Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 445 Three consecutive Premier League Championships
Back in the Premier League, Liverpool is about to usher in the last round of the league. As long as they don't lose, the Red Army will beat the chasing Manchester City to win the Premier League title again.

On May 5th, the 12th round of Liverpool's match started at Anfield Stadium. Liverpool played against the strong Wolves at home.

Liverpool has won England's top league titles 20 times before, and it was two consecutive Premier League titles last year and the year before.

Liverpool are looking to beat Wolves for the first time since 2011/12.The last time Wolves beat Liverpool in the league was in 2010.

红军在双方的英超历史交锋中全面占优，利物浦6胜2平1负，其中主场3胜1平。

The bustling Anfield stadium is full of people, and countless people want to witness the miracle of the three consecutive Premier League titles.

The big screen on the sidelines displayed the starting rosters of both sides:

Liverpool (4-3-3):
13- Alisson;
66-Arnold, 3-Maguire, 4-Van Dijk, 26-Robertson;
14- Henderson, 10- Zhang Mai, 5- Wijnaldum;
11-Salah, 27-Origi, 10-Mane.

Wolves (3-5-2):
11 - Patricio;
5-Bennett, 16-Cody, 15-Boli;

2-Dougherty, 32-Dendonkel, 8-Neves, 28-Moutinho, 19-Jony;

9- Jimenez, 18- Diogo.

Firmino is still missing due to injury, Salah and Wijnaldum returned to the starting lineup in rotation.

The Wolves, who had no desires and no desires, sent a lot of substitute players, which made the Blue Moon fans who were waiting for a miracle in Manchester City feel a little cold.

At the start of the game, Liverpool took control of the game after the opening, and the Wolves players' unwillingness to fight was fully exposed.

In the 5th minute, Maguire passed the ball, Origi shot from the right side of the penalty area and was confiscated.

Liverpool took the lead in the 17th minute. Arnold hit Boli with a cross from the right and then deflected slightly. Mane pushed forward from the small penalty area and shot into the net, 1-0.

Then Arnold crossed again, and Robertson's shot from 25 yards from the left was saved.

In the 31st minute, the Wolves cleared the corner kick and Salah volleyed high from the edge of the penalty area.

In the 44th minute, Diogo made a cross, and Doherty hit the crossbar with a shot from the edge of the penalty area. The Wolves missed an excellent opportunity to equalize the score.

The two teams fought again in the second half, and the Wolves began to recover a little fighting spirit.

In the 49th minute, Arnold missed the goal with a free kick.

After 3 minutes, Diogo scored the ball, and Jimenez shot from the right side of the penalty area and missed the near corner.

In the 64th minute, Origi shot wide of the upper left corner in the melee in the penalty area, and he was subsequently replaced by Milner.

Two minutes later, Jimenez's header was ferried, and Diogo's header from the edge of the penalty area was confiscated.

In the 76th minute, Robertson made a diagonal pass, but Wijnaldum shot high from the right side of the small penalty area.

Zhang Mai dispatched the whole team's offense at the midfielder with peace of mind, and almost never stepped into the Wolves' big penalty area.

Liverpool expanded the score in the 81st minute, Maguire made a steal, Arnold made a diagonal pass, and Mane scored with a header from the edge of the penalty area, 2-0.

With 22 Premier League goals, Mane is tied with Salah for No. 2 in the team's scorer list, but it is a bit far from Zhang Mai's 38 league goals this season.

Then Arnold made a tactical corner pass from the right, and Van Dijk hit the crossbar with a header.

Shortly after the end of the game, Liverpool beat Wolves 2-0, and Mane scored twice.

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Although Manchester City beat Brighton 4-1 in another game at the same time, they are still three points behind Liverpool and rub shoulders with the championship.

The most intense Premier League championship battle in history came to an end, Manchester City finally fell in front of the champion Liverpool.

This Manchester City team scored 98 points, which is the third highest in the history of the Premier League. Such super high points can be guaranteed to win the championship in any season during the 3 years from the 1992-93 season to the 2016-17 season.

However, such godly data is still in vain, and Manchester City still fell in front of the champion Liverpool who broke the hundred again.

This season, Liverpool has attracted countless fans with its passionate style of play and passionate tactical style, "gram-style press", "fast whirlwind", "two wings together"...

Liverpool's tactics are full of rock and roll, sharpness is buried in the tide-like offensive, and murderous intent is hidden in the steel-like defense.

However, without Zhang Mai for such a beautiful football, Liverpool would almost have been robbed of the championship by Manchester City.

This Liverpool team has discovered and cultivated batch after batch of monsters, superstars, and kings who are famous in the Premier League and football:
Whether it is Van Dijk who has "never been beaten" this season (the best player in the Premier League season), the Premier League gold glove Alisson, or the "first left back" Robertson who bought the bottom for 800 million, and the youth training demon king Arnold.

Or "Epiphyllum N Appearance" Salah, "Red Army Thigh" Mane, these well-known names are the confidence and cornerstone of Liverpool's shocking Premier League.

