Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 429 Killing Tottenham in Stoppage Time (Thanks again for the monthly ticket of Chengqiang Jumang)

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Later in the same day, Manchester United defeated Watford 2-1 at home. Rashford and Martial scored successively, and Ducoure pulled one back.Arsenal, who have played one less game than Manchester United, are back in the top four.

With the goals of Ramsey and Lacazette, Arsenal defeated Newcastle 2-0 at home. While completing the 7-game winning streak at home in the Premier League against Newcastle, they also expanded the winning streak at home in the Premier League by 10 games. Overtake Manchester United to occupy No.4.

On March 3, Chelsea narrowly beat Cardiff City 31-2 in an away game. Kama LS scored a goal, Azpilicueta equalized with a controversial ball, and Cheek scored a lore in the 1st minute.Chelsea are one point behind the top four.

Manchester City won Fulham without bloodshed and returned to the top of the standings. This is undoubtedly a great benefit for Guardiola, who is aiming to compete for the championship.

After the game, Guashuai once again mentioned the issue of Manchester City competing for the Premier League title this season:

"In the first 15-20 minutes of the game, we played our best performance of the season. We had great mentality and we could have scored more goals. After two goals, we controlled the pitch. situation."

"It's unbelievable to get a result like this after the international break. We did what we had to do. At the end of the game, maybe the players were a little tired. We'll get back to our rhythm. "

"It's important to find that rhythm. De Bruyne wants to play 90 minutes, but maybe his legs are a bit heavy (so he was replaced early). We can't win the Premier League with only 11 men."

"Liverpool and Manchester City have done a fantastic job so far and if we keep winning then we'll get what we want."

"People keep mentioning Liverpool and Zhang Mai, but it doesn't help us to surpass Liverpool in the league."

"Can Tottenham stop Liverpool? Tottenham has always been a strong team in the Premier League and will definitely cause trouble for Liverpool."

Manchester United coach Solskjaer, who won on the same day, has always been dissatisfied with Liverpool's strength. At this time, he also came forward to praise the stinky feet of Manchester City and Guardiola, intending to disgust the Red Army.

Solskjaer, who staged a miracle to save his old club this season, said:

"It might sound a little naive, or a little weird, I always believed I could be a manager at Old Trafford, I had such weird dreams. When I was a player, I didn't think so, Until I got a serious injury and I had three years to think, I thought I should be a manager."

"Then in my last season as a player, I started working in the reserves and I was like 'yeah, I like this feeling, I like this environment'."

"Of course, I've seen the success stories, it might sound a bit strange, but when I saw what Guardiola did - going from the reserve team to coaching Barcelona, ​​I asked myself 'Can I do that? Can't you do that?'"

"I didn't make it though, maybe I gave up on my dream after Cardiff and all of a sudden I'm here at Manchester United. I still believe that in sport you get what you deserve. Stuff, I work really hard, I stick to being me, I love working with people, and that's probably what got me to where I am today."

Although various people against Liverpool put pressure on Klopp before the game, in fact, Manchester City's victory in this round is far from being beautiful.

The reason why Manchester City won the 7-game winning streak in the Premier League as they wished and decided the game is still Aguero who missed the main election in Argentina.

In this game, Manchester City, which is behind Liverpool in the standings, is still under great pressure, but Manchester City relied on Aguero's perfect start to relieve the pressure in time.

In the 5th minute of the game, Aguero got the ball from outside the penalty area and gave it to Bernardo on the right, then turned around and ran into the penalty area. Perhaps Aguero did not expect that Bernardo's subsequent long-range shot would lead to a goal. But his movement took away the attention of the Fulham defenders. Before Bernardo took a shot, both defenders followed Aguero into the penalty area. Bernardo's long-range shot was not affected. What interference, straight to the bottom corner of the goal, Manchester City took the lead like lightning.

After that, Manchester City continued to attack wildly, trying to kill the game quickly, but the shots of De Bruyne, Gundogan and others were all resolved by the opponent...

At the critical moment, it was Aguero who stood up again.Bernardo made a cross from the frontcourt, and Aguero went straight into the penalty area after receiving the ball. The 3 players surrounded by Fulham closed the door and were left behind by Aguero in an instant...

After entering the penalty area, Aguero faced a small shot angle, but he insisted on finding a perfect line and hitting the ball into the far corner to help Manchester City expand the score and seal the victory.

With the victory set, Aguero was replaced early in the 56th minute. Guashuai's move was intended to protect Aguero.

In this game, Aguero, who only played 56 minutes, only took 2 shots, all of which were on target, and scored the goal that sealed the victory. He also assisted Bernardo to help the latter achieve a lightning goal. ball.

Aguero is undoubtedly the hero of Manchester City's victory. After the game, "WhoScored.com" also gave him a high score of 8.2.

Aguero's excellent state has become the gospel of Manchester City, but it has also become the cane that flogs the hearts of Argentine fans:
After Scaloni became the Argentine coach, Aguero was ignored and never again missed the national team.

When Argentina is out of reach and Messi is struggling alone, it seems very unwise to abandon Aguero, who is in hot form.

