Chapter 673 Heavy Snow

"This weather is so damned!" Henderson looked up at the sky and cursed fiercely, his eyes gloomy. When he turned his head and saw the Liverpool players under the same roof with him, his mood became even worse.

Driving to the Melwood training base early in the morning, Henderson was in a bad mood when he saw the thick snow on the court. There was still heavy snow in the sky, and it was trending to get heavier.

"Captain, will tomorrow's game be cancelled?" Keita looked worried, but he didn't know if God heard his voice, but Xue suddenly stopped.

"I'd rather the game be cancelled." Seeing that the snow had stopped, Henderson's expression became even uglier. Keita and others didn't quite understand, but before they could figure it out, they saw someone shouting at them from the side of the training pitch.

"Get your tools and shovel the snow!" It was Klopp, the Liverpool coach wearing a black down jacket, who had already started shoveling the snow with a shovel.

"This is why I would rather the game be cancelled!" Henderson sighed, turned back into the base, moved tools, and started shoveling the snow.

Almost all the staff of the club and training base were mobilized, but it took a full two hours to clear the snow on the training ground.

But it was only cleaned up, and there was no way to clean it up. There was always some snow left on the turf of the stadium that could not be cleaned up.

Li Qing stepped onto the court and kicked the ball gently. As a result, the ball rushed far away, and Li Qing couldn't help but smack his tongue.

"Come up and adapt to the field. Every two people have a ball and work together to pass and receive!" Klopp shouted to the players, and soon the training ground was busy.

"Damn, this is out of control!" Henderson couldn't help complaining as he watched the ball fly far away.

The stadium that had just been cleared of snow had begun to produce thin ice, and the football was played much faster than usual. The thought of the game being played under such conditions made Henderson a little upset.

In the game against Leicester, Henderson will play as a right back. Originally, Henderson was a little uncomfortable with the new position, but a sudden heavy snowfall made him feel even more depressed.

Normally, Henderson is in the midfield, and if he loses the ball, the defender can help. But in this game, he is the defender. Once he loses the ball, he will concede the ball, which puts a lot of pressure on Henderson.

Mane stumbled and almost fell to the ground. The thin ice on the lawn has a great impact on a speedy player like him, especially when he is pedaling to accelerate, even if he has spikes on his feet, it is easy to happen. slippery.

Sliding on the football field means it will slow down, and without speed, Mane's threat on the field will be at least 30% lower than usual!

Klopp obviously saw the anomaly on the training ground, but there was nothing he could do about it.

In fact, Klopp also hopes that this game will be rescheduled. Playing on this kind of venue is definitely a big test for the players on the field.

But it is obviously impossible to hope that the game will be rescheduled. He has just received news that the Anfield Stadium has begun to clear the snow from the stadium, and the weather forecast also says that there will be no snow tomorrow, but the temperature will be very low.

"What a damn weather!" Klopp couldn't help complaining, but he thought of other things in his mind and his expression became slightly more relaxed.

He has received news that the referee of this game will be the famous English whistler Martin Atkinson, who is an old acquaintance of Liverpool.

The famous whistler once sent off Gerrard, who came on as a substitute for less than a minute in the 2015 Double Red Match, with a straight red card.

But more often than not, Atkinson's role as the referee is good news for Liverpool, because data shows that when Atkinson officiates Liverpool's games, he will give more cards to Liverpool's opponents than to Liverpool. many.

The last game Atkinson officiated for Liverpool happened to be last year's double-club battle, when Manchester United lost 1:3 to Liverpool at Anfield. It was that game that caused Mourinho to be dismissed by the club two days after the game. Dismissed.

In this way, the weather is fair for both sides of the game, and Liverpool can take advantage of the location by having one more day to adapt to the venue than their opponents. Now coupled with the referee's advantage, the location and the people are both good. Klopp This gave me a little more confidence.

However, these are only external conditions. If Liverpool wants to win this game, it must rely on its own strength to solve the problem.

The opponent Leicester City has a full lineup, and the Blue Fox coach Pierre is also an old acquaintance, especially Liverpool's main central defender Van Dijk, who once played for Pierre as the coach of Southampton for a period of time.

Therefore, Liverpool's current defense must be the focus of Leicester's comments in the game. Because of the last game, I believe Pierre will make tactical arrangements for Liverpool's defense personnel.

Klopp is a little worried about this. Lovren has just returned from injury and is not suitable to be played immediately for safety reasons. Matip is not so reassuring, but the most worrying thing is that Van Dijk has been a little small recently. hurt.

Although Van Dijk's current minor injury does not affect the game, it also casts a shadow on Klopp's heart. After all, Robertson is completely healthy in the entire Liverpool defense.

As for Henderson's temporary guest appearance on the right wing, Klopp is also worried about it. After all, Henderson is not a defender. As an attacking midfielder, Klopp is very worried about Henderson playing forward in the game. After insertion, it cannot be returned in time.

But compared to these, Klopp is more worried about Li Qing.

In the match against Crystal Palace, Li Qing's performance was too abnormal.

Liverpool's top scorer helped the team end the game at the end, but Li Qing's performance throughout the game was very puzzling.

Klopp originally planned to find time to talk to Li Qing, but then he got busy and forgot about it. In addition, Li Qing's recent training status looked good, and Klopp was also worried that the conversation would have a counterproductive effect, so he put it aside.

But today's sudden snowstorm brought out Klopp's worries.

After all, Li Qing, like Mane, is a speed player. Once the game is about to go into a snow battle, Klopp is worried that Li Qing will perform abnormally again. Once such a situation occurs, it can be described as a disaster for Liverpool's offense.

But at this moment, Li Qing on the court made a very artistic pass, and the ball accurately found Keita opposite him. Seeing this scene, Klopp suppressed his uneasiness.