Revive Liverpool

Chapter 286
A standout player in the game was the 33-year-old Liverpool fan Hibbert, who made his first start for Everton since December 2012.

And Liverpool also has a veteran, Steven Gerrard.

Gerrard had a sluggish performance against West Ham United in the last game. He conceded 14 goals and made 11 pass errors in the opponent's half. The two key statistics are the most in the team.

So, after that game, the English media called on Klopp to abandon Gerrard, thinking that the old Gerrard was no longer suitable for delaying the midfield position.

However, the 34-year-old Gerrard will never end his career with a failure, and soon used a wonderful direct free kick in this Merseyside derby to silence the media and doubters in England.

The score of zero to zero was maintained until the 64th minute of the game.

Liverpool's repeated attacks at home were fruitless. Everton goalkeeper Howard was like a godsend in the first half. At the critical moment, captain Gerrard stepped forward.

In the 64th minute, Griezmann created a free kick opportunity, and Gerrard kicked a curved ball straight into the dead corner, [-]-[-].

This is his 9th goal in the Merseyside derby, which made him the top scorer in derby history.

Gerrard once again displayed his trademark kneeling celebration after the goal.

In the ensuing game, Liverpool, who led at home, maintained their advantage and did not give Everton a chance.

In the end, Liverpool faced Everton at home with a difficult goal by Gerrard to win the game.

Gerrard's state this season is not stable.

In the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Gerrard's performance was not ideal. Many people blamed Gerrard for England's elimination from the group stage.

Gerrard did play an unfortunate role on a disastrous night against Uruguay.

Because Suarez's two goals have something to do with him.

Gerrard conceded the ball too easily in midfield leading to Uruguay's opening goal.

The second goal was scored because Gerrard's header rubbed the ball into his backcourt, forming an own goal assist.

Gerrard's poor performance in the World Cup is also the reason why Klopp will bring up Gerrard's possibility of coming to the Liverpool bench next season in the previous club and Gerrard's talks.

And Gerrard's ability to accept Klopp's suggestion normally is also due to his poor performance in the World Cup, which made him have some doubts about his performance in the new season.

Klopp said after the game: "It's a very important victory for us and I'm happy with the performance of the players.

If all goes well, we will have Lewandowski and Agger back against Queens Park Rangers, which is very important for us, and once our key players are back, we will play even better. "

In the later game, Chelsea also used a [-]-[-] victory over Aston Villa to declare their strength in the new season!

Manchester United and Manchester City also won at the same time, while Arsenal drew [-]-[-] with Tottenham in the north London derby.

……

Another Merseyside derby victory for Liverpool.

Liverpool's last game in September is away at Shakhtar Donetsk.

Liverpool is quite satisfied with this schedule.

The game against Shakhtar Donetsk will be held at the end of September, when the temperature in Ukraine has begun to cool.

But the temperature now is much warmer than it was in November and December.

So now that Liverpool have finished their home game at Shakhtar Donetsk, Liverpool is still good on the schedule.

If the match against Shakhtar Donetsk is played at Liverpool's home court first, and when the second round goes to Ukraine, it may be as difficult for Liverpool to win a victory as it is to reach the sky.

The status of Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League is similar to that of Borisov in the Belarusian Premier League that Liverpool met before.

They are the dominant teams in their own leagues.

Like the top football league teams in these Eastern European countries, they all have their own troubles.

In addition to their own domestic competitions to mention, they also have European competitions to participate in.

In domestic competitions, a domestic dominant team like Shakhtar Donetsk must perform very strongly in the league and domestic cup competitions. The opponents are not fools, and they must be very cautious when playing against them.

So they need a strong offensive ability to be able to destroy the opponent's bus.

Although the players of their opponents are not very strong, the formation of the bus does not have such high requirements for the strength of the players. As long as the players have strong tactical execution ability, the bus will look good.

But when Shakhtar Donetsk participates in European competitions, they do not have the strength to gain the advantage of the scene, so they need to adopt a pragmatic approach and even set up a bus in front of their home.

So the Champions League and the domestic competition will have two completely different styles.

It is very important for a team to have many tactics, because it is always a tactic and it is easy to be targeted by your opponents.

But there is a difference between having many tactics and being able to master many tactics proficiently.

If you want to master many tactics proficiently, there are no small requirements for the team's coaches, players, and training.

So for them, it is very difficult for them to make a breakthrough in the European competition while maintaining their domestic hegemony.

In addition, they are in Eastern Europe, and most of the teams that can participate in the European war are Western European teams.

And due to the principle of avoidance, it is not easy for Eastern European teams to meet in the European competition.

In the 35th minute, Kuchel brought down Coutinho in the penalty area and was warned by a yellow card. The referee awarded a penalty kick, but Gerrard's penalty kick was saved!
In the 52nd minute, Kucher assisted, Teixeira scored a short shot from the center, and Shakhtar Donetsk led [-]-[-] at home.

In the 65th minute, Liverpool replaced De Bruyne and Chamberlain in succession to strengthen their offense.

In the 85th minute, Bernard, who came off the bench, sent an assist, and Luis Adriano seized the opportunity to outflank the goal and score, [-]-[-]!
At this point in the game, and with the score still two to zero, a defeat for Liverpool should be inevitable.

However, Liverpool did not give up on this, and Liverpool is still working hard.

In the 89th minute, Radzinski made a handball foul in the penalty area, and Liverpool got another penalty kick. This time Gerrard scored the ball, one to two!

In the 93rd minute, De Bruyne assisted, and Griezmann outflanked and scored in front of the goal, two to two!

In the end, when the final whistle sounded, Liverpool scored two goals in the last 10 minutes (calculating stoppage time), and drew Shakhtar Donetsk [-]-[-] in the away game.

(End of this chapter)