Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 242 Arsenal Also Kneeled
The new formation tested against Crystal Palace has benefited Liverpool a lot, and Klopp summed it up in two points.

First, the defensive hard-core midfielder can effectively control the opponent's midfield organization, even if the number is at a disadvantage, it can still stabilize, but the support for the forward line is slightly reduced;
Second, given time to make Arnold and Robertson more mature, Liverpool's two wings can not only enrich the Red Army's offensive routines, but also a big killer to cooperate with the hardcore midfielder.

Although the "defensive midfielder" makes the Red Army not as good-looking as the stormy continuous attack in the past, it is indeed a long-term and stable strategy for the champion to defeat the enemy.

The "1-0" and "2-1" doctrines are embraced by the always enthusiastic Uncle Slag, which marks that Liverpool is moving towards the top European giants.

The new formation did not completely change the Red Army's "4-3-3" basic lineup, and avoided adding heavy new tactical learning and rehearsal tasks for the players. It can also perform stably when the team faces strong opponents or difficult away games, and solves the Red Army in a package. In the past, the "big ups and downs" was a chronic problem of on-the-spot performance.

All in all, Liverpool and Klopp have finally found the basic model for the team to compete in Europe, and have the confidence to compete with top giants such as Real Madrid and Barcelona.

August 8, BJ time is the match day of the third round of the new Premier League season. This time Liverpool will face their old rival Arsenal at Anfield.

Klopp can just rely on the home court advantage to try the quality of the new formation when facing strong teams. Arsenal, which is still one of the top six giants in the Premier League, is not a stubble.

Liverpool's double-kill against Arsenal for the first time in 17 years last season is certainly related to the decline in Arsenal's strength year by year, but Liverpool's own rise is the root cause.

双方英超历史交锋50场，利物浦18胜17平15负稍占上风，其中主场11胜8平6负。

The two sides have clashed 222 games in history, and Liverpool has 85 wins, 59 draws and 78 losses, which also has a slight upper hand.

Liverpool still sent out the lineup of the last round, but Karius and Gomez were rotated at the goalkeeper and right back positions.

Arsenal's new aid Lacazette entered the starting lineup. Sanchez, who was having a good time with the club, also returned to the starting lineup under Wenger's persuasion. Koscielny and Holding played in rotation.

Liverpool: (4-3-3)
1 - Karius;

12-Gomez, 4-Van Dijk, 3-Maguire, 26-Robertson;
14-Henderson, 10-Zhang Mai, 7-Milner;
11-Salah, 9-Firmino, 19-Mane.

Arsenal: (3-4-2-1)
33-Cech;

16-Holding, 6-Koscielny, 18-Monreal;

9- Lacazette, 8- Ramsey, 29- Xhaka, 24- Bellerin;
11- Ozil, 7- Sanchez;
23 - Welbeck.

Liverpool is the new champion of the Premier League. The whole team is united and united, vowing to create another glory this season;

On the other hand, Arsenal is "Wang Xiaoer celebrates the New Year, and every year is not as good as the next year". The "Fighting Four" in previous years seems to be getting farther and farther away from the Champions League.

Zhang Mai remembers that Wenger in history left Arsenal at the end of this season. Obviously, the continuous turmoil in the team is the real reason for the professor to quit the Premier League due to exhaustion.

The first half of the game started quickly. After the opening, Liverpool actively exerted pressure with the advantage of the home court, and firmly occupied the initiative on the field.

In the 5th minute, Robertson made a pass from the left, and Firmino missed the goal with a header from 10 yards.

Arsenal then responded with a pass from Sanchez, and Welbeck shot over 10 yards under Gomez's defense.

Liverpool almost scored in the 10th minute. Zhang Mai and Mane kicked the wall and broke into the penalty area with a diagonal pass from the left. Salah's short-range shot from the right side of the small penalty area was bravely saved by Petr Cech.

Arsenal's midfielder made a lot of mistakes under Liverpool's pressure, and it was difficult to form an effective organization.

Liverpool took the lead in the 17th minute. Holding delayed and made the Gunners' offside tactic fail. Salah made a pass from the right and Firmino scored with a header in front of the small penalty area. Liverpool led Arsenal 1-0 .

Two minutes later, the Red Army almost expanded the score. This time, Ozil in the middle lost the ball under the pressure of Zhang Mai. Firmino counterattacked and made a direct pass.

Liverpool continued to press, Zhang Mai went straight in the middle, Salah's shot from the right side of the penalty area was rescued by Cech, and the old Cech blocked the Egyptian's shot for the second time.

