Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 162 Season Opener
华国时间8月14日晚23点，2016-17赛季英超首轮有一场焦点战，阿森纳坐镇酋长球场迎战利物浦。

Arsenal's coach, the French professor Wenger, is gentle and gentle, but it doesn't mean that the Gunners fans will be quieter. The London fans who have not watched the game for nearly three months have turned the Emirates Stadium into a deafening Heathrow Airport.

Professor Wenger was a little depressed on the sidelines. The three players who were killed by Zhang Mai last season have all returned from injury. Ozil and Koscielny also missed the European Cup held in France in the summer due to injuries.

Ozil and Koscielny, who are valuable international players for Germany and France, still want to save face (or maybe they were scared by Zhang Mai). Both of them were injured and did not make the squad, leaving only the least injured Coquelin can still face Zhang Mai bravely.

But TM's Zhang Mai did not start the game, and Chamberlain, who insisted on leaving Arsenal, is now sitting on the Liverpool bench with Zhang Mai.

"Okay! At least he doesn't have to worry about Zhang Mai's fists anymore."

The professor looked at Chamberlain who was chatting happily with Zhang Mai, and felt a little more upset in his heart.

The big screen on the sidelines displayed the starting rosters of both sides:

Arsenal lineup: 4-4-2
33-切赫；24-贝莱林、16-霍尔丁、21-钱伯斯、18-蒙雷亚尔；35-埃尔内尼、34-科奎林、8-拉姆塞、17-伊沃比；14-沃尔科特、7-桑切斯。

Liverpool lineup: 4-3-3
22-米尼奥莱；4-范迪克、6-洛夫伦、18-莫雷诺、2-克莱因；14-亨德森、5-维纳尔杜姆，10-库蒂尼奥；12-姆巴佩、19-马内、11-菲尔米诺。

"This game is the most eye-catching game in the first round of the Premier League. Arsenal will face Liverpool, who have won England's top league title 18 times at home. Xhaka is expected.

This summer, Liverpool spent 11700 million pounds to introduce people including Zhang Mai, Mane, Wijnaldum, Van Dijk, Karius, Klavan, Manninger, Matip9, etc., plus the previously finalized Gru Yiqi, the overall strength of the Red Army has been greatly improved.

双方历史上218次交锋，利物浦81胜58平79负稍稍占优，进301球失284球。上赛季双方2次交锋都打成了平局。”

In the CTV live broadcast room, Huang Tao popularized the history of the two teams' grievances to fans before the official game started.

"Zhang Mai is not starting this game. It seems that he brought Leicester City's substitute to Liverpool."

Zhan Jun only has Zhang Mai in his eyes, so there are no other people in his field of vision.

Zhang Mai, who was sitting on the sidelines, was also very happy. Well, Ozil and Koscielny must have been afraid, and avoided the battle and conceded defeat. Coquelin, the only one who was still bouncing around on the court, carefully scanned Liverpool's bench from time to time.

If it weren't for Chamberlain sitting next to him, the Liverpool players on the bench would definitely come over to tease Zhang Mai and laugh at the Arsenal players opposite.

At the beginning of the game, the two well-known Premier League giants fought without giving in.

Arsenal, whose style of play is soft and emphasizes pass control, has a home bonus and is aggressive. Liverpool, which has always been tough, does not show any weakness.

In the 2nd minute, Liverpool attacked quickly and Wijnaldum sent a through pass in the midfield, but Mane was offside first.

Five minutes later, Elneny made a straight pass from the left, Walcott inserted in the penalty area, and moved the ball horizontally to the middle. Ramsey followed up with the ejection, but the force was too small and was confiscated by Mignolet.

In the 9th minute, Chambers moved the ball to the left, Monreal put in a header and headed into the penalty area, and Liverpool goalkeeper Mignolet attacked and confiscated the ball.

In the 12th minute, Coutinho dribbled the ball at the front of Arsenal's penalty area and was tackled. The ball fell to Klein's feet. The latter attempted a long shot from the right side of Arsenal's penalty area and missed it.

