Chapter 647: Everyone has their own expectations

In the next two days, the entire Liverpool team was immersed in a feverish excitement.

The League Cup has entered the semi-finals, the FA Cup is about to start, and there are three league games to be played this month. That is, in twenty days, Liverpool will have six games to play. With the current lineup of Liverpool, it is impossible to rely entirely on the main force to play. these games.

If the main team can't play, the substitutes and youth team will naturally have to play. Don't think about the league. There will definitely be opportunities in the League Cup and FA Cup. When I think that the opponent in the League Cup semi-finals is Tottenham, many Liverpool substitutes and youth team players start to Gearing up.

As professional players, of course they want to prove that they are no worse than the main players in this kind of competition, so as to get more competition opportunities.

So almost all the players are thinking about how to defeat Tottenham, and the Melwood training base seems to be in full swing.

Li Qing didn't look so excited. He went to the physiotherapy room more often. Gomez and Matip were also doing physiotherapy with him. The team doctor has said that Gomez's injury is no longer serious and he can continue. Training resumed.

But for the sake of safety, Klopp asked Gomez and Matip to go to the physiotherapy room for physiotherapy after training every day.

Seeing Li Qing come in, Gomez and Matip both raised their hands to say hello. After Li Qing greeted him back, he discovered that captain Henderson was also getting a massage today.

"That's rare, Jordan!" Li Qing took the initiative to say hello, "Why are you here for physical therapy? Did you hurt something from training too hard?"

"Bah, bah, crow's mouth!" Henderson waved at Li Qing with a look of disgust, "I'm preparing to play tomorrow, don't curse me!"

"There are so many games during this period. Even if you don't make it to the game against Brighton, you will definitely make it to Tottenham's League Cup!" Li Qing said carelessly, but it made Henderson blush. Green.

"It's been a long time since I played. Can you stop cursing me like that?" Henderson glared at Li Qing angrily.

Seeing that Henderson was really angry, Li Qing quickly comforted him, "You are the captain, who will you play if you don't play in the next game? Do you still want me to be the captain?"

"Milner is injured again." Henderson said in a low voice. "The coach is very dissatisfied with the current situation of the team's midfield. I am very worried that I will not be the captain for a few more days."

Li Qing raised his eyebrows. Henderson's words were not without purpose. When the winter window opened, rumors of Liverpool's winter supplements were flying all over the sky. The departure of Klein and Solanke was to make room for newcomers. Many people in the Liverpool team Everyone is suspicious.

Klopp originally wanted to sign the Dortmund demon, Lovren's teammate Pulisic, but what he didn't expect was that Chelsea launched a gold and dollar offensive and bought Pulisic first for 65 million euros.

So Klopp targeted Keita's former teammate Dimo ​​Werner. The German international has rejected the team's request for a contract extension and is seeking a transfer.

There are rumors that Klopp and his team are paying close attention to Werner and hope to bring him in, so that Firmino can return to the midfield to improve the team's midfield creative ability and allow Werner to charge forward.

There are also rumors that Klopp intends to use the team's new star Rafael Camacho as a right-back, pushing Alexander-Arnold forward into the midfield where he is really good.

There are also rumors about Lyon's attacking midfielder Fekir with Liverpool. These news show from the side that Klopp is not satisfied with the current midfielder. The team lacks offensive organizers, which makes Klopp eager to sign The next powerful midfielder.

Therefore, Henderson's worries are normal. As he grows older, his position in Liverpool becomes even more unstable. If there are no games to play, leaving the team will definitely be on the agenda.

"Then go all out and play well against Brighton." Li Qing patted Henderson on the shoulder, "You are the captain, how can you doubt yourself?"

Henderson smiled. The physical therapy was just finished. He stood up, said hello to Li Qing and others, and left.

Looking at Henderson's slightly lonely back, Li Qing's eyes flashed with a strange light, and he made a decision in his heart.

Located in the southeast of England, there is a professional football club called Brighton and Hove Albion. It is Liverpool’s league opponent in the 22nd round, the Brighton team nicknamed the ‘Seagulls’.

Brighton are currently ranked 13th in the Premier League. Their coach Hughes seemed to have some expectations for this game during a Q\u0026A with the media.

"Against Liverpool you need to have a defensive plan, even Manchester City need to be careful of Liverpool's sharp attack, we need to have as much possession of the ball as possible and find a way to beat them."

"We have performed well recently, which will make us more relaxed at home, and when the game whistle blows, our players will always be fully committed. Of course, I prefer to face this game with a positive attitude. The game is like this!"

When Klopp was being interviewed, the questions he was asked by reporters more often were about the team's winter window signings. This made the Liverpool coach very dissatisfied, so when he was asked by reporters before the game, he said in the winter window The tone was poor when it came to whether the defender would be replenished.

"This kind of problem only always happens in England. It seems that as long as the club has some problems, it must rely on buying people to solve the problem. In fact, I think the existing personnel can fully cope with the current situation!"

In the game against Brighton, Henderson did not get a starting position. Milner started as the captain, forming a midfielder with Wijnaldum and Keita.

Gomez returned from injury in the back line, and Liverpool's previous steel defense finally reappeared in the second league game of the new year.

On the forward line, Li Qing, Firmino and Mane still formed a trident. With such a lineup, Klopp obviously came to Brighton with the intention of taking all three points.

However, the Seagulls have performed well in recent games, winning two and drawing two in four games and remaining unbeaten. In the last round of the league, they drew 2:2 with the Hammers West Ham United away, showing great resilience in the game.

Moreover, Brighton has played against various Premier League giants this season, with a very small difference in wins and losses, and basically scored goals, but Brighton has never defeated Liverpool at home in the top league.

Their head coach Hughes had led the team against Liverpool 6 times before, and all lost, so no one knows whether he can make history today.

It is worth mentioning that this game is Mane's 100th Premier League milestone in his Red Army career, so he is extremely eager to score goals in today's milestone game.

Before the game, Li Qing joked with him that he would give him assists so that he could score.