On March 31, in the 32nd round of the Premier League, Liverpool went to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace.
More than half a year has passed since they were defeated by Crystal Palace in the second round, but Liverpool's players are all very impressed.
Because Liverpool's only game this season was losing to Crystal Palace.
"Crystal Palace's current performance this season is relatively poor. After thirty-one games in the Premier League, they only have 27 points. They are currently ranked 18th and are already in the relegation zone. Therefore, this game is not easy for Liverpool!"
In the LeTV live broadcast room, Zhan Jun, Zhang Lu and Fan Zhiyi, who had played for the Crystal Palace, were sitting in a row. The three of them were talking to each other and conducting pre-match analysis.
"It's definitely not easy to play!" Zhan Jun said resolutely, "Crystal Palace is struggling now, and the ability they have exploded is huge, otherwise they will go to the British Championship next season. This is a big deal for both the fans and the club's senior management.
This is an unacceptable result."
"Hehe!" Zhang Lu smiled, "Crystal Palace is really evil this season. I don't know if you have noticed that among the top six teams in the Premier League, they have already killed three, and almost killed another one.
Already."
"Liverpool was defeated by Crystal Palace in the second round at the beginning of the season!"
"Then came Manchester City. In the first game of the second half of the New Year's Premier League, Crystal Palace gave Manchester City a blow to the winning streak and tied!"
"And Chelsea, they were defeated 2-1 in the eighth round!"
"In the 30th round some time ago, Manchester United was almost defeated by them 3-2!"
"Haha!" Hearing this, it was really the case. Zhan Jun was happy, "So the Premier League is the most horribly involved among the five major leagues. Look at this season, except for Liverpool and Manchester City, the eldest and second eldest, the other top six
The difference between the teams is just one or two points."
"The points difference between Crystal Palace, Stoke City, Newcastle United, West Ham United and other teams in the relegation zone is only one or two points. Anyone who loses a game will be immediately dragged into the quagmire of relegation by other teams, so
Now these teams will fight whoever they catch!" Zhan Jun analyzed with a smile.
In this game, Klopp sent out most of his main players, in a posture of seeking revenge, and Crystal Palace also sent out all its main players.
"Mo Yang was placed in the right center midfield position by Klopp, partnering with Henderson and Milner."
"The defenders also played Gomez and Alexander-Arnold, good guys, all English players."
"Normal! Southgate must have negotiated with Liverpool to maintain competitive condition for these players who have been selected for the England national team!"
"Benteke, Kelly, Sakho, and head coach Hodgson are all either former Liverpool players or former head coaches. Hey, why does it feel like one's own family is beating one's own family." Fan Zhiyi laughed and joked when he saw the two sides lining up for introduction.
This sentence made Zhang Lu and Zhan Jun laugh.
In a blink of an eye, the competition officially begins!
On the field, just as Klopp expected, Crystal Palace played very fiercely. The players had a positive attitude towards the game and were in excellent condition. They really dared to take action.
Crystal Palace's goal is very clear, and they don't care whether they can win or not.
But you must not lose!
But it's normal to think about it from another perspective. They are about to be demoted. How can they care so much? It would be strange if they don't fight with you.
In the first minute of the game, Mo Yang picked up the ball from the wing. Without anyone turning around, Zaha shoveled him out of the sideline and hit the billboard with a bang.
Klopp was very frightened, but fortunately Moyang was fine.
But Klopp was still very angry because the referee didn't give the card.
After Mo Yang got up, he grimaced in pain and felt bruised.
This hot foul action also laid the foundation for this game to be rough and brutal.
In the 7th minute of the game, Mane passed back to Robertson and then crossed to Milner.
Milner took the ball and wanted to continue to pass to the center, but the timing of Crystal Palace midfielder Cabale's attack was very subtle. Although he did not grab the ball after reaching the top, Milner's pass was deflected and rolled straight towards Zaha.
After Mo Yang saw Zaha on the right, he rushed over from behind Zaha on the left, fell to the ground and shoveled, and kicked the ball back to the backcourt first. Although there was no foul, he also took advantage of the situation and knocked down the opponent.
Zaha returns from injury.
