Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 226 Wooden Bird's Divine Assist
As the 2016-2017 season came to an end, every round of the league began to attract attention, and the relegation, the competition for the Champions League, and the qualification for the Europa League were exhilarating.

But the competition for the league championship will always be the brightest focus.

Liverpool's winning streak this season has been unstoppable. As long as they don't deliberately die in the remaining rounds of flat games, Liverpool has almost a 100% chance of winning the championship.

Chelsea, which can put pressure on Liverpool (one game less), is still 14 points behind, and the 33rd round of the league will become a watershed for the championship.

In the 33rd round of the league, Liverpool's guest challenge to West Bromwich Albion has a good chance of winning, but it is hard to say when they are a guest at Old Trafford's Chelsea. Manchester United's wooden bird is not a good talker!

If Chelsea defeats Old Trafford this round, Liverpool can win the championship four rounds in advance as long as they beat Crystal Palace at home in the next round, otherwise they will continue to delay.

On April 4th, the 16rd round of the 2016/17 Premier League season continued. Liverpool challenged West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns and Chelsea played at Old Trafford, which became the focus of this round of competition. Fans and sports media all over the UK paid attention.

Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion have faced each other 147 times in history. Liverpool has the upper hand with 67 wins, 42 draws and 38 losses. In the past 7 times against West Bromwich Albion, Liverpool has 3 wins, 4 draws and remains unbeaten. 3-1 win.

West Bromwich Albion lost 0-1 at home to Southampton in the last round of the league. The league has lost 2 consecutive games and won 3 rounds, but it is still in the safety zone of the standings.

In this game, Mignolet, Lallana, Klein, and Mane continue to be absent. Facing West Bromwich Albion, who have nothing to desire, is a crucial battle for Liverpool, who are competing for the league title.

Starting rosters for both sides:
West Bromwich Albion: (4-5-1)

1 - Foster;
25-Dawson, 23-Macauley, 6-Evans, 11-Brent;
24-弗莱彻、5-雅克布、22-沙兹利、8-利弗莫尔、10-菲利普斯；

4 - Kanu.

Liverpool: (4-3-3)

13 - Pickford;

7-Milner, 4-Van Dijk, 6-Lovren, 23-Robertson;
14-Henderson, 5-Winaldum, 10-Zhang Mai;

8-Coutinho, 11-Firmino 12-Mbappé.

After the opening, Phillips passed the ball to the middle, Kanu failed to grab a point, the ball went out of the baseline, and then Liverpool attacked but did not have a good chance.

In the 11th minute, West Brom made a long pass, and Phillips quickly dribbled the ball to the front of the penalty area and cut in, then took a long shot, and the ball flew out of the left baseline.

In the 15th minute, Liverpool intercepted the ball in the frontcourt. Coutinho dribbled the ball quickly and then obliquely plugged into the penalty area. Firmino followed up with a low shot with his left foot. Unfortunately, he was too pursuing the angle and the ball went slightly wide.

In the 17th minute, Jacob quickly went down from the left to hit Kanu horizontally, but Van Dijk returned to the defense and swept the ball in time to block the ball out of the bottom line.

In the 20th minute, Lovren hit Henderson horizontally. The latter scored the ball to Milner on the left and made a long pass to the frontcourt. Unfortunately, Foster attacked and confiscated the ball.

In the 23rd minute, West Brom took a free kick from the front court to the right side of the penalty area. Dawson stopped the ball and made a transition.

In the 24th minute, Firmino picked a pass from the far end of the penalty area. Coutinho followed up and shot directly without stopping the ball. Unfortunately, the ball missed the bottom line on the right.

In the 28th minute, Coutinho scored the ball, Mbappé knocked back to the front of the penalty area, Wijnaldum followed up with a long shot and was blocked by the defender.

One minute later, Firmino held the defender on the right side of the penalty area and turned around to knock back. Zhang Mai picked a pass from the penalty area and was cleared.

In the 31st minute, West Bromwich Albion made a pass, and Kanu, who was unmarked, followed up but was offside first.

Then Mbappe shot a cold arrow from the outside and was easily confiscated by Foster.

In the 34th minute, Firmino made a low and flat pass, and Coutinho took the ball from the front of the penalty area and broke into the penalty area with a curved ball to hit the goal.

In the 35th minute, Livermore picked a pass, Kanu stopped the ball and turned around and volleyed it, which was confiscated by Pickford.

In the first half, both sides came and went, and neither had a good chance to shoot, and the intensity of the midfield fight was average.

