Revive Liverpool

Chapter 139 A small victory over Stoke City
Since winning the Community Shield before the 2006-07 season, Liverpool has not won any championships in the past five and a half years. As long as they can reach the finals, Liverpool is very likely to break the championship drought.

Now facing Manchester City, Liverpool has taken a [-]-[-] lead away from home.

Winning the next away game against Manchester City seems to be a no-brainer.

After all, Liverpool may encounter the Championship team (Crystal Palace or Cardiff City) in the final.

After the away League Cup match against Manchester City.

On January 1, the Premier League giants Liverpool announced on its official website that captain Steven Gerrard had successfully signed a new contract.

The signing of the club and Gerrard was very easy. When Gerrard and Carragher were injured together, the club had communicated with Gerrard about the signing issue, although Gerrard was also approaching the end of his career.

Although injuries often occur, Gerrard's technical level has not declined too much. Unlike Carragher, his technical level has declined significantly, and various mistakes have begun to occur in the game.

And as the captain of the team, Gerrard is the spiritual symbol of the team on the field.

Gerrard has integrated into Liverpool and has become the banner figure of the club for more than ten years.

It is the cultural symbol of Liverpool at the beginning of the 21st century, just like the miracle of Istanbul, it has been engraved on Liverpool in the new century and will never dissipate.

Whether it is for commercial, game or moral considerations, the club tends to continue to renew Gerrard's contract.

And Gerrard will not refuse to renew his contract with Liverpool. As long as Liverpool gives Gerrard enough respect, it is basically not a problem not to arrange Gerrard's salary too low.

Facing the interview on Liverpool's official website, Gerrard said affectionately: "I am very happy today, it is a proud day for me and my family.

We just delivered a fantastic performance last night and that's what we were looking for.

And 24 hours later, my contract was extended, which was a continuation of the icing on the cake. "

Gerrard continued: "It's a club I love dearly and I've supported Liverpool since I was a young lad.

It's one of the biggest clubs in the world and it's a dream of mine to join Liverpool and be captain.

When I was 8 years old, I signed with Liverpool and the training here has become an indelible memory for me.

So far I don't want this situation to change in any way, and the red jersey has always been my favorite. "

"Everyone has peaks and valleys, and clubs are no exception. The important thing is that you should learn more from them.

I have the confidence to help Liverpool achieve good results in the future.The important thing is that we're headed in the right direction and we have a fantastic team.

There are also club leaders and supporters behind them.So I am very confident that we will gain more valuable experience in the future. "

In addition to extending his contract, Gerrard also agreed to serve as the ambassador of the Liverpool club after he retires.

He said: "It's a great honor for me that the club has given me the opportunity to contribute after I retire.

As long as Liverpool need me, I will do my best.I hope that in the future I can continue to help in club building and youth work, which is my responsibility. "

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On the evening of January 1th, in the 14st round of the Premier League, Liverpool faced Stoke City at Anfield.

In this game, Liverpool coach Mauricio Pochettino sent 5 defenders. Among the 5, David Luiz, Skrtel and Manolas are the central defenders, and Danny Rose and Glenn Johnson are the full-backs.

The midfielder is led by captain Gerrard, Kanter and Meireles assist the captain, Griezmann also acts as a wing assaulter, and Lewandowski advances alone on the striker.

The game started, and Liverpool, who played at home, kicked off first.

In the 3rd minute, Stoke turned away. Walters flew a header from the right side of the penalty area, and Etherington followed up with a volley from the left and missed the goal. Stoke City's defense was very strong. Although Liverpool got 2 corner kicks, they did not allow Liverpool to have any chances to shoot in the first 10 minutes.

In the 16th minute, central defender Manolas dribbled the ball all the way to the opponent's penalty area, and the Stoke City defender quickly cleared the ball out of the baseline.

In the 24th minute, Etherington dribbled the ball all the way from the backcourt without pressure, but his volley from the front of the penalty area was still obtained by Reina.

Liverpool had 25% of the ball in the first 68 minutes, but they still had zero shots.

In the 27th minute, Skrtel assisted to the right side of the frontcourt and passed the low ball obliquely to the penalty area. Unfortunately, the teammates who outflanked the ball in the middle failed to touch the ball.

2 minutes later, Shawcross tripped Meireles head-on, and the referee Webb showed him a yellow card.

In the 32nd minute, Griezmann got the ball near the midfield line and cut diagonally all the way in, and then his long shot from the front of the penalty area was slightly higher than the crossbar. This was Liverpool's first shot in the game.

In the 37th minute, Gerrard's defensive volley from outside the penalty area was fell to the ground by Stoke goalkeeper Sorensen. This was Liverpool's first shot to hit the target.

At the end of the first half of the game, Liverpool, who were playing at home, temporarily drew a goalless draw with Stoke City [-]-[-].

In the second half, the game changed sides and fought again.

In the 55th minute, Kanter scrambled for the ball in the backcourt and passed it to Aquilani. Aquilani sent the ball directly to the frontcourt from the backcourt. At this time, Stoke City's backcourt was somewhat empty.

Lewandowski, who was ambushing on the side, got the ball and moved forward in the open field. Although the speed is not Lewandowski's advantage, at this time the three Stoke City players have returned to the penalty area.

Lewandowski kept moving across the box to find a good angle, and at this time Stoke City's players came back more, six players defended Lewandowski, and there was no Liverpool player to respond.

Lewandowski went to the end of the penalty area and had no choice but to volley from a small angle, flying past two defenders, the goalkeeper did not respond, and finally the ball flew into Stoke City's goal.

With a surprise attack at the beginning of the second half, Liverpool finally broke through Stoke City's goal.

In the 57th minute, Steven Gerrard's through pass near the center circle tore apart Stoke City's entire defense line, but he was a little slower to keep up with the goalkeeper.

After 2 minutes, Glenn Johnson intercepted the opponent's clearance ball and passed diagonally into the penalty area. Woodgate tripped behind Dirk Drivet, but the referee Webber believed that there was no foul, which caused strong dissatisfaction among Liverpool fans.

In the 77th minute, Danny Rose made a pass from the left. The ball bounced to the goal after hitting Woodgate's body, but the unguarded diving header from the front of the small penalty area missed the goal slightly.

In the second minute of stoppage time, Walters was booked for a foul on Danny Rose.

At the end of the game, Liverpool, who played at home in the end, did not disappoint the fans at the scene and defeated Stoke City [-]-[-].

(End of this chapter)