In the 22nd round of the Premier League, Liverpool played Brentford at home, and for the Reds, who are determined to win the title, this battle cannot be lost. In the first game of this round, the leader Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 at home, and the Premier League won 12 consecutive games, and the lead has been extended to 13 points.
Recently, the league and cup multi-line operations, the schedule is tight, the lineup is already thin, the two main players of the front line Salah and Mane are absent because of the national team to participate in the African Cup of Nations, which is really a very interesting thing. Although the promotion of Mabrentford in the Premier League is also the standard of the relegation team, but the Jurhotel, which "sends warmth" from time to time in the Klopp era, does not have the certainty of victory. Gbagbo Sports tips, in the same period last season, in the case of Van Dijk's reimbursement due to injury season, Firmino, Salah and Mane's "Red Arrow Three" collective downturn, Liverpool's home record was unbearable, even the bottom team could lose, and finally almost did not keep the Champions League qualification, which can be described as a lesson from the past.
Liverpool's recent record has not been satisfactory, starting from the 2-2 draw away from Tottenham hotspur in the 18th round of the Premier League, the last 3 rounds of 2 draws and 1 loss, and the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals also drew 0-0 at home with Arsenal.
In the battle, Liverpool's starting line-up is still the usual 433, the front line is the substitute Firmino playing center, Jota left winger, the right winger by former Arsenal midfielder Neville Chamberlain cameo, midfielders Curtis Jones, Fabinho, Henderson, double centre-backs Van Dijk and Matip, two full-backs Robertson, Arnold and goalkeeper Alisson. The total value of the starting eleven is still as high as 500 million euros, and the main difference compared to the past is that Salah and Mane are missing.
Liverpool have scored 52 goals in the previous 20 league games, salah (16 goals) and Mane (8 goals) contributed nearly half, without these two, who will score? Liverpool also have a midfielder who can score goals, as well as a "knife defender" who can deliver ammunition to the attacking end.
After the game opened, Liverpool attacked aggressively, shooting in addition to the striker, but also the midfielder and defender, but there was no conversion rate, Brentford also had sporadic counter-attacks, and of course there was no shot that posed a substantial threat to Alisson.
In the 43rd minute, Liverpool used a set-piece to break the deadlock on the field, a corner kick on the left, Arnold drove into the box, and Brazilian midfielder Fabinho scored with a header.
In the 69th minute, Robertson's cross from the left was met by Chamberlain's follow-up header and Liverpool extended the score to 2-0.
In the 73rd minute, Japanese striker Takumi Minamino came on as a substitute to replace Chamberlain. In the league cup semi-final home match against Arsenal, Takumi Minamino made his debut, and in the last moment, he flew away from close range, missing a great opportunity to kill. But unlike Wu Lei,000 who has not improved for a long time, Takushi Minamino can be ashamed and brave, and this time, the substitute debuted only 3 minutes before scoring a goal to seal the victory. Brentford goalkeeper made a mistake in the kick-off, Firmino grabbed the opportunity to knock on Takumi Minano in time, and faced the empty goal again, the Japanese did not kick again, and easily pushed the shot.
Yes, if Takumi Minamino is trying to become a "super substitute", Arnold's "knife guard" has a long history and is worthy of the name. Gbagbo Sport (High-Water-Position 1.97) has had 10 Premier League assists this season, topping the Premier League assists list, followed by his teammate Salah's nine. Of the entire five league players, Mueller, who has only 16 assists, has more than Arnold. With 148 assists and 43 assists, the 23-year-old Alexander-Arnold is fourth in the Premier League's all-time defender assists list.
Since the 2018-19 season, Alexander-Arnold has contributed 42 assists in the Premier League, and among the players in the five major leagues, it is second only to Mueller's 64 and Messi's 47 in the same period. But Mueller and Messi play as strikers or offensive midfielders, while Alexander-Arnold is a defender.