Even Maradona couldn't stand it anymore, and came forward to speak for Aguero:

"Messi is back, which gives me a little bit of relief, but Scaloni didn't call up Aguero, he said he still needs to see... Where is he? In a big game? Doesn't he have a TV? I don't know what else Aguero has to do to get called up, he's already Manchester City's top scorer. He's a very good player. If Aguero were in my team, I would train him every day and night .”

With Higuain announcing his withdrawal from the national team, Argentina's striker crisis has become increasingly severe, and whether Aguero can return is even more critical.

However, Guardiola will definitely thank Scaloni. For Manchester City, having a healthy Aguero is undoubtedly adding an insurance for grabbing points.

……

The last game of this round is the highlight of the game between the giants. Liverpool faced Tottenham at Anfield. This campaign attracted the attention of the whole of England.

利物浦近13战热刺无一败绩，取得了9胜4平，双方英超交锋53场，利物浦25胜15平13负占据上风，其中主场16胜8平2负。

Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino did not enter the field with the players due to the penalty in the last round, but stayed in the stands to watch the game. It was Tottenham's assistant coach who directed the battle on the sidelines.

The starting players for both teams are as follows:
Liverpool (4-3-3):
13- Alisson;
66-Arnold, 3-Maguire, 4-Van Dijk, 26-Robertson;
5- Wijnaldum, 14- Henderson, 10- Zhang Mai;

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

Tottenham (3-5-2):
1 - Lloris;
2- Alderweireld, 6- Sanchez, 5- Vertonghen;

2-Trippier, 23-Erickson, 17-Sissoko, 20-Ali, 3-Ross;

10-Harry Kane, 27-Lucas Jr.

Liverpool is almost the main force, only Henderson returns to the starting lineup; Tottenham's Korean striker Sun Xingmin was unexpectedly placed on the bench.

At the beginning of the game, Tottenham's defense against Liverpool's high-post press did not hesitate at all. The configuration of 5 midfielders made the two sides compete more in the midfield.

In the 7th minute, Mane passed the ball, and Salah shot high in front of the penalty area on the right.

Two minutes later, Tottenham took a tactical corner kick, and Lucas Jr. cut in from the left and then shot a low shot wide of the near corner.

In the 14th minute, Tottenham counterattacked, Lucas Jr. passed back, and Sissoko's low shot from 25 yards was outrageously wide.

Liverpool scored the first goal in the 16th minute. Robertson made a cross from the left, and the unguarded Firmino rushed into the net from the edge of the penalty area.

1-0!After taking the lead, Liverpool continued to press, and Arnold then shot a long shot from the right and missed the far corner.

In the 29th minute, Wijnaldum hit horizontally, and Mane shot from inside the penalty area and missed the upper right corner.

It took a full 10 minutes before Tottenham got their second chance to counterattack in the first half, and Ali shot slightly higher from the outside.

Three minutes later, Harry Kane's shot from the right side of the penalty area was blocked.

In stoppage time in the first half, Liverpool counterattacked smoothly again, Firmino passed the ball, and Mane's shot from inside the penalty area went wide again.

In the end, Liverpool temporarily led 1-0 and entered the intermission.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, neither side made personnel adjustments.

In the 47th minute, Zhang Mai took a corner kick, and Van Dijk's header from the left side of the small penalty area was slightly higher.

Shortly thereafter, Zhang Mai made a cross from the right, and Firmino headed over the goal from 10 yards.

Tottenham missed the opportunity in the 56th minute. Rose deflected a pass from the left. Harry Kane's shot from 12 yards from the left side of the penalty area was saved. Eriksson's 12-yard supplementary shot was blocked by Robertson in time.

Tottenham, which was behind in the score, first sought changes, and Sun Xingmin and Llorente began to warm up on the sidelines.Pochettino in the stands conveyed tactical adjustments to the assistant coach via mobile phone.

In the 63rd minute, Salah's shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by Alderweireld, and then the shot from the front of the penalty area was higher than the crossbar.

In the 69th minute, Sun Xingmin replaced Sanchez.

Tottenham equalized in the 70th minute. Harry Kane quickly sent a free kick and passed diagonally.

In the 74th minute, Zhang Mai scored the ball in the middle, Wijnaldum made a diagonal pass, and Arnold's small-angle arc shot from the right edge of the penalty area was shot by Loristo out of the crossbar.

In the 77th minute, Klopp was dissatisfied with the Red Army's midfield. Origi and Fabinho came off the bench, replacing Wijnaldum and Henderson.

In the 80th minute, Zhang Mai dribbled the ball near the bottom line and was knocked out of the bottom line by a Tottenham player. Van Dijk headed the goal in a corner kick melee. The ball bounced off Firmino's leg and bounced towards the goal.

Tottenham overtook the score in the 85th minute. Sun Xingmin counterattacked and made a diagonal pass. Sissoko made a 2-on-1 chance to break through and hit the goal from 12 yards.

2-1!Tottenham's substitution adjustment was more effective, and Liverpool was hit by the visiting team's quick counterattack.

The leading Tottenham took the lead, and once again played their counterattack skills. In the 88th minute, Ali's arc shot from the edge of the penalty area slightly missed the upper right corner.

