Liverpool played 13 matches from 6 February to 21 March 44 after the last international period, On average, 3.3 days to play a big war, the result is 13-12 wins, of which 7 league wins all took 21 points, 3 FA Cup all won to advance, the Champions League is 1 win, 1 loss and two times to eliminate Inter Milan 2-1 to advance to the quarterfinals, and the League Cup final 90 minutes of draw finally won the championship with a penalty shootout 11-10, Liverpool in the number of games that can be lost other wins successfully, it can be said that it is a 100 points. In these 13 games, Klopp used up 24 first-team players on his hand, and a moderate rotation to maintain the freshness of the team is very important to fight for the four titles. The next round of matches will take place on 2 April, and if Liverpool successfully advance to the final four of the Champions League, they will play 11 battles in 36 days, and how Klopp will be good at using his horses is the most worthy of fans' attention.
1st strike: Liverpool vs Watford league home on 2 April
2nd strike: 6 April Benfica vs Liverpool Champions League away
3rd strike: 10 April Manchester City vs Liverpool away from home
4th strike: 14 April Liverpool vs Benfica Champions League home
Fifth strike: Manchester City vs Liverpool FA Cup position on 16 April
6th strike: Liverpool vs Manchester United home in the league on 20 April
7th strike: Liverpool vs Everton league home on 24 April
8th strike: Liverpool vs Villarreal/Bayern at home in the Champions League on 27 April
9th strike: Newcastle United vs Liverpool away on 30 April
10th strike: Villarreal/Bayern vs Liverpool Champions League on 4 May
11th strike: Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur home on 7 May
After watching the above schedule, except for the first opponent Watford, the rest of the hard battles are easier to deal with, and due to the growing opponents of the Champions League and the FA Cup, Klopp is now unlikely to qualify for the semi-vice election, and these 11 battles will be more difficult to deal with than last month's 13. In terms of strength, Watford, Benfica and Newcastle United are already games that can make Liverpool breathe back, the battle between the two Manchester City is of course the top priority this season, it is a life-and-death battle for the two champions, and the three league games of Manchester United, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur are not easy to deal with, they will certainly do their best to make Liverpool lose points. The ideal of the 6 league games is of course to win all, fortunately, 4 of them are at home to Anfield Kloppding to seize this advantage, and the two away games are against Manchester City and the close-up Newcastle United, if these 6 games can achieve 5 wins and 1 draw is already a middle and upper result.
As for the four Champions League matches, as in the round of 16, as long as one of the second leg is defeated, it is enough to advance to the next round, so Klopp will strive to win the first leg of the quarter-finals, then the second leg can be determined and then move to conserve a little strength and physical strength.
There is room for rotation at home against Watford Klopp in the first post-international match, among which Matip, Conat, James Milner, Roberto Firmino, Naby Keita and Arnold (the latter two will overcome the injury in time to return) do not have to play for the national team, which has a great opportunity to become the starter for Watford, so that a number of teammates who play for the country can get a rest opportunity, among which Diogo Jota, Salah, Mane, Takushi Minamino, Díaz, Fabinho and Alisson may rotate, of which Diogo If Tatar, Salah and Mane all have to fight for a World Cup qualifier for their country, the other four will have to go to Asia and South America to play in the boat car is more laborious, and returning to Liverpool may only play half-time is also a reasonable arrangement.
On the contrary, the second game is the Champions League quarter-final away to Benfica, it is expected that Klopp will go all out to ensure that the first time the partner wins the advantage in hand, plus it is on the eve of the away manchester City battle, it is necessary to use a big victory to improve the overall state and confidence of the team. Díaz, who was still playing for Porto in the first half, will definitely start this battle, and with Salah and Diogo Jota attacking the attack to achieve the lead in the first half, with five substitutions in the Champions League, the second half will be replaced by Roberto Firmino and Mane, who believe that the guests will also have a chance to win two or more goals, to boost morale before the battle against Manchester City. If Nabi Keita is not a big problem with injury, Liverpool have a lot of choices in midfield, with the Champions League focusing on Fabinho and Jordan Henderson, paired with Curtis Jones or Javi Elliott, two young and energetic youngsters, the best choice, and Thiago must be the strongest weapon to stay at Manchester City.
