Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 433 Tragic Chelsea
In the month of the decisive battle, it is too late for people to relive the gains and losses of the first round of the Champions League. The 34th round of the Premier League is coming again.

On April 4th, a focus battle was fought at Selhurst Park Stadium. Manchester City won 14-3 away from Crystal Palace. Sterling scored twice. Gabriel Jesus sealed the victory and De Bruyne contributed 1 assists .Manchester City continues to put pressure on Liverpool after their 2-game winning streak in the league.

Manchester City lost 2 to 3 at home to Crystal Palace this season. This is also the only defeat of Manchester City in the past 9 confrontations between the two sides.

As Manchester City and Liverpool continue to win, the two teams have also entered the most intense stage of the Premier League title.At this moment, any small fluctuations between the two teams will also become one of the key factors affecting the final championship.

This season, the Premier League has entered the rhythm of Manchester City and Liverpool competing for the title, and the best player in the Premier League is likely to be produced between Manchester City's Sterling and Liverpool's Zhang Mai and Van Dijk.

Sterling, who has been in a hot state recently, has been affirmed by Premier League star Shearer because of his nationality:

"Salah scored a very good goal and recovered for Liverpool at the right time. But Sterling is another candidate to compete with Zhang Mai for the player of the season. Sterling's growth Impressive and mature, he is desperate to get his team over the finish line."

"Sterling missed a great chance before he scored the first goal, but there's no way he's going to let that miss be the deciding moment. Those two goals he scored were better than the one he missed. Even harder, he's showing the world his mental strength."

"A few years ago, you would always see him miss chances, but now, he has become a key player for England and Manchester City. When you look at the strength of Manchester City's squad, you will find that any player rest and rotation is natural. , but in general, Sterling has become the absolute core of Guashuai's men."

But what about the actual situation?That is Sterling's "happy football" always makes the opponent happy at critical moments!

A little later on April 4th, the 14th round of the Premier League will be fought at Anfield Stadium. Liverpool will face Chelsea at home. This is also the last matchup of the Red Army in the Premier League this season.

切尔西近5战利物浦取得1胜2平2负，近8次客战安菲尔德取得3胜3平2负，红军在萨里的车子大军面前并不占任何上风。

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

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

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

Chelsea (4-3-3):

1 - Kepa;

28-Azpilicueta, 2-Rudiger, 30-Louis, 33-Emerson;
7-Kanter, 5-Jorginho, 12-Chick;

22-William, 10-Azar, 20-Odoi.

Maguire and Robertson return to the starting lineup in rotation, and the midfielder is still the configuration of the last round of the Champions League. Klopp vowed to use Henderson's offensive attributes to the end.

Chelsea rotated 6 people, Hazard and Kanter returned to the starting lineup, Odoi, Cheek, Emerson and Luiz played in rotation.

The Liverpool-Chelsea matchday coincided with the 30th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy which killed 30 Liverpool fans 96 years ago.

On this special day, live above hate!Liverpool's rivals Manchester United and rivals Manchester City have sent commemorations and memories one after another:

Manchester United posted on social media:
"On this day in 1989 when 96 fans lost their lives in the Hillsborough tragedy, Manchester United's thoughts are with Liverpool Football Club."

Manchester City also issued an official statement: "I miss these 96 fans."

The players of the two teams that are about to start the game also observed a minute of silence before the game to commemorate the 1th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy.

At the beginning of the game, the two teams were in an extremely aggressive "4-3-3" formation, which can be described as the tip of the needle.

In the 6th minute, Keita scored the ball and Mane made a pass from the left. Salah volleyed from 10 yards and was confiscated by Kepa.

Hazard was closely marked by many Liverpool players when he took the ball, and the Red Army fans also booed every time the Chelsea core got the ball.

"Nimma! Who would have thought that I would one day be stared at by a superstar star."

Azar looked at Zhang Mai who was dangling in front of him all the time, feeling very painful.

"Oh! Dude, I don't want to do this either. Uncle Zha specifically asked for it."

After seeing Hazard's constipated face, Zhang Mai felt a little funny, and quickly threw the blame to Klopp on the sidelines.

In the 17th minute, William passed the ball, Jorginho broke into the penalty area and had a low shot from a small angle on the left side and was confiscated. Hazard was stopped by Zhang Mai outside the penalty area.

Two minutes later, Salah swung back with a header, and Henderson volleyed half-volley from the edge of the penalty area, which was blocked by Luis.

In the 26th minute, Chelsea also missed the only chance. Louis counterattacked and passed the ball. William broke through to the edge of the penalty area and shot, and the ball missed the right post.

