Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 154 Intra-team competition

"Zhang Mai, if I score a goal, you have to teach me Huaguo Kung Fu."

The game is about to start, and Mane is still bargaining with Zhang Mai.

"I have the same request."

Mbappe, who is about to occupy a wing with Mane, does not show weakness.

"Okay, whoever gets in more will learn first, now hurry up and take a position on the sidewalk!"

Zhang Mai was not impatient, but stimulated the two of them in time.

"Humph!", "Humph!".

Mane and Mbappe stared at each other, but obediently went to the sidewalk.

Kroter blew the whistle, and the training match in the Liverpool team began, with the main team from last season serving first.

The forwards of the main team, Firmino and Ings, pressed over aggressively, but Coutinho retreated to cooperate with the midfielder and kicked each other, looking for loopholes in the rookie team's defense.

呵呵！上赛季利物浦惯用的4-3-3，居中的科蒂尼奥经常能给整成4-2-4。

It's strange today, back to 4-4-2, let me say that you Brazilian dwarves have never been a sharp knife material!

Without sharp strikers to pull your defense, and famous "light" teammates to attract your defense, where can you find shooting opportunities?

Coutinho's retreat strengthened the attacking style of the midfielder, but the defense still did not improve at all.

In addition to the strong and strong Emre Can who has a bit of blocking function, can the thin Lallana and Lucas protect the mediocre central defender?

Last season, if it weren't for Milner who has a winger who "meddled his business" and often came to the center to make up for leaks, Liverpool would have conceded more goals!
Milner is getting older and can hold out for half an hour, half-time, what about after 60 minutes?
I really regard the two world-class wingers Mane and Mbappe as rookies. No wonder Klopp wants to introduce new players in a hurry.

Zhang Mai rushed forward to press Lovren, and Grujic behind him also entangled Lallana with agility that did not match his height.

As for Emre Can, Chamberlain is waiting in the middle circle!
As Wijnaldum approached Coutinho to exert pressure, the main team's midfield passing ring was completely destroyed, and Coutinho had to do it alone.

It has to be said that Coutinho still has two brushes. He turned around and got rid of the Dutch midfielder, but ran into the mountain of Van Dijk head-on.

"Coach, he blocked the foul!"

Coutinho, who was hit by Van Dijk, got up from the ground and quickly complained to Klopp.

Uncle Zha held the whistle in his hand and gestured to Coutinho, indicating that there was no foul and the game continued.

"Fuck! You have to pay attention to this Dutch stake, do you still want to hang out in Liverpool?"

Coutinho, who had hit a soft nail, had to turn his back on the Dutch rookie to vent his anger.

Van Dijk had already passed the ball, and then he turned his head and looked down at Coutinho. Although his gaze was as calm as water, there was still a 21cm height difference.

Coutinho faltered, and was about to say a few more words to regain the position, but he heard cheers from his backcourt.

Why?

After receiving Van Dijk's pass, Wijnaldum threw a kick to Mane on the left. After a quick start, Mane went straight to the bottom line, forced Milner with speed, and then passed back from the bottom.

Zhang Mai received the ball in the middle, pretended to shoot past Sakho who came up to block the hole of the gun, and when facing the last defender Lovren, he chose to flick the right.

Mbappe, who accelerated to take off, threw Klein, who was marking him, into two positions, and appeared in the open space on the right in time, and easily scored with a push.

The goalkeeper of the main team, Mignolet, was a little dizzy. The Premier League Golden Boot did not shoot as an assist. In the track and field match on the right, our army was completely defeated. There were too many accidents, and it was so difficult for me!

As the referee, Klopp's eyes also brightened. It took less than 10 seconds from the backcourt to the goal. The 4-foot pass, Zhang Mai's false shot from the middle was the key, and Mbappe's speed on the right was even more impressive.

High-speed and efficient defensive counterattack tactics, initiated by the iron guard, the midfielder quickly passes to tear the side defense, the center is not greedy when facing the goal, the side is not lazy when running quickly, and then hits.

Isn't this exactly the anti-reverse model I want to establish in Liverpool?
After all the elite soldiers and strong generals are assembled, the youthful storm of "full-court pressing and high-speed counterattack" will blow up in the land of England and even the entire continent of Europe!

The overwhelmed Krot even forgot to blow the kick-off whistle, and he didn't come back until the assistant coach came up to make a sound.

The game continued, and the main team, which was behind for the time being, was unwilling to resign. After Kroter adjusted the lineup, he cheered up and launched an offensive.

After Milner and Lallana switched positions, they came to the midfielder, freeing Emre Can to the front midfielder position, in order to wait for an opportunity to tear through the rookie team's defense.

Coutinho, who lost and was suffocated, once again acted as the middle arrow among the three forwards, vowing to disrupt the rookie's defense and then score a goal.

However, no matter how hot the side of the main team is, Van Dijk and Klavan's center is as stable as Mount Tai, making Coutinho in the middle go back and forth several times to no avail.

Zhang Mai also gradually saw the main team's offensive intentions, and broke through from the side to pull the entire defense line, creating long-range opportunities for Coutinho in the middle.

Emre Can, who is in the front of the midfield, is responsible for splitting the sides and attracting the defense in the middle. In the final analysis, he still creates opportunities for Coutinho to fish in troubled waters.

I bother!Zhang Mai also adjusted the tactics of the rookie team in time. He retreated and changed positions with Grujic, and personally packed up the counterfeit Emre Can to reduce the defensive pressure of the central defender.

Chamberlain and Wijnaldum assisted in defending the two flanks, holding down Firmino and Ince, who had been assisted by the main team's two full-backs.

Mbappe and Mane also retreated to the center line, strengthening the pressure on the main team's back line, and even the technically skilled Serbs also set up a center fulcrum for the frontcourt double fast.

Emre Can was frozen by Zhang Mai, Coutinho was also abused in front of Van Dijk, and the main team's flank offensive gradually stalled.

The main team made more and more mistakes in midfield pass and reception. Zhang Mai and Wijnaldum seized several interception opportunities, but they still followed the routine of wing assault.

At the end of the 60-minute game, the offensive of the main team has not improved, but was counterattacked by the rookie team repeatedly.

Mane and Grujic each scored a goal, one was a low shot from the left side of the penalty area, and the other was a header from the middle. In the end, the rookie team beat the main team 3:0.

Klopp rarely made a post-match summary. He just called everyone together and explained a few words about tomorrow's "Achterberg Cup" before leaving.

The players of the main team headed by Coutinho also dispersed without any sign of frustration. As for what was going on in their hearts, they didn't know.

Naturally, the winning rookie players were all happy, and Grujic, who scored the goal, actually invited everyone to the bar to celebrate at night.

Zhang Mai immediately dispelled the Serb's upstart idea, and the rest of the people also refused to join forces with Grujic on the grounds that there will be a game tomorrow.

"Zhang Mai, we both scored a goal, who should learn Huaguo Kungfu first?"

After Zhang Mai packed up and was ready to go home, Mane and Mbappe were still waiting eagerly.

"Train together every day from now on, you two come together!"

Zhang Mai didn't care about teaching the two basic fighting skills, so he readily agreed.

Not long after Zhang Mai returned home, he received a call from Klopp, informing Zhang Mai and Mbappé to send Zhang Yulin to Tranmere to report tomorrow.

"And he rented me and Mbappe to Tranmere for a day, what are you doing?"

Zhang Yulin and Mbappe celebrated on the sidelines for being able to fight together tomorrow, while Zhang Mai was still pondering the meaning of Uncle Zha's arrangement.

(End of this chapter)