Until the 45th minute, Liverpool took a free kick from the right side of the front court, Zhang Mai headed from the right side of the penalty area, and Firmino scored with a header in front of the goal, 1-0!

After halftime, Liverpool temporarily led West Bromwich Albion 1-0 away.

During the intermission, good news came from Old Trafford, which started at the same time. The title rival Chelsea temporarily fell behind Manchester United 0-1.

"Mourinho is really good!"

Seeing the smiling Uncle Zha, Zhang Mai praised the wooden bird in a timely manner.

"Of course! The world's top coaches are very professional."

Klopp is like a hero who cherishes each other, as if expecting everyone to praise him.

The two sides changed sides and fought again, and the situation on the field was still calm.

In the 49th minute, Firmino picked a pass to the front of the penalty area. Coutinho dribbled the ball into the penalty area and was forced. Jacob intercepted the ball.

In the 52nd minute, Livermore stole the ball forward, Fletcher went straight to the frontcourt, Kanu led the ball away, but unfortunately he was offside again.

In the second half, the two sides played very patiently. West Brom passed consecutively in the backcourt, and Liverpool also played a lot of passing and cooperating in the midfield.

In the 55th minute, Firmino scored the ball to Mbappe, and Mbappe made a curve ball on the left side of the front court and missed the goal.

In the 57th minute, Wijnaldum went straight from the right, Firmino hit the far end horizontally, Milner was unmarked on the left side of the penalty area, and followed up with his right foot and shot high.

There was a burst of cheers from Liverpool's bench on the sidelines, and the Red Army players on the field estimated that Manchester United on the other side scored again.

In the 60th minute, Wijnaldum's long-range shot was blocked, and Mbappe passed back to the left side of the front of the penalty area. Firmino's left-footed shot was still blocked.

Then Zhang Mai picked a pass, Firmino flew the header, and Mbappe followed up with the header and scored. Unfortunately, Firmino was offside first and the goal was invalid.

In the 63rd minute, Coutinho, a master of food abuse, shot a cold arrow from the outside, but he jerked off.

In the 67th minute, Liverpool took a free kick from the right, and Van Dijk headed the goal from the left side of the penalty area, and the ball missed the baseline on the left.

In the 75th minute, Mbappe dribbled the ball along the left side of the front court and then cut inside and was knocked down.

Two minutes later, Fletcher scored the ball, and Livermore shot a cold arrow from the outside, but unfortunately the ball missed the baseline on the left.

In the 80th minute, Rondon, who replaced Kanu, got rid of Lovren and quickly pushed forward and sent a through pass. Phillips followed up the penalty area to form a single shot, and his left foot shot was bravely resolved by Pickford.

In the 83rd minute, Brent made a pass, and Dawson's header from the right side of the penalty area went over the crossbar.

In the 87th minute, Dawson picked a pass from the left side of the penalty area. Rondon could not turn around and could only return the header, but Van Dijk made a clearance first.

At the last moment, West Brom attacked with all its strength, and Phillips picked a pass and was cleared by Milner.

In the 92nd minute, Foster had stepped forward to attack, but after the corner kick was cleared, Liverpool stole the ball and counterattacked, and Robertson missed the goal with an empty goal from the outside.

In the end, Liverpool played away to West Bromwich Albion 1-0.

When Zhang Mai returned to the locker room after the game, he heard the good news from Manchester. The game at Old Trafford had ended and Manchester United beat Chelsea 2-0 at home.

Rashford took the lead in the first half, and Herrera made a pass in the second half. After Manchester United won, they pressed for the top four. Chelsea's advantage over No. 3 Tottenham shrank to 4 points.

Mourinho, who joined Manchester United this season, seems to have become an outdated figure, but a clean 2-0 victory, a set of wonderful targeted tactical deployment, made Mourinho prove that he can still give soldiers Wonderful pen, the old skills are still there.

Against Chelsea's 3421, it was changed to 352, and the two wingbacks boldly pressed;
Use Ander Herrera to guard Hazard full-time and lock the core of the Blues;
Abandoning Ibrahimovic and the "3M combination", using Rashford and Lingard to play offensive speed... Mourinho's adjustments are amazing, and Chelsea are at a loss.

And Chelsea, led by Conte, played 2007 shots on target in the Premier League for the first time against Manchester United since 0.

The British media and celebrities unanimously praised Mourinho's "tactical masterpiece". "One of the best tactical masters in the Premier League".

Klopp also praised Mourinho at the post-match press conference here, saying that "Mourinho's iron-blooded defense and full-court pressing will never go out of style!".

(End of this chapter)