Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 288 An Unexpected Draw
The fiery January passed quickly, and with the rumors of various player transfers, the 1th round of the Premier League came before us again.

The time span of each game in this round of the league is relatively large. On the 23rd, Liverpool's away game against Swansea, which was at the bottom, was the last game of this round. Liverpool can watch the other games in advance before making their final appearance.

On January 1th, the best team of the year was selected before the football game FIFA. They announced from the forward position first, that is to say, the strongest three forward candidates in the past year.

Among the best 18 players of the FIFA 11 version, three forwards were announced, namely Ronaldo, Messi and Zhang Mai.

C罗的能力值达到了99次，各小项分别为：跑动速度98、带球98、射门99、传球94、身体素质95，防守50。

梅西的能力值为98，其中跑动速度96、带球99、射门97、传球98、身体素质81，防守为45。

张迈的能力值也为99，其中跑动速度96、带球95、射门99、传球95，身体素质98，防守为86。

It can be seen that the ability values ​​of Ronaldo and Zhang Mai are 1 point higher than that of Messi, but the "Daily Mail" pointed out that Ronaldo and Zhang Mai are the cover stars of the FIFA 18 game, so the data may have some bonuses .

The British media rejoiced at this, and they all regarded it as a signal that Zhang Mai stepped onto the European stage and began to compete for the highest honor from Melo.

As for why Kane, the country's striker, was not selected?It doesn't matter, Zhang Mai's performance in the Premier League is now recognized as "No. 1 in the frontcourt", and his statistics far exceed all forwards.

On the following January 1th, there were 20 games in the 24th round of the Premier League, and the major clubs won one after another:

Chelsea beat Brighton 4-0 in the away game, Eden Hazard scored twice, Willian and Moses scored.

The combination of Chelsea's alternative three swords made Morata feel cold. Chelsea ended Lianping and still occupied the third place in the standings.

Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 4-1 at home, Monreal passed a shot, Iwobi and Koscielny scored, Ozil assisted Lacazette to score, and Arsenal's unbeaten streak in the past 5 games was terminated.

Under the circumstances of internal and external troubles, Arsenal defeated Crystal Palace 4-1 and finally relieved the pressure temporarily with a big victory. After the game, Wenger analyzed the game. He bluntly said that Arsenal finally played the football he wanted. There was also talk of a January transfer.

He said: "January is very difficult for us. We have some key players leaving, which will cause a lot of uncertainty for the team."

"Aubameyang? Nothing happened yet, he was left out of Dortmund for something, but definitely not because of a transfer."

"Sanchez can only go if Mkhitaryan comes to Arsenal; it could happen in the next 48 hours, of course, it's just a possibility."

Manchester United also beat Burnley 1-0 in the away game. This time it was Lukaku who assisted Martial in the lore. Manchester United climbed to fourth in the league after 3 consecutive victories in the league.

Manchester United continued their winning streak, but it was quite difficult to win this game. No matter from the scene or technical statistics, Manchester United could not take advantage of it. If Martial hadn't had a flash of inspiration, it might be difficult for the Red Devils to win. The away game retreated.

Mourinho's offensive dilemma is still unresolved, perhaps all of this will have to wait for Sanchez to redeem.

1月21日，曼城主场3比1力克纽卡斯尔，阿圭罗上演帽子戏法，曼城联赛主场11连胜后继续以3分的差距位居第二。

After the game, Guardiola was satisfied with the team's performance. After losing to Liverpool in the last round, Guardiola said that the victory against Newcastle "allowed the team to avoid a two-game losing streak."

Guardiola said, "When the team loses to Liverpool, I can shake Klopp's hand and forget about the game."

Aguero, who was controversial in the last round, scored a hat-trick in this game. Guardiola was full of praise for the Argentine striker:

"I said we are not going to buy a striker because we already have Sergio Aguero and Jesus will be back in two or three weeks."

"I'm happy for Aguero, he barely touched the ball until the first goal, then he scored, he just has that talent."

On January 1, Tottenham Hotspur drew 22-1 with Southampton in an away game, allowing themselves to be surpassed by Manchester United, which won this round, and slipped to No.1.

Tottenham were the first to be scored by their opponents, and later they equalized with Harry Kane's close-range header. This is also his 22nd league goal this season, surpassing Liverpool's Salah in one fell swoop to rank second in the scorer list.

Finally, on the 23rd, Liverpool played away to Swansea, which was at the bottom of the league. Manchester City's early victory put a lot of pressure on the Red Army soldiers.

Although Liverpool beat Swansea with 5 goals at home this season, Liverpool have only won 7 of their last 2 away games against Swansea.

斯旺西13次英超对阵利物浦丢掉27球，但在主场仅丢6球，而利物浦近15粒英超入球有14球均是在下半场打入。

The starting rosters for both sides are as follows:
Swansea (5-3-2):

1 - Fabianski;
26-Norton, 5-Vander Horn, 33-Federico, 6-Mosen, 16-Olsen;
4-Ji Chengyong, 8-Fair, 17-Clucas;

12-Dell, 18-Ayew.

Liverpool (4-2-3-1):

22 - Mignolet;

12-Gomez, 3-Maguire, 4-Van Dijk, 26-Robertson;
5- Wijnaldum, 8- Fabio;
11-Salah, 21-Chamberlain, 19-Mane;

9 - Firmino.

