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Chapter 143 137. Anfield Stadium
I got used to the English environment in the stadium I borrowed from Everton, and the mid-week game came two days later.

Playing Liverpool is a big deal for Leverkusen, but Liverpool don't seem to think so, even though they have lost a game to Leverkusen.

Even their fans didn't have much reaction. If they played Real Madrid, the whole city might have been on fire.

Except for Bayern, the Bundesliga teams still have not enough cards.

After taking the bus for 45 minutes, we arrived at Anfield Stadium.

This stadium is quite legendary. It has experienced two games and won countless glory. There are great coaches like Shankly, and there are highly anticipated players like Dalglish.

When he walked in, Luca noticed the line of writing.

"This is Anfield."

A simple sentence, but it reveals domineering.

This sentence was engraved by the legendary Liverpool coach Bill Shankly, and every team that comes to Anfield to play will see it.

Luca, who gradually developed more emotions for football, can appreciate Shankly's arrogance.

This is my territory, you all be honest!
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Going out of the locker room, Luka felt a wave of heat.

Liverpool's stadium obviously can only accommodate fans in the early 4s, which is similar to the Bayer Arena, but their momentum is really scary, not at all worse than West FA Lun, which has more than 7 fans in each game.

Seeing Luca's expression, Lars Bender thought he was frightened, "Actually, just get used to it. Many stadiums in Europe are very enthusiastic. You didn't understand it when you played in Italy before."

Luca didn't explain, "Yes, Italians don't like to go to the stadium to watch the game. The fans there always feel that the tickets are not worth it. It's better to find a bar to eat, drink and watch the game."

Italy's games, almost no game can be full.

Sometimes even the derby games are full of seats, and most of the game stands are empty.

Although it is related to the economic situation in Italy, it also shows their habits.

Stadiums in Germany are almost full.

It's a habit.

When he arrived in England, Liverpool's Anfield, Luca saw another kind of football. There were only more than 4 fans. The momentum was huge, and the English fans were really fanatical.

He's getting used to it by the warm-up time, and apart from being louder Liverpool fans, it's nothing special.

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"Today Leverkusen challenged Liverpool away. Van Dijk's failure to recover from injury is the best news for them, and Liverpool's main full-back Robertson was also injured in the previous Premier League game. Today's game against Leverkusen Cousen also said it was a good opportunity." The German commentator's tone was quite excited, Van Dijk was the best defender in the past two years, Liverpool's defense dropped two levels without him playing.

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After the start of the game, Leverkusen took the lead to kick off. Wallander hit Haverts horizontally. Leverkusen's pass feels good. Light rain is not a problem for them.

But as soon as Luca took the ball, he was brought down by Jordan Henderson.

Henderson's feet were so high that he couldn't get past unless he jumped.

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The referee blew the whistle, and Henderson was still defending: "I didn't mean it, I didn't mean it..."

The referee gave a yellow card without saying a word. Although it was a foul in the frontcourt, you are too outrageous, a standard Bundesliga logging action.

The fans at the scene chanted "Black Whistle", and their captain got a card when they came up. Can they play?

Luca applauded along with his teammates to express his support for the referee.

The referees on the field are soft-tempered and easy to be influenced, so there is the saying of home whistle. At the critical moment, the away game must show a strong enough attitude, otherwise the referee will easily favor the home team.

After kicking off in the backcourt, Luca and his teammates were still seducing Liverpool to press high.

The German coach Klopp on the sidelines has an ugly face. He is a smart coach. He saw the clues in the last game, but he can't do anything about it. Your original style of play is to press high, and now they cooperate with you. , It is to trade opportunities for physical fitness, it depends on whether you can score goals.

Liverpool's schedule has been tighter recently and there have been more injuries. Today Liverpool is not as strong as before.

It's not good for them to play like this, but Klopp can't help it.

A mature tactical system cannot be changed just by changing it.

Leverkusen has been practicing passing the ball in the backcourt recently, so it is relatively easy to deal with it. Occasionally, Luca and the Bender brothers will quickly relieve the danger if they make a mistake.

However, in the 8th minute, there was still a danger.

Luka was forced to pass the ball, and then he wanted to pass a long pass and was blocked by the opponent. Liverpool directly attacked with the ball in the frontcourt. After Firmino split the ball, Mane dribbled the ball into the penalty area. He almost passed the ball from a small angle. Sent into the goal, fortunately Leverkusen goalkeeper reacted quickly.

"Corner kicks are really dangerous. Leverkusen still has too much possession in the backcourt." The commentator was quite an afterthought: "Leverkusen must let the ball go to Liverpool's half."

Indeed, this danger reminded Leverkusen.

Can't go on like this.

This corner kick Luka jumped high and headed the ball out, and Leverkusen finally started to try to attack.

Havertz was very clever when he dribbled the ball in the frontcourt. He swayed the opponent's Joe Gomez ahead of time and scored into the penalty area. Unfortunately, Wallander failed to catch up first and missed the excellent opportunity.

"The opportunity to score this time was wasted. Leverkusen was only one step away from the goal, but it was a pity that he still didn't score. But this offense is quite threatening. Leverkusen can play offensively, but can't always defend."

In fact, Leverkusen also fell into a misunderstanding. The pass from the backcourt was too smooth, so they kept passing. However, Liverpool almost scored a goal and Leverkusen was woken up, and finally changed their way of playing.

Liverpool launched an attack again, and Luca felt that he had the opportunity to rush forward. He didn't expect Henderson to catch the ball with his back and pass the ball to deceive him. England players also have such skills.

However, Luka's speed is fast, and he can keep pace with him after a few steps back. Henderson can only pass the ball quickly.

Liverpool's goal today was obviously left. Lars Bender rushed to defend Mane, Luca made up for the position in the middle, and Sven Bender was not idle, rushing to block Liverpool's support players.

The transposition of this defensive line is quite sharp, but it is more technical than the offensive transposition.

It’s okay to make mistakes in offense, but that’s not the case in defense. In addition to the recent cooperation between Leverkusen players, there is also Luca’s skill bonus.

The card bonus of the legendary Milan captain Baresi is too abnormal, and the cooperation between the players is quite skillful, even the tactician Klopp was surprised.

(End of this chapter)