Chapter 103: The strongest dialogue in the Premier League begins
Entering January 2018, according to the regulations of the Football Association, teams from the Premier League and the Championship will participate in the FA Cup starting from the third round.
Liverpool's opponent is Everton, also from the Premier League.
On January 6th, Klopp did not give up in this game. He played all his main players and scored 2-1, directly eliminating his city rival Everton.
The FA Cup is over and the 23rd round of the Premier League has begun. The one that has attracted the most attention from the media and fans is the second round clash between Liverpool and Blue Moon Manchester City at home. This will be a game that will determine whether Manchester City can lock the Premier League championship in advance.
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Once Manchester City expands the point difference to 8 points again, with the strength of Manchester City this season, the possibility of Liverpool catching up from behind is extremely slim.
On January 15th, Anfield Stadium was packed with people, and Liverpool faced Manchester City.
Premier League standings:
Manchester City 62 points
Liverpool 57 points
Chelsea 45 points
Manchester United 44 points
Leeds United 44 points
Arsenal 38 points
Tottenham Hotspur 38 points
Leicester City 31 points
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"Judging from the current standings, there is still suspense about who will win the Premier League this season. Although Chelsea is ranked third, the point difference between them and Manchester City is as huge as 17 points. It is no longer possible to compete for the championship."
Zhang Lu squinted her eyes and said with a smile: "Actually, that's not necessarily the case. If Manchester City is willing to give up the Champions League and focus on the league, then there is a high probability that the Premier League championship will be theirs. I'm afraid that even Guardiola wants it and will end up with nothing in the end."
"Yes! In the second half of the Premier League, some mid-to-lower teams that may be relegated will fight to the death with every opponent in order to find a chance of relegation. In the eyes of these teams, they don't care if you are a wealthy club or not, they will definitely
I will risk my life with you, so both Liverpool and Manchester City will be affected by multi-front operations." Zhan Jun said with a smile.
"So every championship competition actually depends on the overall strength of the team. It depends on who has a thicker bench, stronger ability to withstand pressure, fewer injuries, and better luck!" Zhang Lu continued with a smile.
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On the field, players from both sides have already entered the stadium to warm up.
De Bruyne looked at Mo Yang on the other side of the court with a stern look on his face, thinking of the encouraging words Guardiola said to him yesterday.
But can he really control the rhythm in the game without being led away by Mo Yang?
De Brau had no answer in his heart. He felt that this was a hellish problem.
During Liverpool's warm-up half, Mo Yang went to the sidelines to pick up the ball.
Klopp, who was standing on the sidelines, saw the ball coming, he stepped on the ball, hooked his index finger at Mo Yang, and actually wanted to challenge Mo Yang.
Good guy, you're looking for abuse, right? I'll help you. Mo Yang grinned so happily that he immediately rushed over. This kind of opportunity to abuse the head coach doesn't come often.
Klopp protected the ball with his back, grinning with big white teeth and laughing continuously, but he didn't last ten seconds before he was knocked over by Mo Yang.
Klopp got up after being fouled and angrily chased the hilarious Mo Yang, making the Red Army fans laugh loudly.
Nowadays, the daily playfulness of this pair of masters and apprentices has almost become one of the necessary rituals before Anfield games, which always brings them joy.
Salah and others on the field also smiled and watched this happy scene. In Liverpool, only Mo Yang dared to play with Klopp like this. Anyone else would be asking for death. He wouldn't want to play in the game, right?
As time goes by, the start time of the game approaches.
On the screen of the live broadcast room, the broadcast screen lists the lineups of both sides.
Home team Liverpool:(433)
Goalkeeper: Karius
Defenders: Gomez, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson
Midfielder: Fabinho, Henderson, Mo Yang
Forwards: Salah, Firmino, Mane
Away team Manchester City:(433)
Forwards: Sane, Aguero, Sterling
Midfielder: Gundogan, Fernandinho, De Bruyne
Defenders: Delph, Otamendi, Stones, Walker
Goalkeeper: Ederson
"In this game, Klopp played Fabinho in the right center midfield position. It seems that Uncle Zha learned the lesson from the last match and let Fabinho, who is also capable of both offense and defense, make up for his defensive ability in the right half.
