Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 223 Watching the City Derby (Thanks to Traveler K for the monthly ticket)
After the Chinese team defeated Iran, they ranked first in Group A with 21 points. Iran and South Korea ranked second and No.11 with 3 points. , Tickets for the 2018 World Cup in Russia have arrived.

The whole country of Huaguo celebrates. The Huazu team returning to China the next day after the game will receive double rewards of flowers and money, and its reputation and status will continue to improve.

It's a pity that Zhang Mai and Zhang Yulin missed all of this for the time being. The two parted ways with the Huazu team in Tehran and rushed to the UK in a hurry.

English football remains under fire at all levels, with both Liverpool and Tranmere suffering setbacks in their absence.

Tranmere, who lacked Zhang Yulin, a strong striker, has lost two rounds and dropped to the bottom half of the standings. Carreno called three times a day to rush back to the team.

利物浦的情况要好一些，期间只有3月20日的29轮联赛，第30轮联赛要到4月1日，张迈现在赶回英国还来得及。

Liverpool's 29th round of the league was an away game against Manchester City. The Red Army, lacking Zhang Mai, finally drew with the powerful home team 1-1.

The chasing Chelsea won this round at Stoke 2-1, narrowing the point gap with Liverpool to 8 points, which made Klopp feel the impact of Zhang Mai's absence on the strength of the Red Army.

After the game with Manchester City, Klopp answered questions from reporters like this:

"In the 50th to 70th minute of the game, we suppressed them, but it didn't end the game because we lacked a player who is the most decisive player in the game."

"We let them recover on the pitch, so they came back (to tie the game)."

"The players played well, I'm very satisfied, we should have won a little bit more. It's a good game to watch, but it's too difficult to command from the sidelines, and it's too much for the two teams on the field. Difficult."

"Mane's point + Milner's point is a way for Liverpool to score goals, but it alone is not enough to beat all Premier League opponents!"

The British media interpreted the last sentence as Klopp's euphemistic criticism of Liverpool's lack of Zhang Mai in the frontcourt.

For such a high-level contest, Lineker said with emotion after the game:

"It was a good and interesting game, the best 1-1 draw I've seen in a long time, the football was open and close, the rhythm of the game, the attacking attitude of both sides of the game fascinated me .”

Liverpool star John Aldridge also expressed his views on this game:
"It's a good result! But if we had strikers (at the top team level) the result would have been 3-0! They were on a rope before they scored (the chances) and they had to be calm and composed Some!"

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"That's why British fans and Hua Guo fans are equally hypocritical. Only when they lead by 8 points can there be a draw, and some people will say how inadequate you are."

Zhang Mai discussed this matter with Zhang Yulin on the flight back to Britain, in fact, he wanted to tell his compatriots not to be influenced by the outside media as much as possible.

"I also want to be BB on the front page, but the media pays too little attention to the British Championship."

All right!Zhang Yulin is still in the initial stage of becoming famous in England, and Zhang Mai's current focus is completely different from that of Zhang Mai.

After the two returned to Liverpool, they went their separate ways. Zhang Yulin crossed the Merseyside River and continued to fight for the British Championship. Zhang Mai stayed at Anfield and waited for his city rival Everton who came to challenge him.

4月1日12:30)，2016/17赛季英超第30轮一场焦点战在安菲尔德球场展开争夺，利物浦主场迎战埃弗顿。

This is already the 228th Merseyside Derby. Two old enemies who are firmly rooted in the Premier League meet at least twice a year.

利物浦近12个联赛德比取得5胜7平保持不败，利物浦在近19个德比主场取得8胜11平保持不败。

The last time Everton won at Anfield was in September 1999, with Kevin Campbell scoring the only goal.

双方英超交锋49场，利物浦21胜19平9负占据上风，其中主场11胜11平2负；此前联赛历史交锋195场，利物浦75胜63平57负。

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

Liverpool: (4-3-3)
22 - Mignolet;

2-Klein, 4-Van Dijk, 6-Lovren, 7-Milner;
20- Lallana, 15- Chamberlain, 5- Wijnaldum;
9-Mane, 11-Firmino, 8-Coutinho.

Everton: (3-4-3)
1 - Robles;

5-Williams, 6-Jagielka, 30-Holgate;

38-Pennington, 26-Tom Davis, 17-Guye, 3-Bynes;
8-Barkley, 10-Lukaku, 11-Miralas.

