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"The ball went in?"

"The ball went in!"

"Oh My God!"

"Mane!"

"Again, during the counterattack, he gave full play to his speed advantage and forcibly overtook another car on the outside. Yang Feng's defense had no choice but to rush directly into Liverpool's penalty area and complete a one-handed goal."

"3 to 2!"

"Southampton turned it around at home."

"It really was an amazing game!"

The Liverpool players were a little dazed. Maybe they never dreamed that Southampton's sharp counterattack and attack with such a high success rate would pose such a big threat to themselves in the game.

Liverpool, which led by two goals at halftime, was actually overturned by the home team Southampton in the away game.

No one thought that after 80 minutes on the field, the situation would change suddenly. Southampton scored two goals in 5 minutes, and they reversed the score at the last moment of the game.

Liverpool, on the other hand, missed a good game. At the last moment of the game, they had to press out in an all-round way, with the goal of striving for a draw.

However, within the last few minutes.

The imposing Southampton is sticking to their own half. If there is a chance, they will continue to drive the ball towards Liverpool's half. With a few minutes of defending, they will get Liverpool's offensive end without any goal. Chance.

Even though Benteke, Yang Feng, and several high-point players were nailed to Southampton's penalty area to find opportunities at the last moment, it's just that the wing was unable to open Southampton's defense, making the final Liverpool had no chance at all to equalize.

3 to 2!

Liverpool, which desperately needed league points, was conceded 3 goals in the second half by Southampton in an away game with a two-goal lead, completing a 3-2 comeback.

It also allowed Liverpool to chase the top Leicester City, further falling into a disadvantage.

After the game, in the process of returning to the base by car, the atmosphere of the entire Liverpool team was a little dull.

Although the loss of this game is quite large, there have been many games recently, which caused the players to listen to the decline and was unable to maintain the game state in the second half.

However, the two-goal lead at halftime was overturned in the end. This actually still has quite a problem.

The head coach Klopp still broke the dullness on the court. He didn't say much, but said that the team will have a day off in the next day, so that the players can have a process of self-adjustment and recovery.

For Klopp, although he is not satisfied with the team's performance in the second half of the game, he also knows that physical problems cannot be overcome simply by tenacious spirit.

After a loss that was reversed by 3 goals, Liverpool began to prepare for the battle, facing the next home game with Tottenham with all their strength.

Relying on their recent outstanding performance, Tottenham have already ranked third in the standings.

This young guard led by Pochettino has surpassed the Manchester City duo and the old strong teams Arsenal and Chelsea this season. It seems that there is a high probability that they will stay in the top four of the standings at the end of the season. , and then get tickets to the UEFA Champions League next season.

This strong duel is a strong battle between the two coaches Klopp and Pochettino.

It is also a game that Liverpool must win if they want to continue to maintain the pressure on Leicester City.

This game has been recuperated for a week. The physical impact of the previous two fierce battles with Atletico Madrid, as well as the impact of injuries, has further weakened.

Most of Liverpool's previous injured players returned to the game in full condition in this game.

Except for Firmino, who has no way to play yet, everyone else can already play against the strong enemy Tottenham.

Fortunately, as far as Liverpool's schedule is concerned, in the later stages of the game, almost all of the strong teams encountered are Liverpool's home court.

At Anfield, the change of direction actually increased Liverpool's probability of victory, giving Liverpool greater confidence, and possibly, to fight for the final victory.

In this game, although the absolute offensive core player on the front line, Firmino still has no way to play the game.

However, Sturridge has been in a healthy state during this period, and it is not such a big problem for Klopp's employment and offensive tactics.

Sturridge's personal offensive ability can barely match Liverpool's current offensive tactics.

It's just that his defensive attitude and ability, although not bad, may still be a bit behind Firmino.

And in terms of passing ability, there is a certain gap between Sturridge and Firmino.

However, it wasn't too much of an impact.

