Chapter 51 The Soul of Liverpool

Liverpool's offense was fierce, but Southampton played more seasoned and steadily.

Liverpool attacked Southampton continuously and got many shooting opportunities. The Anfield fans screamed from time to time, but they never scored. It was not until the 12th minute that Southampton got the first shot. Gerrard passed through. Rooney fired an angry shot, but unfortunately the ball flew into the stands.

This shot attracted countless boos. Rooney is the most unpopular guy in Liverpool. It is normal to boo.

"Hey, Wayne, retire now!"

"Your hair has fallen out and you can be a grandpa."

Liverpool fans don't mind humiliating and disorienting Rooney.

snort,

Rooney snorted, not angry. At this age, he should know how to respond.

Don't let me find a chance to score...

Although there were few opportunities, he played very focused and came back from time to time to help Southampton's defense. Liverpool are very young, and their impact and physical fitness are much better than those of Southampton's old guys.

But that doesn’t mean there aren’t any young people in Southampton. There are a lot of them. This is just a tactic, just a tactic against Liverpool.

Don't Liverpool like to attack? Then let them attack.

The defense led by Van Dijk was very stable and did not make any mistakes. Although the Red Army's offensive was fierce, they failed to pass Van Dijk when it came to the final goal.

Liverpool attacked hard for half an hour and finally began to slow down the pace of the attack.

Is the counterattack about to begin? Dong Fangzhuo in the VIP seats has been very quiet and not as excited as ordinary fans. His identity is very special. He has three identities: player, coach and boss, so he can watch the game from different angles.

He had been paying attention to Southampton's performance and knew that Southampton would try to step up their attack after the half-hour mark.

Now, as expected.

The two wingers moved quickly, catching both sides of Liverpool off guard.

But when they were in a hurry, it was Gerrard in the middle who took the shot. A scalpel-like pass was passed to Rooney's feet again. The Liverpool central defender failed to mark him in time. Rooney glanced at the goalkeeper, adjusted a step, and suddenly hit a lob shot directly into the goal. In the far corner, the goalkeeper is beyond reach.

Lob shot to score!

1:0.

This was Rooney's second shot of the first half.

Anfield was quiet, without a sound. Dong Fangzhuo, who was in the VIP seat, scanned the audience and saw the entire Anfield stand from this angle for the first time.

It is as desolate as a coffin at this moment...

Rooney jumped up in the air and roared with an extremely clear voice. He rushed towards Gerrard to celebrate wildly, but Gerrard remained motionless, like a wooden man. He couldn't celebrate here yet, and he couldn't...

"Dong,"

"Your Southampton are terrible."

Next to him is Liverpool legend Dalglish.

"Thanks."

There are still people who understand football...

Is not this nonsensical? Can Dalglish not understand football?

"Liverpool are young and your team is mature."

"Liverpool may not be able to win this game."

Dalglish is very calm, this can be analyzed.

"I don't know, Klopp is a good coach. Whenever you fire him, I will hire him." Dong Fangzhuo smiled.

The chairman of Liverpool next to him was stunned.

What's the meaning? We never thought about dismissing Klopp. Finally invited him here and fired him? This is not our tradition. At least, he should be the most suitable coach for Liverpool in recent years.

"Dong, don't even think about it. We won't fire him."

"He is the best manager in England."

"Haha, Mourinho and Guardiola don't think so."

…

At halftime, Liverpool was still 0:1 behind.

In the second half, Liverpool once again pressed high and attacked wildly. But who are Rooney, Gerrard, Carrick, and Fletcher? How could it be possible to be easily defeated by Liverpool?

75th minute,

Carrick passed the ball in the backcourt, Rooney headed the ball over, and Gerrard won the ball and shot angrily.

He finally scored the goal of Liverpool, and the Anfield fans were crying!

The former captain broke through Liverpool's gate, what is this?

0:2, Liverpool may be unable to recover.

Some KOP fans were angry and finally scolded Gerrard.

"Steve!"

"asshole!"

"asshole!"

"You don't have to play. Do you know how important this game is?"

"Losing this game, we were almost out of the title race and now fell into the Europa League, while Southampton climbed to fourth."

"Ah, why, why, why is this happening?"

"Why did you let Steve go in the first place?"

Many fans began to realize that selling Gerrard would actually lead to such a day? Gerrard wants to send Liverpool to their graves himself?

Although Gerrard did nothing and only changed from the captain of Liverpool to the captain of Southampton, Liverpool suffered another tragedy.

At least this game is.

The fans' worries are actually not unnecessary. Southampton has revealed their ambition. They are going to the Champions League. Now that they have defeated Liverpool, it can be said that they have climbed to fourth place on Liverpool's shoulders.

After going to No. 4, they won't think about it again...

In the end, Liverpool lost 0:2 at home, and misfortune became a reality.

Gerrard also seemed to know what this game meant. At the end of the game, his face was twisted and he looked very painful, and most of the fans in the game were scolding him.

"Steve, go to hell!"

"disappear as far as you can!"

"We hate you forever!"

The word 'hate' is used...

"Steve, don't mind, you will get used to it in the future." Rooney hugged his arm and comforted him, "It was the same when I left Everton."

"One day, they will understand."

"It's just football."

Next to the players' tunnel, a frustrated Klopp raised his glasses and stared at Gerrard. I really regret letting Gerrard leave.

The soul of the Red Army is still him...

The current Liverpool team does not have a soul like Gerrard. I have to find the soul of Liverpool. Since there is no Gerrard, let the whole Liverpool team have a soul!

Klopp quickly shook off his frustration and became strong and rational again. This is not the Liverpool he needs. The Liverpool he needs can overcome obstacles and win without anyone!

After all the games in this round, Chelsea is first, Manchester United is second, Manchester City is third, Southampton is fourth, Liverpool is fifth, Arsenal is sixth, Leicester City is seventh, and Tottenham is eighth. The pattern of the Premier League has changed. Already...

Southampton's unexpected rise disrupted everything.