i am a football star

Chapter 157 The first home game of the new season

One day has passed since the first round of Liverpool's match. In the Liverpool coach's office, Heynckes was talking to his assistant coach Hermann about the team's situation.

Herman said: "Joseph, the players are still not doing well, maybe we shouldn't be participating in so many goddamn commercial activities."

Herman was complaining that the Asian tour in the summer made the players too tired. A big reason for losing the first round was that the players did not recover from the long-distance fatigue.

Heynckes said: "Okay, Peter, football is inseparable from commercial support, and no team can avoid commercial activities. What we have to do now is to find a way for the players to recover as soon as possible. How did the rookie perform today?"

"It's only the first day, he looks a little nervous, and he can't see how strong he is."

The newcomer they were talking about was Liverpool's new goalkeeper Joe Hart. In Reina's transfer, Manchester City's young goalkeeper Joe Hart was sent to Liverpool at a discounted price of 500 million pounds.

Liverpool's scouting system believes that he is a goalkeeper with great potential, and with a little training, he can fill the gap left by Reina.

Heynckes is not very optimistic about this. Goalkeeper is a position that requires a lot of experience. Joe Hart is 22 years old this year and has been loaned out by Manchester City for a long time. He does not have rich game experience.

In fact, this was facilitated by Liu Ting in the name of the scouting system. Liu Ting didn't like Reina's personality. It happened that Manchester City was interested in him. Liu Ting asked Xu Zhengxin to facilitate the transfer. By the way, Reina and Joe Hart exchanged clubs.

Liu Ting knew that Joe Hart was loaned to Birmingham this season, and he performed well in Birmingham to return to Manchester City. He became the main goalkeeper of Manchester City and the main goalkeeper of the England national team after the World Cup.

Liu Ting knows that Joe Hart may not be able to reach the height of Reina for the time being, but giving him a chance to be a qualified goalkeeper is at least the most suitable for Liverpool now.

The first round of the Premier League is on the weekend, and the second round is scheduled for the middle of the next week. Time is tight, and Liverpool's goalkeeper can only play as the Brazilian substitute goalkeeper Cavalieri for the time being.

This is Liverpool's first home game in the new season. The team is suffocating to win the game, and at the same time avoid two rounds of winless at the beginning of the season.

On the evening of August 8th, the second round of the 19/09 Premier League season is coming. Liverpool will face Stoke City at Anfield.

Although Liverpool lost in the first round and Stoke City defeated Burnley 2:0 in the first round, no one is optimistic about Stokes, after all, the strength gap is too great.

Liverpool is still the weird 433 formation that was used last season, but Glenn Johnson replaced Arbeloa who went to Real Madrid.

Liverpool's first home court of the new season, the stadium is full, and won the Champions League last year, which makes fans full of hope for the team.

The Liverpool fans present were all holding the scarves they won last season, and they were looking forward to the results of the new season.

Liverpool did not live up to the hopes of the fans. They pressed hard at the beginning, vowing to win the opponent in one fell swoop.

In the 4th minute, Liu Ting dribbled the ball on the left side and passed the opponent's full-back Wilkinson. Torres did not miss this opportunity and broke the opponent's goal with a low shot in front of the goal.

"Goooooooooal!!! The goal has been scored! Liverpool broke through the opponent's goal in just 4 minutes. This is still a familiar routine. This is a TNT cooperation. There is no defense line that can withstand TNT's explosive attack power!"

Although Alan Hansen's cheers were a bit exaggerated, the TNT combination is indeed one of the strongest attacking combinations recognized in Europe. Of course, this combination is actually called TNT, and more often it includes Gerrard.

Liverpool's offensive at home is like a wave, and they want to vent all the depression of losing the first game.

In the 9th minute, Pony made a long shot and was fouled by the opposing midfielder Whitehead. The referee showed the first yellow card of the game without hesitation.

Liverpool's home state and the referee's strict penalty standards turned the game into an offensive practice match for Liverpool, and Sky City had no chance at all.

In the 14th minute, Gerrard's long-range shot went over the crossbar.

In the 22nd minute, Torres headed back, and Liu Ting shot a beautiful kick from the edge of the penalty area, but this time the opponent's Danish goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen was brave, and even flew up and used his fingers to dial the ball that flew to the upper right corner.

In the 32nd minute, Stoke City completed their first shot. The opponent's midfielder Whelan crossed the ball. Beatty's header was too straight and failed to test Cavalieri.

Liverpool extended the score before the end of the first half.

In the 45th minute, Liu Ting's long-range shot helped Liverpool create a corner kick. Xavi Alonso drove the ball out.

"Glen...Johnson!!! Barbed goal! He scored a goal in his first home game on behalf of Liverpool, and it was a beautiful barbed goal. Liverpool fans don't have to worry that Aveiroa's departure will affect Liverpool's right. Johnson is fully capable of making up for the gap left by Abeloa."

