Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 364 Away, Tottenham, five consecutive victories

After the fourth round of the Premier League on September 9, Liverpool won four consecutive victories, but the cruel schedule that really tested the team's multi-line combat ability has just begun.

In the following September, the Red Army still has 9 games to play, three rounds of the league, including a difficult away game against Tottenham and Chelsea, and the rest is the Champions League home game against Paris and the League Cup against Chelsea , basically every game is a tough battle.

[-]. The Red Army can fight on two fronts
At the beginning of the season, many authorities questioned whether Klopp's team can participate in the Premier League and the Champions League well, and the two domestic cups may be given up by the Red Army.

Liverpool's super-percentage league title and Champions League victory last season fully demonstrated their strength, but they are all based on concentration.

If Klopp is to get his hands on other trophies, every player has to contribute to Liverpool's season, and no squad has to be at their best to claim all the trophies they can have.

But at present, it seems that Liverpool's front trident has infinite magic power, and other players are also ready. It is not a dream to attack from four lines.

Wijnaldum is in good form this season, but now he can only often be used as a substitute. Except for Zhang Mai, you can argue that any Van Dijk, Mane, and Salah are the best performers of the Red Army.

More substitute players like Madip, Origi and Shaqiri also played their roles.

Even backup goalkeeper Pickford is an important part of the team behind the scenes.

Arnold and Robertson have played better and better this season, but neither of them has a suitable substitute. If they want to fight on multiple lines, they must have suitable rotation players. Using Gomez as a substitute for the back line is a solution for Uncle Scum plan.

After Zhang Mai and Klopp consulted, they were allowed to rest when they played against Southampton at home in the sixth round of the league on September 9.

Because in Liverpool's other four games in September, Zhang Mai has a strong desire to fight:
On September 9th, Liverpool will go to an away game to challenge Tottenham, which is very unconvinced. Zhang Maide will go to show off the demeanor of last season's double champion with Kane and his like;

On September 9th, the Red Army played at home against the visiting luxury Paris. Zhang Mai had to know the trick king and the Uruguayan striker while welcoming his younger brother Mbappé;

9月27日和9月30日短短三天，利物浦还得和切尔西来两场主客二番战，分别是第7轮联赛和联赛杯第三圈的淘汰战。

Fortunately, Zhang Mai has no mission on the international match day on September 9, and Lippi can't recall Zhang Mai from a long distance to play some "friendship first" money-burning match.

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After almost two weeks of recuperating, Zhang Mai and Liverpool ushered in a fierce battle in the fifth round of the league.

At 9:15 on September 12th, under the sun at noon, Liverpool challenged Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium.

Tottenham's original White Hart Lane home court was being re-expanded, so the home court was transferred to Wembley Stadium in the same city. Tottenham has become the master of half of English football.

利物浦是不怵热刺的，近12次对阵热刺仅负1场，其余11场取得7胜4平。

Tottenham just lost to Watford 1-2 in the last round. The original high-profile disappeared, and it became the viciousness after being sap.

萨拉赫上赛季对阵热刺攻入了3球，哈里-凯恩近7次对阵利物浦参与了全部7粒入球(5球2助攻)，所以赛前大多数媒体把关注的眼光放到了这两人身上。

The starting lineups for both sides are as follows:
Tottenham (4-4-2):

13 - Worm;

2-Trippier, 4-Alderweireld, 5-Vertonghen, 3-Ross;

8- Winks, 15- Dell, 19- Dembele, 23- Eriksson;

27-Lucas Jr., 10-Harry Kane.

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.

Both Salah and Harry Kane played in this field, and Klopp only replaced Henderson with Keita.

Tottenham winger Son Heung-min sat on the bench after his return, but Lloris and Alli were both absent due to injuries.

At the beginning of the game, the home team, Tottenham, was more cautious, and faced Liverpool's high-position press, they were in a hurry.

Only 46 seconds into the game, Zhang Mai broke through from the right and made a pass. Mane scored from close range and was ruled invalid for offside.

In the 9th minute, Arnold shot directly from a free kick from 25 yards. The ball went around the wall and was confiscated by Worm.

Since then, Tottenham gradually entered the rhythm, and the game entered a stalemate.

In the 22nd minute, Dell made a mistake in passing the ball back from the midfield. Salah broke into the penalty area after stealing the ball and shot 11 yards from the left side of the penalty area. Worm confiscated the ball after blocking.

Shortly afterwards, Eriksson shot a free kick from 20 yards directly into the far corner and was easily confiscated by Alisson.

The first half hour of the two sides seemed lively, but they failed to get an absolute chance to score.

In the 31st minute, Firmino passed the ball, and Mane went straight into the penalty area and shot a low shot from the left side of the penalty area, but the lack of power shot could hardly pose a threat to Worm.