The two sides then continued a hand-to-hand fight for ten minutes, and the fight was extremely fierce.
In the 11th minute of the game, Liverpool got their first corner kick. Mo Yang took a corner kick from the right and went directly to Van Dijk in the middle of the penalty area.
The ball passed over the Crystal Palace and accurately arrived in front of Van Dijk who was taking off.
Van Dijk dives to the top like a bomber!
Van Dijk's header was very powerful and the angle was very tricky.
But still didn’t get in!
Because Mane and the stakes king happened to be standing on the path of the ball.
In the end, the ball hit Mane's bald forehead and passed through the sliding door, allowing Crystal Palace to escape.
Van Dijk smiled helplessly, while Mane looked bald. The ball was too fast and too close. He wanted to avoid it, but his nerve reflexes did not allow it.
There is a wise saying in football, waste of opportunities will always lead to retribution.
Liverpool's retribution came quickly, in the next minute!
In front of the goal, the Crystal Palace goal kick was taken and went directly to Benteke in the Liverpool defense.
Seeing this similar scene, Arnold thought of the two goals he conceded against Manchester United, so he quickly stared at Zaha behind him.
Gomez also followed Benteke, trying to entangle Benteke so that Henderson next to him could get the ball.
However, Benteke is also a thief. He ran around with Gomez directly, came in front of Henderson and used inertia to jump in front, and directly headed the ball and then rubbed it. It was simply a replica of Lukaku.
.
At the same time, Zaha's supercar took off and used its speed to get through the middle before Van Dijk and Arnold closed the door.
In Liverpool's defense, Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold are ready.
In the end, despite all calculations, Karius was missed.
Although Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold were half a step behind Zaha, they had a tacit understanding and were ready to pinch Zaha the moment Zaha stopped the ball.
As a result, Karius somehow took the wrong medicine and rushed out from the goal and ran straight for the ball that entered the penalty area.
At this moment, Zaha was simply crazy with joy.
Originally, he was still worrying about whether to stop the ball or shoot.
He knew that as long as he chose to stop the ball, his speed would slow down, and he would have to be grabbed by Arnold and Van Dijk.
There is a high probability that the ball will be lost!
And if he chooses to shoot directly, the distance is too far, and it is a high ball. He is not sure that he can hit the volley on target due to interference, thus threatening the Liverpool goalkeeper.
In the end, I never expected Karius to come out, which is simply a gift from God.
That's easy!
Facing the oncoming Karius, Zaha took off without stopping the ball and directly jumped to the top, once again heading the ball high.
The ball went straight over Karius, then dropped quickly, hit the lower edge of the crossbar, bounced down and crossed the goal line.
"boom!!!!"
At this moment, Selhurst Park was boiling.
The cheers of 20,000 Crystal Palace fans swept across all directions like a wave.
On the sidelines, Klopp stood in the coaching area with his hands spread out. He had no idea why Karius had to attack the ball.
At this moment, the referee Oliver ran to Karius and directly showed him a yellow card.
Because after Karius hit Zaha with the ball, his hands directly hit his face, beating Zaha so hard that he still can't get up.
"Oh yo!"
"Oh! Karius is reckless!"
"Van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold can actually beat Zaha with this goal!" Fan Zhiyi said with a regretful smile in the live broadcast room, "Liverpool's defense and goalkeeper did not form a tacit cooperation in this game."
When Zhang Lu heard this, she shook her head and squinted her eyes: "This is actually what I have always wanted to say. Klopp's rotation of goalkeepers is actually quite arbitrary. This one in the Champions League, that one in the league, and another one in the cup competition."
"With such frequent rotation, although every goalkeeper has games to play, it brings an unstable factor, that is, there is no fixed goalkeeper for a long time, and the defense players cannot form a tacit understanding with the goalkeeper."
"We all know that every goalkeeper has his own style, so I think Klopp should make a decision whether to start Alisson, who has performed equally well and stably, or continue to use Karius."
"Yes!" Zhan Jun nodded, agreeing with Zhang Lu's point of view.
In the past, he thought it was not a big problem to switch back and forth, but as Liverpool made more and more mistakes in front of the goal, he suddenly realized the seriousness of this problem.