In April, a number of important battles were staged immediately, after the FC Manchester City league battle, six days later met again in the FA Cup final four, and then had to face the two old rivals of Manchester United and Everton, three big battles Liverpool can not be lost, the only game that can make Liverpool come back to the Champions League quarter-finals of the second leg of the home game against Benfica, so the first time to cooperate with Liverpool to get the lead is more important, if this second leg can slow down the pace of the game, with the advantage of the home to fight unbeaten, Just like the second leg of the round of 16 against Inter Milan, it will be Klopp's wishful thinking.
Díaz's winter transfer window to join the liverpool operating system quickly, is also a key figure in Liverpool's 12 victories in the last two months, he came to Liverpool to strengthen the vitality of the left side of the road, so that his cooperation with Andrew Robertson and Zimikas and Mane, but he actively appeared to take the ball and the ability to protect the waves, and indeed shared part of the responsibility for Salah on the right, although he played for Liverpool in 12 games in all competitions for the time being, only 2 goals, the efficiency is indeed not high (compared to Last year's arrival of Diogo Lloyd). Jota), Liverpool fans still expect him to connect further with his teammates and do a better job of passing and tackling goals. Whether he can impact the four crowns of his performance may become the most critical x-factor.
In addition, Thiago is also an important player in Liverpool's champions, missing two months from injury at the beginning of the season, helping Liverpool win eight consecutive games in all competitions after his comeback in November, and then taking a two-month break from injury in mid-December, until the return of Liverpool to play this 13-12 win performance in early February. Thiago has averaged 2.7 points per game in 17 league games, and in the remaining 9 league games he must be Klopp's ace in the title race, and trying to save his physical fitness to play every big battle for Liverpool is Klopp's biggest task in the next two months. Facing the weak team Thiago has a dense and deadly transmission, against the strong team can strengthen the ability of the midfield to control the pass, last season joined Liverpool failed to deliver a brilliant result, this season should be his time to explode. This season, Thiago has played a total of 25 games for Liverpool in all competitions, with a record of 21 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with a win rate of 84%, if these 11 big battles have his chances of winning against Liverpool.
Konat + Zimikas + Nabi Keita
Remember that the champions league won last season was won by the odd men Origi and Shaqiri, and this time it may be Conat, Zimikas and Nabi Keita, who have joined The Longest of the three. Originally joined from RB Leipzig at a high price and also put on the Fantastic Captain Gerrard's No. 8 shirt, Liverpool fans are full of expectations for him Unfortunately, the injury has made his Liverpool career dull, even if he won the Champions League and league title for Liverpool, Nabi Keita did not perform too well, did not impress the fans, this season he can finally overcome the injury Most of the time can be listed as a substitute, but Liverpool midfielder has a large number of players, and has only played a total of 25 times in all competitions. There are really not many opportunities to perform themselves in 5 substitutes in 10 league games. Nabi Keita played 10 of these 13 games in the past two months, and he is not less valued by Klopp than Thiago, and he is one of Klopp's favorite starts in the Champions League.
As for Konat must be Matip's substitute, Matip is in excellent form this season to work with Van Dijk, but the only drawback is that Matip is not good at consecutive matches, a big battle every three days in a double game a week, Matip will never be able to play every game, Klopp will let Matip take a break at the right time, for The Second Leg of the Benfica Champions League has a good chance to start with Konat, the other battle must be the derby battle at home to Everton, and the third game is the away game against Newcastle United. Van Dijk is expected to play every game for Liverpool, and Conat as a partner will have to pay more. Zimikas has been very prominent this season, if it were not for Andrew Robertson in him, he would definitely get more opportunities to play, the FA Cup promotion is based on his sudden right-footed cross to Diogo Jota, and in the April match he will definitely have the opportunity to rotate into the squad, especially in the Champions League.
In the past 13 games, Klopp has averaged 5.6 people per game, of course, two of the FA Cup games can have room for him to rotate is the main reason, but the rotation policy should remain unchanged, although it is impossible to change 5.6 people in the next 11 games, I believe that Klopp will change at least 3 to 5 people per game to maintain the overall vitality. Liverpool pursue a front-line rush, the vitality of the midfield trio is very important, Fabinho must be the best choice for the back position, occasionally rest Jordan Henderson will take his place, without Fabinho Klopp likes to use Jordan Henderson + Thiago to control the midfield, as for other positions are Xavi Elliott, Nabi Keita, Curtis Jones and James Milner take turns, most of the substitutions Klopp will stay to change midfielders, just as the so-called midfield wins, Compared to Manchester City, Liverpool's midfield quality may be inferior, as long as they are physically enough to compete with them in the first and second halves with different candidates.