Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 361 Liverpool is not Manchester United

Liverpool's third round of the Premier League is against Brighton at Anfield Stadium. The game time is on the afternoon of Saturday, August 3th.

利物浦上赛季双杀布莱顿打入9球仅丢1球。利物浦近22个英超主场取得14胜8平保持不败。

布莱顿上次取胜利物浦还是1984年足总杯，联赛取胜还是1982年，而布莱顿近14个英超客场4平10负未尝胜绩。

Liverpool received the good news that Manchester City was flattened by Wolves before the game, and naturally expected to become the first defending champion since the 2011/12 season to start with three consecutive victories.

The starting rosters for both sides are as follows:
Liverpool (4-3-3):

13- Alisson;
66-Arnold, 3-Maguire, 4-Van Dijk, 26-Robertson;
8- Keita, 5- Wijnaldum, 10- Zhang Mai;

11-Salah, 9-Firmino, 10-Mane.

Brighton (4-4-2):

1 - Ryan;

22-Montoya, 4-Duffy, 14-Balogun, 3-Gaitan-Bang;
11-Konokite, 6-Stevens, 24-Proper, 20-March;

8- Bisuma, 17- Murray.

In order to be on the safe side, Klopp continued to form the starting lineup for the recent winning streak, and strived to get all three points at home.

And Brighton just defeated Manchester United 3-2 at home in the last round, which is when morale is high, so they still use the starting lineup of the last round.

At the beginning of the game, Liverpool gave the visiting team a big blow, and the double ghosts in the frontcourt almost knocked on Brighton's door.

In the 3rd minute, Zhang Mai scored the ball from the left, Mane made a direct pass, Salah made a cross pass from the right, and Mane shot from 14 yards on the right side of the penalty area slightly missed the right post.

Then Brighton counterattacked, Murray passed the ball, and Konokite's shot from 20 yards from the right side of the penalty area was confiscated.

After about 10 minutes of the game, Liverpool adapted to the visiting team's all-out defense and waited for an opportunity to steal chickens, and gradually grasped the situation on the field.

In the 14th minute, Robertson made a pass from the left. Firmino hit the top of the small penalty area and was saved by Ryan bravely to the lower left corner.

Then Keita won a free kick outside the edge of the penalty area, and the Guinean shot directly from the top of the crossbar.

In the 19th minute, Keita passed the ball, and Salah's low shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area was confiscated.

After repeated offensives, Liverpool took the lead in the 23rd minute. Zhang Mai made a steal from the frontcourt and went straight to the middle. Firmino passed the ball. Salah shot a low shot from 16 yards on the right side of the penalty area into the bottom left corner of the net.

1-0！这是萨拉赫新赛季的第2粒进球，也是埃及前锋29次在安菲尔德出场打入29球。

The game continued, Liverpool still took the initiative on the field and continued to attack Brighton.

In the 27th minute, it was Zhang Mai's pass again. Wijnaldum turned and volleyed from the right side of the penalty area and was saved by Ryan from the near corner.

In the 31st minute, Robertson's cross was deflected, and the ball that should have been passed to Zhang Mai at the previous point turned and flew into the small penalty area. Mane leaned forward and rushed to the top and was confiscated by Ryan.

"Made! It looks like I have to do it myself."

Zhang Mai, who was eager to score enough goals before the start of the cup, grumbled and decided to take a shot by himself.

The 38th minute.Zhang Mai steals March in the frontcourt. This time he did not reorganize but began to break through on his own. After squeezing Stephens who was defending at the front of the penalty area, he shot a burst. The ball went straight to the upper left corner of the goal and entered the net.

2-0!Zhang Mai's elevator ball world wave helped Liverpool expand the score.

The good luck continued, and Zhang Mai got another chance to shoot shortly afterwards. This time, Robertson made a breakthrough from the left and made a pass. Uncomfortable tempo-changing moves past the uprushing guard, a grounder broke Ryan's fingers.

3-0!Zhang Mai's brace almost helped the home team seal the victory, and the first half ended shortly after.

After the halftime break, neither side made any adjustments and began to fight again in different places.

In the 48th minute, Firmino's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by Montoya, which made Keita, who had already advanced into the penalty area, regretful.

Unlike what the outside world sees, Keita, who performed well in the first two rounds, has higher demands on himself. He wants to become the most unshakable first force in the Red Army's midfield.

Keita saw very clearly that only Zhang Mai was the main force in Liverpool's midfield. If he wanted to replace the Chinese, he had to be able to score goals first.

But my shooting skills are really not good, I can only rely on the current coach's emphasis to pile up quality with quantity, and I don't care about rushing forward or grabbing positions!
In this way, Keita became the fourth striker besides Liverpool's Trident. In just 10 minutes, he had 10 shots, and arranged the end of the Red Army's offensive in the first [-] minutes of the second half.

In the 50th minute, regardless of the fact that the Red Army had formed a 4VS3 advantage in the penalty area, Keita shot wide from the outside.

In the 55th minute, Salah dropped a free kick into the penalty area, and Keita and Maguire overlapped, leading the header from 12 yards into Ryan's arms.

In the 61st minute, Zhang Mai dribbled in the front court and was fouled by the opponent. The referee took a free kick, and Keita took the initiative to ask for the penalty, and then kicked the plane.

Brighton's offense was difficult to threaten. Keita forced the Brighton players to foul in the frontcourt. Bisuma's free kick from 20 yards was blocked by the wall.

In the 67th minute, Klopp, whose eyes were irritated by Keita's outburst, couldn't bear it anymore and sent Henderson to replace Keita.

The fake striker went off, the captain Henderson who came up was quite satisfactory, and Liverpool's front trident became active again.

