Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 157 The Jersey Number Disturbance
Liverpool will face Barcelona at Wembley Stadium on August 8.Although it was only a pre-season warm-up match, the heat of the game was naturally high when Barcelona was involved.

In the team training that started on the 4th, Klopp began to build the main lineup of the Red Army, trying to arrange new players in corresponding positions.

Zhang Mai was first placed in the center forward position by Uncle Zha, and formed the three arrows of the forward line with Firmino and Mane, while Mbappe became a rotation.

The new lineup did not work well after several rehearsals. The midfielder led by Coutinho has little support, especially the Brazilian rarely cooperates with Zhang Mai, which leads to a disconnection of the new lineup's attacking power in the middle.

Wijnaldum and Chamberlain quickly adapted to the new role of the Red Army's midfielder, but they can hit the middle.

Especially Chamberlain, who can be a strong defensive midfielder with a slightly retreated position, almost squeezed Murray Can into the rotation.

Chris Marius seems to have to compete with the old goalkeeper Mignolet for the goalkeeper's main selection. Only Van Dijk has become the No. 1 choice of central defender in Uncle Scum's heart.

The choice of midfielders has become a worry for Uncle Zha's happiness, and the defense, especially the two wings, is the German coach's worry.

Klopp can only take Zhang Mai and continue to change positions to test various formations in order to achieve the best results.

First, Zhang Mai and Coutinho switched positions, and Zhang Mai, who returned to the midfielder, suddenly made the hardness and control of the Red Army's midfielder more than a level.

Coutinho, who was pushed to the center position, immediately became mediocre. The short Brazilian was obviously not a strong striker, and was quickly overwhelmed by the tide of defenders from the substitute team.

Forward Mbappe, Zhang Mai retreated to coexist with Coutinho, the efficiency of the midfield dropped a lot, why?The Brazilians don't have Zhang Mai in their eyes, and they would rather play with the midfielder than cooperate with Zhang Mai.

All the players in the field saw it. The core of the original team must be unhappy with the new Qianglong, so they adopted non-violent non-cooperation. What can Uncle Zha do!
Klopp stopped training and began to communicate with the players one by one on the grounds of determining the jersey number for the new season.

When it was his turn to ask Zhang Mai, Zhang Mai's answer made the Germans silent for a long time.

"I just want the No. 10 jersey!"

Zhang Mai's idea is very simple, the jersey number doesn't matter!
People respect me one foot, and I respect others one foot!You are staring at your face, and the young master is only looking for trouble for you.

"Okay! The No. 10 jersey for the new season is yours, but I hope you can maintain a good relationship with your teammates."

Klopp has also figured it out, sports and competitive strength come first, not to mention that the notorious Zhang Mai is still No. 1 appointed by the board of directors.

Coutinho refuses to accept it, if you don't accept it, just stay honest. The Brazilian had a lot of personal honors last season, but the team's results were all scum!

Or, suggest that Coutinho go to the field to subdue the Hua Guo kid and obediently give up the No. 10 jersey?
Uncle Zha even helped Coutinho come up with the best solution with some malice.

After the whole day's training, everyone disbanded and went home. It was still the old players who ganged up and the new players left in piles.

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After two days of calm, Klopp kept experimenting with various personnel combinations. There were more than 40 people in the team, only Van Dicret remained on the field without moving, and all the rest of the players took turns.

On the day before facing Barcelona, ​​Klopp finally showed his cards and first announced the starting lineup for Barcelona:
4-3-3
Goalkeeper: Mignolet

Defenders: Klein, Van Dijk, Lovren, Milner;

Midfielders: Coutinho, Emre Can, Jordan Henderson;

Forwards: Firmino, Sturridge, Ince.

The rest of the players are all substitutes, waiting for Uncle Zha to flop at any time, countless substitutions can be made in the warm-up match.

As soon as the roster came out, the old players who stayed from last season suddenly felt as if they had been beaten with chicken blood. They were arrogant in training, overwhelming all the new players.

Depend on!Come to this trick again.

Zhang Mai is well aware of Klopp's temper. In the eyes of Uncle Zha, all warm-up matches are games, which are specially used to slap the face or adjust the lineup.

