Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 271

Before the UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw, there was another round of the Premier League as usual. On December 12, the 10th round of Liverpool's Premier League match was held at Anfield Stadium. Liverpool played against city rival Everton at home.

这是第229次默西塞德郡德比。利物浦近13个联赛德比取得6胜7平保持不败，利物浦在近20个德比主场取得9胜11平保持不败。

埃弗顿上次在安菲尔德取胜还是1999年9月，凯文-坎贝尔打入唯一入球，双方英超交锋50场，利物浦22胜19平9负占据上风，其中主场12胜11平2负。

The starting lineups for the two teams are as follows:
Liverpool: (4-2-3-1)
22 - Mignolet;

12-Gomez, 6-Lovren, 3-Maguire, 18-Moreno;
14-Henderson, 7-Milner;
19-Mane, 11-Salah, 21-Chamberlain;
10 - Zhang Mai.

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

43-Kenny, 30-Holgate, 5-Williams, 15-Martina;
10-Rooney, 17-Guye, 26-Tom Davis;
29-Calvert-Lewin, 19-Nias, 18-Sigurdson.

The two sides are old opponents who know the bottom line. Most of Everton are old players. The original Pickford has come to Liverpool, Rooney has been added for free from Manchester United, and Zhang Mai's old enemy-Tom Day Weiss is also in the starting lineup.

Klopp believed that his opponents in the same city were vulnerable, so he not only rotated in large numbers, but also formed a stable formation with Zhang Mairen and a single arrow.

Moreno replaced the injured Robertson, and Mignolet, Henderson, Milner, Chamberlain and Lovren entered the starting lineup in rotation.

At the start of the game, the Anfield stadium was snowing heavily, and the two teams played in the snow.

In the 4th minute, Salah passed back from the right side of the penalty area, and Henderson shot high in front of the penalty area.

Then Salah made a cross and Milner's shot was blocked.

In the 15th minute, Everton counterattacked, and Nias made a breakthrough from the left and Mignolet made a timely attack to make a clearance.

场上形势逐渐明朗，主队占大优势，“4-2-3-1”的防反阵型竟按住埃弗顿的“4-3-3”攻击阵容一顿狂揍。

The center where Zhang Mai is located is blocked by Everton. Liverpool has been trying to open the gap on the right, but Salah's two shots on the right side of the penalty area were also blocked.

Liverpool was trapped in the opponent's iron barrel formation, Milner's peripheral shot was also blocked, and Moreno's long-range shot also missed.

The same city derby has never been mobilized, and the confrontation between the two sides was extremely fierce. Sigurdsson was fined a yellow card for shoveling Henderson.

Liverpool broke the deadlock in the 42nd minute, Gomez passed the ball, Salah turned around after holding Martina with his back, and Gueye, who dunked the defense, broke through the siege to the penalty area, and then made a left-footed shot. Beautiful arc break! 1-0.
Salah's goal this time really has some shadows of Messi. The Egyptian striker has been in a state of explosion recently. If he can continue to maintain this performance in the future, the nickname of Messi in Egypt may have to get rid of, but will be born such as Egypt. The nickname Pharaoh belongs only to Salah himself.

Now Salah and Zhang Mai are invincible in the Premier League. In Liverpool's frontcourt F4, he and Zhang Mai are the best players this season. The Premier League once again dominated the scorer list with 15 goals.

Salah scored 24 goals in 19 games for Liverpool. This is a superstar figure, second only to teammate Zhang Mai.

In the 44th minute, Henderson crossed from the right in a corner kick and was pushed out. Chamberlain volleyed from 25 yards and the ball missed the upper left corner slightly.

Near the end of the first half, Liverpool's offensive continued unabated. In the 46th minute, the Red Army was expected to expand the score.
Liverpool's counterattack in the frontcourt formed a 3-on-1 must-goal opportunity. Mane dribbled the ball into the penalty area. Salah and Zhang Mai were already in an unguarded position in the middle, but Mane did not pass it to his teammates but chose. He missed his own shot and wasted a golden opportunity to expand the score!
In the 49th minute, Milner sent a precise 45-degree pass with his right foot. Salah had another excellent header from the back. goal.

"Salah seems to be better at hitting more difficult goals, and he misses scoring opportunities that look easier."