Zhang Mai, who just came back for a day, did not enter the squad. Perhaps Klopp firmly believes that weak rivals in the same city are not enough to pose a threat to the Red Army.

Zhang Mai, who made his debut at Anfield for the first time, still became the point of intersection on the field, not to mention the famous "007" actor Daniel Craig by his side.

Daniel Craig came to Zhang Mai on behalf of the production team and invited Zhang Mai to play a guest role in the latest "007" as a Far East warrior who resists evil forces.

The Huazu team has already been shortlisted for the World Cup, and Liverpool's Premier League title is just around the corner. Zhang Mai felt that he should relax a bit, not to mention that the filming time was also summer, so he happily agreed to 007's invitation, so today the two appeared together in the He got into the VIP seats, causing the whole Red Army fans to scream loudly.

Even a group of youths on the Liverpool bench came to ask Craig to sign, and Mbappe also found some of his own jerseys.

Uncle Zha is also very happy to see his players interact happily with film and television superstars, because he feels that Liverpool's temperament matches superstars.

The joyful pre-match interaction passed quickly, and the audience applauded the recently deceased Liverpool star Ronnie Moran before the game.

At the start of the game, Liverpool, who were fully attacking, took the lead in the 8th minute.

Mane cooperated with Firmino kicking the wall, Coutinho advanced to attract the defense, Mane shot low from 15 yards into the bottom right corner of the net, 1-0!

In the 19th minute, the Red Army almost expanded the score. Chamberlain made a direct pass. Coutinho cut into the penalty area and shot from the left side, which was barely blocked by Robles.

Then Everton also got a lot of opportunities. Gajiel Kakong headed high in front of the goal, and soon after.Baines hits the wall with a free kick from the edge of the penalty area.

In the 25th minute, Tom Davis received a yellow card for a tactical foul on Mane.

This made Zhang Mai in the stands couldn't help but smile, his "old friend" was much more courageous when he was not on the court.

Everton equalized in the 28th minute, Gagielka headed forward and then scrambled from a corner kick. Williams missed the ball from close range, but the 22-year-old Pennington scored from close range.

1-1!Pennington also became the fifth player to score his first Premier League goal in the Merseyside derby.

Liverpool again exceeded in the 31st minute. This time Lallana passed the ball, Coutinho broke through Gueye, faced 16 people from 2 yards on the left rib of the penalty area and shot into the upper right corner decisively.

2-1!Liverpool's second came just 177 seconds from Everton's equalizer.

In the 34th minute, Coutinho made a cross from the right, and Firmino headed forward and went over the goal.

The confrontation between the two sides was fierce. Barkley was given a yellow card for stepping on Lovren's feet, and Lallana's flying tackle on Holgate was not punished, which caused dissatisfaction with the visiting team.

At the end of the first half, Liverpool temporarily led Everton 2-1.

In the second half, the two sides changed places to fight again, and the smell of gunpowder in the same city derby was still strong.

In the 52nd minute, Williams stabbed on the right side of the penalty area from a free kick and was rescued by Mignolet.

Then Liverpool launched a counterattack. Chamberlain's low shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked. Coutinho tried to make a supplementary shot and was cleared by Williams in time.

In the 67th minute, Mane was injured and replaced by Origi.

Liverpool expanded the score in the 72nd minute, Coutinho broke through the pass from the left, and the unguarded Origi volleyed into the net from the arc in the penalty area, 3-1.

In the 77th minute, Holgate's strong shot from 25 yards from the right was saved by Mignolet, followed by Baines' cross from the left, and Holgate's header from the small penalty area went over the crossbar .

In the 83rd minute, Chamberlain intercepted Barry and then passed the ball. Arnold, who had just replaced Coutinho, shot a quick shot in the penalty area and was saved by Robles.

In the 92nd minute, with only 1 minute left before the end of the game, Wijnaldum passed the ball, and Arnold's strong shot from the edge of the penalty area was saved by Robles.

At the end of the game, Liverpool defeated their old rivals in the same city calmly with a score of 3-1, and continued to top the standings with 82 points.

Good news came shortly after the game: Chelsea lost this round against Crystal Palace at home, and the gap with Liverpool was widened to 11 points.

(End of this chapter)