Extraordinary coach

Amid high expectations, the Southampton team soon arrived at Anfield under the leadership of Sun Yi.

This is a battle for the top spot between six straight winners.

Therefore, Anfield Stadium was full that day.

Unfortunately, Anfield does not belong to the Southampton team, and this time Southampton fans cannot have an advantage in numbers.

This made them shout loudly and unable to turn the opponent's stadium into their own home ground again.

There are also many Red Army fans. They were also very enthusiastic about such a focused battle today.

They came with almost everything they could. They want to create a home atmosphere for Liverpool and give Liverpool a favorable environment.

Last season, they originally intended to win the championship but were defeated by the suddenly emerging Southampton team on multiple fronts. This is an unbearable humiliation.

Today, in this game, they hope to get back everything they lost. They hope that Liverpool can wash away their shame and complete their revenge. So as to clear his name.

"Liverpool, revenge!"

This is the main slogan of Liverpool fans today. This is what they sincerely want to do.

"Today, we are not just fighting for the championship. We are also fighting for our dignity."

"Last season, here, we were defeated a few times against the opponent we faced today."

"Today, we will never allow this to happen again."

"Think of the tens of thousands of Reds fans in the stands watching us. This time, we must not let them down again."

"For the Red Army fans, for our dignity. Today we must fight to the end. We must fight for victory with all our strength!"

"Remember, no matter how the Southampton team becomes now. Today we only have one way to go: victory."

In the locker room, Klopp was doing his final mobilization before the game.

Today's game is of great significance to both the Liverpool team and him.

Klopp was humiliated several times by Sun Yi last season. He has been preparing for today's battle for a long time.

Today, he vows revenge. He wants to pay back all the humiliation he suffered from Sun Yi last season.

"Go. Get ready to fight. Go and tell the people of Southampton that everything the people of Liverpool have lost will be regained."

Klopp waved his hand, and the Liverpool team walked out of the locker room one by one with determination.

Looking at the players' expressions, Klopp also felt confident for a few minutes.

When the players entered the stadium with cheers from the fans, Klopp and Sun Yi also met on the sidelines.

"We meet again."

The two held hands together and had smiles on their faces.

This time, Klopp thoroughly learned the lessons of last season and did not start a verbal exchange with Sun Yi before the game.

Sun Yi is not a person who likes to talk actively, so he did not make any remarks that would anger Klopp before the game.

"Welcome to Anfield!" Klopp said with a smile. These words made him appear very graceful and landlord-friendly.

"Thank you. Today I brought you a brand new gift. I hope you will like it." Sun Yi also said with a smile.

I brought Cristiano Ronaldo this season, are you surprised?

Klopp naturally understood what Sun Yi meant. However, his expression did not change at all and he continued to smile.

"As long as it is a victory, we will definitely like it. Here, I would like to thank you for your kindness in giving us three points."

"Don't thank me yet. Thank you after you see our real gift."

"Then I'll wait and see."

The two shook hands again and even hugged each other before they separated.

People who don't know can't help but be surprised when they see this friendly exchange: "Hey, when did Klopp and Sun become friends? Why do they feel that their relationship has become so good?"

After they separated, Klopp looked calmly at the two sides entering the pre-match ceremony. When he saw Ronaldo, his brows furrowed slightly.

"Sun is really lucky. He was chosen by Cristiano Ronaldo."

With the addition of Ronaldo, Klopp knows that this will definitely make the Southampton team stronger.

"But it doesn't matter. You are getting stronger, and we are also getting stronger. After the training of last season, we are now stronger."

"Sun, today I will tell you that Klopp is back on his feet."

"I must defeat you who has Ronaldo! This is a double reward!"

Klopp secretly clenched his fists.

After Sun Yi returned to his bench, his eyes looked at Salah on the court with some surprise.

"It's already S-level."

Sun Yi discovered that Salah's strength had actually risen to S-level.

This is a watershed in strength.

Once the strength reaches S-level, it will transcend the ranks of ordinary stars. Became the world's top player.

Back then, Sun Yi said that he wanted to watch Salah fully unleash his talent and potential. Become a presence comparable to Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi.

I didn’t expect to actually see it today.

But now everything has changed.

Salah is no longer his most beloved disciple. Instead, he became his opponent's general.

While being happy for Salah, Sun Yi also paid more attention to this game.

At the same time, Sun Yi also somewhat understood why Liverpool performed so strongly this season.

Whether there is a star above S-level in the team makes a big difference.

Players of this level are like souls. Only with players of this level can a team become a truly strong team with a strong soul.

For example, Manchester City has De Bruyne and Barcelona has Messi.

"Fortunately, we have C Ronaldo this season." Otherwise, Southampton would be in big trouble in today's game.

Thinking of C Ronaldo who is getting better and better in Southampton. Sun Yi raised a confident smile at the corner of his mouth.

Sun Yi didn't know what kind of power Salah would have after upgrading to S-level. But he knew that C Ronaldo's joining brought a qualitative change to Southampton. Especially in terms of spirit and fighting spirit, it has been further enhanced.

Soon, all the pre-match ceremonies on the field ended.

Then, with the referee's whistle, the game began.

Due to the importance of this game, Sun Yi almost sent out the strongest lineup he could play today.

However, today's starting lineup is not the same lineup as the last game against Porto.

After that big battle, some players had some problems with their physical fitness. For example, Pulisic, who attacked very hard in the last game, did not appear in the game list today. Sun Yi replaced him with Prowse.

