Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 269 Klopp's Psychological Warfare

11月29日20：00，2017/18赛季英超第14轮利物浦的客场挑战在不列颠尼亚球场展开争夺，主队是斯托克城。

利物浦近6战斯托克城取胜5场，双方英超历史交锋18场，利物浦9胜5平4负稍占优势。

The starting lists of both sides were played on the sidelines:

Stoke City: (3-4-2-1)

33 - Grant;
6-Zouma, 17-Shawcross, 15-Indy;

18-Diouf, 24-Fletcher, 4-Joe Allen, 3-Peters;
22-Shaqiri, 10-Shubo-Moting;

25 - Crouch.

Liverpool: (4-3-3)

13 - Pickford;

12-Gomez, 32-Matip, 6-Lovren, 18-Moreno;
5- Wijnaldum, 20- Lallana, 21- Chamberlain;
19-Mane (89', 14-Henderson), 29-Solanke, 9-Filmino.

Liverpool implemented a big change in this game. Pickford, Firmino, Solanke, Gomez, Lallana and other 8 players played in rotation, and Zhang Mai sat on the bench.

Stoke City is still the original main lineup, with center Rauch and midfielder Joe Allen starting against the old owner.

The disparity between the strengths of the two teams was too great. Liverpool controlled the game after the start, and Stoke City shrank their defense to deal with it.

In the 17th minute, Liverpool took the lead. Gomez made a bottom pass from the right. Solanke stopped the ball and tapped it. Mane hit the goalkeeper Grant from close range and then slowly bounced into the empty goal.

1-0!The players of Stoke City believed that the ball went out of bounds, but the replay showed that the ball did not completely cross the line, and the referee ruled that the goal was valid.

In the 23rd minute, Shawcross made a clearance, and Chamberlain's low shot in the penalty area was saved by Grant.

In the 34th minute, Firmino passed the ball, and Solanke's single-handed push from the edge of the penalty area was confiscated by Grant.

In the 39th minute, Stoke City finally got a good opportunity to attack. Shaqiri shot directly from a free kick inside the penalty area. The ball hit the wall and deflected out of the left post.

In the 43rd minute, Solanke counterattacked and passed the ball. Mane shot from 15 yards and hit the left post.

At the end of the first half of the game, Liverpool had an absolute advantage on the field, and the rotation players also worked hard. The score of 1-0 can be described as calm.

In the second half, Stoke City, who played at home, strengthened their offense and gradually regained some disadvantages.

In the 52nd minute, Gomez barely made a clearance, and Joe Allen shot from 12 yards was blocked by Lovren from the bottom line.

Then Liverpool also had several offensive opportunities, and the shots of Wijnaldum and Moreno were also blocked.

In the 61st minute, Diouf's header went wide from the right side of the penalty area in the free kick melee.

In the 67th minute, Liverpool began to adjust the lineup. Milner and Salah came off the bench, replacing Solanke and Chamberlain.

In the 69th minute, Lallana fell to the ground in the backcourt, Stoke City still insisted on attacking, Crouch headed the ball, and Joe Allen volleyed high from 10 yards.

Liverpool expanded the score in the 77th minute. Mane passed Fletcher and cut into the penalty area near the bottom line on the right side to make a pass. Salah volleyed into the net from the upper left corner of the small penalty area.

2-0!Liverpool extended their lead.

In the 75th minute, Mane scored a header slightly higher in the corner kick melee.

Liverpool sealed the victory in the 83rd minute, Peters made a clearance error, and Salah single-handedly pushed into the net in front of the small penalty area.

3-0!This is Salah's 14th league goal this season. The Egyptian surpassed his teammate Zhang Mai to lead the scorer list.

At the end of the game, Liverpool won an expected victory, leading the league standings with 2 points with Manchester City, which defeated Southampton 1-36 at home this round.

It was originally an ordinary Premier League game where the strong beat the weak, but Uncle Zha remembered that he wanted to encourage the confidence of his soldiers, and took the initiative to issue a declaration of victory after the game.

After beating Chelsea at home and Stoke City in an away game, although Liverpool's ranking in the standings has not changed, it is the same as Manchester City's points at the top of the list, but the goal difference has been reduced to 3 points. From Pu's point of view, it is time to openly put a little pressure on Manchester City.

