Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 351 Red Army's Preparations

Since winning the UEFA Champions League, the Red Army Liverpool has been silent.In the past few months, there has been no transfer farce, no contract renewal operation, no miscellaneous things, and preparations for the next season are proceeding in an orderly manner.

[-]. There are no soap operas in which stars clamor to leave the team.

In recent years, Liverpool has been troubled by the possible departure of key players. In 2014, it was Suarez who moved to Barcelona for £7500 million.A year later it was Sterling who left for Manchester City for £4900m.After improving the quality of the team in 2016, the frustration resurfaced in the second year. Coutinho asked for a transfer, and Barcelona chased after him.No, Liverpool finally parted ways with Coutinho at a sky-high price of 1.42 million pounds.

But there are no such troubles this season. The core of the team such as Salah, Firmino, Mane and Van Dijk have all signed long-term contracts with the team. Zhang Mai also renewed his new contract. Together, there will be no further disturbance.

[-]. Young people and loan players in the preseason will continue to get opportunities.

Since taking charge of Liverpool in 2015, Klopp has shown an admirable way of developing young players, and the best opportunity is pre-season.

Last summer, 11 young people participated in the Red Army's warm-up match, and 11 of the 9 of them were loaned out or entered the first team.

Klopp is expected to continue this practice in the new season.Ryan Brewster/Netherlands defender Kieran Hever/Sepp Van den Berg will all get their due chances.

Meanwhile, the Africa Cup of Nations and the Copa America have kept Liverpool's key players from returning for the start of pre-season, necessitating a rotation anyway.

Loan opportunities will also be available, and Wilson, for example, is most likely to benefit from this: he scored 49 goals and provided six assists in 18 games for Derby last season, and he will have time Prove your worth to Klopp.

[-]. Completion of contract renewals with some key players

For Liverpool, the most effective thing at this stage is to negotiate contract extensions with existing players.

In addition to core players such as Zhang Mai, Salah and Mane, Matip, Milner and Origi have all entered the contract year this summer.

The most urgent of these is Ginni Wijnaldum, who is signed until 2021, but so far, does not seem ready to talk about an extension.

Wijnaldum is one of Liverpool's most important players-comprehensive, offensive and defensive, and the jack-of-all-trades attribute makes him indispensable.

Of course, Liverpool, which is aiming to defend the title, also has troubles. Midfielder Chamberlain may miss the next entire season due to previous injuries.

The Liverpool team doctor revealed the recovery of Chamberlain's injury. The 24-year-old England midfielder will miss most of the 2018/19 season due to injury.

If he returns before the end of the season, it will be seen as a reward for Chamberlain's hard work.

Oxlade-Chamberlain was injured in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Roma in April this year. During a tackle, he damaged multiple ligaments in his knee joint.

Eight days later, Chamberlain underwent surgery, which was a complete success.As Chamberlain requested, his recovery plan remains in line with the post-surgery schedule.

In an interview with Liverpool's official website, coach Klopp said, "I feel that now is the time to tell everyone that for Chamberlain, he will focus on rehabilitation and recovery in the next season."

Klopp said: "We knew it from the first day after his injury, we were sure after the surgery was successful. I hope everyone takes this news responsibly. No change, no frustration, it fits us perfectly. expectations and plans. The latest news is that we are now disclosing more details.”

"His surgery was done on the day of our second leg against Roma and it was a very successful operation and his recovery is going really well. But the truth of the matter is that we are preparing for the next season, And knowing he's not going to be with us for the majority of the game, if we see him back on the court this coming season, that will be a bonus."

"It's very important because Ox-Chamberlain is a big part of our plan for the next few seasons, the focus is on doing the right thing, not rushing, and Ox-Chamberlain totally agrees with the way we have handled it."

Zhang Mai also personally came forward to speak out for his friends:
"He's a really good guy, even when he's not playing he's an important part of the team. I can't wait for him to come back and play with us, but we're going to be patient when he comes back and we'll show Enough patience to ensure he is ready to return to the team to continue his unfinished business, at this moment he is one of the best players in European football."

Even if they won the Premier League and the Champions League in the 17-18 season, the Liverpool club did not dare to neglect, and still carefully polished the team's preparations.

Klopp's coaching staff and the club's major think tanks came up with a summary and plan, and Zhang Mai, as a core player, was the first to have a sneak peek.

1. The improvement of Liverpool's defensive system:

利物浦在上个赛季上半程丢了19个球，远远超过了曼城(12个)、托特纳姆热刺(18个)、曼联(14个)、切尔西(14个)甚至伯恩利(15个)。

Some people began to worry that although the team led by Klopp can play a gorgeous offense, it is bound to have loopholes on the defensive end.

However, this worry seems to be untenable in the second half of last season. The performance of the Red Army's defense in their 18-19 season is worth looking forward to.

The signings of the defensive line Van Dijk, Maguire and Alisson helped the team consolidate the previously fragile defense line, and Klopp's transformation of the team's defense has paid off.

Liverpool now have them making the backline more solid than they have been since Benitez's best days at Anfield.

