Green Journey

Chapter 431 Don't think we won't scold you because you run funny!

After a happy Boxing Day, the English people returned to their jobs, and the Manchester City team was also busy preparing for the game.

Since the game against Hull City on Boxing Day, the Premier League can be said to have officially entered the devil's schedule of double matches in a week.

For Guardiola, the new head coach of the Premier League, he is facing this kind of league without a winter break for the first time, so this is a test of his coordination ability.

Once a reasonable personnel arrangement cannot be made in the devil's schedule, Manchester City may suffer large-scale injuries, and then be dragged down by this devil's schedule, facing the crisis of the collapse of the season.

But Guardiola is a world-renowned coach after all. His coaching ability and experience are there, and there is a large and fully functional coaching team and club staff to assist him, so the worries of Manchester City fans are completely superfluous.

On December 12, at noon local time, the Manchester City bus drove out of the training base and went straight to Liverpool, which is more than 31 kilometers away.

In the 19th round of the Premier League, Manchester City's opponent is Liverpool, which has 40 points with them and ranks third in the Premier League standings.

This season, because of Klopp, the signs of recovery of this traditional giant without a Premier League champion are very obvious. The media all claim that Liverpool has found a head coach who is 100% suitable for the team, and it is only a matter of time before recasting its glory.

The coach Klopp was known for his unique vision in the Bundesliga.

The success rate of signings by ordinary head coaches is mostly about half and half, 50%, but Klopp's signings in his coaching career can be as high as 85%.

In May 2008, Klopp became the head coach of the Bundesliga Hornets. At that time, Dortmund was on the verge of bankruptcy and was responsible for up to 5 million pounds. It can be said that there was no extra funds for Klopp to use for signings.

Although there were problems, Uncle Zha was really good at it, and he began to turn decay into magic.

苏博蒂奇（350万欧元）、胡梅尔斯（450万欧元）、莱万多夫斯基（450万）、香川真司（35万欧元），巴里奥斯（420万欧元）。

In addition, there are young players trained by Dortmund's youth training such as Goetze and Schmelzer, and these players will grow into the core of the team in the future and attract world attention.

And Gundogan, who is already in Manchester City now, was also brought to Dortmund by Klopp.

Under the leadership of Klopp, these young players have built Dortmund into a champion team.

Liverpool in recent years is similar to Dortmund back then. The club's financial situation is worrying, and it was once hovering on the verge of bankruptcy.

So Klopp, who is now in Liverpool, is doing the same.

This summer, Liverpool, which has just gotten out of debt and has improved its financial receivables, like Dortmund back then, does not have much budget for Klopp to sign.

But Liverpool still spent more than 8000 million pounds in the transfer market this summer.

Where did the money come from?

The answer is sold.

Klopp sold Benteke to Crystal Palace for £3200m and turned around to lure Sadio Mane from Southampton for £3400m.

Then Klopp is a series of big cleanings.

Ibe (Bournemouth, 1500 million), Joe Allen (Stoke City, 1350 million), Brad Smith (Bournemouth, 600 million), Skrtel (Fenerbahce, 500 million), Jerome Sinclair (Watford, 400 million) and so on.

This series of cleanings allowed Klopp to obtain enough transfer funds, and then introduced Wijnaldum, Klavan, Karius, Matip and many other players who are currently performing well.

With this in and out, Klopp not only got his favorite players who fit his own tactical system, but also maintained the club's transfer income and expenses very well, and even made Liverpool's net transfer investment into a negative number.

Then Liverpool, which was initially built by Klopp to build the skeleton of the championship team, accelerated the pace of recovery.

Liverpool this season is wild and unrestrained.

It can be seen from the 45 total Premier League goals that are only three less than Manchester City, Liverpool's offensive firepower is second only to Manchester City.

You must know that Liverpool scored 38 goals in 68 Premier League games last season.

So far this season, Liverpool's offensive aggressiveness is crazy, averaging 17.6 shots per game, ranking first in the Premier League.

The wave energy on Liverpool is even stronger than that of Manchester City.

And Liverpool's outstanding performance is inseparable from Klopp's unique vision.

Now that the Premier League is halfway through, Liverpool is firmly in the top three of the Premier League, forming a three-nation rivalry with Chelsea and Manchester City. The championship momentum is extremely strong, and Manchester City and Chelsea can be pulled down at any time.

At 17:[-] London time, fans entered the stadium one after another outside Anfield.

But in the stands of the stadium, a large number of Red Army fans have begun to sing in chorus, and the loud and clear Liverpool team song echoed over Anfield.

"Walk on, walk on!"

"With hope!"

"In your heart!!"

"And you'll never walk alone!"

"You'll never walk alone!!!!"

"..."

"You'll never walk alone!!!!"

In the visiting team's locker room, De Bruyne put on a black liner and was about to put on his jersey when he saw something wrong with Chu Zheng sitting beside him with his eyes closed.

Although De Bruyne was introverted, his mind was very delicate. He was keenly aware that Chu Zheng was breathing a little faster than usual today.