Facing Tottenham, which is good at defensive counterattacks and has good positional warfare capabilities, Liverpool will not exert too much pressure on the offensive end during the game.

For this game, the most important thing is to compete in the midfield.

Liverpool's lineup is 451.

Sturridge played as a lone striker at the forefront.

And Coutinho and Lallana served as the left and right wingers respectively.

The three B2B midfielders, Milner, Henderson, and Emre Can can all play in this game, which not only strengthens the Liverpool team's offense, but also strengthens Liverpool's midfield defense capabilities.

There is not much difference in the positions of the defense line and the goalkeeper. They are still the 5 players with the most appearances in previous games.

As for Tottenham, it is also 451 against.

It's just that, unlike Liverpool's offense, which relies on ball possession and technical breakthroughs, Tottenham's offensive style, in terms of player composition, is destined to play a completely different offensive tactic from Liverpool in the game.

The starting striker is Harry Kane, a young striker who has recently risen to fame.

The left and right wingers are Ali and South Korean international Sun Xingmin.

Both of them are, after all, speed players.

Although he has certain foot skills, in the game, he relies more on his own speed to overwhelm his opponent.

Eriksson must be a player with a strong offense and a weak defense. His role is to pass the ball to his teammates in front of him in the middle, so that his teammates can get better offensive opportunities.

The two defensive midfielders are Dell and Dembele.

On the back line, Tottenham's back line is mainly defended by two central defenders.

On the other hand, right back Kyle Walker and left back Rose are in the game, in addition to defending, they have to put a lot of energy into offense.

In the goalkeeper position, it is still the French national goalkeeper Lloris.

Both sides have strong offensive capabilities and excellent defensive background, so even if Liverpool is sitting at Anfield in this game, they cannot be taken lightly.

For Liverpool, they can no longer tolerate the loss of points.

The head-to-head confrontation between two powerful teams is fast-paced for the progress of the game.

When there is a good counter-attack opportunity, both teams can quickly play the ball forward, showing quick offensive means and performance.

At the beginning of the game, the offensive rhythm of the two teams developed rapidly.

It should not even be said to be the offensive rhythm, but the defensive counterattack of the two teams, which was quite targeted.

The offensive of the two teams will encounter the tenacious blocking of the opponent's defense line, and even if there is a slight mistake on the offensive end, the opponent will catch it, directly complete the offensive and defensive transition, and quickly attack the opponent's hinterland, to try Rely on the extremely threatening counterattack to gain an offensive advantage.

From the very beginning of the game, the two teams raised the pace of the game very fast.

The conversion rate at both ends of offense and defense is extremely fast, which can be regarded as a feast for the fans.

In the 7th minute of the game, Tottenham's counterattack took the lead in playing a great threat.

Kyle Walker's speed advantage on the wing is very effective.

As a full-back who has become the top of the Premier League and even the top in the world, Kyle Walker has not only played with speed in the past two years at Tottenham, but also has become more mature in other technical abilities.

Now, judging from the rumors in the European transfer market, in this era of shortage of full-backs, Kyle Walker has attracted the attention of many European giants. Not to mention, the transfer fee may also be astronomical, which will bring great profits to Tottenham. s return.

In the midfield, Tottenham rely more on the four-man team in the frontcourt to launch the attack.

And Kyle Walker, among all the others, is the player who supports the frontcourt 4 the most.

In this Tottenham counterattack, Liverpool made a mistake when passing the ball in the midfield.

Henderson passed the ball straight into the penalty area in the middle, and did not form a tacit understanding with Sturridge. After the ball was intercepted, Tottenham directly launched a quick counterattack.

It was Son Xingmin on the right who was in charge of the rapid advance.

At this time, Sun Xingmin, the king of Asia, still played more of his speed advantage in the game.

But it is the speed advantage that can cause a lot of trouble for many people.

Sun Xingmin's quick breakthrough on the right is to forcibly tear a hole on the side during the game, and then make an extremely effective offensive response.

Sun Xingmin's flank advancement really made Liverpool's defense like a formidable enemy.