Klopp has recently become obsessed with the more layered "4-2-3-1" formation, believing that it can improve the Red Army's offensive and defensive balance.

Zhang Mai sat on the bench, Mignolet, Gomez, and Fabio played in rotation, and the front trident still started.

Before the game, Zhang Mai went to Ji Chengyong to say hello. Players from both sides paid a moment of silence for the former England international Armfield when they took a group photo.

The game starts soon.Both sides appeared cautious after the opening.

Chamberlain cooperated with Firmino kicking the wall on the edge of the penalty area, but Swansea's five-man defense worked together to clear the siege.

Mane fell under the defense of Federico in front of the small penalty area, and Fabianski attacked and confiscated.The referee did not award a penalty.

Ayou shot into the net from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area, but the ball had already crossed the baseline and the goal was invalid.

Chamberlain took a corner kick and Van Dijk headed it wide from the edge of the penalty area.

In the 30th minute, Van Dijk made a direct pass, and Salah volleyed high with his left foot from 11 yards.

Chamberlain's shot from the right in front of the restricted area was confiscated by Fabianski.

Van Dijk made a header in the free kick melee, and Norton volleyed wide.

Swansea broke the deadlock in the 40th minute. Clucas took a free kick on the right. Van Dijk headed the ball not far away. Fernandez took advantage of the opportunity to stop for Mawson. The latter swung his right foot and scored the winning goal, 1-0 .

When the Swansea team celebrated after the goal, the embarrassing scene of this game appeared:
Jordan Ayew pounced on his teammates from behind, and Federico, who was caught off guard, smashed his nose heavily on Mawson's head. Captain Swan Sea, who was bleeding profusely, had to leave the field for treatment.

After being treated by the team doctor, Federico returned to the game and played the whole game, continuing to help the team resist the indiscriminate bombing of Liverpool.

Before halftime, Salah picked a pass, and Mane's tackle shot wide in front of the small penalty area.

In the second half, the two teams fought again in another place, and Liverpool, who fell behind by one goal, stepped up their offense.

In the 48th minute, Wijnaldum passed the ball and Salah shot wide in front of the penalty area.

Shortly afterwards, Salah's shot from the right side of the penalty area was blocked.

In the 53rd minute, Ji Chengyong fouled in front of the penalty area. Salah took a free kick from 25 yards and shot directly into the upper corner, which was pushed out of the crossbar by Fabianski.

In the 61st minute, Lallana replaced Chamberlain, and the Red Army continued to besiege Swansea.

Mane passed the ball and Wijnaldum shot wide from the outside.

The Red Army fell behind and failed to score for a long time, which made the hot-tempered Klopp very dissatisfied. Uncle Zha even had a quarrel with Swansea fans in the stadium.

Uncle Zha was held back by his own coaching staff, and was later verbally warned by the fourth referee, so he began to calm down and think about countermeasures.

In the 72nd minute, Tom Carroll, who came off the bench for Swansea, passed the ball, and Ayew's arc shot from the right side of the penalty area was confiscated by Mignolet.

In the 76th minute, Salah returned a pass and Maguire missed a long shot.

Liverpool's offense encountered a dilemma, with as many as 15 shots and only 2 shots on goal, it was naturally difficult to score.

In the 79th minute, Liverpool's countermeasure came. Zhang Mai replaced Wijnaldum to sort out the Red Army's impatient and chaotic midfield as soon as possible.

In the next 5 minutes, both Gomez and Van Dijk's long-range shots missed the target.

In the 85th minute, Zhang Mai replaced Lallana and stood behind the forward Firmino, forming a three-dimensional siege of the Swansea penalty area.

In the 89th minute, Firmino headed the ball in the melee from a corner kick, and Salah shot high in the penalty area.

In the 94th minute of stoppage time, Firmino hit the left post with a header from close range and rebounded, and Zhang Mai made a close-range shot into the net.

1-1!Zhang Mai's goal helped Liverpool equalize at the last moment, and finally kept the Red Army's unbeaten golden body this season.

Zhang Mai also continued to lead the scorer list with 26 goals, but Liverpool's lead, which was tied by the bottom team, was reduced to 1 point.

Liverpool's away game with Swansea, which is last from the bottom, naturally the coach Klopp cannot be satisfied. He said after the game that he felt lucky and afraid of such a result.

Klopp said: "It's not a normal game for us, I'm frustrated about it, I really didn't expect it. We have been trying to score goals and finally got 1 point at the last minute, which is also the same. A great game."

"Swansea was fighting for survival throughout the game. We didn't show the momentum we should have. This night obviously didn't belong to us. Even though we were tied, we were also losers."

"Of course I'm frustrated with the draw because you all know Manchester City won again and the team has to learn from it, the players played well but it didn't help us win tonight."

As for the face-to-face spraying with opponent fans during the game, Klopp also publicly apologized after the game.

"He kept yelling at me. Sorry, I responded to him once," Klopp said. "I reacted like a normal person, not a professional. coach."

Klopp continued: "At one point I begged him not to be like this. But he felt good about himself, content because no one could do anything about what he did. I'm pretty sure I'm not the first to do it. coach."

Well, the fans are God, even Klopp has to kneel!Maybe the FA will have to make up for it afterwards.

(End of this chapter)