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"Yes, the last time the two teams met, Manchester City focused on Liverpool's defensive weakness in the right half. Now Klopp has made up for this weakness. It depends on whether Guardiola has any new tricks." Zhan Jun laughed.
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After saying that, Zhang Lu became happy again and said: "I don't think it's easy. With Mo Yang here, as long as he can retreat to the rear half in time, under his BUG-level vision scanning and command, all loopholes can be given to you.
Block it."
At 4:55 pm local time in England, players from both sides took the field under the leadership of referee Andre Marriner.
Before the start of the game, the two teams also held a moment of silence to commemorate the famous Liverpool star Lawrence who passed away in the middle of this week.
At five o'clock sharp, with Marriner's whistle, this powerful dialogue that has attracted much attention from the Premier League officially kicked off.
At the beginning of the game, the competition between Liverpool and Manchester City in the midfield became fierce.
Both Liverpool and Manchester City carried out crazy pressing in the midfield, hoping to gain dominance in the game.
In the second minute of the game, Mo Yang completed a steal in the left half.
Walker held the ball on the wing and wanted to seek cooperation in the middle. Mo Yang directly stepped forward, pushing Walker out of the sideline and grabbing the ball at the same time.
Then he hit a half-high ball directly in front of Salah.
Mo Yang kept in mind Klopp's instructions before the game. He must not let the game slow down. He must use the rhythm to tear up Manchester City's game rhythm.
As long as the game continues at a faster pace, Manchester City will have some mistakes and problems in transmission. In short, Manchester City must not be allowed to be in a comfortable game rhythm.
For Manchester City, De Bruyne felt the pace of the game was fast as soon as the game started.
He wanted to slow down, but faced with Liverpool's high-intensity press that seemed to be running all over the field, he found that not only could he not control the ball, but even his teammates could not control the ball.
As long as they dare to stick to the ball for a moment, they will immediately be robbed, and they can only play the ball hastily. This will greatly increase their passing error rate, making it difficult to control the ball and find the best offensive opportunities.
In the box stands at the scene, three famous Red Army players, Gerrard, Dalglish and Robbie Fowler, also came to watch the game.
Gerrard has retired in the summer, has recently finished handling his affairs in the United States, and has just returned to Liverpool with his wife and children.
Seeing Mo Yang's familiar figure on the field, Gerald felt extremely relieved.
Although he left Liverpool, he found a perfect successor for the team before leaving.
Although Gerald has been in the United States in the past few years, he has been paying attention to Mo Yang.
He saw every progress Mo Yang made.
Last season, Liverpool won the first Premier League title in team history. Gerrard was so happy that he even began to lament that he retired too early, otherwise the biggest regret of his career might not have existed.
In the 4th minute of the game, Matip launched an attack with a long pass from the backcourt.
Seeing Matip's tendency to pass the ball, Firmino, who was already positioned in Manchester City's defense, suddenly took a few steps back, and then the ball arrived.
But with Otamendi in front of him, he couldn't turn around or pass behind him. He saw that Mane was already running.
Just when he was hesitating, Mo Yang ran over in front of him, and he passed it on without saying a word.
Seeing Firmino knocking back Mo Yang, Fernandinho immediately rushed towards Mo Yang.
As a result, Mo Yang didn't stop the ball at all, but directly passed the ball over the top.
The ball flew over the middle between Otamendi and Walker, who was retracting from the wing, and fell towards the top of the arc.
Before Walker could catch up, Mane volleyed the ball into the stands.
"Wow!!!!"
The sound of regret from the fans at the scene was like a huge wave in the stands around Anfield.
Chapter 103: The strongest dialogue in the Premier League begins