This player is not professional

Chapter 322
After winning the League Cup, Liverpool did not have a break. Because of the FA Cup, the schedule was very tight, so Liverpool had to play a league game next.

However, in this game, Klopp chose to rest the main players to give the championship-winning players a chance to relax.

Unfortunately, the opponent in this game was Swansea, who failed to seize this opportunity and only tied with Liverpool 0:0, disappointing Arsenal and Leicester City.

However, Leicester City still has a chance. They will go to Liverpool's home court to challenge them in the next round of the league. If they can defeat their opponents, they can not only overtake Arsenal and rank second, but also hold off Liverpool and maintain their hope of winning the season.

On the afternoon of March 21st, Liverpool faced Leicester City at home. Leicester City performed well this season. After 31 league rounds, they ranked No. 3, only two points behind Arsenal. This performance can be said to be quite good. Amazing.

However, the outside world believes that this team is definitely inferior to Liverpool in terms of strength, so Liverpool fans hope that the team can defeat Leicester City at home, and do not think this is too difficult.

As a result, just 2 minutes into the game, an accident occurred on the court.

Reva, who started the game, injured his knee due to a tackle from the wing in the first 2 minutes. At that time, he fell to the ground and could not get up. He covered his face with his hands and looked in pain.

When everyone saw this scene, their hearts skipped a beat, realizing that the situation was not good - if it was a minor injury, there was absolutely no way that Reva would be able to perform such an action.

The TV broadcast was replaying the slow motion of Rewa's tackle just now.

After his left foot shoveled out, the right leg supporting his body suffered tremendous pressure. Then suddenly, his right leg lost all support, causing him to lose balance and fall to the ground...

"Looking at it like this, it should be the knee... If it is really the knee, Reva's injury is serious... Liverpool are so unlucky, the game only started 2 minutes..."

The TV broadcast quickly gave Klopp a close-up shot. In the shot, Klopp spread his hands, but there was no anger or dissatisfaction on his face. Instead, he was helpless, as if to say: "What can I do? I don't know what to do." So desperate!”

Then the camera showed Adam Lallana getting up from the bench.

"It's a surprise that Lallana is going to play... He only stayed on the bench for 3 minutes, and he didn't even have time to warm up..."

Adam Lallana was still a little confused when he got up to warm up. Reva was on the sidelines when he was injured, so when he received treatment, the game continued without delay.

Liverpool, with one less player, did not choose to recycle and solidify their defense, but continued to attack.

Reus forced a Leicester player to foul when he broke through from the left, and Liverpool won a free kick from the front wing.

At the same time, after examination, Reva was carried directly to the ambulance on a stretcher.Lying on the stretcher, he covered his eyes with one hand, feeling frustrated.

The Liverpool fans in the stands all stood up and applauded him.

Although Reva has been replaced, Adam Lallana is still warming up on the sidelines and has not had time to come on.

Logically speaking, Liverpool, with one less player, should slow down the pace a bit. For example, this free kick is a good opportunity to delay time.

But Lin Yi didn't do this. He immediately ran to the spot where the foul was committed, stepped on the football under his feet, and then looked up diagonally to the right side of the penalty area.

There is a huge void there.

At the same time, Firmino also looked up at Lin Yi from the front. When he noticed Lin Yi's action, he immediately realized something.

He turned and ran to the right.

Seeing Firmino's movement, Lin Yi took a step back. He didn't wait for the Leicester City players to form a wall, nor for his teammates to get in position, nor for the referee's whistle to sound. Kicked the football directly to the right side of the penalty area!
"Quick free kick!" The TV commentator was talking about Reva's injury just now. Now seeing a new situation happening on the court, he quickly interrupted the previous topic.

When Lin Yi kicked the football to the right side of the penalty area and pointed behind the goal, Firmino also quickly moved forward and broke into the penalty area!