Klopp on the sidelines smiled and excused his love.

During the intermission, the players quickly hid in the locker room to warm up, but the field staff had to clear the snow on the field, and the fans in the field were entertaining themselves and were in full swing.

Everton adjusted 2 people in the second half to strengthen the counterattack, but it was still difficult to reverse the disadvantage on the field.

In the 49th minute, Liverpool missed the opportunity, Milner made a cross from the right, and Salah missed the goal with a header in front of the small penalty area.

Next, the two sides will attack and defend each other. Generally speaking, the visiting team Everton is still in a passive situation.

Within 5 minutes, Calvert-Lewin and Salah's outside shots missed successively.

In the 59th minute, it was Salah's pass again, and Mane's barb shot from the edge of the penalty area was confiscated.

Liverpool missed the opportunity again in the 65th minute. Salah made a free kick from the left, and the unguarded Gomez rushed to the edge of the small penalty area slightly above the crossbar.

In order to meet the fast-moving schedule of the Premier League, Klopp replaced the active Salah with Firmino in the 67th minute.

If you can't grasp the opportunity, you will easily suffer retribution. This is often the iron law in football, and "1-0" is the most dangerous score. If the Red Army can't kill the game, they will plant mines for themselves.

In the 76th minute, Lovren, one of the time bombs among the Liverpool defenders, made another big mistake.

Lovren shoved Calvert Lewin in the box and referee Craig Pawson awarded a penalty.Rooney scored a shot to tie the score. , 1-1.

Rooney has scored 6 goals in the past 5 league games against Liverpool, and today he scored his first goal in the Merseyside derby.

Rooney switched from Everton to Manchester United when he was young. As a player who has played for Manchester United for many years, he has always expressed his feelings towards the Red Army's enemy team.

Rooney also celebrated passionately at Anfield after scoring this goal, which attracted the roar of the Red Army fans.

Klopp was naturally unwilling to accept a draw at his home court, and quickly replaced Chamberlain with Wijnaldum, intending to strengthen the midfield and give more support to Zhang Mai, who came forward.

Uncle Zha's substitution tactics worked quickly. In the 87th minute, Wijnaldum was pulled down by Everton players in front of the penalty area, and Liverpool won a free kick.

Zhang Mai took a free kick from 30 yards directly to the upper left corner. After being saved by Robles, the Everton defender quickly made a clearance. The ball fell to Zhang Mai outside the penalty area again.

This time, Zhang Mai didn't let the scoring opportunity slip away. Taking advantage of the opponent's chaos, a powerful arc ball spun into the upper right corner of the goal.

2-1!Liverpool are leading again with time running out.

In stoppage time, Moreno made a cross from the left, but Firmino missed the ball with a close-range shovel from far.

At the end of the game, the score of 2-1 was maintained until the end. Liverpool defeated Everton with difficulty by Salah's goal and Zhang Mai's lore.

Through this game, Klopp found that Liverpool's old problem was committed again. When the forward line encountered the opponent's key defense, the ability to seize opportunities dropped sharply. The bombs could have been turned on and detonated the Red Army's line of fortresses.

Even if Liverpool has superstar Zhang Mai and Salah, the poor performance of their teammates will prevent the Red Army from taking all 3 points.

Klopp had to start thinking about the possibility of continuing to strengthen in this winter window...

This game also gave birth to a rather weird Premier League record. If it weren't for Zhang Mai's final lore, Liverpool would always be the negative side of this record.

According to statistics from the famous data company opta, Everton only had 21% of the ball in this game, which also set the lowest ball possession rate in the history of the Premier League.

In other games played at the same time, Tottenham recovered at home and beat Stoke City 5-1, Chelsea lost to West Ham, and Arsenal barely tied Southampton at the last moment.

The Manchester Derby, which is the latest in this round, is the real focus of the game. After this game, UEFA's top 16 draw will also begin. The so-called exciting!
On December 12, the derby at Old Trafford ended. Manchester United lost 11-1 at home to Manchester City, ending their unbeaten record of 2 games at home.

In this battle, Manchester City's Silva broke the deadlock, Rashford equalized, and Otamendi made a lore. Although the defeated Manchester United still ranks third in the league, they are already 7 points behind the top team.

(End of this chapter)