1. Salah: A small goal is complete!
Liverpool in the early morning match against Chelsea, the two sides fought to the penalty shootout, the goalkeeper finally decided the outcome of the game, substitute Kepa kicked a penalty, Chelsea fell on the 11th round of the penalty shootout!
Salah also delivered a victory speech: admitting that his and Liverpool's first goals of the season have been completed.
The successful league cup victory once again made up for the honour book of this group of Liverpool champions, and now they have three competitions in the Premier League, the Champions League and the FA Cup to continue to compete for the title.
Liverpool win the cup
In the Premier League, Klopp's side are currently one round behind Manchester City by six points; in the Champions League, Liverpool won the first leg 2-0 and had a two-goal advantage against Inter Milan; and then in early March, Liverpool will take the lead in the FA Cup, they will face Norwich at home (Liverpool have entered the fifth round).
This season, Liverpool have beaten Norwich Three times (including the League Cup), scoring 9 goals in 3 games and conceding only 1, spilling the pressure of the screen!
Although many people think that the League Cup is a chicken rib in English football, and even the prize money for winning the championship is only 100,000 pounds, but for a team of Liverpool's level, their appeal is outstanding.
Whether it is ticket revenue or broadcast revenue, it can strongly support the operation of the team.
Klopp began to shift his strategy
If Liverpool's Champions League triumph in 18/19 was the pinnacle of this Liverpool team, it is now the strongest moment in the Liverpool squad.
Even in the two seasons of the Champions League and the Premier League, Liverpool will most of the time take the initiative to give up the competition for the League Cup and the FA Cup, and now, with many strong reinforcements, Klopp no longer has scruples, this season's fourth-line attack, even playing Kai, is the best embodiment of Klopp's control over Liverpool.
As Klopp said, he can now line up two completely different squads, which is itself Liverpool on the verge of a blood change, the most powerful two seasons, Klopp will also strive for more honors in the past two years!
Liverpool goalkeeper Kelleher was very excited
In addition, Liverpool arranged for the 23-year-old 2-goal Kelleher to start the game in this game, and after scoring the winning goal, Kelleher was very excited because he could leave his story at the Liverpool training base.
The reason is that there is a wall in the Liverpool training base where all the goalkeepers who have won honors for Liverpool are recorded, which may not matter to a player of Alisson's level, but it is a great encouragement for Kelleher, who has joined Liverpool's U18 academy since 2015.
In the first leg of the League Cup between Liverpool and Arsenal, Klopp chose Alisson, who had returned from injury, which made Kelleher very anxious, and he was eager to win the trophy as a main player, but Klopp patiently persuaded him, and sure enough, in the semi-final with Arsenal and the final with Chelsea, Kelleher played the whole game.
Klopp's patience and care for young players is definitely the best among European coaches, and today's story will surely make Kelleher remember it for life!
2, the hammer to help the home wolf, the competition for the four groups white-hot competition!
Just a dozen days ago, Wolves won Tottenham Hotspur away, but was killed by Arsenal at home and away, and the Premier League's title group has always been a feeling of "torturing each other".
In the last game of the Premier League that ended in the early hours of this morning, West Ham United sat at home against Wolves, scoring three points at 1:0, once again sending Wolves to the 8th position, while surpassing Tottenham and Arsenal in fifth place!
The Premier League race for four is fierce
It should be noted that even if the league has reached the 27th round, we can still be sure that the top three armies, led by Manchester City, can still firmly control their own situation, while Manchester United, West Ham United, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Wolves are still the main groups competing for the fourth.
But Wolves are almost saying goodbye to the top four after losing this game with West Ham, and while Wolves' defence is one of the best teams in the Premier League's top eight, Wolves' average goal per game can't even reach the level of 1 goal per game, raising doubts about their future.
West Ham still have a chance to compete for the top four with other BIG6 teams, but for now, West Ham also has difficulties in playing on the 3rd line, and the schedule alone is far less relaxed than Arsenal and Tottenham.
Based on the current situation, Manchester United and Arsenal are the most likely teams to compete for fourth place in the league, but Arsenal's two recent postponed matches, one against Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby and the other against Chelsea, in terms of paper strength, Arsenal's advantage is not particularly large.
3, Bielsa finally left class
A brief chat about emotion: Bielsa is out of class again, he began to take over Leeds United in 2018, to lead the team to the success of the Super League, in the first season of the Premier League, with crazy attacking desire, added new glory to the Premier League, to now the class is overshadowed, it is really a pity.
Bielsa's heart was only on offense
More and more Premier League fans are fans of Leeds United, which is a team that is never boring, either the opponent is finished, or it is finished, but it is enough to dare to play against such a powerful team as Manchester City and Liverpool.
But unfortunately, football never just needs to be good, fans need to satisfy their winning hearts, clubs need enough revenue, when Leeds United is on the verge of relegation, it may face a huge loss of nearly 100 million euros, which is not something that can be compensated for by a simple game.
In the past two years, I don't know how many Premier League fans are familiar with this fat argentine old man who likes to squat on the sidelines, and after that, there is probably no team in the Premier League to come back to him, after all, the middle and lower reaches of the team prefer to be a little conservative in insurance.
This season, Bielsa's Leeds United, according to the data, their expected goals should be 36.73, but this season's actual goals are only 29, Bamford + Phillips, this former, a middle, two big players long-term absence, so that Leeds United finally into the relegation war.
Good luck and look forward to finding a new owner soon!
Conclusion: Tuchel's substitution will be the focus of the post-match
On the game field, fans rarely see, in addition to injuries, there are also cases where the coach asks for a replacement goalkeeper.
Because what is most needed in this position is stability, and the root of stability comes from concentration, when the player enters the rhythm of the game, the attention is easy to concentrate, but when the player just comes on the court, it may lose judgment due to various factors.
Second, this position is replaced, it is easy to carry the pot!
Mendy was replaced
For example, Liverpool arranged For kelleher to start before the game, and Liverpool star Carragher bluntly said that he did not understand Klopp's choice, although he admitted to being punched in the face after the game, but it can be seen that the frequent change of goalkeeper is not a good thing for a team.
Tuchel replaced Mendy before the end of the game, and Kepa, who has recovered this season, completed the penalty shootout, which became an important reason for Tuchel's attack after the game: in the game, Mendy has completed 6 saves.
In the end, Kepa faced 11 penalties, failed to save one, and finally lost a penalty, maybe Mendy will not perform much better than Kepa, but after all, maybe, this pot, Tuchel needs to carry well.