green waist king

Chapter 134

On October 10st, Liverpool traveled to the Gower Peninsula in Wales for an away game against Swansea.

Swansea, as the first Welsh club to be promoted to the Premier League, has been very stable since coming up from the Championship in the 10-11 season.

Swansea was considered a clear stream in the Premier League in the past few years, because they are famous for their gorgeous pass-and-control football. They were dubbed by English fans as a La Liga team mixed in the Premier League, and they were also nicknamed the Premier League Barcelona.

In the past few years, the results have basically hovered around the top 10. They belong to the kind of mid-range teams that look mediocre and have no stars, but they are a hard nut to crack. .

But this summer, Swansea was acquired by two American businessmen without the consent of the fans who held shares, which caused turmoil at the club's top management, and the fans rioted one after another, which directly affected the operation of the club.

It also indirectly caused Swansea to appear very sluggish after the start of the season.

At present, the six rounds of the league have achieved a record of four losses, one win and one draw, ranking 17th in the league, and it can be said that half of their feet have entered the relegation zone.

Even so, Klopp was not careless, except that Mo Yang was the main force. This is a rare opportunity to score points, and he will be cursed if he misses it.

Liverpool currently ranks first in the league with 16 points, followed by Manchester City and Manchester United, the pair of Manchester City duo, and Liverpool are only one point behind.

Therefore, if Liverpool want to win the first Premier League championship in team history, they must not give up any chance to score points.

There are no underdogs in the Premier League. It is very difficult for you to know who the champion is until the last moment of the league. The competition is too fierce.

Klopp thought it would not be too difficult to win this game.

But after the game started, Klopp was taken aback by Swansea's performance.

Because in the opening 5 minutes, Liverpool couldn't touch the ball very much, and was actually walked!
Klopp saw a bit of Manchester City's bald head from Swansea's pass-and-control style of play.

But after observing carefully for a while, Klopp let go of his suspended heart, and finally had a smile on his face.

Because although Swansea has an absolute advantage in ball possession, the offense is really stretching.

Under Liverpool's high-pressure press, sometimes the backcourt cannot pass the ball smoothly, and they can only continue to play high balls, or they pass from the side, which cannot organize a threatening attack.

But soon, Klopp couldn't laugh anymore!
In the 7th minute of the game, Swansea won a left corner.

Sigurdsson kicked it out and sent it directly to the front and back of Liverpool's goal.

Liverpool did not miss anyone this time. Swansea's No. 5 left central defender Van der Horn was double-marked by Milner and Firmino in the penalty area.

But even so, Van der Horn relied on his super physical confrontation ability and excellent impact prediction, jumped up in advance to seize the position, and directly headed the ball to the goal.

In front of goal, Lovren is marking Swansea's Britton.

After the ball came over, both Britton and Lovren, who was squeezed behind him, stretched their legs.

But neither of them touched the ball, and Karius was shaken badly.

The ball landed untouched, just a little before the goal line.

At this moment, Swansea's midfielder Fell got out of the crowd and shot directly, and he stabbed the ball into the Liverpool goal.

On the sidelines, Klopp covered his face again when he saw the birth of this goal. Liverpool's high-altitude ball weakness was bloody exposed again.

The Liverpool fans who went with the team in the stands were also very helpless. Liverpool's defensive problems have existed for many years.
They are almost used to it, and they will feel a little strange if the defensive players don't make mistakes every game.

After the goal, Swansea, with home fans cheering, played more steadily and patiently. They firmly controlled the ball and looked for opportunities.

So the two sides played back and forth in the following time, but Liverpool's ball possession rate was only 41, and it has not been able to rise. This is very rare this season.

In the past, as long as Mo Yang was on the field, Liverpool's possession rate had never been lower than 50.

"I understand that Klopp wants to give the tired Yang more time to rest, but the team now needs Yang to stand up and help the team win the game!"

In the commentary seat, Beglin really didn't expect the game to be played like this. He only hopes that Klopp will immediately replace Moyang.

In the 28th minute of the game, Liverpool got an excellent chance to score.

Emrejan passed a diagonal pass to Coutinho on the left at the top of the arc from the side rib position.

But as soon as Coutinho received the ball, he was instantly surrounded by four Swansea defenders, two at the front and two at the back.

