At ten o'clock in the morning, the Liverpool team bus left Melwood and headed for Huddersfield, 94 kilometers away.
On the bus, it seemed that the team's atmosphere was not as lively and joyful as in the past due to the large-scale injuries suffered by the team.
"Yang, do you know how dangerous it was at that time? Fortunately, Fabi was smart enough to avoid the opponent's flying shovel in time. Otherwise, if he was hit by the shovel, Fabi's fingers would not only be broken, but his feet would also be broken.
Lose."
In the last row of the bus, Alisson lowered his voice and was whispering to Mo Yang.
Fabinho was injured in the game against Colombia, right at the top of the arc. Alisson on the goal line saw it clearly and was very frightened.
But the playing style of the American teams is like this. It’s not dirty or hot. You can see bad fouls from time to time by raising your feet to directly hit the face and chest. Flying tackles are nothing!
Every time Alisson goes back to compete, he pays special attention to the movements of those dirty guys. Every time, he is terrified, fearing that he will be reimbursed.
After hearing the process described by Alisson, Mo Yang shook his head and had a clearer understanding of the American team's playing style.
"Actually, they're all the same!" Van Dyke, who was dozing at the side, suddenly opened his eyes and interrupted.
His injury was that his opponent couldn't catch him, and then he elbowed him in anger. Van Dyke was in pain at that time, and it really hurt even to breathe.
"Virgil, you need to rest. In fact, you don't have to force yourself!" Mo Yang frowned and looked at Van Dyke on the left.
"Haha!" Van Dyke grinned and shook his head, "Thank you, Yang, but I know what I am doing. We can't lose!"
Hearing Van Dyke's words, Mo Yang felt a surge of respect in his heart.
In this game, Van Dijk was originally not able to make the squad, but this guy came to Klopp directly after Peter announced the squad for the game, saying that his injury was not a serious problem and that he could play in the closed field if the team needed him.
Klopp didn't know what he was thinking. After seeking the opinion of the medical director, he actually put Van Dijk on the substitute list.
At 17:30 London time, in the 9th round of the Premier League, Liverpool's visit to the John Smith Stadium to challenge Huddersfield officially started.
In this game, except for Salah, Mane, and Fabinho who were not included in the game roster, other main players were also rotated. It was a completely different lineup.
Even Mo Yang, who had no games to play in two weeks and took his wife and mother to play in various counties in England for a week, was benched by Klopp.
Mo Yang was a little unhappy at first, but he is not a ungrateful person. Klopp was obviously trying to buy him time to rest.
After the game started, Mo Yang enjoyed watching it. He finally understood another part of the reason why Klopp refused to let him start the game.
Huddersfield are so weak!
Mo Yang sat on the bench and looked around. As far as he could find, there were no less than five holes in the defense that could be attacked.
After watching silently for a while, Mo Yang finally figured out why Ha Zhen's results were so bad this season.
In this summer transfer window, Huddersfield also invested 40 million pounds in the transfer market to introduce a number of players.
However, in the eight rounds so far, Huddersfield has continued to be in a slump, spending money but not reaping the corresponding results.
Huddersfield's current results are 3 draws and 5 losses, with three points. They have not won a single victory since the start of the Premier League and are ranked third from the bottom. Behind them are Cardiff City and Newcastle United, each with two points.
Mo Yang still has very deep memories of the Huddersfield team.
The trouble they caused Liverpool last season is still fresh in my mind.
Also, if Huazhen hadn't robbed the rich and given to the poor to draw with Manchester City at a critical moment, last season's Premier League championship might not have fallen into the hands of Liverpool.
But I never thought that Harbin Town would decline rapidly in just one season, which is sad.
But as time passed, Mo Yang's smile disappeared and his brows became more and more wrinkled.
Because Liverpool not only did a good job on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end, whether in the frontcourt or midfield, their performance was a mess.
At least that's how it looks to him.
The frontcourt, Jota, Yin Bu, and Shaqiri did not have enough tacit cooperation, and the impact on Hardes' defense was not enough. They made mistakes one after another in the offense. The cooperation that made people shine was extremely limited.
The most serious problem was in the midfield, that is, Mo Yang found that the midfielder and the striker had not established a real connection, and the two no longer seemed to be on the same channel.
Chamberlain, Wijnaldum, and Lallana also have big problems when passing the ball forward, and the three of them even make coordination errors from time to time. Fortunately, the three of them are in completely different rhythms.
In the coaching area on the sidelines, Klopp was also very helpless. This is what he was worried about, the consequences of large-scale rotation.
But he had no choice but to bite the bullet and get through it if he couldn't bear it, otherwise he would continue to be passively restrained by the schedule and the players would not get enough rest. He was afraid that the team would collapse in the multi-front schedule.
Just when Klopp decided to replace Mo Yang in the second half if the situation failed to open up, a surprise came out of the blue.
On the field, in the 24th minute of the game, Lovren encountered Harbin forward Depoit on the left side of the center circle. He quickly spiked the ball and turned around to play the ball in the left half and handed the ball to Gomez.
Gomez took the ball, turned around, and quickly played the ball toward the center line.
Chamberlain gave the ball to his left foot and turned around. Seeing Huddersfield's right center midfielder also approaching, he immediately spiked the ball and dribbled horizontally towards the center circle. After entering the center circle, he highballed the ball and diverted Kelai from the right side of the road.
because.
After Klein got the ball, he suddenly passed the ball forward.
Shaqiri continued to retreat from the right rib. After receiving his pass, he immediately started to speed up and dribbled the ball towards the right rib area.
Klein's sudden attack caught the Harbin players off guard, and they rushed back to defend, causing the defenders to make mistakes when they were in position.
From the right position at the top of the arc, Yin Bu saw that the distance between Huddersfield's left center back Loew and the full back was as wide as the Pacific Ocean. He quickly started and got into the penalty area between the two defenders.
The next second, Shaqiri sent the ball over.
After receiving the ball, Yin Bu took advantage of the situation and reached the upper right corner of the small penalty area. He quickly kicked off and shot into the far corner.
This time, Yin Bu did not miss a great opportunity. The ball he pushed out was close to the turf, dodged the Harbin goalkeeper Lesile, went straight to the back post, and then hit the inside of the goal post and bounced into the net.
Seeing that the goal was finally scored, Klopp, who was secretly preparing to replace Mo Yang in the second half, immediately killed this idea.
But Klopp almost pissed himself in the second half.
Because in the 89th minute of the game, Hazhen, who continued to attack hard, kicked the ball into the goal guarded by Buffon.
Fortunately, the linesman's eyesight was as bright as lightning, and the referee Oliver was so wise that he directly ruled that the Huddersfield player was offside and the goal was invalid.
Otherwise Klopp will regret taking dichlorvos!
In the end, Liverpool defeated Huddersfield with a score of 1-0 at the John Smith Stadium.
However, the media's evaluation of this game after the game was somewhat bad. Even many Red Army fans said that this was not a normal Liverpool team.
Because in the whole game, Huazhen shot 14 times, while Liverpool only had four shots.
Especially in terms of passing data, compared with previous game data, it has dropped by a third, and there are more than ten mistakes to count, which makes people extremely speechless.
In addition, the continuous attack with unlimited passion in the past has disappeared.
Not to mention the previous momentum where no matter who the opponent was, everyone would fight with bayonets, and would rather take ten knives than poke fifteen holes in the opponent.
The Times even used the word "obscene" to describe Liverpool's performance in its report on this game.
As for Klopp, he also admitted at the post-match press conference that Huash Town's offensive performance was better than Liverpool's.