Chapter 672
Chapter 660 First round! focus!
On August 13, the opening game of the Premier League will be played by Hull City against last season’s Premier League champion Leicester City.
After 90 minutes of the game, Leicester City failed to perform enough and unfortunately lost to Hull City 2:1 away.
Many people also said that the miracle of Leicester City has been far away from them.
Especially after the Community Shield game, Leicester City’s state has also become ups and downs, as if it has suffered a big blow.
For this reason, a large number of media began to report that they are not optimistic about Leicester City this season.
At the same time, in the 6 games on the 13th, Everton VS Tottenham Hotspur is one of the favorites.
Pochettino’s Tottenham completed a Jedi counterattack at the end of last season, not only successfully entered the top three positions, but also qualified for the Champions League.
But in the first game, they drew with Everton 1:1 away.
Tottenham players Lamela and Everton Barkley contributed two goals in this field.
The game on the 13th ended, and the media also focused on the next day’s game.
The game on the 14th is the key battle.
Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea all played their season openers on this day.
There is also the highlight of Liverpool’s home game against Arsenal.
Before the game, many people began to predict the trend of the game.
More people said that Liverpool’s winning percentage is higher.
After all, Liverpool has shown enough performance last season, and they have a home bonus. They obviously have an advantage.
On the other hand, Arsenal has just completed the reorganization. Although they won the Community Shield, the strength of the lineup still has a question mark.
However, this game is still very interesting.
The first is the confrontation between the two marshals.
Mourinho VS Klopp.
Secondly, the defense lines of both sides are extremely tough.
Whether it is the combination of Van Dijk + Lovren or the combination of Hummels + Jimenez, these can be called first-class central defender combinations.
Secondly, Arsenal’s strong midfield play will play a key role.
Liverpool, on the other hand, relies more on the trident in the frontcourt to open up the situation.
Both sides have their own advantages, but we need to see which side has a better state.
On August 14, the entire Arsenal team took a bus to Anfield Stadium.
In the previous two rounds, Manchester City and Manchester United each won their own games and successfully scored three points.
After these two games, came the highlight of this round.
Liverpool VS Arsenal!
Fans all over the world also got up from the bed, ready to watch this battle of focus.
After coming to Anfield, the fiery atmosphere has begun to bake the entire stadium.
The strong football atmosphere at the scene told everyone that the fierce Premier League has officially opened.
The Arsenal team walked into the pitch in a low-key manner.
”Arsenal and Liverpool have entered the stadium. We can see from the screen that both Chen Man and Le Kai have serious expressions. It is obvious that the teams of both sides attach great importance to this game. It is not only their first round of the season, but also a key match to test the state of the new season! The reporter in front reports back!” The
camera shifted to the CCTV live broadcast room.
”Okay, thank you Xiaoman for the report.” He Wei flipped the card in his hand and said to the camera; “Judging from the performance of the two teams, this kind of strong game atmosphere has gradually affected them, and for the two teams For me, this opening match is even more important!”
”Arsenal has completed the reorganization this season, and Mourinho’s lineup configuration needs a strong enemy and opponent to test!”
”Liverpool failed to win the championship last season. Show an excellent performance, and all of these will be presented in this game!” The
players on both sides quickly completed their warm-up and returned to the locker room.
In Liverpool’s locker room, Klopp said loudly; “The new season, everything starts with this game. Believe in your own abilities. You are the strongest group. Walk out of the player tunnel and win the game! Give back to the fans with a wonderful game! “
In Arsenal’s dressing room, Mourinho said loudly: “I am an excellent head coach, I am determined to do so, and the players I pick must be the top players. Winning, so get out of the pitch and win! Everyone ready to fight!”
At the two corners of the player tunnel, Arsenal and Liverpool walked out almost at the same time.
Lucky led the Arsenal players to look ahead.
Henderson also had a silent and serious face.
The two sides came to the player tunnel and stood up. They were silent, and a tense atmosphere began to pervade.
Even the referee in front can feel the pressure of the imminent battle.
The tense atmosphere spread, and the referee turned his head to remind after getting the prompt to enter the field ahead; “Get ready.” Before he
finished speaking, the two captains roared directly.
”Arsenal!!!!!!——”
”Liverpool!!!——” The
Arsenal players roared: “Go!!!!” The
Liverpool players did not back down; “Ready to fight!!!!” The voices of
both sides were loud , A smell of gunpowder burst out suddenly, and even the referee was slightly shocked.
Soon, the referee took the lead, followed by players from both sides.
Wow! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ——The
entire Anfield stadium shook.
In the first game of the season, they also seemed extremely excited.
Of course, cheers were given to the Liverpool players.
All that was left to Arsenal was wild boos.
Cheers kept shaking the stadium, and a huge sense of oppression quickly hit.
In this atmosphere, players from both sides came to the front of the field and arranged in a horizontal formation.
At the same time, the starting rosters of both players also appeared on the big screen.
Arsenal (4-2-3-1):
Goalkeeper: Petr Cech.
Defenders: Bellerin, Jimenez, Hummels, Robertson.
Midfielders: Aubameyang, Kanter, Lucky, Ramsey, Wilshere.
Forward: Lukaku.
Liverpool (4-2-3-1):
Goalkeeper: Alisson.
Defenders: Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Moreno.
Midfielders: Chen Man, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Chamberlain, Salah.
Forward: Firmino.
The head coaches of both sides have come to the arena respectively, and their expressions are extremely serious.
Klopp’s expression is very serious. For some reason, he always feels a little flustered in his heart.
He looked at Lucy.
Although the tactics have been arranged, can it really work?
The captains of both sides complete the side guessing.
Liverpool got the ball first.
Both sides came to their own half.
The atmosphere became more tense.
Soon, under the whistle of the referee, the game officially started.
”Here is the first round of the 2016/2017 Premier League season, Liverpool VS Arsenal. This is also the focus of this round.”
With the opening of commentators from all over the world, after Firmino kicked off, Liverpool took the lead. attack.
It is still the rapid descent of the right wing.
Liverpool wanted to rely on Chen Slow’s speed to try a wave of offense.
After the ball came to Chen Man’s feet, the guy immediately started to explode, rushing over like an arrow off the string.
The Arsenal players also instantly entered a defensive state.
But surprisingly, Le Kai did not return to defense.
Seeing this, Klopp’s expression was slightly taken aback.
Even Chen Slow felt a little weird, the breakthrough went so smoothly.
But when he was about to finish the bottom, Bellerin had already stuck over, and at the same time Ramsey also blocked his horizontal inward line, and Jimenez stood in the protection position.
There are almost no attacking angles left.
Arsenal’s defensive positioning was quick.
After struggling for a while, Chen Man still couldn’t see any chance, so he could only choose to pass back.
It happened that Henderson came to the side to receive the ball, and Chen Slow passed it immediately.
But after the ball was passed, Chen Slow’s expression changed.
”Be careful behind you!”
Chen Man shouted anxiously.
Henderson immediately took possession of the ball and tried to protect, but a foot popped out from the side.
Henderson pulled the ball back, but found he couldn’t.
At this time, Le Kai was standing behind him, firmly stuck in his position.
”Oops!”
In desperation, Henderson poked the ball with his toe.
The ball hit Kante’s calf and flew off the touchline.
Arsenal’s first attempt at a tackle was unsuccessful, but they did a good job of fending off Liverpool’s attempt.
Three more sent! !