"Chu, are you feeling unwell?" De Bruyne asked.

Hearing this, Chu Zheng opened his eyes, turned his head and smiled and said, "I'm fine, better than ever!"

"Are you sure?" De Bruyne asked.

"Of course!"

"Okay!" De Bruyne shrugged, bent down and began to tie his shoelaces.

I don't know why, listening to the impassioned Liverpool team song outside the dressing room, Chu Zheng feels in a better state than ever today.

In the past few years, Chu Zheng has been fighting for a long time, and he has rarely appeared in such a state of excitement before the game.

Today, in the intense home atmosphere of Anfield, instead of being nervous, Chu Zheng felt his body jumping for joy.

It's been a while since Chu Zheng felt the sense of can't wait coming from his body, which is a good thing.

"Pa-ta!" Just as Chu Zheng was distracted, the water bottle in Sterling's hand, who was sitting opposite him, fell to the floor.

Chu Zheng looked around and saw Sterling in a daze opposite him, as if he didn't realize that the water bottle in his hand had dropped.

Seeing Sterling's distracted appearance, Chu Zheng's heart skipped a beat, and he could probably guess what Sterling was thinking.

In 2015, Sterling refused to renew his contract with Liverpool, and instead accepted a big contract with a weekly salary of 20 pounds from Manchester City. Since then, he has been labeled as a "money lover" by the media and Liverpool fans.

Since then, as long as Liverpool fans see Sterling, the anti-bones boy in their hearts, they will boo wildly, and every time they boo is the whole game for 90 minutes.

But Chu Zheng felt that this was actually Sterling's own doing.

The feud between Sterling and Liverpool dates back to the 2013-14 season.

That year, Liverpool won the Premier League runner-up under the leadership of the 3S combination, but then Suarez left for Barcelona, ​​and Sturridge also suffered from constant injuries.

Therefore, the Red Army fans pin all their hopes on Sterling. They sincerely hope that this 20-year-old kid can become the cornerstone of the Red Army's revival.

However, just when everyone was expecting Sterling to be the leader, he rejected the team's contract extension with a weekly salary of 10 pounds and demanded a transfer.

Then Sterling's transfer turmoil lasted for half a season, which seriously affected Liverpool's dressing room, which in turn affected the state of the team's game.

After the end of the season, Liverpool and Manchester City, which had given up on Sterling, started transfer negotiations, but at that time the two sides had been at a stalemate because of the transfer fee.

As a result, Sterling played the game himself.

In order to force Liverpool to let him go, he refused to participate in training and pre-season games on the grounds of physical discomfort, in disguise to help Manchester City lower prices. His behavior directly angered Liverpool fans.

Since then, as long as Liverpool fans and Sterling appear in the same stadium, the overwhelming boos will sweep the audience.

And the degree of hatred caused by this transfer is among the best in the history of the Premier League, not weaker than the loyalty law that Arsenal paid out of its own pocket.

Chu Zheng looked away from Sterling and shook his head.

There is nothing wrong with professional players pursuing honor and money. It is enough to negotiate a good price and leave. It is really bad enough for Sterling to do so.

In Chu Zheng's view, Sterling is a typical example of leaving the team with a bright future and not taking shortcuts. The price of leaving the team with such a nasty little trick is a ruined image, just like Fabregas back then.

He only hopes that the Liverpool fans will be lenient today, otherwise Sterling, who is particularly emotional, will probably be booed until he becomes invisible again.

At 17:15, the two teams lined up in the player channel, waiting for the referee to lead the stage.

The live broadcast was also bad enough. Sterling had just appeared in the tunnel, and before he played, countless Liverpool fans in the Anfield stands saw Sterling who was slapped in the face by the camera through the big screen on the scene.

"Whoa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Suddenly, there was a deafening boo, and Sterling, who was talking and laughing with Stones, lost his smile in an instant.

The Liverpool players next to him watched coldly, and no Liverpool players came over to say hello to Sterling.

In the domestic LeTV live broadcast room, the live broadcast signal is also connected on time.

这场比赛因为时差的缘故，正好是2017年1月1日凌晨1点30分开始。

It's New Year's Day, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu tonight are dressed extraordinarily festively, and Zhang Lu even wears a red suit, which looks like a red envelope.

"Welcome to the 16th round of the 17-19 Premier League brought to you by LeTV Sports, the focus of the match between the Red Army Liverpool and the Blue Moon Manchester City."

Just as Zhan Jun finished his opening remarks, there was another burst of boos in the short live broadcast!

Seeing Sterling being frequently taken care of by the camera, Zhan Jun shook his head and smiled: "I have to say that Guardiola still values ​​Sterling very much. In this situation, he dares to let Sterling start."

"As for the player Sterling, he is very emotional." Zhang Lu laughed straight, "So if he cannot withstand the pressure exerted by the Liverpool fans today, it may affect Manchester City's offense.".
Zhan Jun nodded and said nothing. As a diehard Liverpool fan, he didn't really want to mention this traitor, "Don't think we won't scold you if you run funny!"