In the 15th minute, Coutinho fouled after dribbling the ball and was counter-robbed. Arsenal got a free kick from the right. Ramsey drove the ball into the penalty area and Liverpool players cleared the ball.

In the 20th minute, Arsenal once again reached the front of Liverpool's penalty area. Walcott and Sanchez hit the wall to cooperate, but Sanchez passed the ball out of the baseline.

One minute later, Arsenal's No. 1 Ramsey went a little crazy and tried to hang the goal near halftime, and the ball flew directly out of the baseline.

In the 24th minute, Wijnaldum gave the ball to Mbappe on the right. Mbappe made a bottom pass and sent the ball into the penalty area. Firmino's adjusted shot hit Chambers.

"Zhang Mai, Arsenal's offense is dominant, our midfield is a bit soft!"

Chamberlain was Arsenal's midfielder last season, and he saw the key points of the situation at a glance.

"It's not just that the midfielder is a little soft, the two sides of the frontcourt are not activated, and the offense in the middle is also a bit random wasting opportunities."

Before Zhang Mai's words fell, Liverpool, who were playing away, suffered a critical blow.

In the 29th minute, Moreno tackled Walcott on the right side of the penalty area. The referee blew his whistle without hesitation and Arsenal won a penalty.

All the Liverpool benches stood up, nervously watching the penalty shootout in front of their own goal.

"Why not Sanchez?"

Zhang Mai saw Walcott walking towards the penalty spot in person, so he was not optimistic about this veritable British genius, as if Walcott could only kick things that moved.

Sure enough, Walcott hit the ball to the left and Mignolet fell to the ground and saved it!It caused a huge sigh from the audience, and Liverpool escaped!
"But one must not be two, we have to strengthen the press in the midfield, and we can't let Arsenal easily perform in their own penalty area!"

Both Zhang Mai and Chamberlain believe that good luck cannot always be on Liverpool's side.

Within a few minutes, Coquelin, who was passed by Zhang Maibian, was suddenly brave, and succeeded in countering Coutinho in the frontcourt. Iwobi made a straight pass from the left to Walcott on the right. Walcott used his speed Get rid of Moreno's low shot and score!Arsenal lead Liverpool 1-0.

The Emirates Stadium was boiling, and Zhang Mai and Chamberlain could only look at each other with a wry smile amidst the huge cheers.

Liverpool, which was one goal behind, started to counterattack and launched a wave of offensives one after another, but unfortunately they all ended without a problem.

In the 34th minute, Firmino dialed the ball to Coutinho behind him, and Coutinho followed up with an angry shot and missed it.

In the 39th minute, Arsenal's Chambers made a mistake in the backcourt. Mane made a counterattack and then broke through from the left and hit horizontally. Wijnaldum kept up with a vigorous push and Cech fell to the ground and confiscated the ball.

In the 43rd minute, it was another foul by Coutinho in front of the penalty area. Arsenal got a free kick in the middle. Sanchez hit the goal and hit the wall to get out of the bottom line.

In the 44th minute, Arsenal took a corner kick and Chambers went wide.

In the 47th minute, Walcott dribbled the ball in front of the Liverpool penalty area and was tripped by Coutinho. Arsenal won a well-positioned free kick.

"God bless, Walcott will continue to take the penalty!"

It's a pity that God didn't hear Chamberlain's prayer, and Walcott took the initiative to give the opportunity to Sanchez.

Chilean superstar Sanchez made a strong shot. The ball passed through the gap in the wall and went straight to the lower left corner of the goal. Mignolet, whose sight was blocked, was helpless.

Sanchez took a free kick and scored directly, giving the home team Arsenal a 2-0 lead over Liverpool!
The audience cheered wildly again, and the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

After halftime, Arsenal led Liverpool 2-0 at home.

"Hey! Mane and Mbappe didn't touch the ball a few times in the whole first half. If I can't do it, I won't let others take the ball. The two conceded goals are from the same person. This Coutinho is going to heaven!"

Chamberlain was still babbling on the bench, Zhang Mai had already got up and walked towards Mane and Mbappe.

"Winning or losing is still in the back. We can't let the younger brothers who are on the battlefield of the Red Army lose their fighting spirit for the first time."

(End of this chapter)