However, although these Uranus superstars are against the sky, without Zhang Mai who "never disappoints", Liverpool would never have been so brilliant this season.

This Liverpool team has made Liverpool's top management popular, and the sports director Edwards's magical operation is even talked about:

1.4亿英镑卖掉库蒂尼奥（引进时只用800万英镑）、2600万英镑卖掉萨科、2000万英镑卖掉因斯、7500万英镑买进范迪克、6700万英镑引进阿利松……

However, many unique visions and "eye-opening" signings are not as good as signing Zhang Mai, who brought Liverpool three consecutive Premier League titles.

This Liverpool team highlights the talent of the coach Klopp, from the steady improvement of the record (from the fourth team to the championship team, from the Europa League runner-up to the Champions League champion and the Champions League final for two consecutive years), to create a distinctive strategy Style, to the cultivation of players, the establishment of team temperament, etc...

What Klopp brought to Liverpool is not only an improvement at the competitive level, but also a brand and cultural take-off.

However, without Zhang Mai, Liverpool will lack the pinnacle to defeat the enemy at critical moments.

Manchester City's huge investment is indeed dazzling, but the huge amount of money introduced has fewer top stars and the characteristics of relying on the overall operation make them owe more to Guardiola's training;
Compared with Manchester City, although Liverpool has had less net investment in the past 6-7 seasons, its investment and improvement in recent years are not much weaker than Manchester City.

In the past, Liverpool's lineup lacked talent, Klopp's bombardment style always made the players exhausted, and the physical overdraft always made the record fluctuate.

But now Liverpool is no longer what it used to be. Years of supporting training, reasonable rotation, and sufficient staffing have allowed the Red Army to calmly cope with the pressure of multi-line combat. Routine.

Klopp doesn't believe in any curses. Uncle Zha himself scoffed at the "runner-up curse" during the Bundesliga:
"No! I'm not really cursed. As far as I know, I'm healthy, my family is healthy, I'm doing a job I love, and that makes me a very lucky person."

But without Zhang Mai, would Klopp have such confidence in the Red Army's three consecutive Premier League titles and Champions League titles?
Liverpool can be said to have been favored by luck. 4 days ago, they performed one of the most classic miracles in the history of the Champions League at Anfield. They defeated the flourishing Barcelona with remnants and underdogs; Failed to stage a miracle, and the three consecutive championships were accomplished.

But the moon is cloudy and sunny, and people are always proud. Zhang Mai is likely to leave Liverpool after the end of this season. What will happen to Liverpool then?

Although Zhang Mai may leave the team next season, Liverpool coach Klopp is not discouraged. He said that although the breakup is difficult, Liverpool's goal is still ahead.

"This team is great, now we are going to go on the road again." Klopp said, "Zhang Mai's departure will make us uncomfortable, but we still want to wish her well."

"This Liverpool team has learned a lot in the last three years and now we have three weeks to prepare for the Champions League final, so let's give it our all."

"If we're ready to take the next step, we'll take the next step, that's our vision."

"This season is better than when I won the Bundesliga with Dortmund. What we can't ignore is that Zhang Mai's departure will cause us difficulties for a long time."

"Everything has been perfect this year, in the past we have always lost key players after a good season and this time is no exception, we are getting used to it."

从1989-1990赛季至15-16赛季，26年时间，利物浦都没能再次举起英格兰顶级联赛的奖杯。

During this period, many world-renowned football superstars fought hard for this rich and rich family, but in the end they all failed on the battlefield.

There are world-class forwards like Fowler, Owen, Torres, and Suarez; there are world-class midfielders like Gerrard, Alonso, and Henderson; there have also been tough and tenacious defenders like Carragher. Liverpool Still haven't won the Premier League title.

I have to sigh that Liverpool's long 26-year league championship dream has not been realized.

But now the three consecutive Premier League titles make up for all these regrets, and last year's Champions League title is the biggest symbol of the Red Army's rise.

……

This season's Premier League schedule is all over. Liverpool's three consecutive championships have reached the top, and Manchester City has once again lost their hatred.

The traditional six-strong competition in the Premier League has become a red-and-blue two-power competition. The former Premier League hegemon Manchester United has now been turned into a rookie by Manchester City and Liverpool.

"The situation at Manchester United is not going to be easy, I think everyone knows that, it may take two or three transfer windows to see things turn around."

After the last round, the head coach Warnock of Cardiff City, who has been confirmed to be relegated, talked about the future prospects of Manchester United.

And the reason why he is still in the mood to talk about other people's teams is because Cardiff City defeated Manchester United 2-0 in the season finale, and it was still at Old Trafford.

You must know that when Cardiff City beat Manchester United in an away game last time, Sir Alex Ferguson was still a 19-year-old youth.

Many Manchester United fans are saddened by the poor results this season, but compared to this, it is this time three years ago that makes people feel more emotional.