In the 29th minute, Zhang Mai made a pass, and Salah, who inserted from the right, shot low into the net.

Uncle Zha celebrated enthusiastically on the sidelines, but unfortunately Salah's goal was ruled invalid by the referee due to offside.

Not to mention Klopp, who likes a game, Zhang Mai noticed that the Arsenal players were not in the game, and seemed indifferent to Liverpool's repeated pressure.

The game continued, and in the 34th minute, Liverpool made a comeback, Henderson's diagonal pass was ejected, and Mane volleyed from the edge of the penalty area and missed the right post.

In the 40th minute, Liverpool, who were still on the offensive, expanded the score. This time it was Firmino who passed the ball. Mane passed Holding on the left side of the penalty area and shot into the net from 14 yards from the far corner.

2-0!There was a red wave at Anfield, and Mane began to crawl on the ground again.

Arsenal, who were two goals behind, still didn't improve their shooting. The first half ended quickly, and Liverpool temporarily led 2-0.

At halftime, Liverpool's personnel did not make adjustments, and Wenger sent Coquelin to replace Ramsey in the second half.

The two sides fought again in another place, and Arsenal's offense finally gained momentum, and gradually became a balance with Liverpool.

In the 51st minute, Xhaka headed the ball and Özil shot wide from the left side of the penalty area.

In the 58th minute, the scene that Zhang Mai was most worried about appeared. Karius, who was doing nothing in the audience, wiped his gun and fired.

Van Dijk passed the goalkeeper back from the right, and Karius moved the ball to the right line. His foot was a little slow and was almost blocked by Welbeck.

Karius is playing with fire!Almost causing Liverpool to concede a goal, Klopp covered his forehead angrily on the sidelines.

The camera at the scene immediately turned to Pickford on the Liverpool bench, but Pickford's calm face made the TV station's "difference plan" go bankrupt instantly.

Zhang Mai doesn't bother to pay attention to his convulsive goalkeeper now, he just hopes that Uncle Zha will wake up soon and send this plague god away.

After a false alarm, the Red Army soldiers mustered up their energy to attack with all their strength, and several defenders also tried their best to avoid passing back to the goalkeeper.

no way!Everyone is afraid of this German goalkeeper who has to perform in high light from time to time.

In the 64th minute, Salah made a free kick from the left, Firmino made a ferry forward, and Milner missed the opportunity on the edge of the small penalty area.

In the 67th minute, Salah broke into the penalty area and stabbed on the right side of the penalty area and was saved. Cech blocked the Egyptian's shot for the third time, and then Henderson made a supplementary shot from the edge of the penalty area.

"If you stay long, you will lose", Liverpool sealed the victory in the 77th minute. Zhang Mai's corner kick was cleared by the Arsenal defender. Bellerin, who was dragged to the last man, stopped the ball in midfield and was intercepted by Salah. The Egyptian striker ran halfway One-handedly broke into the penalty area and scored the goal.

3-0!Cech finally failed to block Salah's shot this time.

The Arsenal players, who were three goals behind, were a bit collapsed, and even Sanchez "Sang Thigh" squatted on the lawn and lowered his head to be quiet...

The mild-mannered professor had no choice but to pick his teeth while replacing the disappointed Sanchez with Giroud.

The tall Giroud made Arsenal, who have always liked ground attacks, change their routines and played a traditional British offense in the frontcourt.

In the 82nd minute, Ozil shot wide from the right side of the penalty area.

In the 85th minute, Giroud's header was ferried, but Lacazette's shot in the penalty area missed the left post.

In the 87th minute, Holding made a mistake in stopping the ball. Mane broke into the penalty area after a steal and shot was barely blocked by Cech. Bellerin shoveled the ball out in front of the goal line.

In the 89th minute, Arsenal, who were eager to get back a goal to save face, had an empty back. Zhang Mai dribbled the ball forward after breaking through the center, and when Koscielny stepped forward to block it, he divided Salah. The latter made a pass from the left side of the penalty area. Zhang Mai, who was unguarded, scored with a header from close range.

4-0!The Red Army fans sang in unison, and the disappointed Arsenal fans left the field early,
In the 92nd minute, Ozil made a free kick from the left, and Giroud headed over the goal in front of the small penalty area.

At the end of the game, Liverpool beat Arsenal 4-0. Arsenal had 0 shots on target in this game and suffered their first fiasco of the new season.

Liverpool has won three consecutive victories. The most eye-catching thing in this game is the performance of the goalkeepers of both sides. Arsenal would have conceded twice as many goals without Cech, and Karius almost played a real fire.

(End of this chapter)