Lord of Greenery

Chapter 536 The Third Battle of the International Championship

The warm-up match with Manchester City ended with a score of 4:1, which was a complete victory for Liverpool.

This victory also made the Liverpool players more emotional.

In the second half, both sides changed into half starting lineups, but it was still Liverpool who had the upper hand.

Li Ze also played for a while, passed the ball to his teammates, and got acquainted with the style of his new teammates by the way.

Last season, Manchester City had higher points in the final stage, which actually made everyone unhappy.

Although the final league championship was theirs, there was always something unorthodox about this championship.

They were undoubtedly excited at the time, but looking at it now, it was always a little awkward.

Now being able to beat Manchester City in the warm-up match has also made many people feel relieved.

Although this obviously doesn't make much sense, after all, neither side played seriously.

Among the players who played, Karius was a bit out of tune with everyone's atmosphere.

In the second half of the game, Liverpool conceded a goal because of his error.

With such a poor performance in the warm-up match, Karius can't imagine how Klopp sees himself.

The arrival of Alisson put too much pressure on him. He originally wanted to use a better performance to keep his starting position, but he was obviously in a hurry.

Karius has reason to suspect that he has pushed his starting spot to Alisson.

In the third game of the International Champions Cup, that is, against Manchester United, Karius did not start.

This move also made the German goalkeeper more anxious.

Because of the World Cup, Alisson has not yet returned to Liverpool.

It is precisely because of this that he has been able to firmly occupy the starting position of the warm-up match.

Otherwise, as a new aid, Alisson must be observed more than him.

Now he doesn't need to participate in the warm-up match, does it mean that he doesn't need to continue to be observed?
On the bright side, this is because Klopp thinks he is very good, so he started to sit on the bench like Li Ze and the others.

On the bad side, this is Klopp has given up on him!

Which one is it?

Karius was tangled in his heart, and soon, he knew the answer.

On the starting list for this game, there are the names of Van Dijk, Li Ze, Mane and Salah.

Among the current Premier League big6, Manchester United may be Liverpool's most direct opponent.

The pre-season handicap is also opened in this way.

Perhaps it is also because of this that Klopp attaches so much importance to this game.

It may also be because the two sides are sworn enemies, so Klopp didn't even want to lose to Manchester United in the warm-up match.

Whatever the case may be, he was left on the bench in a warm-up match that Klopp took very seriously.

This seemed to be some kind of forecast, leaving Karius restless in his heart.

Unlike Liverpool's seriousness, Manchester United's starting lineup is not the main lineup.

Because the World Cup has just ended, many players have not returned yet.

Ronaldo, Maguire, De Gea and Pogba all did not appear in the squad for the same reason.

Among Manchester United's starting players, only Sanchez and Mata are more famous.

The more important player is Bailey in the central defender position.

Compared with Liverpool, Manchester United does not seem to attach much importance to this game, and almost all the substitutes are sent.

Sanchez and Mata would have been big names, but both of them have been in question lately.

Especially Sanchez, his salary has been discussed, and the controversy has never stopped.

It is said that Manchester United executives did not want to give him too much signing fee at one time, so they folded the signing fee into the annual salary.

Doing so can make the books look better, and the annual report will be tight if there are too many one-time expenditures.

From a business point of view, such an approach is understandable.

But football clubs and ordinary companies are not the same concept.

For example, Pogba, seeing that Sanchez's annual salary is so high, can he have no idea after just winning the World Cup?
In all fairness, Manchester United's salaries to the players are very generous, so generous that the fans are outraged.

Sometimes I was even ridiculed by my own fans, "We will give 8 weekly salary even if we lead the dog"!
However, Sanchez's apparent weekly salary of 50 euros is still much higher than the maximum salary of others in the early 30.

As I said earlier, a player's salary is often not just a matter of money, but also a symbol of status and face.

After leading by two goals in the first half, Li Ze, who returned to the bench, recalled the situation of Manchester United, and suddenly felt that Manchester United might have played a brilliant move.

"How much is Ronaldo's weekly salary at Manchester United?" Li Ze asked Klopp.

"I heard it was 60, what's the matter?" Klopp was still watching the game on the field.

Although Liverpool has the advantage, Klopp actually doesn't want to see such a picture.

He hopes to see the flaws and loopholes of the team, so that it can be easily made up for.

It's like checking a test paper after finishing it. Sometimes you will feel guilty instead of at ease if you don't find a mistake.

Because the error may be not detected rather than not.

"It's higher than Sanchez's annual salary." Li Ze replied.

Klopp froze for a moment, then thought about it.

In Mourinho's third year at Manchester United, the biggest problem is Pogba.

Because of dissatisfaction with salary, dissatisfaction with performance, and dissatisfaction with Mourinho, Pogba's attitude cannot be simply described as negative.

He is simply standing on the opposite side of Manchester United's overall performance!
There are many reasons why he has such a big problem.

The first is his personal character problem, coupled with the problem of his agent, there is no cure for this.

The second is the issue of Sanchez's annual salary. Now Ronaldo's annual salary is higher, which in a sense suppresses the issue of Sanchez's annual salary.

Again, it's still Ronaldo. Even if he doesn't play well with such a high annual salary, no one will question him. He has a high historical status in football and Manchester United, and he can hold Pogba down.

On the original trajectory, many people believe that Pogba's "explosion" was due to the departure of Rooney and Ibrahimovic.

These two wrists are big enough. Rooney not only has big wrists but also has high qualifications. Ibrahimovic has big wrists and a bad temper. He is good at taekwondo.

In the locker room where these two were present, Pogba didn't dare to make things big.

Rooney will spray him from the perspective of a senior, making him lose all support, while Ibrahimovic will beat him directly.

Rooney and Ibrahimovic are gone, and no one in the Manchester United team can hold Pogba.

This was the case on the original trajectory, but now there is a Ronaldo.

Ronaldo's status in football cannot be shaken by Pogba, even if he wins the World Cup.

When he makes trouble, as long as Ronaldo stands up and sprays him, Manchester United fans will follow him.

Mourinho needs Ronaldo not just because of his personal ability.

There is also a possibility that Mourinho is fed up with Lukaku who has been pulling the side, and to stop the so-called "youth storm".

Facts have proved that several of Manchester United's young players are nerve knives, embarrassing and useful.

But Mourinho no longer has the status he used to have, and he can't directly talk to the top management.

Now he can send Ronaldo up, send Ronaldo up, can the top management still say something?

The more he thought about it, the more Li Ze felt that this was a wonderful move.

Is it possible that Mourinho is aware of Pogba's problem?
(End of this chapter)