Liverpool equalized the score in the 90th minute. Tottenham cleared the corner kick and ran to the left Arnold sling a pass. Salah's header from the right side of the penalty area made Lloris save and the ball hit Alderweireld's leg. The deflection rebounded across the goal line, 2-2.

In fact, Salah's mentality in this game is really a bit problematic. Before Liverpool counterattacked many times, it is a pity that Salah didn't pass the gap and chose to shoot suddenly, and the results were all wasted.

Although Mane did waste two excellent opportunities before, judging from his performance in recent months, Mane's state is much better than Salah.

Liverpool's victory depends on the three strikers. In fact, Fimi is the most stable of the three. Whether he can score goals or not, he can get the ball in a small area in the frontcourt, and he is really the only one who passes the threatening ball.

This time he finally scored a goal. Although it was only an own goal, Zhang Mai could feel that Salah's expression was much more relaxed.

In 5 minutes of stoppage time, Tottenham replaced the exhausted Eriksson with Llorente in the 91st minute, intending to keep the tie.

But Zhang Mai scored a direct free kick in the 93rd minute, breaking Tottenham's dream, and the Red Army once again overtook Tottenham.

In the 94th minute, Liverpool replaced Salah with Lovren, which consumed the last bit of game time.

At the end of the game, Liverpool narrowly beat Tottenham 3-2 at home. Liverpool won 6 consecutive victories, once again beating Manchester City by 1 point to become the league leader, while Tottenham suffered a 4-game losing streak away.

……

Liverpool beat Tottenham 3-2 and continued to take the lead in the Premier League title race.

Red Army star Carragher believes that since 2019, the best player on the Liverpool team is Fabinho (except Zhang Mai). The latter's outstanding performance has helped the Red Army overcome difficulties again and again.

Against Tottenham, Fabinho unexpectedly failed to start. Klopp chose a midfield composed of Henderson, Wijnaldum and Zhang Mai.

Klopp brought on Fabinho in a 13-1 stalemate with 1 minutes remaining, and Carragher believes the Brazilian star has been vital to the Reds:

"I think Fabinho has probably been Liverpool's best player since New Years and I think he made a huge difference when he came off the bench and it was a big surprise that he didn't start."

"Since he came on, his passing, his ability to win the ball back, has made a difference for the team. So between now and the end of the season, I look forward to seeing him (starting)."

Judging from Klopp's first embrace of the Brazilian midfielder after the game and the "Daily Mail" scoring Liverpool after the game, Fabinho did improve the fighting spirit of the entire Red Army after playing.

The highest scoring Liverpool players are Zhang Mai and Fabinho (tied for 8 points), while Klopp and Salah only have the lowest 6 points.

Salah, who participated in the equalizer at the last moment, expressed his dissatisfaction. Recently, he was questioned because of the lack of balls. After the game, Salah responded to the criticism, saying that he did not care whether he scored or not. He valued the ball more. Team wins.

Salah scored an astonishing 52 goals in all competitions last season, but so far this season, the number is only 20. In the Premier League scorer list, Salah scored 17 goals, behind the second-ranked Aguero 2 goals.

Regarding the criticism he suffered, Salah said that he felt very incomprehensible and helpless:

"There are some players with the same number of goals as me, and people say they are having the best season of their careers, and I am considered to be having a bad season."

"We want to win the Premier League three times in a row and that's the most important thing for me."

Talking about the victory over Tottenham, Salah emphasized again: "We got three points, this is the most important thing, I don't care about goals."

"The atmosphere in the stadium is crazy and the fans have helped us a lot. They are desperate to win the league and we will do everything we can to make it happen."

"I don't care if I get that goal, the three points are the most important thing, I don't care if they don't count my goals, we won and I'm happy. To stay in the title race you have to win, Find ways to win. Southampton are fighting for survival (Liverpool away at Southampton in the next Premier League game) and they want points, so we have to keep our spirits up and win every game."

After the game, Liverpool coach Klopp, who was interviewed by reporters, was in high spirits and said to himself: "Liverpool played too ugly today, but I don't care as long as I can win."

Klopp said: "For the equalizer, I was relatively calm, especially in that situation, it was a surprise for us. I only saw Salah's header, and I didn't see the rest. , I don't know how the goal was scored."

"I wasn't happy when we conceded a goal, but that's the price of our mistakes. We had good chances in the first half and scored a good goal. But the team looked dull in the second half. The opponent only Made a little change, but we didn't adapt very well to the opponent's change. Until Tottenham scored two goals, we started to play again and we had a better chance of scoring goals."

"We're competing against the best team in the world (Manchester City), we're playing against one of the best teams in the world (Tottenham Hotspur), it's a tough job, so far so good. But we Can play better. Manchester City, our biggest rivals in recent years, is as good as ever, so we have to keep fighting."

"I said there are 500 ways to win a football game, we played a bit ugly today but who cares? I'm glad we're at the top of the table and we're fighting against the best team in the world To be at the top of the table, it's tough."

"As for Zhang Mai, I only express my opinion on his performance today, that is, scoring a lore in overtime, it's just Hua Guo's basic skills!"

(End of this chapter)