Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 1035 A Good Start ([-])

The bosses of the Premier League are not all very rich, but the teams in the Premier League can get a lot of money from the huge broadcast fees every year. In addition, although the stadiums of many teams in the Premier League are small, the attendance rate is very high. It has always been relatively high, and the game-day income is not low, so generally the relegation teams have money to squander in the transfer market.

But this is not the case for Stoke City. The owners behind them, the Coates family, also have a net worth of nearly 10 pounds, but they are surprisingly stingy in the transfer market. So far this season, they have completed most of the transactions, and their entry and exit are basically balanced. There is also a slight surplus, which means that the seller has more money than the buyer.

Through the transfer, it can basically be seen that Stoke City is also a team dedicated to relegation, and has no further thoughts.

Everyone knows these things well, so it’s hard to say clearly how Pulis, the hero of Stoke City’s relegation, was fired back then. Stoke City said he was incapable of leading the team to go further. What does that mean? It is said that they all show that they are a Premier League team with pursuit.

But in fact, no, Prince said that if you want to make progress, first of all, you have to buy people. If you don’t buy people, how can you make progress?

Of course, the chairman of Stoke City may not be wrong about one thing. Prince is indeed not a good coach who can bring the mid-range team to a better level. Too simple and rude.

The reason why the giants are not interested in him is because he does not play in the same way as the giants. If there is no accident, there is a great possibility that the strong team will become a relegation team.

The current coach of Stoke City is Mark Hughes. Last season, Liverpool completed a double play, which made him brood. This time at the BET365 stadium, Mark Hughes' only thought is to cause trouble for Liverpool.

For Liverpool, Klopp sent a formation of 4231. The goalkeeper is still Mignolet. Defenders Klein, Degan, Lovren and Moreno are lined up. The midfielder Kanter and Emre Can partnered. , the central midfielder is Henderson, the wings are Zhang Yuan and Coutinho, and the single forward is Firmino.

Stoke City is also 4231. Goalkeeper: Butland Defender: Glenn Johnson, Cameron Munessa Peters, midfielder Whalen and Van Ginkel partner, in front of them is Walters Charlie Adam And Afeilai, the striker is Diouf.

Stoke City has two former Liverpool players. Glenn Johnson has just signed for Stoke City this summer. The other is Charlie Adam. He played for Liverpool for a season before. Dessen joined the team at the same time, but he failed to play, Liverpool lost 500 million pounds on him.

It is worth noting that in Stoke City's starting lineup today, two players are free transfers, except for Glenn Johnson, and Afellay is a free transfer from Barcelona.

This basically explains the situation of Stoke City, spending a small amount of money to do big things!
The BET365 stadium is crowded with people, and it is not far from Liverpool, so even the away seats are full.

After the start of the game, Stoke City was not conservative, and their attitude was more positive. It is normal to try to give Liverpool a bad start. Many teams in the Premier League are not conservative teams. At least they have to come out when they should come out , of course, if the opponent completely takes the initiative, they will naturally shrink back.

On the contrary, Liverpool felt that they were not prepared enough. It was a bit uncomfortable to be beaten up by Stoke City. It was a bit chaotic in terms of organization. Stoke City played in a simpler way. There is no way to pay attention to ball control. They don't have the ability to make gradual progress. This requires absolute control of the ball. Even if a weak team gets the ball, they can't do it.

Stoke City is like this, they don't have the ability to make the ball possession advance like Liverpool, Charlie Adam's pass can't be said to be bad, but he needs space to pass the ball, that is to say, the players defending him must have a little distance from him, He can pass well. When he is under pressure, his passing ability is greatly reduced. This is one of the reasons why he couldn't play in Liverpool!

If you change a team, the level of defense you face is different. In Blackpool, the opponents may be a little looser with him, but it will definitely not be the case in Liverpool, so his years in Liverpool are with the team. Oops, Liverpool fans are quite unimpressed with this Scot!
Stoke City created an excellent chance in the first few minutes, but Diouf, who outflanked the goal, missed the ball. This Diouf is not the Diouf who used to play for Liverpool. Ouf is Mam Diouf. He played for Molde in Sweden before, and was later spotted by Ferguson and came to Manchester United. However, he failed to make a name for himself in Manchester United. He moved to Hannover 95 and came to Stowe last summer. Kecheng.

He performed very well in Stoke City last season, scoring 34 goals in 11 league games. For a small club, this statistic is quite dazzling. This summer also attracted some attention. Fortunately, Stoke City is not willing to sell!

After 10 minutes, Liverpool finally came to their senses and took the initiative on the field. Like the previous game, Kanter gradually showed his advantages. According to the communication between Klopp and Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan Currently playing as a right winger, Coutinho occupies the other side. In order to maximize Zhang Yuan’s energy, Zhang Yuan did not undertake any defensive tasks, so Klopp assigned Kanter to Zhang Yuan. On the other side, this is intended to make full use of Kanter's ability to run and fill the gap behind Zhang Yuan in Liverpool's response to Stoke City's counterattack.

Once he regained his senses, Stoke City's advantage was gone, and they were forced to retreat to defend. Liverpool was already mentally prepared for such a tough battle, and Zhang Yuan began to take on more organizational responsibilities at this time.

Charlie Adam held his breath in his heart. He was naturally unhappy when he was double-killed by his old club last season. Aiming at Zhang Yuan, fouls were taken several times, the referee couldn't bear it, and finally showed him a yellow card in the 23rd minute of the first half.

Mark Hughes shook his head from below, but he couldn't say anything. It's right to be active in the face of his old club. The penalty scale is still being reduced, and there is no way to continentalize it!

Stoke City's defensive organization is quite tight, but they can't stand Liverpool's tricks. In the 29th minute, Liverpool played a clever cooperation in the frontcourt. Zhang Yuan took the ball from the right and passed it directly to Firmino. Firmino Nuo is actually not as tall as Zhang Yuan, but this guy's ability to hold the ball with his back is good, and he clings to Munessa tightly.

After Zhang Yuan passed the ball and passed Afeilai, Firmino had an idea to flick the ball horizontally and passed it to Zhang Yuan again. Zhang Yuan picked up the offensive rhythm and directly dribbled the ball into the penalty area of ​​Stoke City. A fake shot, but the ball was given to Klein who was plugging in.

Klein volleyed directly from a small angle before Peters blocked it. Butland made a serious mistake in the face of the ball. He made a mistake in his judgment and actually missed the ball from his crotch. This script was not too threatening. The shot turned into a goal!
Klein was beaming with joy. This was his first goal after joining Liverpool, and it came so quickly, how upset he is!
Klopp also breathed a sigh of relief. Liverpool's first half was not particularly good. Both Zhang Yuan and Firmino had good opportunities, but they were all wasted. This time they finally grasped it. Next The game will be much easier, because he knows that no team is willing to lose at home, and Stoke City will definitely make all moves soon.

He guessed it right. Many teams in the Premier League are like this. Once they fall behind, they react very quickly. They can't wait to equalize the score immediately. Mark Hughes can't sit still, and soon asks the team to move forward with a big wave of his hand.

(End of this chapter)