Zhang Mai served as a defensive midfielder to back up his teammates in the frontcourt, and Liverpool's high-position press became even more fierce.

In the 33rd minute, Chik was intercepted in the frontcourt, Salah broke into the penalty area and made a cross on the right side, and Mane shot from 12 yards and missed the right post.

Chelsea suffered a blow in the 40th minute. Rudiger injured his left knee and was unable to persist and was replaced by Christensen.

In the end, the two teams shook hands 0-0 in the first half.

In the second half, the two teams fought again in another place. Liverpool took the lead and scored a goal quickly.

Liverpool scored 3 goals in 2 minutes to break the deadlock:

In the 51st minute, Salah and Firmino kicked the wall and broke into the penalty area on the right side and was blocked. Henderson followed up with a cross and Mane scored with a header from far and close range, 1-0! .

In the 53rd minute, Zhang Mai made a long pass from the backcourt. Salah cut in from the right and then volleyed from the upper left corner with his left foot from 25 yards into the net, 2-0.

The Chelsea players who were hit twice in a row were a little confused, but the head coach Sarri couldn't sit still. In the 56th minute, Higuain replaced the mediocre Hudson-Odoi.

In the 55th minute, Zhang Mai split the side again, Arnold passed the ball from the right, and Firmino missed the outside shot.

Next Chelsea wasted chances and missed chances in a row:
In the 59th minute, Emerson made a long pass, and William, who succeeded in anti-offside, shot a single-handed low shot from 12 yards to the left post.

One minute later, William made a pass from the right. Hazard, who broke into the small penalty area, was once again robbed by Zhang Mai. He failed to complete the shot, and the ball was finally obtained by Alisson.

In the 63rd minute, Mane passed the ball, and Salah broke into the penalty area and shot from the right corner and was confiscated.

In the 66th minute, Liverpool began to make personnel adjustments, and Wijnaldum replaced Keita.

After 3 minutes, Henderson passed the ball, and Arnold broke into the penalty area in the corner kick melee and the low shot from the left was confiscated.

In the 76th minute, Zhang Mai's old acquaintance Barkley replaced Chick.

In the 80th minute, Salah passed the ball, and Firmino's low shot from the right side of the penalty area was confiscated.

In the 84th minute, Kepa made a mistake and almost gave Mane a chance to shoot an empty goal, but the ball was swept out of the baseline by Mane.

Then Mane broke through the left side of the penalty area and was saved by Kepa.

Liverpool's front trident disrupted Chelsea's defense, making it impossible for the Blues to organize an effective offensive.

In the 90th minute, Salah was replaced by Shaqiri, and the fans gave a standing ovation.

The game ended shortly after, and the score of 2-0 was maintained until the end.

Mane and Salah scored 3 goals in 2 minutes, Hazard did nothing in the game, and Liverpool continued to lead by 8 point after winning 1 consecutive victories.

Liverpool defeated Chelsea 2-0 and withstood the last big test of the championship marathon.

This focused match also attracted the attention of Liverpool legend Gerrard. After the game, Gerrard couldn't hide his excitement and posted two consecutive posts on social media to celebrate the team's victory.

You know, Liverpool was close to the Premier League champion five years ago. However, in the key battle against Chelsea at the end of the season, Liverpool, who had the advantage, unfortunately lost.

In that game, it was Gerrard's mistake and slip that gave Chelsea, who had no desires, a chance to score. In the end, Liverpool failed to withstand the pressure that season and gave up the championship.

Now that Gerrard has seen Liverpool's good performance, it is reasonable to be so excited. Perhaps, it was this game that broke his demons over the past few years.

Before and after the Premier League focus match between Liverpool and Chelsea, a video has attracted widespread attention and discussion.

Before the game, Chelsea's official social media conducted a routine warm-up of the game, releasing many of Chelsea's goals against Liverpool in the past.

Among them, Gerrard slipped and Demba Ba took the opportunity to score a goal. Of course, this goal is also a classic in the history of the confrontation between the two teams.

Looking back at the pain in the heart of this Liverpool fan is not enough, the Blue Army official tweet is also accompanied by an intriguing copy:
"Did someone say that Liverpool is going to play against Chelsea?" The video, the copy and the winking expression made it hard not to get angry.

Once again meeting Chelsea at a key point in the title race, Liverpool finally shattered their demons and defeated the Blues 2-0, continuing to hit the three consecutive Premier League titles in history.

After an elated victory, the Red Army fans naturally responded to Chelsea's official tweets, staged all kinds of wonderful responses and irony.