Liverpool broke the deadlock in the 39th minute, which was caused by the mistake of Tottenham goalkeeper Worm, who had performed well before.

Liverpool took a corner kick, and Wijnaldum nodded and made a follow-up shot. The ball was far away and seemed to be not a big threat, but Tottenham goalkeeper Walm made a mistake in his position selection. After struggling to save, the ball went over the goal line first. .

1-0!Fortunately, Liverpool took the lead and Wijnaldum scored the first goal of the new season.

In the final stage of the first half, the situation was stable. The first thing the two teams did well was to tighten their defensive fences.

The field was boring, and the attention of the media reporters turned to the benches of both sides. The most eye-catching player in this round of the game is none other than Tottenham striker Sun Xingmin.

The South Korean winger who just won the Asian Games championship not long ago officially returned today, and the military service problem that had been plagued him before has finally come to an end.

To congratulate him on his return, there was a very funny scene in the game.

At the end of the first half of the game, a billboard on the sidelines of the field was captured on the broadcast screen, which read in Chinese:

"Congratulations to Sun Xingmin and Oppa for his Premier League pass! Waiting for Smecta!" At this time, Sun Xingmin, who was sitting on the sidelines, looked dazed and dull.

"Damn! Could it be that some shameless Korean fan in China paid for the advertisement, and Sun Xingmin doesn't understand Chinese."

Even Zhang Mai on the field couldn't help complaining after seeing it.

For Sun Xingmin, this summer can be said to be a very important period of his career.

Because he won the Asian Games championship with the national team, Sun Xingmin finally got the opportunity to be exempted from military service, and he can concentrate on continuing to play with Tottenham.

It is worth mentioning that he just renewed his contract with Tottenham this summer until 2023.

In the second half, the two sides fought again in different places, and the two head coaches did not make personnel adjustments.

In the 47th minute, Lucas Jr. intercepted Maguire in the frontcourt, and Liverpool's double central defenders chased back in time to save the day.

In the 49th minute, Zhang Mai sent a corner kick. Keita's long-range shot from the outside was saved by Worm in the melee of the corner kick.

In the 51st minute, Salah passed the ball, and Mane turned and volleyed from 12 yards and was saved.

Once Liverpool's opening three tricks passed, Tottenham also began to counterattack.

In the 53rd minute, Eriksson passed the ball, and Lucas Jr. cut inside to 12 yards on the left side of the penalty area and shot a low shot from the outside of the near corner post.

However, the accident happened again. In the 54th minute of the game, the Tottenham goalkeeper made another mistake.

Mane dribbled the ball from the wing and made a pass, and was cleared by Vertonghen and hit the post. Goalkeeper Worm faced the incoming ball, hugged it twice and missed the ball to the back point. Firmino accepted the gift with a smile, 2-0 !

"No way, is the Tottenham goalkeeper Karius possessed today?"

The teammates celebrated wildly on the field, and Zhang Mai on the side was unbelievable.

Liverpool's goalkeeper position has been a big problem that has plagued the team in recent seasons. Karius and Mignolet have always tested the nerves of the fans in the past, and even Alisson, who is as stable as Alisson, is also in the last game. A rare blunder occurred.

In this match between Liverpool and Tottenham, the goalkeeper made a mistake again, but this time Liverpool was the winner. After being cheated by the goalkeeper countless times, the bad luck of the goalkeeper in the Liverpool game was finally transferred to the opponent.

Tottenham fell behind by two goals at home, and Uncle Bo on the sidelines finally couldn't sit still, and replaced Dembele with Lamela in the 60th minute.

In the 63rd minute, Zhang Mai made a free kick from the right, and Van Dijk missed the goal with a header.

Two minutes later, Mane made a 2-on-3 counterattack with an oblique pass, and Keita's strong shot from the front of the small penalty area was saved by Worm.

In the 67th minute, Eriksson made a cross from the right side of the penalty area, and Harry Kane missed a hook shot in the small penalty area. This was Kane's first shot in the field.

As the game time passed, the Tottenham players who were behind in the score were a little bit up, and their defensive and fighting actions became more and more rude.

In the 69th minute of the game, Liverpool launched a counterattack.Firmino started forward after receiving a pass from Zhang Mai. At this time, Tottenham defender Vertonghen competed with him.

Unexpectedly, an incidental movement after Vertonghen opened his arm caught Firmino's eyes, and then Firmino fell to the ground in pain.

After Firmino fell to the ground, the team doctor stepped forward to treat him, but the injury could not last the game, and Klopp replaced him with Henderson.

Judging from the moment of contact captured in slow motion after the game, Vertonghen's hand poked into Firmino's eye socket, and the picture was shocking.

