ball, he tipped the ball to Wijnaldum on the left rib outside the penalty area.
Wijnaldum saw that the referee was about to blow the whistle, so he sideways and volleyed a kick, but it was blocked. The shot turned into a pass and flew lightly to the back of the Everton goal.
On the goal line, Pickford quickly moved to the spot where the ball landed. He jumped up and stretched out his hands to pick the ball off, but an accident happened at this moment.
When the ball fell, it hit the crossbar and suddenly bounced to the other side, causing him to miss.
When Jota saw the pie falling from the sky, he immediately accepted it and without saying a word, he headed the ball into the goal to help Liverpool win another victory.
Seeing the second goal being scored, the Red Army fans at the scene burst into laughter.
Pickford's super low-level mistake is ridiculous.
Klopp was so excited that he rushed onto the pitch to celebrate before the game was over.
In the end, in this city derby, Liverpool, with its substitute lineup, easily won Everton with a score of 2-0.
It allows people to see the heritage of a wealthy team.
The fans who were fighting with Mo Yang and the others in the stands all looked helpless.
They never expected that the team's condition would be so bad.
Facing Liverpool who were almost all substitutes, they still lost so miserably.
Facts have proved that all conspiracies and schemes are nothing but bubbles in the face of absolute strength, and will burst as soon as they are poked.