Fortunately, there are still enough left-behind personnel on Liverpool's defense line. Although Sun Xingmin increased his speed at the first time, it still restricted Sun Xingmin's offensive oppression before Sun Xingmin attacked the hinterland.

It's just that, in addition to Sun Xingmin, Tottenham also has Kyle Walker.

It is true that Liverpool's side defense blocked Sun Xingmin and put enough pressure on Sun Xingmin.

But Kyle Walker on the other side also exploded with his speed during the game, forcibly creating offensive opportunities on the right.

Sun Xingmin's own attack was fruitless, and he decisively distributed the ball to Kyle Walker, who was closer.

Kyle Walker fully exploded his speed and accelerated forward, so that Moreno's defense could not catch up with his speed at all, and he could not form an effective defense.

Liverpool's entire defense line was forced near the small penalty area line because of Kyle Wall's breakthrough from the bottom, and Harry Kane and Ali's quick advance.

However, Kyle Walker's pass did not directly choose to pass the ball to the goal. Instead, he chose to control the ball during the game, turned the ball into a triangle, and passed it back to the penalty spot.

It was Eriksson, the absolute core of Tottenham's midfielder, who followed up.

You know, Eriksson is just the core of Tottenham's midfield playmaker. His organizational ability is indeed excellent, but his ability to hit the goal is also not weak.

This is a player with quite comprehensive offensive skills, and his one-shot ability is also one of the offensive methods that Tottenham rely on on the offensive end.

With a follow-up shot to hit the goal, Eriksson's shot angle was quite tricky.

The direction of the ball hitting the goal is the lower left corner, and Eriksson is fully exerting force, and the ball speed is not slow.

It's just that Mignolet once again showed his defensive value on the goal line this time.

An excellent side throw, directly blocked the ball.

After the ball bounced out, Yang Feng quickly made a clearance.

Liverpool dodged a bullet.

However, although Tottenham's counterattack threat is great, but in this game, Liverpool, which is in great need of victory, was not frightened by Tottenham's counterattack threat.

Instead, in the game, continue to strengthen his investment in the offensive end, and he is bound to win this game.

Liverpool want to win the championship, but they are not allowed to continue to lose points in the league.

Liverpool need to win, they need to attack, to score goals in the game, and then create conditions for the team to win.

Even if they know that Tottenham's counterattack is very efficient, even if they know that Tottenham are good at defensive counterattacks, but Liverpool can only attack, and can only improve the rhythm of the game to play the offensive method they want.

Fortunately, Liverpool's offensive ability is there, the Anfield Stadium, the "blessing" of the fans on the Liverpool players is still there.

Liverpool's offense can still receive good offensive results.

In the 13th minute of the game, Liverpool's siege in the frontcourt reaped results.

The positions of Liverpool's frontcourt players were exchanged, and Lallana came to the left.

This sudden change of position caused confusion among Tottenham's defensive players in the defense.

Lallana was able to get a certain amount of attacking space on the left, and when he made a breakthrough directly on the left, he made a sudden stop, opened up the space, and made a cross to find Milner in the penalty area.

Milner's quick forward drive, just inside the penalty area, was given a chance with Sturridge helping to draw the defensive fire.

He volleyed and hit the goal without stopping the ball, which was done very well.

However, Lowry played equally well and blocked the ball.

However, Rose's clearance ball made a mistake.

The ball was not kicked far, but was directly kicked by Yang Feng, and hit the Tottenham penalty area again.

Coutinho caught the ball with his back, turned around halfway on the spot, and shot the goal with one kick.

The ball blasted directly, and it was another shocking long shot.

Lori was caught off guard, and when he saw the ball shot out and wanted to react, it was too late.

"The ball went in!"

"The ball went in!"

"Coutinho made a long-range shot and scored the first goal for Liverpool!"

In this game, it is necessary to win, and it is also Liverpool's own game to prove its own strength. Taking the lead first is an excellent signal.