Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 201 Victory over Stoke at home
On the afternoon of Boxing Day (December 12), the whole team gathered. Liverpool's EU players were not all present. Van Dijk in the Netherlands and Mbappe in France did not come.

The Red Army had two tight league rounds at the beginning of the year, against Stoke on December 12 and against Manchester City on January 28. Fortunately, both games were at home to Liverpool.

After these two rounds, the Premier League schedule is halfway through, Klopp and Zhang Mai both want to win the half-time championship to encourage the whole team.

Chelsea also followed with a wave of 2 consecutive victories, only [-] points behind the Red Army, so Liverpool can't afford to lose in every game.

华国时间12月28日凌晨，2016-17赛季英超联赛第18轮一场焦点战在安菲尔德球场打响，利物浦坐镇主场迎战斯托克城。

利物浦英超前17轮取得15胜2负的战绩，目前在少赛一轮情况下积45分，暂时排在积分榜第2。

几个小时前切尔西刚刚3-0战胜伯恩茅斯，以15胜1平2负积46分暂时排名联赛第一。

The visiting team Stoke City has accumulated 17 points in 21 rounds of the league, temporarily ranking 12th in the league.

两队历史上交锋131次，利物浦队64胜37平30负占据上风，双方最近一次交手是在今年的4月份，当时利物浦在主场4-1大胜斯托克城。

One of the highlights of this game is that the four former Red Army players of Stoke City, Joe Allen, Glenn Johnson, Crouch and Charlie Adam, will return to Anfield. focus on.

Van Dijk and Mbappe, who just returned to the team this morning, did not even enter the squad. Chamberlain also sat on the bench due to his injury, and he was sitting with No. 23 Emre Can. As for Christmas Karius, who stayed at Liverpool, is still suspended in the team.

The big screen on the sidelines showed the starting lineups of both sides:

Liverpool: 4-3-3
22 - Mignolet;

2-Klein, 6-Lovren, 17-Krawan, 7-Milner;
14-Henderson, 5-Winaldum, 10-Zhang Mai;

19-Mane, 27-Origi, 11-Firmino.

Stoke City:

33 - Grant;
8-Glenn Johnson, 17-Shawcross, 15-Indy, 3-Peters;

18-Diouf, 4-Joe Allen, 6-Whelan, 21-Imbra;
19-Walters, 25-Crouch.

"If Emre Can and Karius are still so silent, I have to talk to Klopp. The winter window will start soon, and the goalkeeper position is too important!"

Zhang Mai squinted his eyes on the field and looked at the bench on his side.

The two Germans are really interesting. They came to report on Boxing Day, but they still didn't say a word of thanks to Zhang Mai.

With the whistle of the referee, the whole game began, and the Red Army began to attack aggressively with their home momentum.

In the 6th minute, Milner took a tactical corner kick to find Wijnaldum on the right side of the frontcourt. The latter then made a low pass to the center. Henderson followed up with a volley from the front of the penalty area. The ball flew out of the crossbar. bottom line.

In the 12th minute, Diouf made a pass from the right. Crouch shook his head from the center of the penalty area and was blocked by the Liverpool defender. Then Peters made another pass from the left. Although the ball was thrown, it still couldn't prevent the ball from bouncing into the net!Stoke City lead 1-0 away!

The Stoke players were busy celebrating the goal, but the Red Army fans in the audience were a little dumbfounded!

Depend on!The visiting team scored a goal in the first attack, why not be so frustrated!

"That's the effect of post-holiday syndrome!"

Looking at the slightly lazy and ignorant teammates, Zhang Mai and captain Henderson hurriedly gave encouragement.

The game continued. In the 16th minute, Milner received a pass from Firmino in front of the penalty area and volleyed vigorously. The ball flew out of the baseline against the crossbar.

In the 18th minute, Joe Allen took a low shot from the right side of the penalty area and was blocked by Mignolet. Then Crouch followed up with a supplementary shot, and the ball was again blocked by Liverpool defender Klavan.

In the 23rd minute, Zhang Mai dribbled horizontally in the penalty area and then volleyed. The ball hit Whelan with a refraction and slightly missed the left post.