2. Eliminate the impact of Bouak leaving Liverpool.

When Zeljko Buvac left Liverpool in April, many fans worried that Liverpool's tactics and results would be greatly affected.The Serb, who has worked with Klopp since 2001, is undoubtedly the most important member of the Red Army, and his departure could lead to a decline in the team's record.

However, after a tough but successful finish to the season, Klopp appointed Dutch coach Pepijn Lijnders in the summer as the German's right-hand man.Lijnders was a youth coach at Melwood before becoming head coach of the first team.

3. Strive for Salah to achieve the same "everlasting miracle" as Zhang Mai.

Salah's 44 goals in his Anfield debut inevitably cast doubt on the Egyptian's ability to repeat the feat in 2018-19.

Now Salah is still recovering from a shoulder injury in the Champions League, but the club and the coaching staff will provide comprehensive support to allow the Egyptian forward to continue to shine in the new season.

4. Problems in player introduction.

The victory in the Champions League final is the best summary of the 17-18 season for Liverpool. Liverpool has stepped towards a full recovery step by step, and Anfield has been completely impressed by the charm of German football.

But to continue to stand on top of Europe, the team still needs to continue to strengthen. Liverpool's overall strength and bench thickness are significantly stronger than other Premier League opponents including Manchester City.

This summer, Liverpool became the team that spent the most money among the Premier League giants. The Brazilian national goal Alisson joined with a record value of 6250 million euros, the introduction of Leipzig midfielder Keita cost 6000 million euros, and the introduction of Stoke City winger Shaqiri cost 1470 million euros. [-] million euros.

How to allocate physical energy in the long league competition, how to handle the relationship between the league, domestic cups, Champions League and other fronts, all require a lineup as deep as the sea.

Therefore, Liverpool's slogan for buying people remains the same, it is still "only buy the right ones, no matter how high or low!", Klopp can still shoot any player he likes.

5. The team's long-term planning.

It's clear that Anfield is a strategically planned club right now, with teamwork and trust stronger than ever.

Klopp trusts sporting director Michael Edwards, who admits he and his scouting team pushed for the signing of players like Salah.

Liverpool's acquisition of Van Dijk a little over a year ago showed they had a long-term plan for the squad after failing to land the Dutchman in the summer.

Chief executive Peter Moore said: "There has to be unity and everyone has to understand their role".

6. Klopp will pay big money to find the right guy.

Speaking of which, in 2017, the German had just broken the world transfer record for a defender, and in 2018, Liverpool broke the world transfer record for a goalkeeper.

Signing Van Dijk, Maguire and Alisson, Liverpool spent a lot of money, but at least for now it seems that these few players are worth what Liverpool spent for them.

7. Records are meant to be broken.

There are some football records that will never be broken in modern football, such as Liverpool defender Phil Neal's unbelievable 1976 consecutive appearances between 1983 and 417.

But in 2018, Zhang Mai once again broke his own record for most goals in 38 Premier League games, while Liverpool recorded the best start to a season in their 126-year history.

Therefore, the players under Liverpool's command have the ability and determination to break all records.

8. The significance of the Red Army's victory in the Champions League.

It was the year Liverpool reunited with the pinnacle of European football, with Jurgen Klopp's side shining in the 2018 Champions League final, coming back to win the title.

In addition to Real Madrid, all participating teams (home and away combined), Liverpool have scored more than 5 goals, showing the world the terrifying firepower of the Red Army.

Liverpool already has a huge influence in European football, so it can also attract more potential signing players. After seeing Zhang Mai, Salah, Alisson, Firmino, Mane, and even Saric After the progress made, more and more stars will join Klopp's team.

9. A league three-peat is possible.

It looks like Liverpool will continue to maintain their dominance in 2018-2019, even as their Premier League rivals improve.

Of course, things could change very quickly and nobody on Merseyside is taking anything for granted - especially as memories of 2014 still haunt Reds fans.

But as Klopp said, for this team, the previous victories mean nothing and are meaningless-all we have to do is to strive for more victories in the following games.

10. The main players are young, and Liverpool has a bright future.

Regardless of Liverpool's performance in the 18-19 season, we have seen that Liverpool's future is very bright in the past year.

Most of the core players at the club haven't reached their prime, Van Dijk (27), Lovren (29) Vernadum Henderson (both 28) are in their prime and have become superstars Zhang Mai is not yet 20 years old.

除此之外，法比尼奥(25岁)、纳比·凯塔(23岁)、安迪·罗伯逊(24岁)、萨拉、马尼(26岁)、亚历克斯·奥克斯雷德·张伯伦(25岁)、乔·戈麦斯(21岁)和特伦特·亚历山大·阿诺德(20岁)等人还有很长的路要走。

Gomez showed his level at centre-back in 2018, Oxlade-Chamberlain proved he was capable at the heart of the pitch and Alexander-Arnold has developed into one of Europe's finest young talents.

The club's youth training system also has enough talent reserves, which is something to be thankful for as a Liverpool fan.

(End of this chapter)