When the Leicester City players looked back and saw Firmino's position, they all raised their arms, thinking that Firmino was offside.

But neither the referee nor the linesman made any comment on this. The referee simply rushed in and ran forward with the football. This meant that Liverpool's quick free kick was okay. The judges approved it!
With no one marking him at all, Firmino leaped high into the corner of the penalty area and swung his head towards the goal!

Leicester City goalkeeper Schmeichel gave up the goal, but it was too late and he was caught off guard.

He failed to stop Firmino's header and the ball flew into the goal behind them...

Just when Liverpool fans were feeling sad and frustrated about Reva's injury, they didn't expect a surprise!

"Oh! Oh! Oh oh oh oh oh!!! Liverpool is ahead! Firmino!! A beautiful quick free kick that caught Leicester City off guard!"

"Firmino understands Lin Yi's intentions! After Reva's injury successfully attracted everyone's attention, Lin Yi took advantage of this and launched a fast break. The tacit understanding between Firmino and Lin Yi is this The key to why the ball can go in!”

This goal immediately diluted the frustration caused by Reiva's injury to the Liverpool fans. The Anfield stadium burst into cheers, and Klopp also shook his fist excitedly on the sidelines in celebration.

At this time, scoring goals is particularly valuable because it can greatly boost morale and prevent players from being depressed due to Rewa's injury.

Lin Yi's quick free kick fully demonstrated his clear mind. Before many people could figure out the situation, he keenly sensed the opportunity to score a goal and implemented it.

The cooperation of Lin Yi and Firmino brought goals to Liverpool and stabilized the mood of the Liverpool players.

Then Lallana came on and Liverpool continued to put pressure on Leicester City.

Under continuous pressure, Leicester City's goal fell again in the 304th minute.

This time it was Royce who scored the goal. He took advantage of a direct free kick and let the ball successfully bypass the wall and fly into the goal.

Two set pieces helped Liverpool take a two-goal lead.

If Reiva hadn't left the field injured, this start of the game would have been perfect for Liverpool... A two-goal lead is supposed to be a good start, but Klopp was not satisfied. He still stood on the sidelines, constantly paying attention to the progress of the game, and reacting to changes on the field. If a Liverpool player failed to seize the scoring opportunity, he would regretfully slap his hands hard and yell on the sidelines.

He is so anxious that many people can't understand it - now Liverpool has completely gained the upper hand, not only scored two goals, but also completely suppressed the opponent, and also has an advantage on the scene.

As long as Liverpool can keep playing like this, there will be no suspense about victory.

They didn't understand why Klopp was still so emotional and couldn't sit down on the chair in the coaching bench.

Some speculated whether it was Reva's injury that made him so restless and irritable.

In the 401st minute, Liverpool intercepted the opponent's ball in defense. After Lin Yi got the ball, he turned around and sent the ball in front of Salah. Salah moved forward at high speed, caught up with the ball and led the ball. The ball went towards Leicester City's penalty area.

Another threatening attack!
However, Liverpool's fast break did not start. Salah only took two steps before the football was shoveled away by a Leicester City player. At the same time, he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

There were huge boos from the Liverpool fans in the stands.

Everyone thinks this is a bad foul and should be given a yellow card, or a red card directly.

But the referee said nothing and just signaled Liverpool to take a throw-in.

Although the ball still belongs to Liverpool, their best chance to counterattack has been lost.Leicester City's players all returned to their defensive positions, and it was much more difficult for Liverpool to attack than before.

After being tackled and rolled to the ground several times, Salah came to a stop and realized that the ball was not a foul. He jumped up angrily, opened his arms and shouted at the referee.

The referee ignored him.

Off the court, Klopp was even more furious. He couldn't get angry at the referee, so he grabbed the fourth official and protested: "This is a fucking shovel from behind! Regardless of whether the shovel hits the ball or not, it should be a foul!"

"Watch your words, Mr. Klopp," the fourth official reminded him.