In the 24th minute, Lovren made an oblique pass from the right to the penalty area. Stoke City made a clearance not far away. Firmino took the ball from the right side of the small penalty area and shot again.

The two sides fought back and forth, and Liverpool still had a great upper hand.

In the 31st minute, Milner made an oblique pass from the left to the penalty area, and Origi's header went wide.

In the 34th minute, Origi scored the ball from midfield and found a space on the right. Mane dribbled the ball into the penalty area at high speed and crossed the middle. Zhang Mai stepped in to grab the front point. The ball was blocked by Glenn Johnson. Another shot from the right side of the small penalty area, the ball rolled into the net from the near corner!
1-1!Liverpool equalized the score, and finally the familiar singing of "You'll Never Walk Alone" sounded again.

In the 36th minute, Joe Allen uprooted Wijnaldum and received a yellow card.

Zhang Mai sent a free kick in the frontcourt, Milner made a strong low shot in front of the penalty area, Grant fell to the ground and confiscated the ball.

In the 38th minute, Zhang Mai made an inverted triangle pass from the right side of the penalty area, Firmino followed up with a strong volley from the middle, and the ball flew out of the baseline against the crossbar!Liverpool missed a chance to score!In the 44th minute, Firmino received a pass from Zhang Mai in the penalty area, adjusted slightly forward and made a strong low shot. The ball hit the right post and then hit the left post, and finally bounced into the net!Liverpool overtook the score to 2-1!

In stoppage time in the first half, Milner made another low pass from the left, and Mane made a strong low shot from the center. The ball rubbed against the right post and rolled out of the bottom line. Liverpool almost expanded their lead!

Milner seemed to have taken alcohol today, rampaging on the left and center, powerful and difficult to fight, revitalizing more than half of the Red Army's offensive.

However, Zhang Mai knows that the media has criticized the 30-year-old veteran recently, thinking that Milner is a bit old in Liverpool's youth storm with an average age of 20.

So this veteran who doesn't talk much is holding his breath and walking across the field today, and Zhang Mai is also happy to let Milner kill all directions in the midfield.

Who can believe it?The Red Army veteran who later switched to a midfielder can continue to be prestige in Liverpool's midfield until 2020.

Come and go, in Liverpool's invincible starting lineup in the future, no one can be missing the veteran Milner!
After halftime, Liverpool relied on the goals of Zhang Mai and Firmino to reverse 2-1 at home and temporarily lead Stoke City.

In the 50th minute, after Milner hit the wall with Mane on the left and cooperated, a curved ball in the penalty area missed the goal.

In the 56th minute, Zhang Mai picked a pass from the front of the penalty area. After receiving the ball, Mane volleyed and was blocked by the Stoke City defender.

In the 59th minute, Henderson sent a through pass from the frontcourt, Origi inserted, crossed from the left side of the small penalty area to find Mane who advanced forward, and Imbra in front of the goal made a careless clearance and hit the ball into his own goal!

Forcing Stoke players to score their own goal, Liverpool leads Stoke City 3-1!The thunderous battle song of the Red Army sounded again.

Liverpool's offensive remained unabated. In the 61st minute, Mane received a goal from Firmino, volleyed from the left side of the penalty area, and the ball went slightly wide.

In the 70th minute, Shawcross returned a pass in front of the goal and made a mistake. Sturridge, who had just replaced Origi, accepted the gift with a smile, swung the ball past Grant and shot an empty goal!

Liverpool lead Stoke City 4-1 at home!Sturridge scored his first Premier League goal of the season!
In the 78th minute, Afeilai volleyed from the front of the penalty area, and the ball drew a strange arc slightly higher than the crossbar.

In the 83rd minute, Mane swayed past the defense on the right side of the penalty area. Before knocking back in the penalty area, Henderson followed up with a strong low shot. The ball hit Sturridge in front of the goal and popped out. Then Firmino volleyed and missed. out.

In the end, Liverpool reversed Stoke City 4-1 at home and re-ranked the top of the league with 48 points in a wave of six consecutive victories. The Premier League half-time champion is already in sight.

(End of this chapter)