Liverpool fans are indeed very happy with Glenn Johnson's outstanding performance. England fans have a tradition of making up simple songs to sing immediately, and Anfield also sang about Glenn Johnson.

"Glenn! Glenn! We've got the brave Glenn, let that madridian go!"

Abeloa was the hero who contributed to Liverpool's second place in the league and the Champions League last season. Abeloa also scored goals in the Champions League final and semi-final, but he still offended many fans in order to return to Real Madrid and Liverpool, so this song appeared now.

In the first half, Liverpool led Stoke City 2-0 with goals from Torres and Glenn Johnson. Although there was still half a game left, Stoke City showed no desire to win at all, and it was impossible to even create some trouble for Liverpool.

At the beginning of the second half, Stoke City counterattacked. The continuous offensive won three consecutive corner kicks, but they still failed to create good opportunities. I don’t know how the Welsh coach Pulis of Sky City cheered up the team during the halftime break. However, the continuous attack did not do anything, so the anger was quickly vented, and the rhythm of the game returned to Liverpool.

In the 56th minute, Liu Ting's strong shot from 21 meters was saved by Sorensen, and the supplementary shot by Dirk Dirk was too hasty and Sorensen took the ball off.

In the 62nd minute, Glen Johnson's low shot from the right into the penalty area was saved by Sorensen after a pass from Harvey Alonso.

Next, Stoke City used up three substitutions in a row, but the team's offense still did not take off. Instead, they replaced the defensive players with offensive players. Liverpool seized the opportunity to kill the game instead.

In the 75th minute, Xavi Alonso and Mascherano hit the wall and then picked a pass. Liu Ting caught the ball with his back in the penalty area and turned around with the ball.

"Liu...beautiful! Beautifully catch the ball and turn around!"

Liu Ting turned around, made adjustments, and immediately hit the goal. This time, he caught the ball and turned around, which was obviously beyond the opponent's expectations. The ball had already flown into the goal, and the opponent's goalkeeper Sorensen was still standing without any response.

Anfield was ebullient because of this goal, Liu Ting rushed to the sideline cameras excitedly, lifted up his shorts to show off his thighs, and showed off his new tattoos, and the tattoo maker Agger also ran over and showed his hands to show off his tattoos.

Of course, the reporters would not let go of such a good opportunity, and slapped Liu Ting's thigh wildly. Although most of them didn't know what Liu Tingwen's was, only Chinese reporters knew those Chinese characters.

Vigorous King Kong legs!
Chinese journalists also have black lines. What does this mean?
When a foreign reporter asked a Chinese reporter he knew: "Is the tattoo on Liu's thigh Chinese characters? What does it mean?"

The Chinese reporter could only answer: "It should mean that his thighs are very strong."

Liu Ting's goal killed the game, with only 15 minutes left in the game, Liverpool led by three goals at home, and Heynckes started to make substitutions.

In the 80th minute, Irving replaced Torres who opened the scoring.

This is the first time Irving has officially represented Liverpool in a game since his return. The Anfield Stadium is mixed with boos and applause, which are roughly divided into half. Irving's departure that year has exhausted his original popularity.

Liu Ting was also replaced by substitute striker Babel in the 87th minute.

Coolidt also scored in stoppage time, Glenn Johnson made a cross from the right, Sorensen threw the ball away, Dirk Drivet shoveled the ball into the empty goal, and all three of Liverpool's strikers scored.

It is reasonable for Liverpool to beat Stoke City 4-0 at home. Liverpool's victory over Stoke City is the most normal result. It is news that Liverpool cannot win.

The reports of the media are also 'Liverpool is starting to regain its form', 'Liverpool's four-goal massacre of opponents, TNT reappears terrorist firepower' and so on.

If you want to talk about news, the Liverpool fans sang and satirized Arveiroa, Liu Ting showed his tattoos, and Owen booed and applauded half and half, which is considered news in the game.

At the end of the second round of the Premier League, Chelsea beat Sunderland 3:1 at home, and Arsenal beat Bolton 4:2 at home.

Manchester United beat newly promoted Birmingham 1:0 at home in the first round, and lost 0:1 away to another newly promoted Burnley in the second round. The opponents in the first two rounds were all newly promoted, allowing Manchester United to adapt to Ronaldo's departure as soon as possible.

Liverpool lost to Tottenham away. Tottenham has always been a traditional powerhouse in England, but Manchester United lost to a newly promoted team.

The two rounds of the Premier League are over. What's interesting is that there were 20 games in these two rounds, and all of them were won and lost. There was no draw. This is also a record.

After two rounds, among the giants, Arsenal and Chelsea have won two consecutive victories, while Liverpool and Manchester United have won one and lost one. The season has just begun, but Chelsea and Arsenal have at least temporarily taken the lead.

(End of this chapter)