Lord of Greenery

Chapter 538 The main lineup of the new season

In the Community Shield match against Chelsea, Liverpool finally won the game 2-0 and won the championship.

Li Ze and Salah each scored a goal, and Liverpool's starting lineup for the new season is basically determined.

Karius used his stable performance to give Alisson the starting goalkeeper position.

In this regard, Karius thinks that there is no hope in Liverpool, and hopes that the team will loan him out.

After careful consideration, Klopp also agreed to his request.

Unlike other positions, the goalkeeper rarely needs to rotate players.

It is not surprising that many goalkeepers, especially young goalkeepers, have been on the bench for several seasons at once.

If nothing happens to the starting goalkeeper, even if they have the strength, it will be difficult for them to play.

Casillas became Spain's starting goalkeeper after Sanizares was injured, and has been out of control ever since.

Like Buffon, who undisputedly became Italy's starting goalkeeper at a young age, but was accidentally injured and gave up his position to Toldo. After Toldo shined, he still failed to take the starting position. It's a completely different realm.

Junior Buffon, so terrifying!
Karius doesn't want to sit on the bench all the time, doesn't want to try his luck, he wants to fight when he is young, and play more games to gain experience.

Liverpool had no objection and loaned him out.

Without his previous experience, this talented player may not necessarily follow the path he once had.

At the guard position, three of the four guards have already confirmed their starting positions, namely left back Robertson, center back Van Dijk and right back Arnold.

The strength of these three players is absolute. Robertson's tireless running, Van Dijk's superior personal ability, and Arnold's mature forward penetration and passing are all indispensable for Liverpool.

Klopp has seen their talents clearly with extraordinary eyes, and he is naturally willing to entrust them with important tasks.

The other central defender will be constantly rotated among Lovren, Matip and Gomez. None of them are bad, but they are not particularly good.

There are still three midfield positions, and Li Ze and Fabinho each occupy an absolute main position.

In the other position, you have to swing between Milner, Henderson, Wijnaldum and Lallana.

Originally, the competition should have been more intense, but Keita did not come because of Li Ze's butterfly effect. Although Chamberlain was reimbursed for the season, he also suffered a small injury. Emre also left Liverpool directly after the contract expired. Went to Juventus, he wanted a bigger contract and more honor.

On the front line, the starting main force is still the trident of Salah, Firmino and Mane.

However, in many cases, Li Ze and Firmino will switch positions. Strictly speaking, the two jointly occupy the two starting positions of the striker and the midfielder.

It's not surprising that today's tactical trend expects players to make more runs and changes.

Henderson sometimes runs to the full-back position, and Mane and the others sometimes assist in defense.

Overall, Liverpool's starting lineup has changed a lot from last season.

The new arrivals Alisson, Fabinho and Van Dijk have all become the team's starters.

Even for their high transfer fee, Klopp will not easily put them on the bench.

Alisson and Van Dijk have shown superior abilities, Liverpool's previous defensive players were incomparable to their level.

Liverpool's previous players in the goalkeeper and central defender positions are a bit ridiculous to say that they are the number one in the Premier League, but the two have shown a level that is qualified to compete for the number one in the world.

With their extraordinary personal abilities, there is almost no controversy about the starting of the two.

Even Mignolet, who has a competitive relationship with Alisson, is full of praise for Alisson's personal ability.

As for Fabinho, his personal ability is also not bad, and it is more suitable for Liverpool's tactics.

His ability to compete for the top is very strong, which is a shortcoming of Liverpool. It has only improved a lot after Li Ze joined.

Fabinho's speed is not fast, and his physical fitness is not too strong, but he has improved significantly after training to gain muscle.

His long-range shots from the back are also excellent, and when he catches the ball in the frontcourt, opponents dare not ignore it.

The most important thing is that he has outstanding physical strength and can cover a large defensive area.

At the same time, he was born as a full-back and has an excellent awareness of side defense.

Liverpool's two full-backs, namely Robertson and Arnold, often need to jump in to assist the offense.

The full-back's attack can easily bring about the emptiness of the frontier defense and be taken advantage of by the opponent.

At this time, Fabinho's midfielder with a large coverage area, good physical strength, and excellent awareness of side defense is very valuable.

However, he also has obvious weaknesses. One is the slow speed mentioned above, and the other is the lack of ability to get rid of it.

The same weakness also happened to Veron.

Once, Veron led Lazio to win the Serie A championship, and Nedved was his younger brother at that time.

Later, the Argentine came to Manchester United with great brilliance. He went as a savior and was a key player for Ferguson to promote the continentalization of Manchester United tactics.

But without success.

The biggest problem is that Veron's ability to get rid of is insufficient, and his own style is also affected by Serie A. He is not fast enough and often needs to think more.

Pogba, who also came to Manchester United from Serie A, also has similar problems.

Fabinho, who was born in Ligue [-], does not have this problem in the speed of his feet, but his ability to escape is also insufficient.

In other words, he is qualified as a beast, and he will not simply become a brainless reckless man.

But expecting him to become Alonso, sort out the team's offense, and not panic in the face of the opponent's siege, then he will not be able to do it.

Fabinho is a player with many advantages and disadvantages.

Calculated according to the player's level, as long as the tactics match, he can be regarded as a superstar with his strength.

But that's about it.

But in Liverpool, his level is completely sufficient.

Apart from Li Ze, there is no player in Liverpool who has the strength of a superstar midfielder.

Everyone's strength is very close to the superstar level, but in Liverpool's tactics, none of them have such strength.

Klopp finally had a superstar-level midfielder under Klopp's command, so how could it be possible to suppress him?
This lineup already looks very competitive.

After confirming this lineup, Liverpool has become the favorite of the Premier League in the new season.

However, Liverpool's lineup is not completely without problems——

The bench is not thick enough.

Especially in the position of full-back and striker, there are not many players who can substitute.

Allowing players to start consecutively can certainly enhance mutual understanding and improve the player's state, but it will also make them feel tired.

In multi-line combat, this method of playing to the end with a set of lineups is prone to the problem of players' physical breakdown.

If the team has a large area of ​​​​injuries, then Liverpool will be miserable.

For example, Manchester City in the past is okay, with an excellent bench. Once Liverpool suffers extensive injuries, it is not impossible for the season to collapse!
(End of this chapter)