But even in the face of this predicament, Coutinho danced with flowers under his feet, and he just didn't let the opponent grab the ball.

Although the ball was not lost, Coutinho couldn't get in, so he had to take it outside the penalty area.

At this time, Swansea's penalty area had been messed up by him, and it was an excellent opportunity to pass the ball.

Because the penalty area on the other side of Swansea has been empty unconsciously, and Salah has already touched the gap.

But Coutinho once again made a surprising choice. He chose to kick and shoot from outside the penalty area.

Salah stood on the left side of the goal, waving his hands, looking incredible. He really didn't expect Coutinho to pass the ball.

"God! This is a [-]% chance to score, Coutinho actually chose to shoot directly from long distance!"

"Coutinho wasted an excellent chance to score!" In the commentary seat, Beglin pulled his hair with both hands, his eyes widened, and he had an incredible expression on his face.

In the end, Coutinho's very good shot was saved by Swansea goalkeeper Fabianski.

After wasting this excellent opportunity, until the end of the first half, Liverpool did not get a better chance to shoot.

After the start of the second half, the Liverpool fans who had been a little sluggish suddenly became excited when they saw the number 8 jersey.

Originally, Klopp planned to let Mo Yang rest in this game, and it could also give other players some opportunities to play.

But looking at it now, Mo Yang couldn't do it anymore.

Coutinho can't take on the heavy responsibility of organizing the team's offense, he is not that material.

Mo Yang made his debut with Klopp's tactical arrangement, and the effect was immediate.

He has observed Swansea for a full 45 minutes. Even if Klopp has not arranged for him to deal with Swansea's pass control, he has a way to break the team's false pass control.

So the situation in the second half changed drastically.

After Mo Yang played in the midfield, he repeatedly relied on his body and sharp personal skills to force a breakthrough directly from Swansea's midfield.

Then frequently sent a very penetrating pass, allowing Coutinho and Salah to attack Swansea's defense.

In less than 10 minutes, Mo Yang completely destroyed Swansea's midfielder and completely controlled the rhythm of the game.

Countless people watching the game saw Mo Yang's terrifying dominance in the midfield.

For Swansea's ball possession, Klopp's arrangement is also very simple, which is to directly destroy the soul triangle position of pass control.

So Mo Yang, who got control of the midfield, began to connect with his teammates around, forming a linkage with Henderson through his own running, and every time he appeared on Swansea's three-legged passing line.

In an instant, Swansea's pass control was broken, causing Liverpool's possession rate to soar to 61% in the second half.

With a huge advantage, Liverpool's goal came naturally.

The game lasted to 63 minutes.

Liverpool get a free kick around 35 meters.

Milner took the penalty. The kick was powerful and heavy, but it hit the wall and bounced to Moyang on the right side of the top of the arc.

Just when all the Swansea players thought that Mo Yang would choose to stop the ball, Mo Yang suddenly raised his right foot and the ball flew into the Swansea penalty area from the air.

Swansea stared at the leaker, Firmino moved forward, the man arrived at the ball, and there was no offside at all!

Mo Yang's pass can be said to be accurate to within a millimetre, just in front of Firmino's forehead, he just needs to stick his head out.

Faced with such an excellent opportunity, how could Firmino, who is a striker, miss it and directly head the ball to the right of the goal.

Moreover, Firmino also cleverly bounced the ball, which instantly interfered with Fabianski's judgment.

After watching the ball roll into the goal, Liverpool from the coach to the players collectively fell into a frantic celebration.

After the score was equalized, Swansea was completely frightened by Mo Yang. The head coach made adjustments in time, and then collectively took back halftime to play a defensive counterattack.

But even so, Mo Yang could continue to find loopholes in Swansea's defense and frequently sent threatening balls, but unfortunately he failed to score in the end.

Until the 86th minute of the game, Mo Yang once again stuffed the ball from Swansea's left rib to Firmino's feet in the penalty area.

Firmino turned around to kick, but was pushed by Swansea center back Amat.

The referee awarded Liverpool a penalty immediately!
Milner took another penalty and scored again. Liverpool turned the score near the end, won the game and took three points from the Liberty Stadium.

And Mo Yang took away the ball for this game. This is his third overall MVP after coming to Liverpool.

(End of this chapter)