Revive Liverpool

Chapter 68 Lore?

In addition to the commemorative activities at Anfield, the Liverpool Foundation and the newly established Steven Gerrard Foundation also held various commemorative activities in Liverpool.

All proceeds from the commemoration will go to Liverpool charities.

After finishing the commemorative activities at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool will face Arsenal away this Sunday.

So the Liverpool players rushed to London overnight and did not participate in other commemorative activities held in Liverpool afterwards.

The Liverpool players who came to London stayed at the hotel booked by the next team.

On Sunday, April 4 at 17:16, the 33rd round of the Premier League once again ushered in a focus battle.

What is similar to the last round of the 32nd round of the league focus battle is that both games have Liverpool's participation.

In this round of the league, Arsenal will face visiting Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium.

Liverpool, who have just played against Manchester City at home, will play away against Arsenal.

According to statistics, Liverpool has not won an away game against Arsenal for 11 years.

I don't know if Liverpool today can break this curse.

Arsenal are 5 points behind Premier League leaders Manchester United with one less game, and the situation of winning the league title is at stake.

And Liverpool is still in the top four battles, and every game needs to work hard to ensure their fourth place in the league.

Both sides hope to win this game. For both teams, there is no room for loss in this game, but they don't know who will win in the end.

In Liverpool's lineup for this game, Keylor Navas is still the goalkeeper.

On the back line, Carragher and Aurelio served as two full-backs, and David Luiz and Skrtel partnered as central defenders.

From the fact that Aurelio, who was often injured in the game, got the chance to start again, we can know how tight Liverpool's current backline players are.

In the midfield, Kanter and Lucas form the two midfielders, with Meireles as the midfielder.

The trident in the frontcourt is Dirk, Suarez and Griezmann.

At the beginning of the game, Liverpool entered the state faster, and the striker trident Griezmann, Dirk Dirk and Suarez took turns to attack the Gunners' defense.

However, after Arsenal withstood Liverpool's mad attack after the opening, they turned their technical advantage into a possession advantage.

Arsenal began to master the rhythm of the game and began to attack Liverpool's goal.

Of course, this is also related to Liverpool's tactical choice in this game. Facing the gorgeous Arsenal, Liverpool chose to stick to the city.

In the 13th minute, Walcott volleyed vigorously from the front of the penalty area, Navas dropped the ball, and Van Persie knocked the ball back to the middle and was cleared by Liverpool players.

After 3 minutes, Van Persie took a corner kick, Koscielny headed the top of the crossbar, Walcott made a supplementary shot and hit Didier's hands, but the referee Marina did not award a penalty.

In the 21st minute, another wounded was added to Liverpool's back line. Left back Aurelio, the glass man, was injured again.

Pochettino had to substituted him early again, replacing the Brazilian with Flanagan.

In the 25th minute, Van Persie, who was in an offside position, received a long pass from his teammate and scored a goal, but the referee Marina was aware of it and ruled that the goal was invalid.

In the first half of the game, Arsenal held the ball and Liverpool could only defend in the backcourt.

The partner of Lucas and Kanter in the midfielder position performed very well today.

They restricted many of Arsenal's gorgeous attacks, allowing Arsenal to create many chances in the first half, but they were never able to score in the end.

In the first half, the two sides fought to a zero-to-zero draw.

The most threatening shot at the start of the second half came from Liverpool.

In the 48th minute, Suarez accelerated forward after shaking continuously in the middle, and shot a cold arrow from outside the penalty area. Unfortunately, the ball missed the target and slightly missed the post on the right side of the goal.

In the 62nd minute of the game, a heart-wrenching scene happened on the court:
A clearance in Liverpool's backcourt, Liverpool's field captain Carragher accidentally collided with the team's teenager Flanagan during the clearance.

Judging from the slow motion, Flanagan hit Carragher's cervical spine and did not retract. It is estimated that Carragher was seriously injured this time.

Carragher then fell to the ground injured, almost unconscious.

After Carragher fell to the ground, the ball was still not dead, and Liverpool cleared the ball to the frontcourt.

But the referee at the scene, Marina, turned around and saw that Carragher's injury seemed to be serious, so he quickly stopped the game and signaled Liverpool's medical staff to enter the field.

Then Liverpool's paramedics stepped forward, first put Carragher in protective gear, and then began to give him oxygen.

After Carragher seemed to regain consciousness, he was carried off the field by the staff.

At this time, not only the Liverpool fans who came to London on the expedition, but also the Arsenal fans at the Emirates Stadium applauded Carragher, hoping that his injury would not be too serious.

Before he left the field, Liverpool coach Da Pochettino also made a special trip to ask him, and patted his shoulder to encourage him.

Up to now, the four main defenders of the team chosen by Pochettino after taking office: Martin Kelly, Carragher, Glenn Johnson, and Skrtel have been unable to continue the league due to injuries.

Three-quarters of the main players are injured and unable to play, and the substitute players also have injury problems. Liverpool's defense is really in jeopardy.

Fortunately, the introduction of a central defender David Luiz during the winter transfer can be regarded as relieving some pressure on Liverpool's defense.

Originally, Aurelio's injury in this game had some troubles for Pochettino's field arrangements.

But in view of Aurelio's performance before, Pochettino still made preparations.

But Carragher's injury was really beyond Pochettino's expectations.

In desperation, Pochettino could only choose to replace Carragher with 17-year-old Jack Robinson.

In the 87th minute, Suarez ushered in the best chance to score in the game.

The pass from Dirk was just right, and the Uruguayan went back into the penalty area. This time, his clever movement deceived the entire defense line of Arsenal, and no one was marking him in the penalty area!

But what is even more incredible is that facing Szesny's block, Suarez accidentally hit the ball away!

Because of Liverpool's deputy Carragher's injury position in the second half, the injury time of the whole game was as long as 8 minutes.

Until the 7th minute of the stoppage time of the whole game, the stoppage time is about to end.

The game is still a score of zero to zero, and the two sides seem to end the game in a draw.

However, an accident happened like this.

Fabregas was tripped by Spilling when he turned around with the ball in the penalty area. The referee Marina decisively awarded a penalty kick. Van Persie tricked goalkeeper Navas into it overnight.

Arsenal lead Liverpool [-]-[-].

(End of this chapter)