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Chapter 668: Benteke was whipped repeatedly

Klopp made adjustments to the forward line. The first thing that bore the brunt was that Benteke, who had performed poorly, was substituted, and the substitute was local forward Danny Ings.

Liverpool's center, how should I put it...after Suarez left the team and Sturridge was injured for a long time and his condition declined, there was no one who could stand up.

At first, hopes were pinned on the talented boy Balotelli, but after Balotelli came to Anfield, he thought about life again, not as sharp as before in AC Milan.

Then there is Benteke. The Belgian center was brought in from Aston Villa by the Red Army who paid liquidated damages.

In the previous three seasons at Aston Villa, Benteke scored double figures in each season, reaching 19 league goals at his best.

But it is obvious that after arriving at Anfield this season, there is some confusion.At the beginning of the season, it was still reluctant. After all, I had just arrived and the adjustment was not in place.

But in the second half of the season, it became more and more broken, and today's game was even more disastrous.

Ince himself is a substitute on the striker, and Olic is an investment in the future.

Klopp suddenly discovered that he was indeed lacking a center, especially a good center.

If it doesn't work... push Firmino to the center position?

Then...Klopp's eyes turned to Ye Qi, who was wearing the blue No. 22 jersey.

Ye Qi didn't notice that Klopp was observing him. After receiving the ball, he chose to hit Lovren hard.

The Croatian central defender already had a yellow card, so he did not dare to make too many mistakes and could only fight and retreat.

Ye Qi passed the opponent with a fake move and immediately planned to enter the penalty area, but at this time Henderson came out and stabbed the ball away from his feet.

Because they were leading by two goals, and neither Derek Waters nor Kanter came up during this period, the number of people in the frontcourt was worrying, so Ye Qi chose to come by himself.

In the second minute, Lallana dribbled the ball to the side. After attracting the attention of Leicester City defenders, he gave the ball to Henderson who came up from behind.

Henderson did not advance by himself in the middle, but quickly transferred the ball to Coutinho on the other side.

Coutinho took the ball and cut inside past two Leicester City players, and then passed the ball to Ings who was retreating before Kante came up to cover.

Ince led the ball into the penalty area, took away center back Morgan, and then suddenly passed the ball back with his heel!

Brazilian striker Firmino followed up and hit the ball directly without stopping!

Fortunately, Drinkwater reacted quickly enough and stretched out his thigh to block the ball, causing the ball to go out of the baseline.

Liverpool got a corner kick opportunity in the frontcourt, but without Benteke, it did not pose much of a threat and was picked off by goalkeeper Schmeichel.

In 6 minutes, Klopp made his second substitution adjustment.

Emre Can was replaced, and veteran Milner came on the bench!

Milner is a versatile player who can play in many positions, both in the center and on the wing.

Moreover, he can attack and retreat as well as defend, and he is conscientious on the court. He is a jack-of-all-trades player that many head coaches like very much.

Zhan Jun: "Milner's appearance should be a signal to strengthen the offense, because his performance on the offensive end is definitely better than Emre Can."

"In this way, Liverpool's midfield should press forward as a whole, especially Lallana, who should be mainly responsible for attacking. The tasks of sweeping the center and inserting behind will be handed over to Milner and Henderson."

Zhang Hehe nodded, "Yes, Milner came on to liberate Lallana and push the center forward. Of course, Milner is experienced, and Klopp also wants to use Milner's experience in the hope that he can lead Liverpool out of the Decline.”

In the 601st minute, Milner grabbed the ball from Mahrez and passed it straight to Lallana in the frontcourt.

Lallana and Firmino did a one-two and then made a cross!

Ince met the ball in front of the goal and pushed the ball, but there were many Leicester City defensive players in the small penalty area, and the shot hit Huth.

Drinkwater, who was defending in the penalty area, got the ball and turned around and gave it to Dyer on the outside.

Dyer wanted to start quickly, but was interfered by Klein who came up. He did not rush up immediately and could only hand the ball to his teammate Vardy.

With his back to the direction of the attack, Vardy first gave the ball to Mahrez, then turned around and moved forward, hoping to form a two-person cooperation.

But before Mahrez could pass the ball, the ball was intercepted by Ince who followed up!

Zhan Jun: "Ince! A very beautiful steal in the frontcourt, Liverpool still has a chance!"

This is the difference between Ince and Benteke. Benteke rarely presses. If he loses the ball during the attack, he will at most press the central defender who is carrying the ball.

But most of them are just show-offs, and rarely win the ball.

But Ings was different. Not only did he implement Klopp's tactics, he also took the initiative to leave the penalty area to press for the ball.

How can he be a center in this posture? You will believe him if you say he is an all-around midfielder.

Ince, who got the ball, did not dribble the ball into the penalty area himself, but was preparing to pass!

At this moment, Kanter was in place and destroyed the ball with a tackle on the ground in front of the top of the key.

Mahrez came over and received the ball. Just as he was about to launch a counterattack, the referee blew the whistle.

The referee believed that Kanter's tackle was foul and he did not tackle the ball first, but instead brought down Liverpool player Ings.

Faced with the set kick given to the opponent by the referee and the yellow card shown to himself, Kanter did not argue and honestly retreated to defend.

Zhan Jun: "Ince's frontcourt press just now taught Benteke a lesson off the court. After Klopp took office, he emphasized the team's high frontcourt press, but Benteke's press... ..It’s beyond our capabilities.”

Zhang chuckled, "It depends on whether Benteke can learn from it."

"But so far this is the second yellow card Leicester City has received. The first one was because Ye Qi took off his jersey. It can be seen that Liverpool's frontcourt attack did not cause any trouble to the Blue Fox today. .”

[Benteke was pulled out and whipped again! 】

[Balotelli last season and Benteke this season are both talents! 】

[ctmd Benteke! 】

[I only care about whether my seventh master can score a hat trick! 】

[That’s still a bit difficult, and Liverpool’s defense is not a piece of shit. 】

Liverpool's previous offense did not cause Leicester City much trouble, but later on the Red Army's offense began to find some rhythm.

Huth, Schlupp and Mahrez then received yellow cards.

At this time, Ranieri began to make substitutions, and two newcomers who transferred in the winter appeared.

Amartey replaced Huth, because Benteke was off the field, so there was no need to let go of the opponent's high center.

In addition, Huth ran particularly aggressively today, his physical fitness declined seriously, and he wanted to take a rest.

Gray replaced Dyer as the team's left winger.

Yes, Leicester City's previous players were all full midfielders, but today... they have directly become wingers!

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