And five years later, although another Liverpool player Robertson slipped in the game, the fans can take it as an anecdote and make fun of it in the joy of taking all three points.

In fact, in the football circle, verbal battles are not uncommon. Before the big battle, reviewing the classic goals in the past duels is also a warm-up method that the official pushes of the major giants will basically adopt.

Some people think that Chelsea's official push is inappropriate: Your Blues have so many victories against Liverpool and so many goals, do you have to send this one?

After all, this is not an ordinary goal. Losing the Premier League title that time was a huge regret for Liverpool fans, let alone the goal was a slip from the soul of the Red Army Gerrard.

If you post a Champions League semi-final victory over Liverpool, even if Mourinho's shut-up gesture in the League Cup final, Liverpool's reaction may not be so great.

What's more, you won Liverpool, and you didn't win the Premier League that year. The most classic meaning of this game, isn't it that you lost Liverpool's Premier League championship?
Coupled with the deliberate copywriting and facial expressions, it is normal to feel that Chelsea's official tweets are malicious.

Of course, Liverpool fans and Chelsea fans see things from different angles. From the perspective of the Blues, it is natural to think that this is a classic battle.

As Demba Ba, who scored that goal, said:
"I don't feel sorry for Gerrard, I'm not a supporter of him, I'm not a Liverpool fan."

It may not have been the most classic Chelsea-to-Liverpool game in history, but it certainly has a special place in Premier League history.

Of course, the Blues don't have to look back, and it's not so outrageous to look back.

Interestingly, last weekend's five major leagues in Europe had another tumultuous battle:

Lazio defender Acerbi said in the middle of the week that the Blue Eagles are better than AC Milan on an individual basis, and also used the saying "no comparison";

So Milan midfielder Bakayoko replied: "See you at San Siro."

"Gazzetta dello Sport" said that after the game, Acerbi found Bakayoko to exchange jerseys, intending to clarify the misunderstanding and settle the matter.

As a result, after the latter accepted the jersey, he immediately ran to the stands of the red and black fans to display the "trophy". The behavior and expressions of him and Casey made Acerbi feel that he was being mocked.

Afterwards, both Casey and Bakayoko said that it was just a joke and did not mean disrespect to their opponents. The two also apologized to Acerbi on social media.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with talking on the Internet, and the emotions and appointments in football games are not surprising.

It's just that after the exchange of jerseys after the game can calm down the turmoil, Casey and Bakayoko came out like this, and a small matter turned into a big one.

Perhaps no one will remember the verbal battle on the Internet, but the story of posting jerseys will remain in the history of the confrontation between the two teams for a long time.

Acerbi and other Lazio players may not agree with the explanation of Casey and Bakayoko's "joking".

The green field is indeed a grievance arena, and there is a unique fun and pleasure in competing with each other, mocking and even slapping each other in the face, but there are still some unwritten rules in this arena.

The witness of 1-7, Brazilian defender Dante, said that Bayern's German players often joked with him with a score of 7-1:

"Everyone can make jokes about anything, but just don't mention 7-1, otherwise I will lose my temper in training. Everyone knows that Thomas Muller is the joker in the Bayern team, and I also warned him specifically."

The so-called 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, the football world is volatile, and no one can always be at the peak in the ups and downs.

Every tycoon will have times when they gain and lose power, and there is nothing wrong with showing off their past glorious experiences or proud moments.

But some things that are known to be painful, perhaps should be more restrained in speaking, even if you want to poke, don't say it in a provocative or demonstrative tone.

In other words, it’s okay to fight, but sometimes it’s not so pleasing to be smart and make some so-called jokes with yin and yang. After all, not everyone agrees with your way of looking at things.

When the German team was out of the World Cup group, many people turned on the mocking mode and smashed the dignity of the Germans to the ground.

The pleasure of Liverpool fans after defeating Chelsea may have something in common with the pleasure that people satirized Germany at that time.

Since you have to show off, you have to be prepared to be ridiculed when you are down.

You may not agree with "Being a good person, so that we can meet each other in the future", or you may feel that showing off is irrelevant to right or wrong, it is an expression of inner emotions - then naturally, if you express it happily, you have to bear it The joy of fighting back.

If you choke so much that he can only hold back, he can naturally reply.

In the football world, there have been many classic cases of face slapping and present newspapers.

If you tease other people's sensitive nerves first, then if you are slapped in the face more severely in turn, you can only say that you have to blame yourself.

You can be a low-key handsome man, or you can be an activist who is unwilling to be lonely. There is no right or wrong.

Of course, whichever way you choose, you have to accept the response brought by which way. This kind of confrontation is also a very interesting part of football.

(End of this chapter)