The game has gone in the completely opposite direction to what Everton fans expected, but Liverpool's players still did not stop attacking.
Everton is the Red Army's mortal enemy in the same city. They can win as much as they can, and no one will show mercy. And Willard is not satisfied with a hat trick, he also wants to continue scoring goals.
The Toffees no longer had the idea of scoring a goal to save face. Everyone gathered in the backcourt and desperately set up a bus and iron barrel formation to defend, preventing Liverpool from continuing to score goals to expand the score and drive them into the abyss.
Even so, the Toffees were unable to stop conceding goals.
In the 77th minute, Coutinho's volley from the penalty area hit the corner of the defender and bounced off the baseline. Liverpool got a corner kick.
Willard, Lovren, Sakho, Origi and others entered the penalty area to fight for the top. Lukaku also returned to the penalty area, pushing each other with Willard to grab a favorable position.
Just as Willard and Lukaku were pushing each other, Lallana had already taken a corner kick.
Velarde's superb awareness and reaction allowed him to be the first to determine where the ball would land. He immediately squeezed Lukaku away, took two steps diagonally forward, then jumped high and shook his head to meet the ball flying in the air. Attack the goal and head the ball towards the goal.
After completing the header, Velard was also hit in the air by Lukaku who followed him, causing him to lose his center of gravity and fall in the penalty area.
Lukaku's physique is much stronger than that of Velarde, and he will suffer some disadvantages when facing Lukaku when his body collides with Velarde.
Fortunately, Lukaku's consciousness is not as good as that of Velarde, who has already taken the lead to seize the landing spot and complete the header.
In the process of falling, Willard saw the ball pass over the head of Everton defender Mori in the small penalty area, avoid the save of goalkeeper Joel Robles, and fly into the goal against the left end post.
Then, Willard fell to the ground.
But he didn't feel any pain at all. He immediately got up with his head filled with blood and rushed to the sidelines excitedly. He couldn't help but kneel down to celebrate, which caused a burst of warm cheers from the fans in the stands.
The commentators also excitedly explained loudly:
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball is in!"
"Willard scores again!"
"He scored his first career four-goal at Anfield!"
"Liverpool leads their city rival Everton 6-0. There is no suspense in this game!"
"Toffee is destined to be bloodbathed by the Red Army!"
After the live announcer at Anfield Stadium finished announcing the goal information, he also led the Red Army fans in the stadium to chant Willard's name over and over again to express their respect for him.
Velarde joined during the winter break, and he is not yet the team's top scorer based on the season. But if calculated based on the time since the beginning of the 2016 New Year, he has surpassed Firmino and became the team's top scorer of the year.
And his contribution on defense is also very great, truly embodying the spirit of a free man, and he performs very well in both offense and defense.
Many Reds fans already see Willard as Liverpool's leader for some time to come.
The score became 6-0, Everton was completely numb, and the head coach had used up all the substitutions, completely shrinking and defending, just to stop conceding goals.
This wish really came true, although in the last ten minutes Willard was still tirelessly pursuing goals. But Everton guarded him tightly. Even if he moved without the ball, there would be as many as three or four players surrounding him.
Other teammates were a little less lucky, so when referee Bobby Medley blew the final whistle, the score was still 6-0.
But even so, it's enough to excite Reds players and fans.
As soon as the game ended, the Everton players hurriedly left the stadium where they had been greatly humiliated, leaving Willard and other Liverpool players and coaches to interact with the fans in the stands for a long time.
Willard naturally collected the ball for this game. After all, it was the first time in his career that he scored four goals, which is so rare.
After the game, the news that Liverpool thrashed Everton 6-0 in the same city derby once again detonated football media around the world.
"The Merseyside derby has a huge score, Liverpool thrashed Everton 6-0!" 》
"In the 27th round of the Premier League, Liverpool beat Everton 6-0, and Willard scored four goals for the first time in his career! 》
"Willard performed a big four with his head and kicks, and the Red Army beat their local rivals the Toffees 6-0 at home! 》
What's even more gratifying is that the top teams have encountered some difficulties in recent games. Liverpool's points have surpassed Manchester City and Arsenal, ranking third in the standings, far away from second-placed Tottenham and third-placed Tottenham. A Leicester City player is already only one goal away. As long as the opponent continues to make mistakes, Liverpool may catch up or even overtake it at any time.
The recent terrifying state of Willard and Liverpool has made people feel a little nervous, and it also makes it more difficult for Liverpool's opponent Augsburg to come back in the next game.
But the game has to be played. You can't just not play the game because you feel that your opponent is invincible, right?
However, Augsburg is not completely without some favorable conditions. Because three days after the second leg of the Europa League 1/16 finals, Liverpool will compete with Manchester City at Wembley Stadium for the English League Cup championship. Four days later, Liverpool will play against Manchester City in the 28th round of the Premier League.
Therefore, Liverpool, with a two-goal lead and two away goals, will definitely have to make certain rotations in this game. After all, the next game is the EFL Cup final, which is directly related to the championship.
This was Augsburg's only chance.
There is also good news, that is, Liverpool's No. 6 defender Lovren suffered a recurrence of an old injury during training and has entered the injured list again.
At the pre-match press conference, Augsburg head coach Wei Yinzier said that they will never give up their efforts on the away road.
This is what he said and this is what he did. In this game, Augsburg started all the main players, trying to fight the slim possibility of a comeback at Anfield.
Liverpool, as expected, carried out a certain degree of rotation. Coutinho and Sturridge both sat on the bench. The center was started by No. 9 Benteke, and the left winger was started by No. 53 Joao Te Sierra starts.
With such a formation, it is not that Klopp is underestimating the enemy, but that in the two-leg knockout round at home and away, the 2-0 score in the first round away game is really a huge advantage, and there is almost no example of a comeback.
Therefore, it is completely natural for Klopp to put both Coutinho and Sturridge on the bench to prepare for the next EFL Cup final.