This action is very dangerous and it is likely to hurt Firmino's eyes. Fortunately, the Brazilian striker was not seriously injured after being checked.

The game continued. In the 75th minute, while Henderson also replaced Firmino, Uncle Bo also let Sun Xingmin come off the bench.

Zhang Mai, who originally only wanted to be a midfielder, was irritated by Firmino's injury and increased the Red Army's frontcourt attack.

In the 78th minute, Zhang Mai passed the ball, Salah's arc shot was saved, and Keita missed the shot.

In the 82nd minute, Wijnaldum passed the ball, and Mane's push in the middle was confiscated by Worm.

In the 87th minute, Zhang Mai's free kick scored to help the Red Army seal the victory in the away game. This time, Zhang Mai robbed himself and punished himself, breaking Worm's ten fingers with a full moon machete.

3-0!There is not long left in the game, and all the Tottenham players are powerless.

Tottenham pulled back a goal in the 92nd minute, Eriksson took a corner kick, and Lamela shot into the far corner from a small angle from the right edge of the small penalty area.

1-3, Tottenham finally saved a bit of the face of the Premier League giants for themselves at the last moment of the game.

In the end, the game ended with Sun Xingmin's wry smile. After the game, the Korean striker stepped forward and hugged Zhang Mai friendly.

Wijnaldum, Firmino and Zhang Mai scored successively, Firmino was injured and retired, and Lamela pulled back a victory.Tottenham suffered a losing streak, and Liverpool won 5 consecutive victories.

After defeating Tottenham 3-1, Liverpool welcomed the five-game winning streak since the start of the Premier League, and the British media started the hype mode again.

"Klopp's ultimate philosophy shocked the Premier League, Liverpool and the peak Barcelona are too similar"

"Liverpool Echo" took this as the headline and made a detailed analysis of the game after the game, which also focused on the heroic and injured Firmino
In this game, the Red Army's trident combination is still active, but one of them is more eye-catching, and that is Firmino who contributed a goal.

In the 54th minute of the game, Mane made a cross from the left side of the penalty area. When Vertonghen made a clearance, the ball hit the post and rebounded. Worm made a save and missed. Firmino seized the opportunity to score an empty goal to help Liverpool further expand the score.

In addition to direct goals, Firmino frequently advances, retreats, organizes, shoots, and counter-steals during the game... It can be said that he is completing the striker's own work, and can also bring more to the team. The help of operation and overall defense can also be called the "eyes" of Liverpool's striker.

It can be seen from the heat map of this game that Firmino was very active in this game and ran actively.

In addition, he completed 80% of his passes and contributed a steal.

After the game, Whoscored scored him a Liverpool team-high 7.4 points.

As a member of Liverpool's fearsome trident, Firmino has always played a very important role.

According to Opta data, Firmino has participated in 61 Premier League goals for the Red Army under Klopp, of which 38 were his personal goals and the remaining 23 were assists. There are more Liverpool players including Mane and others, second only to Zhang Mai.

Last season, Firmino had a very good performance. His combination with Salah and Mane even surpassed the Paris Trident Neymar, Mbappe and Cavani in all competitions.

In this summer's World Cup in Russia, although Firmino often sits on the bench, as long as he plays, he can show a fairly stable performance.

In addition, Liverpool star Souness said in a recent interview that the current Liverpool is comparable to Barcelona at its peak, and the most important reason is their running volume:
"When you look back at Barca at their peak, you enjoy the passing of magic players like Messi and Iniesta, but it's easy to overlook the amount of movement they make; the same goes for Liverpool, if they can Keep up the intensity and whoever finishes above them this season will surely win the league."

And Firmino is just a good proof that Liverpool "can run".

Among the three players in the Red Army Trident, Firmino is not the most famous, but he has played the role of the most important lubricant. Pu took a place in his heart.

Firmino's strong rise to popularity is also one of the signs of the rise of Klopp's "running and bombing football".

Under Klopp's tactics, Liverpool's three armies use their lives, and the forward trident must also participate in the defense, and the defense must be launched from the moment the ball is lost;

Zhang Mai, Keita, Milner, Wijnaldum, Henderson and other midfielders used non-stop running to cover the key areas of the pitch;
Defensive players such as Van Dijk, Arnold, Robertson, and even goalkeeper Alisson must also have the ability to play and organize.

Under such requirements, although Liverpool does not control the absolute possession of the ball like the peak Barcelona, ​​the idea of ​​​​"overall offense and defense" is in the same line. It can be said that Liverpool under Klopp is a "rock version". "The pinnacle of Barcelona.

All right!Everyone loves flattery, anyway, Zhang Mai knew that Uncle Zha had secretly collected this issue of "Liverpool Echo".

(End of this chapter)