Soon, the starting lineups of both sides appeared.

Liverpool: (433)

Goalkeeper: Karius

Defenders: Clyne, Lovren, Klavan, Milner
Midfielders: Wijnaldum, Henderson, Emre Can

Forwards: Mane, Firmino, Coutinho

Manchester City: (4231)

Forward: Aguero
Front midfielder: De Bruyne, Chu Zheng, Sterling
Defenders: Yaya Toure, Fernandinho
Defenders: Kolarov, Stones, Otamendi, Zabaleta
"In this game, both Liverpool and Manchester City played with the strongest lineup."

"The two sides have faced each other 174 times in history, and Liverpool has the upper hand with 85 wins, 45 draws and 44 losses."

"In the Premier League, Manchester City and Liverpool have played a total of 38 times. Liverpool has 17 wins, 14 draws and 7 losses, and still has the upper hand."

“而曼城近14次做客安菲尔德是5平9负，未尝一胜。自1981年以来，曼城28次客战利物浦只取得过一次胜利。”

"Klopp's excellent signing vision this season is an important factor in Liverpool's current performance."

"Matip, Klavan, Wijnaldum, and Mane have all performed well and are worth the money. Matip, who is on a free transfer to Liverpool, even made up for the weakness of Liverpool's central defenders in recent seasons. "

"Matip averaged only 0.1 times per pass by the opponent, and he is the only defender among the top ten players in the Premier League."

"It's a pity that Matip injured his left ankle in the last round and missed today's red-blue battle!"

"As for Manchester City, Aguero, who was held back by Guardiola for a while, also returned to the starting lineup today."

"Stons, who was rumored by the media some time ago and has been abandoned by Guardiola, has also returned to the starting lineup today."

At 31:17 pm on the 30st, London time, the referee Paulson blew the whistle to start the game.

On the court, after the game officially started, it was beyond everyone's expectations.

In the past, the Premier League focus battle like this kind of strong dialogue was actually the most prone to a draw, and the opening stage would be very cautious.

Today, however, is extraordinarily different.

Manchester City and Liverpool were fast-paced hedging as soon as they kicked off. Players on both sides quickly entered the game state, as if they both wanted to poke a hole out of their opponents first.

On the field, Manchester City, wearing a blue home jersey, attacked from left to right.

After the ball was taken, the ball was passed all the way back into the Manchester City penalty area under Liverpool's pressure.

Bravo saw that the back line did not retreat to the front of the penalty area, so he adjusted slightly to meet the ball, and it was the big foot that drove the ball to the frontcourt.

The ball was pushed back and forth continuously in the middle circle area, and finally Chu Zheng took off the ball and unloaded it.

After taking the ball, Chu Zheng was flanked by the two midfielders of Liverpool Henderson and Emre Can.

Chu Zheng sees the situation clearly. Liverpool has set up a double encirclement in the middle circle area. Even if he can get rid of Henderson and Emre Can, he will crash into Liverpool's second press the moment he successfully breaks through. lock up.

So Chu Zheng didn't wait for the ball to fall, and quickly raised his foot to push the ball forward.

Aguero retreated in the middle and prepared to catch the ball with his back, but in an instant he was pinched back and forth by Henderson, who came up from the defense and quickly retreated.

At the same time, seeing De Bruyne in front of him running towards the left rib, Aguero raised his right foot and passed the ball without stopping the ball.

But the contact position was not accurate enough, causing De Bruyne to run to the right, but the ball jumped from his left side, allowing Coutinho to pick it up.

Coutinho had the ball after a U-turn on the right half of City's half-time circle.

At the same time, Firmino and Mane, who were ambushing Manchester City's defensive line before and after the center circle arc, quickly prepared for the anti-offside assault.

But before the two were fully in place, De Bruyne and Yaya Toure had a clear division of labor. One quickly chased back from behind, and the other quickly moved from the center to the ribs, cutting off Coutinho and Firmino. Inside the passing line.

The experienced Yaya Toure is on the right front of Coutinho, very close, and at the same time blocked the possibility of Coutinho's high ball.

In a blink of an eye, De Bruyne and Yaya Toure forced Coutinho to the wing.

Seeing that the time was right, De Bruyne successfully squeezed out Coutinho's steal with an acceleration.

The ball was poked to Sterling.

Sterling took the ball and turned around to speed up, and a huge boo sounded immediately.

At the same time, Liverpool players quickly appeared on the wing to build a solid local defense line, relying on the advantage of numbers to block Sterling.

So Sterling, who was booed and a little dizzy, sent a speechless pass.

Aguero was in front of him on the wing, and Chu Zheng was at the front of the top of the arc in the middle, but he sent the ball to the right rib area of ​​​​the top of the arc.

Seeing that Sterling was booed by them to perform abnormally, the Liverpool fans suddenly let out laughter with strong malice.

Hearing the loud laughter, Chu Zheng grinned, Sterling's evil has become bigger!
(End of this chapter)