In the 77th minute, Zhang Mai launched an attack, Salah passed the ball, Firmino shot from the right side of the penalty area and was caught by Ryan.

In the 80th minute, Sturridge replaced Mane. Today's performance of Ma's thigh was mediocre. Zhang Mai knew that it had something to do with Keita grabbing several offensive positions.

Brighton stepped up their pace in the last 10 minutes and tried to counterattack, replacing March and Bisuma with No. 9 Locadia and No. 13 Gross.

But with the strong defense of Zhang Mai and Henderson in the Liverpool midfield, the Red Army still controlled the game.

In the 82nd minute, Zhang Mai made a direct pass, and Robertson cut into the right side of the penalty area and passed back. Arnold shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by Stephens and then missed the right post.

In the 84th minute, Wijnaldum's shot from the right side of the small penalty area in front of the corner kick was blocked.

Then Arnold passed the ball, Salah's oblique shot from the right side of the penalty area was saved by Ryan, Zhang Mai easily made a supplementary shot in front of the goal and broke Brighton's goal again.

4-0!Zhang Mai's hat-trick completely secured Liverpool's victory, and even Klopp on the sidelines let go of his worries about Keita and cheered.

In the 87th minute, Brighton got the best chance in the second half. Montoya made a cross from the right. Gross header from 8 yards was bravely saved by Alisson.

In the 89th minute, Liverpool replaced Arnold by Matip, and the game ended after 3 minutes of stoppage time.

In the end, Liverpool won 4-0 at home, Zhang Mai scored a hat-trick and Salah scored.Liverpool lead the Premier League standings with 3 victories.

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In the third round of the Premier League, Liverpool beat Brighton 3-4 at home, winning three consecutive victories while defending their top spot in the league standings.

Although the score was finally fixed at 4-0, the gap between Liverpool and Brighton was wider than the final score difference.

The Red Army controlled the rhythm throughout the game, and Liverpool, with a ball possession rate as high as 70.2%, made Brighton feel super control.

Liverpool's successful high-pressure press and continuous siege left the opponent breathless. The game was almost a half-time offensive and defensive drill.

Liverpool completed a total of 22 shots in this campaign, of which 8 were on target, while Brighton only had 6 shots, and the number of shots on target was only a pitiful 2.

Don't forget that in addition to Liverpool's stable output point on the front line-Salah, the midfielder Zhang Mai is a super killer.

In this campaign, Salah helped Liverpool take the lead in the 23rd minute of the game. The Egyptian star scored 29 goals in 29 appearances at Liverpool's home court. The terrifying efficiency of 1 goal per game made Anfield a real devil's home court.

Don't forget, Mane and Firmino are also sharp weapons that opponents cannot guard against, but Zhang Mai's four shots and three hits tonight made all the stars dim.

In this summer, Liverpool also carried out a number of targeted reinforcements, including the introduction of Alisson at the goalkeeper position, Shaqiri on the striker, Naby Keita and Fabinho in the midfield.

Due to Manchester City's upset 1-1 draw with the newly promoted Wolves earlier, Liverpool, which has won all three games, continues to occupy the top position in the Premier League standings.

While people have been praising how strong Manchester City's lineup is and how sharp Guardiola's offensive football is, Liverpool, which has been steadily improving, has now shown its arrogance in defending the title and issued a challenge letter to all teams in the Premier League.

Manchester United is now facing internal and external troubles, and the possibility of competing for the championship continues to decline. In the eyes of the outside world, Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea are positioned to compete for the four teams.

If you want to shake Liverpool's league throne, you have to look at Guardiola's Manchester City.

There is no doubt that the competition between Liverpool and Manchester City in the league is bound to become a highlight of the Premier League this season.

Now, Liverpool has temporarily taken a small step ahead of Manchester City.And the sky of the Premier League has not changed. From last season's Liverpool and Manchester City hegemony has continued, which also makes this year's Premier League more interesting.

The only blemish of Liverpool's campaign is the new aid Keita's move to grab the limelight. Klopp did not make any comments on this in the post-match press conference.

But when Liverpool coach Klopp was interviewed by the German media "sport1", in addition to talking about some differences between the Premier League and the Bundesliga, he also expressed his views on Keita's performance in the last game.

"Although the gold dollar of the Premier League can attract top players, they value the player's worth too much."

Klopp first talked about the difference between the Premier League and the Bundesliga.

In Germany, where foreign investors are banned from owning German clubs, Bundesliga teams lack the kind of competitiveness of their European Premier League or La Liga rivals, Klopp said:
"Times change, that's how they want to do things in Germany. I don't want to criticize it. It's a good system that works, but you have to accept that the top talent is going to England or Spain."

Regarding the Premier League's attitude towards transfers, Klopp said:

"I don't think the football culture in Germany allows 1.5 million euro transfers, they only like free transfers. The Premier League has a different point of view, if a player is free, they don't think he has value. Like our Shaqiri (Shaqiri's relegation release clause is £1300m) We only paid £1300m for him but he's a fantastic player and everyone at the club likes him. Germany is really different from England on this Same. I remember a few years ago, each of us was talking about Bayern's cash reserves of up to 1 million euros, which now can't buy half of Neymar."

Finally, the extraordinary performance of the new aid Keita, which involves Liverpool and Klopp's management of the players, Klopp's attitude is very firm:
"Liverpool encourages every player under him to compete or perform at his best for his position, but this is conditional. All competitive activities must be carried out in the interests of the club and the team, for personal goals. Things that go against the interests of the whole team are not allowed, and this is also the basic professional rule of professional players."

(End of this chapter)