Chapter 584 An unexpected starting lineup

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

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

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray exaggeratedly used his long voice to express his emotions: "Oh... God! What is Liverpool trying to do? Is the match list wrong?"

Commentary guest Martin Taylor was also extremely surprised, "Liverpool's match list today is really a bit confusing. Although the reorganization of the front trident is exciting, is it really okay to arrange the midfield like this?"

The commentator of Tianchao 5 was also shocked, and He Wei said bluntly.

"In addition to Wijnaldum, Liverpool's central axis today fielded a new combination of Fabinho and Naby Keita for the first time. Why did Li Qing sit on the bench? This derby starting lineup is puzzling!"

Xu Yang immediately agreed: "Fabinho and Keita are both players who joined this season. Although they have performed well in recent games, it is really questionable whether they should start in this derby."

Zhang Lu: "Yes, it is undeniable that Klopp is sometimes bold in his lineup, but in today's derby, Milner and Lallana, who have been in excellent form recently, were not used in the midfield, but two defensive midfielders were used. Is there something wrong with Liverpool?"

BBC commentator Lineker directly sprayed: "Klopp is a fool. Why not use the genius Li? Does he want to mess up such an important game? Is Liverpool still Liverpool without Li Qing?"

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

To be honest, today the fans are looking forward to what kind of performance Li Qing will use to conquer them in the first Merseyside derby of this season, but they didn't expect Klopp to not arrange Li Qing to start.

Is Li Qing also injured?

The fans were shocked and looked at the bench. When they saw Li Qing, Milner and Lallana sitting on the bench, they relaxed a little, but immediately felt annoyed.

Li Qing didn't start in the derby. What is Klopp doing? Although it is important to let the main players rotate and rest, it depends on the occasion and the situation!

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

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

It is no wonder that fans think so. Since they choose to watch the game, and it is at their home stadium, who doesn't want to see their team play a hearty victory, especially in a derby.

But in this game, captain Henderson was injured, the vice-captain and the third captain were on the bench, Van Dijk wore the captain's armband, Fabinho and Keita started, and although they played the front trident, they were clearly ready to play a defensive counterattack.

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

The live camera of the game was specially given to the Liverpool owner, 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, who was sitting next to them.

The fans immediately automatically imagined that Liverpool's CEO was explaining to his boss why Klopp had problems with the lineup today, so they began to make a loud noise.

The noise of the fans soon attracted the attention of the three people, and the big screen on the scene quickly removed the camera from the three people, which attracted even louder noises from the whole audience.

Klopp soon noticed this situation and his face turned very ugly. He didn't expect that his deployment would actually cause such a big backlash from the fans.

If everyone plays the game as you think, what's the use of me as the head coach?

Klopp was angry, but soon focused his attention on the game in front of him. Today's lineup was determined by him after repeated consideration. He was very confident about today's game.

But soon, Klopp's confidence was almost hit.

Less than four minutes after the start of the game, Liverpool got a free kick opportunity on the left side of the frontcourt. The free kick was sent to the Liverpool penalty area. Everton defender Mina's header almost broke the goal.

Less than fifteen minutes later, Everton made a comeback. The little tiger Walcott headed the ball to Everton midfielder Andre Gomes, who headed the ball from close range. Alisson bravely lifted it out, which made the Liverpool players sweat.

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

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

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