Klopp started by saying Manchester City were not unbeatable:

"Man City are really good right now, but they don't look unbeatable, I saw Man City against Huddersfield on Sunday. Yes, Man City deserved to win, but Huddersfield also had one or two. Chance."

Then Klopp revealed the team's determination to surpass Manchester City:

"If Manchester City can't win consecutively and we are in a very good situation, then we can surpass Manchester City. How long this competition will take, I don't know."

"Last year, we had a really good roster, and this year we've got an even better roster, more depth; we've never had a bench like we have now, and that's what we need. I think we're moving toward It's going in the right direction. I can give more guarantees because other clubs don't have the heritage of Liverpool."

"We have to use our experience to make us mentally stronger. If you have some difficulties and you can solve them immediately, then it is not a psychological problem."

"What we're going to do is take the top spot on our own, that's my plan. We're going to get to the top of the table, and that's totally possible because that's where we want to be. That's my plan. where we think we should be.”

In the end, Klopp expressed his optimism:

"Right now, we're playing really well, which is very important for us to be competitive. I'm very optimistic about the situation in the next few weeks. If we can keep the team healthy, we have a considerable quality, which is what we have to do. must have."

"Damn! Bull!", this was Zhang Mai's first reaction when he heard Uncle Zha's nonsense.

Is Klopp running wildly on the road to the "madman", or is it a new round of psychological warfare among the famous coaches?

Zhang Mai didn't bother to ask. The media was still discussing it hotly. Famous marshals like Gua Tu and Mu Niao hadn't responded yet. Someone jumped out of the chaotic Premier League.

According to the "Daily Mirror" report, after Klopp's championship declaration was made public, Joey Button said that Liverpool had regressed under Klopp's coaching.

Button believes the Germany boss has failed to address the club's problems, which he says were evident as early as August.

Barton said: "Liverpool is getting closer and closer to those clubs that can't win the championship. Under Klopp's leadership, they have regressed. They are getting farther and farther away from the Premier League championship. Manchester City is much more stable than them, but Klopp Getting closer and closer to Manchester United's Wooden Bird, Klopp is too conceited."

Which onion is Joey Barton?How dare he despise Klopp, who is in full swing.

Zhang Mai is also happy, it's not easy for Uncle Zha!

A gentle and kind-hearted gentleman, Pu pretends to be a "madman" to tease melon bald for the team's goal, and encounters ghosts as soon as he goes out.

Joey Barton is one of the ghosts in British football who "do all kinds of evil and have nothing to hide", and he has many fans.

British football has never lacked players with the image of villains, Vinnie Jones, Roy Keane, Lee Bowyer... They are all out-and-out controversial figures, and in this regard, the notorious Joey Barton is no worse than any of the above.

The 35-year-old Barton was born in Merseyside, and he can be regarded as half of Zhang Mai’s hometown. Although he was rejected by his hometown team Everton due to his short stature, Barton got his first contract in Manchester City. At the age of 21, he became the main player of the team.

At first Barton was a purely defensive midfielder, but later in his Manchester City career he gradually developed his own attacking ability, which is beyond people's expectations.

However, the rebellious Button has never been less troublesome. He even broke up with Manchester City because of a series of disciplinary issues such as bombarding his teammates. Since then, he has left bad boy footprints in Newcastle, QPR, Burnley and other teams.

Satirizing teammates, beating fans, and shoveling opponents, Button's career can be described as full of bad spots.

The same is true of Barton in Zhang Mai's memory. He was beautiful at one time and sad at another. He had to pay the price for his rebelliousness.

The FA announced the suspension of Barton for 18 months this year because he participated in various forms of gambling as many as 1260 times, and the gambling process was even more ridiculous. Barton bluntly said that all the games he played made him lose money blood.

Although it is still in the suspension period, the bad boy has never stopped talking about it, and now he just ran into the bold and ambitious Klopp.

Barton is just a man of temperament. Rather than saying that he is evil in nature, it is better to say that he is arrogant and arrogant.

But what can Klopp say after swallowing a mouthful of blood?
None of the masters showed up, no matter how crazy Uncle Scumbag is, it's impossible to have a fling with a "bad boy" who is on the verge of retiring, right?
Zhang Mai believes that Uncle Zha's first outburst of wild words seems to destroy the Premier League.

(End of this chapter)