Chapter 563 A Bad Start

On the evening of November 7, Anfield was crowded with fans inside and outside, and there was a sea of ​​red everywhere. The fans of Shakhtar Donetsk were completely reduced to embellishment in the red sea.

At this time, the sky was drizzling, and the temperature was slightly cool. Liverpool, which entered November, welcomed the first rain of winter today, just before the match between Liverpool and Shakhtar Donetsk.

The fans were still enthusiastic under the drizzle, but Klopp had a constipated expression on his face in the home team coaching seat in Anfield.

Damn it, this rain didn't fall earlier or later, but before the game, and judging from the rain, tonight's game will definitely be played in the rain!

Klopp looked at the list of visiting team players he had just received in his hand, and his mood became even worse.

Before the game, he received news that Shakhtar Donetsk captain Stepanenko and midfielder Tyson would miss the game due to injury.

But the current player list, and Stepanenko and Tyson who are warming up on the court, let Klopp know that this game will be a tough battle.

Stepanenko is a Ukrainian international, the core of both the national team and the club team, while Tyson is another major threat in the midfield of Shakhtar Donetsk.

In the first round of the match against Liverpool, both Stepanenko and Tyson missed the game due to injuries. The club originally announced that they would still rest in this game, but they didn't expect it to be smoke.

Two unexpected variables, plus the rain, Klopp's previous tactical arrangements became a dead letter, which forced him to completely overturn the previous arrangements for the players and re-formulate tactics for the players on the spot.

"It's raining today, and the game is likely to fall into a stalemate. Everyone must pay attention to warming up, kicking quickly during the game, paying more attention to cover in the midfield and backcourt, and must concentrate, don't let the opponent kick long..."

In rainy games, the ball will have unpredictable ricochets or refractions during contact. Usually some teams will arrange players with good long shots to play the role of cold arrow shooters in the game.

Due to geographical restrictions, football matches in Ukraine are often held on rainy or even snowy days, while Liverpool is one of the few tourist cities in Great Britain where the weather is still mild in winter.

So in today's game, the visiting team had all the advantages of time, place and people. The home team did not actually have any home advantage except that the home fans cheered louder than the visiting fans.

Especially under the leadership of Klopp, Liverpool's current offense is to create more receiving points for teammates in the frontcourt through the continuous and rapid position change of players in the midfield and frontcourt, creating imbalances and loopholes in the opponent's defense system, and forming opportunities to score goals.

In this offensive method, most of the Liverpool players form shooting opportunities through ground cooperation, so it is very demanding for the players' personal breakthroughs and physical fitness.

After all, no matter how good the players are, as long as they are in high-speed movement, the human body will be in an oxygen-free environment, and the team will not be able to avoid mistakes and loopholes.

It's just that Liverpool's players were very adaptable to such offense before, and the players were more talented than players from other teams, so Liverpool was able to lead their opponents by a large score in the first half many times this season.

But today's game was played in the rain, and the ground was slippery. There are many unpredictable factors in football on such a field. Once the opponent plays to his strengths in this weather, it will be a disaster for Liverpool.

Moreover, football games are not like basketball games. Basketball games can make almost unlimited substitutions and suspend the game at any time to arrange tactics. In football games, apart from the halftime break, most of the time, the players can only rely on themselves to find ways to deal with the opponents on the field.

Therefore, after rearranging the tactics, Klopp was rarely worried and stood on the edge of the field, watching the players who began to warm up on the field.

Li Qing could see the coach's worries, but he didn't say anything. For him, instead of worrying about this and that, it is better to end the game with a big score.

Since he was able to deal with the opponent before, he can definitely deal with the opponent at his home court.

"Beep..."

With the whistle of Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai, the game between Liverpool and Shakhtar Donetsk began.

The visiting team at Anfield took advantage of the kick-off advantage and quickly organized a wave of offensive.

Kayodi, the striker of the Shakhtar Donetsk team, quickly passed the ball to his teammate Tyson on the right. Tyson, who was not as good as his name, showed his flexible and changeable style of play as a Brazilian player. He broke through Wijnaldum who rushed towards him and passed the ball.

The ball bounced on the slippery grass, and the players of both sides scrambled for it. The strong bodies of the Shakhtar Donetsk team showed their advantages at this time.

Henderson, who was 1.87 meters tall and weighed less than 70 kilograms, was knocked away by the opponent's midfielder Stepanenko. He took the ball and broke through a few steps forward, and suddenly shot a cold arrow.

This kick was very powerful, and Stepanenko kicked a half-high ball. The ball had an obvious downward arc in the air. Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson did not dare to be arrogant and rushed to the direction where the ball fell.

But at this moment, a figure flashed in front of Alisson as fast as lightning, and the ball suddenly disappeared in front of Alisson.

The Liverpool fans who were cheering loudly in the stands suddenly felt as if their necks were being strangled at the same time, and the entire Anfield stadium was silent for at least three seconds.

Inside Liverpool's goal, the ball lay quietly in the net. Less than a minute had passed since the game, and the visiting striker Maicon of the Shakhtar Donetsk scored for his team.

Klopp shook his hands fiercely, gritted his teeth, and closed his eyes in pain. He didn't expect that the thing he was most worried about would happen so soon.

Just like the goal lost against Manchester City in the eighth round of the league, Stepanenko's powerful low pass showed his strength that was not inferior to De Bruyne.

But Klopp didn't expect that the short Brazilian striker Maicon in the opponent's team was not inferior to Aguero in terms of ability to grab points in front of the goal. He actually got ahead of his compatriot Alisson and poked the ball into the goal.

The big screen on the scene immediately gave Klopp a close-up. The solemn expression of the Liverpool head coach instantly fell into the eyes of tens of thousands of people in the stadium. The last time Klopp had such an expression on his face, he probably even forgot when he had forgotten.

After scoring the goal, Maicon and Stepanenko happily hugged each other, and soon more players of the Shakhtar Donetsk team cheered and rushed towards them.

In the opponent's home court, when no one is optimistic about us, it feels really good to score against the opponent!

Liverpool's players were a little confused, and they all looked solemn after they reacted. None of them expected that the opponent would score so quickly, especially Henderson and Wijnaldum, who couldn't figure out how the ball was scored.

But at this time, a familiar voice came from the center circle, "Why are you all standing there? The game has just started!"