Klopp smiled, patted Firmino, and left.

The players are preparing for the upcoming FA Cup quarter-finals. If they win, Liverpool will advance to the FA Cup semi-finals and fight for the final FA Cup championship.

As consecutive tough games have greatly consumed the players' physical strength, Klopp does not intend to send out the main lineup in this quarter-final, although Kravitz thinks this is risky.

"Boss, we have already reached the quarterfinals. If we lose the game due to the rotation of the lineup, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Losing a title hope at this moment is likely to hit the morale of the players."

It's not that Klopp has not considered this aspect, but he is more worried about the physical condition of the players, especially the young Lin Chen, whose muscle fatigue has been high.

If a good horse is overused when it is young, it will become a donkey. If a good donkey is overused when it is young, it will become a mule. This is an eternal truth.

Therefore, Klopp slammed the table and decided to use a rotation lineup!

April 5th was a sunny day.

At the Crystal Palace Stadium, the warm sunlight shines on the scoreboard in the live broadcast room. It is the 11th minute of the game.

Neither side scored a goal. The live camera gave a close-up of Liverpool's bench, a luxurious substitute lineup. The players sat in two rows, front and back, watching the game on the field.

"Dear fans, what you are seeing now is Liverpool's luxurious substitute lineup for this game."

"Salah, Firmino, Lin Chen, Henderson, Arnold, Robertson, etc., all sitting on the bench!"

"The FA Cup quarter-finals are underway, Liverpool vs. Crystal Palace, the winner will become the FA Cup semi-finals!"

“Crystal Palace relied on physicality and defense all the way and appeared here perfectly.”

"They want to create a miracle, but they need to get past Liverpool first!"

The 16th minute of the game!

"It's the wall in the middle again, McArthur rushes to the ball, Wijnaldum has the ball but Cabaye is behind him."

"Knock it down!"

"The referee called a foul and Kabaye received a verbal warning."

"Liverpool wanted to penetrate the middle, but Crystal Palace relied on their physical advantage to stop Liverpool's offensive routines. Their defense was very effective."

As Wijnaldum was knocked down, the live camera immediately turned to Lin Chen on the bench, who was chewing gum and looked relaxed.

Barrage in major live broadcast rooms.

"Cabaye can only jump a few times when Lin is not on the court."

"I, Lin Chen, have been fighting for such a long time, what's wrong with enjoying myself?"

"Does Liverpool want to give up the FA Cup by making such a large rotation?"

"Don't talk nonsense, in a multi-championship team, rotation of players is also very important. We must remain confident in Liverpool's rotation lineup."

The players leading Liverpool's attack were Milner and Lallana, as well as Chamberlain on the wing.

Wijnaldum is responsible for controlling the tempo and helping the team retain possession of the ball.

Milner dribbled the ball forward and frequently made beautiful passes and cuts with Chamberlain on the wing.

Crystal Palace was able to hold off Liverpool through physical confrontation at the beginning, but gradually Chamberlain began to explode!

He and Liverpool repeatedly played beautiful team cooperation and looked for offensive opportunities little by little.

"Chamberlain is a player with great potential."

"He was once voted as one of the top ten most anticipated new stars along with Pogba."

The 40th minute of the game!

"Wijnaldum fried meatballs past Luca! Keep cutting inside!"

"Slant pass to the left, Chamberlain goes down the sideline to catch the ball!"

"Inverted triangle! Milner's chance!"

"Dash the ball, turn around, and shoot!"

"Beautiful! We got the ball!"

"Milner and Chamberlain connected and scored, helping Liverpool open the scoring and take the lead!"

After scoring a goal, Liverpool began to stabilize the rhythm.

In the 60th minute of the second half, Wijnaldum again took advantage of a corner kick to score a header, changing the score to -!

Crystal Palace fell behind by two goals and was forced to start pressing forward, so coach Hodgson made substitutions.

"Lovrencic is going to play, this is to continue to strengthen the midfield's advancement, Crystal Palace wants to press forward!"

Although it was clearly a signal for a massive attack, no fans at Crystal Palace's home stadium cheered or applauded to support the team.

Because next to Jurgen Klopp, who was about to play, Klopp was hugging a figure, obviously explaining the tactical changes, and then patted him on the butt and let him go on the court.

Chick turned his head and saw a gentle young man giving him an innocent smile.

Crystal Palace fans sent barrages of despair.

"You're still going to play with Lin when you're two goals ahead? You can't afford to play with me, right?"

"After you've played hard for 60 minutes, the other team replaces you with a human tank..."

"Cheek must be hoping that he can return to the bench immediately. It would be more fun to sit on the court than to play against Lin Chen!"

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