In addition, Balotelli, who was exhausted in the last game, was put on the bench by Sun Yi. Therefore, the starting center today is Rebic.

Originally, Sun Yi also considered letting Kaka rest. It was only because of the difficulty of the game that he decided to let Kaka continue to start.

In the game against Liverpool, we must not be weak in momentum. Otherwise, once the momentum is suppressed, I am afraid the game will be very passive.

Therefore, before the game, Sun Yi asked Southampton to kick out the momentum. We must not be weak on the field.

Liverpool must know that even at their home court, they have no advantage against Southampton.

The kick-off right of the game belongs to Southampton.

As soon as the kick-off, Southampton immediately launched an attack on Liverpool. And the offensive was very fierce.

With sufficient manpower invested in the attack, Southampton's first attack looked very powerful.

And in the end, Ronaldo completed a long shot.

Although Ronaldo's long shot did not pose much threat to Liverpool's goal. But it kicked out the strong momentum of Southampton.

"Oh my! Southampton with Ronaldo is really different!"

"You know, this is Anfield Stadium, Liverpool's home ground. They actually gave Liverpool a head start right at the start."

"This is clearly trying to take over!"

The fans of Southampton were the happiest about the momentum shown by Southampton's first attack.

"Haha. See. So what if it's your home ground?"

"In our Southampton team, there is no difference between home and away."

"No matter who you are, we just want to defeat you. We just want to run wild in your home ground."

"Come on!!! Southampton. Keep kicking their asses!"

Next, it was Liverpool's turn to organize the attack.

They also launched a fierce attack. This is their home court. How could they allow Southampton to run wild here?

The attitude shown by Southampton in the first attack aroused their anger and fighting spirit.

"Kill them. Let them know whose territory this is!"

Before this idea, Liverpool's attack was also very resolute and fast.

In the end, they completed a cut-in shot by Salah.

Although Salah's shot did not cause any substantial threat like Ronaldo. But it also showed their attitude.

It also made Liverpool fans shout excitedly.

"See? We Liverpool people don't allow anyone to run wild here."

"If you dare to provoke, we will fight back immediately."

"Come on, Liverpool! Kill these Southampton guys. Let them go back crying!!"

The game continued.

After Liverpool completed the attack, Southampton, who regained the ball, also launched an attack as soon as possible.

Goalkeeper Foster quickly kicked forward.

Although Rebic, who was at the front, did not gain an advantage in the header, the ball still landed at the feet of the Southampton team.

Attack!

Southampton immediately launched an attack on Liverpool's flanks by Kaka. At the same time, Ronaldo and Prowse on the other side also moved to support. Paulinho behind also sprinted forward at the first time.

Behind them, the defenders of the Southampton team also moved forward with the formation.

They were trying to increase the manpower input in the attack as much as possible.

Southampton's second attack was also very determined.

It's just that Klopp obviously made a lot of preparations today, and they stood in a defensive formation at the first time. This prevented Kaka, who was dribbling the ball, from finding a chance to shoot.

And after he passed the ball, the others were also defended at the first time.

Liverpool's timely and solid defense prevented Southampton from finding a comfortable offensive opportunity. In the end, Rebic could only force a shot.

Such a forced shot would naturally not be too threatening.

In turn, Liverpool retaliated with a goal.

Similarly, they did not pose much threat. Because Southampton has one of the best defenses in the Premier League. It is not so easy to break through.

In just a few minutes after the opening, both sides completed two shots.

This not only made the fans nervous and excited, but also made the game enter a high-intensity and high-tempo offensive frenzy from the beginning.

Next, both sides spared no effort to launch a fierce attack on each other. They all looked like they were going to kill each other immediately.

It’s just that both sides did a good job in defense and would not easily let the other side enter the penalty area.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

...

The sound of heavy kicks on the ball continued to sound.

The shots of both sides were constantly rising rapidly.

In just fifteen minutes, both sides contributed more than ten shots in total.

It was during these shots again and again that the fans of both sides couldn’t help but get nervous. Everyone held their breath. Fearing that they would miss the goal that would suddenly appear.

As the game progressed, the number of shots increased. Everyone felt that the goal was about to appear.

However, the goal did not come quickly. Instead, it took a full forty minutes to score the first goal.

It was Southampton who broke the deadlock on the field first. Relying on Ronaldo's goal-scoring ability, Southampton took the lead.

"Haha!!! Leading!!!"

"We took the lead in this game. The chance of winning has greatly increased."

Starting from this season, as long as Southampton leads the game, it will never be overturned by the opponent.

Even last season, as long as Southampton leads the game, the chance of winning is more than 90%.

So, seeing Southampton leading, the fans were happy. They even felt that this game was very sure to win.

"Haha. Now it's been more than forty minutes, and we will enter the second half with the lead."

"With a one-goal advantage in hand, this game is ours."

However, this time Liverpool showed surprising tenacity. Falling behind did not affect their morale. It didn't even affect their game rhythm on the field.

It seemed that falling behind was none of their business.

But it was this mentality that allowed them to display amazing fighting power.

Just three minutes later, they equalized the score.

Salah was in really good shape today. He took advantage of his quickness and flexibility. He first cut inside to get rid of Bertrand's defense, and then shot before Pavard could get in.

His shot was really high quality. Goalkeeper Foster jumped but still couldn't stop the ball from bouncing into the goal.

Seeing the lead gone.

Sun Yi could only sigh: "This game is really not easy. Salah is really hard to defend after reaching this level."