While the new players were still speculating about uneasiness, the excitement of the old players didn't last long. When it was time to finish work, Klopp made another big move and announced the player numbers for the new season.

No. 1 Karius goalkeeper

No. 2 Klein Defender
Defender No. 3 Sako

No. 4 Van Dijk defender
5 Wijnaldum Avantgarde

No. 6 Lovren Defender
No. 7 Milner defender
No. 8 Coutinho Avantgarde

No. 9 Mane striker

No. 10 Zhang Mai forward / forward
No. 11 Firmino forward

No. 12 Mbappe forward
No. 13 Manninger goalkeeper
No. 14 Henderson Avantgarde
Chamberlain Avantgarde No. 15
No. 16 Grujic forward

No. 17 Klavan defender
No. 18 Moreno defender
No. 19 Matip defender
No. 20 Lallana forward
No. 21 Lucas Avantgarde
No. 22 Mignolet goalkeeper

No. 23 Emre Can Avantgarde

No. 24 Sturridge striker

No. 25 Branagan Avantgarde

No. 26 Yiloli defender
No. 27 Origi striker
No. 28 Ince Forward

No. 32 Joe Gomez defender

No. 35 Stewart Avantgarde

No. 41 Jack Dunn Avantgarde

No. 47 Wisdom Defender

No. 49 Williams defender
No. 50 Markovic Avantgarde
No. 54 Outjo Striker

No. 56 Randall guard
No. 57 Maguire defender
No. 66 Alexander-Arnold defender
No. 68 Kirivella Avantgarde

As soon as the new number came out, everyone was in an uproar, and everyone turned their attention to the nonchalant Huaguo boy.

Coutinho, who was ignored for a long time, left angrily. Firmino, who is also a fellow Brazilian, hesitated for a while, but finally stayed.

Zhang Mai didn't express his No. 10 speech in high spirits, but just high-fived with the top 20 new players, and then fixed his eyes on the list.

All the new players entered the No. 1-20, which is basically the regular lineup, and the club's intention to change the dynasty has been clearly revealed.

It is a foregone conclusion that Zhang Mai will replace Coutinho as the core of the new Red Army. Everyone has no intention to evaluate the risk of the Brazilian No. 8, so let's quickly find a way to get closer to the new core.

The old players started to greet the new players, and then left with different thoughts, leaving only a group of new players still discussing in front of the leaderboard.

"I take Zhang Mai's No. 10. Why do the Brazilians take No. 8? Gerrard's defense is just right!"

Karius, who had to taste his wish, spoke out in support of Zhang Mai.

"I didn't expect that I also became number 12, and my predecessor Henry also has this number. Alas! The pressure is so great."

This is Mbappe getting cheap and selling well.

"Number 9 is a good number, closest to 10."

Like countless top forwards, Ma's thighs really have a strange brain circuit.

Zhang Mai ignored the twittering of the friends around him, but thought about the specific experience of No. 66 Arnold's fortune alone.

Arnold, born on October 1998, 10, is a native of Liverpool. He was born in the Liverpool youth training camp and served as a right back on the field. He was promoted from the U7 team by Klopp this year.

Arnold's basic skills in passing, controlling, and belting are very solid, and his right foot can complete precise forward delivery and medium and long-distance guidance.

Arnold's figure is not outstanding among full-backs, nor is his explosive power and absolute speed. However, Arnold will rely on his good prediction of the ball's landing point, defensive position and enemy situation, and reasonably grasp the "advance amount" to make up for his own hardware. Insufficient conditions.

"This is a good seed who has a foundation in the three advanced skills of football!"

Zhang Mai is considering how to propose to Uncle Zha to speed up the training of Arnold during the season.

In my memory, Arnold made his career debut in the fourth round of the League Cup between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur on October 10 this year, but he will still be a soy sauce party throughout the season. Only next year, when Milner retires to midfield, will he shine on the right wing.

"Well, bring Milner and go talk to Klopp!"

Zhang Mai quickly made up his mind to make Liverpool's little fellow shine as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)