Football: The strongest post-zero generation.

Chapter 584 The unexpected starting lineup

The 232nd Merseyside Derby, this topic alone is enough for football people around the world to write a lot about.

Especially at the beginning of the game, after everyone saw Liverpool's starting lineup, more voices began to appear.

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray exaggeratedly used his drawl to express the emotion: "Oh... God! What are Liverpool trying to do? Is there a mistake in the match list?"

Commentator Martin Taylor was also extremely surprised, "Liverpool's match list today is really a bit confusing. Although the recombination of the front three is exciting, is it really okay to arrange this in the midfield? "

The commentator of China Channel 5 was also shocked. He Wei said bluntly.

"Liverpool's central axis today, in addition to Wijnaldum, has used a new combination like Fabinho and Naby Keita for the first time. Why is Li Qing sitting on the bench? Such a Derby starting lineup , which makes people feel confused!”

Xu Yang immediately echoed: "Both Fabinho and Keita are players who joined this season. Although their performance in recent games has been remarkable, their starting in this kind of derby is really questionable."

Zhang Lu: "Yes, it is undeniable that Uncle Zha is sometimes very bold in his formation, but in today's derby, the midfielder did not use Milner and Lallana, who have been in excellent form recently, but sent two defensive midfielders. , is there something wrong with Liverpool?”

BBC commentator Lineker burst out loud: "Klopp is a bad guy, why doesn't he play the genius Li? Does he want to mess up such an important game? Is Liverpool still Liverpool without Li Qing?"

However, in this game, captain Henderson was injured, and the vice-captain and third captain were both on the bench. Van Dijk wore the captain's armband, and Fabinho and Keita started. Ming was in a posture ready for a defensive counterattack.

Everton is not easy to mess with. Chelsea has already suffered from Everton this season. Didn't Klopp make preparations before the game? Does he think this is a football game and that with the lineup in front of him, he can easily beat Everton?

To be honest, today the fans are very much looking forward to what kind of performance Li Qing will use to conquer them in the first Merseyside derby this season, but they did not expect that Klopp did not arrange for Li Qing to start the game.

The fans at the scene were a little confused when they saw Liverpool's starting lineup.

Could it be that Li Qing was also injured?

The fans were shocked and looked towards the bench. When they saw Li Qing, Milner and Lallana sitting on the bench, their hearts relaxed slightly, but they immediately felt a wave of excitement. angry.

But looking at the visiting team's formation today is 4231, which is also a typical defensive counterattack formation, this means that today's game between the two sides is likely to become boring, which is something no one wants to see.

It’s really not surprising that fans think so. Since they choose to watch the game and it is at their home court, who doesn’t want to see their team play a hearty and victorious game, especially in a derby.

Li Qing can't be seen starting in the derby. What is Klopp doing? Although it is very important to let the main players rest in rotation, it also depends on the situation and the situation!

Today's game is a home derby. Why not arrange for Li Qing to rotate or rest in the next league games with Burnley and Bournemouth, but why should he arrange to rotate as a substitute today?

The camera of the game was specially shown to the Liverpool boss John Henry and his wife Linda Pizzuti who came to watch the game. At this time, they were listening to the words of Liverpool CEO Peter Moore sitting next to them.

The fans immediately thought that Liverpool's CEO was explaining to his boss why Klopp had a problem with his formation today, so they started to make loud noises.

The noise from the fans soon attracted the attention of the three people, and the big screen quickly removed the camera from the three people, which caused even greater noise from the audience.

Klopp quickly noticed this situation and his face became very ugly. He did not expect that his formation would cause such a big backlash from the fans.

If we all play the game like you want, then what's the use of having me as the head coach?

Klopp was angry, but he quickly focused on the game before him. Today's lineup was determined by him after repeated consideration. He is very confident about today's game.

But soon, Klopp's confidence almost suffered a blow.

Less than four minutes into the game, Liverpool got a free kick on the left side of the frontcourt. The free kick was sent to the Liverpool penalty area. Everton defender Mina almost scored with a header.

Less than fifteen minutes later, Everton made a comeback. Little Tiger Walcott headed the ball across the goal. Everton midfielder Andre Gomez headed the goal from close range, but Alisson bravely saved him. It was a shock. Everyone in Liverpool broke out in a cold sweat.

Seeing his team being beaten by the visiting team, Klopp's face began to look ugly. Liverpool's players on the field seemed to feel the coach's dissatisfaction and began to exert their strength.

However, the front trident seemed to have lost its previous sharpness in this game. No matter Mane's shot from the penalty area or Firmino's long shot, they failed to break the deadlock on the court.

Although midfielder Keita got an excellent chance to score, his shot was rejected by England goalkeeper Pickford. This opportunity was also Liverpool's only best chance to score in the first half.

As for Salah, he seemed to completely lose himself in the confrontation with the opponent's defender.

Especially at the end of the first half, Salah was one-on-one with the opponent's defender on the wing where he is good at, but he failed to get past his opponent and the ball was stolen by his opponent.

Although the referee finally punished the opponent's defender for a pulling foul, it must be said that Salah's performance in the first half was unsatisfactory.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Everton was as active as ever. The young tiger Walcott's shot from outside the penalty area put a lot of pressure on Alisson.

Sigurdsson's powerful long-range shot made Liverpool's penalty area even more chaotic.

On Liverpool's side, the front trident continued to get lost. Although there were many shots, they were all fruitless. Mane and Salah wanted to cooperate, but they did not expect Salah to fall into it. The opponent's offside trap.

In the 70th minute of the game, the score between the two sides was still zero to zero, which made the fans at the scene suddenly feel extremely dissatisfied. Especially at this time, Klopp had not made a single substitution, which made the fans even more unhappy. .

But just when the fans were about to take action, Klopp's move made the fans instantly excited.