However, everyone else was less excited than Klopp.
Because everyone else is in position, even if they want to do any action, they are restricted by their position and cannot perform it.
And after personally transforming Willard into a free agent, Klopp unexpectedly performed so well in the first game, which naturally gave Klopp a huge sense of accomplishment.
In previous games, every time Willard performed well offensively and defensively, he was already quite excited.
This time, as Willard kicked the ball into the goal with a volley, completing his first goal in the Premier League and giving Liverpool a 1-0 away lead, the bespectacled and elegant Klopp ran along the command area for a few seconds. He jumped up and pumped his fist several times, letting out a super excited roar to vent his excitement, and then hugged Willard who rushed in front of him to celebrate.
Willard, who hugged Klopp, was also very excited. This goal was not only his first goal in the Premier League, but also his first goal as a free agent, which was of great significance.
Klopp is his boss.
It is impossible for any other team to sign a contract on the first day and start him and give him a core position the next day. Even if he is not a free agent and is just the core of the midfield, no one will give it to him. This will undoubtedly delay a lot of time for him to integrate into the team.
Now, after more than a week of libero tactical training in advance, the teammates also know how to cooperate and fill in when Willard moves out of order. Although they are not yet proficient, at least they will not make too low-level mistakes.
Through the first half of the game, he has established his own image in offense and defense, proving that he is not a wasted reputation and will not be unable to adapt to the Premier League. And this goal will convince his teammates even more, and the next journey of integrating into the team and conquering the Premier League will be smoother.
Willard celebrated with his coach and teammates for more than half a minute. When the home team West Ham United started to have objections and was about to complain, he took the initiative to end the celebration, returned to the field, and allowed West Ham United to kick the ball in the circle.
After the game restarted, West Ham United used the kick-off right to launch a counterattack and tried to equalize the score quickly. Unfortunately, the time left for them was too short. In addition, with Willard running all over the field to make up for it, West Ham United failed. Made a difference before the end of the first half.
After 1 minute of stoppage time, referee Bobby Medley blew the whistle to end the first half. The two sides entered the halftime break with a score of 0-1, and Liverpool, who was playing away, temporarily took a one-goal lead.
During the halftime break, all major TV stations were hotly discussing Willard's free agent play in the first half. After all, such a player has not appeared for a long time.
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are very good, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Zidane, Beckham, etc. are also good, but no one can achieve the level of Velard who is both good at offense and defense and can cover the entire field with his running range. example.
In terms of statistics, if someone can exceed 90 in a single specialty, it is very powerful. If two or three statistics can exceed 90, if he is matched to a suitable position, he can become a world-class superstar. As for Willard, all skills except goalkeeping and reverse footing are 91, which fully demonstrates how powerful Willard is.
Of course, outsiders cannot see Velarde's data, but they can infer it from his performance on the court, and the error will not be too large.
This shocked many people and made them very interested. They all talked about Willard's strength, adaptability, Klopp's courage and so on.
In the locker room, Klopp also praised Velarde for his performance in the first half, and pointed out and corrected the mistakes of other players during Velarde's disorderly movement in the first half, so that everyone would know How should we play in the second half to better utilize Velarde's abilities.
In fact, although Willard's performance in the first half was great and he seamlessly connected to the Premier League, he showed the super strength of a South American footballer. But the performance of the entire Liverpool team was not very good.
Because Willard is a newcomer after all. Although he has been conducting tactical training for more than a week, he has not been tested in actual combat. Even Klopp himself is a newcomer who took over the team midway. How can everyone unconditionally believe in Klopp's new tactics? How can they believe that Velarde is so capable and can play as a free agent?
Coupled with the gap between training and actual combat, everyone has not fully adapted to the new tactics, so there were more mistakes and the effect was poor. Only one goal was scored.
Fortunately, after the first half of the actual combat test, and Velarde also scored a goal, many players have become convinced of Klopp's new tactics and Velarde's strength. Although he is far from convinced, he is already willing to cooperate with Willard in such tactics.
This is one of the reasons why Liverpool played better and better in the second half of the first half and finally allowed Willard to score.
Many people have decided to go all out to cooperate with Velarde in the second half, preparing to see if Velarde can really reach the level of Sammer or even Beckenbauer.
After a 15-minute rest, the two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half.
After all, West Ham United was playing at home, and was now behind in the score, so they launched a desperate counterattack in the second half. With the cheers of the home fans in the stands, the attacks came one after another, and Liverpool could hardly get past halftime, even with maintenance. Ladd rushed everywhere to cover his position, but in the 55th minute, their midfielder Noble sent a pass, which penetrated the Red Army's defense and allowed forward Carroll to lean on Red Army center back Sakho. , stopped the ball with his chest, turned around and volleyed the ball into the Liverpool goal.
West Ham United equalized the score.
This goal brought back the morale of the Hammers, and also made some people begin to doubt whether Liverpool's tactics and Willard's free-agent style of play are really effective.
But soon, Willard proved his strength with his subsequent performance, and also proved that West Ham United's goal was just an accident.
Ten minutes later, in the 65th minute, Willard broke through from the left wing and passed down the bottom line. He passed a very good air ball with his left foot. Center forward Benteke grabbed the first point in the penalty area and headed the ball across. , Firmino, who rushed into the penalty area from behind, stopped the ball on his chest to avoid the defender's steal, and then volleyed the ball successfully into the goal.
Liverpool scored another goal. Although it was not Willard's shot or assist, his breakthrough from the wing and pass from the bottom was a big contribution, and everyone could see it.
In particular, he did not pass the ball with his dominant right foot, but with his left foot. This is a true testament to Velarde's versatility, not even the back foot can stop him from playing on the left.
Willard's performance was not over yet. In the 74th minute, West Ham United finally got a corner kick through a counterattack. Winger Lanzini took a corner kick. Center back Ogbonna successfully competed for the top of the ball in the penalty area and headed the ball towards Goal direction.
The angle of the ball was so tricky that goalkeeper Mignolet had already surrendered. Unexpectedly, Velarde quickly rushed into the small penalty area, jumped up and pushed the ball over the crossbar. Although he lost his center of gravity and fell into the goal, he also won the applause of thousands of die-hard Red Army fans and the hugs and thanks from his teammates.
Willard's key defensive return saved the team.
In the following games, Velarde continued his running style of play. Whether offensive or defensive, he could be seen, and appeared in key positions many times, delivering key defense or offense.
In the 84th minute, when Liverpool also won a corner kick, Willard, who entered the West Ham United penalty area to participate in the challenge for the top, successfully grabbed the spot, beat the center back Ogbonna, and hit the goal with a powerful header. Headed the ball into the West Ham United goal.
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"Two goals!"
"Villad scored two goals in his Premier League debut and scored twice!"
"so perfect!"
"A perfect debut, amazing strength, Willard's free-playing style, and perfect performance proved his strength. The fierce competition in the Premier League will not be a hindrance to his physique and injury resistance."
"Willard scored twice in his Premier League debut, which can be described as a breakthrough."
"Perhaps, the Premier League will welcome an unprecedented free agent superstar."