At the end of the 2015-16 season, Manchester United ranked fifth with 38 points in 19 rounds with 9 wins, 10 draws and 66 losses. This is the result of the last season led by Van Gaal. Although they won the FA Cup, they failed to enter the next season Champions League.

And Manchester City, who had the same points as Manchester United that season, has now become the runner-up of the Premier League, while Liverpool, which ranked 8th that season and 6 points less than Manchester United, has become the champion, and after 19 days, they will rush to Madrid. Second Champions League final.

Three years ago, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Liverpool were all frustrated people in the Premier League, but in the summer three years ago, Guardiola came to Manchester City, Mourinho took over Manchester United, and Klopp was preparing for the first time in charge of Liverpool. a full season.

Three years later, Manchester City and Liverpool have become their strongest opponents, throwing off the No.3 Chelsea behind them by more than 25 points, while Manchester United went around and returned to the field where they missed the Champions League place three years ago.

In three years, it has changed from a short distance to a world. The reason for this is not the coach, but the senior management.

In January of this year, when Mourinho was a commentator at belN, he talked about the reasons why Klopp and Guardiola were able to lead the team to compete for the championship. , Mourinho's comments naturally received ridicule from many Manchester United fans.

Now, it's time to take it out and review it:

"By the second season, Guardiola had made some big decisions, and those decisions had the support of the team. For example, he didn't want Zabaleta and Sagna, he didn't want Kolarov and Clichy Guardiola sold four full-backs in one summer, then he got Walker, Danilo, Mendy, he got the support (of the club)."

"Let's talk about Liverpool, how many players were in this team before Klopp came? No Zhang Mai, Alisson, Van Dijk, Robertson, Salah, Firmino, Mane, Fabio Inho, Wijnaldum and Keita, so he did a really deep job."

The Manchester United management in the post-Ferguson era has never stood on the same front as the head coach!
From this perspective, the reason why Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United cannot keep up with Manchester City and Liverpool is actually related to this.

This is only Sarri's first season at Chelsea, but this is the third Chelsea manager in the past four seasons;
Pochettino is a good coach, but the support of Tottenham management is spent on the new stadium;
Similar to Sarri, this is also Emery's first season in the Premier League, but according to the "Mirror", Arsenal only have a signing budget of 4000 million pounds this summer.

Previously, Pochettino said before the second round of the Champions League semi-finals that if he can win the Champions League, he may need to think about the future.

Asked if he was joking, Pochettino said: "It's not a joke, why is it?"

After reversing Ajax, Tottenham already had a chance to touch the Big Ears Cup. Pochettino clearly expressed his attitude: If you want to enter the Champions League final every year, you need a new plan.

"If we believe that we can operate with the plan of the past five years, that we can reach the Champions League final every year, and we can reach the top four of the Premier League every year, then we are too naive. We have achieved something in five years, but what is the next step, it is a matter of course. That's all I care about."

Pochettino is a smart man. He clearly knows that with the current support of Tottenham's management, it is impossible to compete with Liverpool and Manchester City. The ability to enter the Champions League final this year depends on the team's extraordinary performance.

And things like extraordinary performance have always been related to luck.Instead of being fired due to poor grades in the future, it is better to win the Champions League in one go and resign and leave, leaving a good memory for everyone.

In modern football, the division of labor for each position is already very detailed. No one in the club has the power to turn their hands into clouds or turn their hands into rain, especially the head coach.

In today's clubs, from a certain point of view, the head coach is only responsible for things on the training field and the field of play.

Of course, there is a gap in level between coaches, but whether a coach can give full play to his tactical level depends on how solid the club can be behind the coach.

Manchester City and Liverpool fully trust Guardiola and Klopp. Even if the initial record is not good, the club still unconditionally supports their plan, which makes Manchester City and Liverpool reach their current heights.

In the recent period, due to the low record of Manchester United, Solskjaer has also suffered criticism from all sides.

Losing the game, the head coach is of course the first person responsible, and it is inevitable to be criticized, but the current criticism does not make much sense.

First of all, the current Manchester United is not the Manchester United that Solskjaer wants to see, so it is unfair to question Solskjaer's tactical ability based on the current record.

Secondly, what is even more embarrassing is that the management itself has no long-term plan for the club, so at the critical moment, whether it can make a decision to trust Solskjaer or fire Solskjaer at the right moment is more important. Worrying question.

With the fierce competition in the past few years, the progress of the Premier League giants is getting bigger and bigger. This can also be verified in the Champions League and Europa League:
A few years ago, the European competition was still dominated by Spanish teams, but this year is different. This kind of progress is not only reflected in financial resources and strength, but more importantly, the modernization of the management, so that the team can spend more money. It can get twice the result with half the effort, and can advance by leaps and bounds when the strength becomes stronger.

Within the Premier League, Manchester City and Liverpool are clearly the best in this regard, and the other giants still need to improve, especially Manchester United.

Compared with the ability gap between Solskjaer and other giants' coaches, the ability gap between Woodward and other giants' managements may be even greater.

(End of this chapter)