"Watch the wording! Leicester City should pay for this foul, but now their man is intact on the pitch, and our player is just lucky not to be injured, otherwise he should also be stretchered Taken off the field!"

Klopp could not hide his anger and continued to criticize the referee of this game.

Sure enough, Reva's injury affected his mood.The tackle just made by the Leicester City player looked really dangerous. If Salah was tackled hard, he would definitely have to leave the field early.

Salah escaped this time, but the opponent's fouling player also escaped, which made Klopp very dissatisfied.

He believes that Bundesliga referees do not protect their players enough.

The fourth official was too lazy to argue with him and directly called the referee over the intercom.

The referee signaled that the game was suspended, and then he ran off the field and ran to the Liverpool coaching bench. He couldn't help but show Klopp a red card!At the same time, he waved his hand and pointed to the stands very coolly, signaling Klopp to get off the stands.

There was an uproar in front of the Liverpool coaching bench and the bench - the head coach was sent off. Even if Liverpool is now leading by two goals, this is still a heavy blow to Liverpool. The impact is not only on this game, but also on the bench. It will continue to the next games...Who knows if Klopp will be punished additionally...

The assistant coach quickly stepped forward and stopped Klopp, who was still trying to make trouble for the referee. At the same time, he protested to the referee: "A verbal warning is enough. Isn't the red card too severe?"

The referee just shook his head and kept pointing to the stands, signaling Klopp to leave the field quickly.

Klopp gritted his teeth and glared at the referee, but the referee was not afraid under his glare and still signaled him to leave.

It was impossible for Klopp to actually punch the opponent. He actually did not expect that venting his emotions to the fourth official would actually get him a yellow card.Under normal circumstances, the referee will come up and give a verbal warning, and then use the slope to get off the donkey, and the matter will just go away.

Who would have thought that the referee would be so strong today and without any hesitation, running up to him would result in a red card.

In the end, Klopp could only turn around and walk off the field indignantly.

"Klopp was sent off. This is really too bad... The situation is obviously in favor of Liverpool, but Klopp failed to control his emotions. This is simply adding insult to injury for Liverpool..."

Originally, he was tackled to the ground, but the opponent did not commit a foul, which made Salah very angry.When he was about to lose his temper to the referee, Klopp successfully stole the show.

Seeing that the head coach was sent off for complaining, Salah also shrank his neck - whether he would be a good guy anymore.

Because of being sent off with a red card, Klopp was not even allowed to go to the dressing room during the halftime break. So after the first half, the Liverpool players returned to the dressing room and faced the assistant coach. Somewhat confused.

They obviously led by two goals in the first half, why do you feel that the atmosphere is wrong now?
At this time, Reiva is seriously injured and the head coach has been sent off. What the team is facing is not a technical and tactical problem, but a psychological problem.Everyone is at a loss. What we need at this time is someone with authority to stand up and reassure everyone.

When the backbone is absent, it is inevitable that some maladaptive symptoms will appear.

Seeing everyone's confused expressions, the assistant coach could only clapped his hands and repeated over and over again in vain: "Don't take things off the court to heart. We are still two goals ahead. The advantage is on our side." …”

As for whether the players really listened, and whether these words were really useful... he didn't know very well.

Meanwhile, in the dressing room next door, Leicester City coach Claudio Ranieri was encouraging his players.

"They looked like they were two goals ahead, but now they even sent the manager to the stands, this is our chance! Without Klopp's command from the sidelines, when Liverpool encountered difficulties on the pitch, they You will be overwhelmed...and eventually collapse!"

Ranieri intends to seize this opportunity and knock Liverpool to the ground.

After the second half of the game started, the TV broadcast first showed a close-up of Klopp in the stands. He was sitting among a group of Liverpool fans with a gloomy expression. I don't know because he was not angry about being sent to the stands. Well, is it still because I am worried about the future fate of the team...

(End of this chapter)