The 3-1 win over powerful rival Chelsea in the away game is worthy of celebration. Therefore, despite the tight schedule, Klopp still gave everyone a day off to rest before preparing for the next EFL Cup game.
After returning from the holiday and preparing for the EFL Cup, Klopp sent out a new roster and starting lineup.
Liverpool had already won the English League Cup last season, and their desire to win this event is very low. Moreover, Liverpool's defender lineup is a bit weak, especially right back Klein, who is not even a substitute and has been starting the game. Danger.
In addition to the league + Champions League + cup matches in recent weeks, Liverpool has been playing double matches a week, and their opponent is Derby County, a lower level English championship team. Therefore, Klopp made a substantial rotation in this game, using most of the Part of the substitute lineup played.
If you can win, win. If you can't win, forget it. Just give up one event and concentrate on the most important Premier League and Champions League.
Even the goalkeeper has been changed.
In this game, Liverpool's formation is still 433, but the goalkeeper is not Mignolet, but No. 1 Karius. The defenders from left to right are No. 18 Alberto Moreno, No. 17 Klavan, No. 32 Matip, and No. 2 Klein. The three midfielders are No. 16 Grujic and No. 6 Alan Vera. Germany, No. 23 Emre Can, and the three forwards are No. 28 Danny Ings, No. 27 Origi, and No. 11 Firmino.
Most of the starting lineup has been changed, and it depends on whether they can win against a British Championship team.
At 19:45 on the evening of September 20, the third round of the 2016/2017 English League Cup, which is the 1/16 finals, Derby County VS Liverpool officially started at Pride Park Stadium, the home of the English Championship team Derby County.
Facts have proved that even if Liverpool rotates most of the main lineup, it is still a Premier League team. Moreover, with Alan Willard in the starting lineup, Derby County has a huge gap in strength on both offense and defense, and there is nothing they can do against Liverpool.
Although Derby County sent out a 5-32 5-back lineup and set up a bus and iron barrel formation to defend desperately, their defense only lasted for 20 minutes and was declared defeated in the 24th minute.
The goal was scored by none other than Alan Willard.
This was a corner kick opportunity after Danny Ings made a pass from the left and Origi headed the ball from the center to force the Derby County goalkeeper to save the ball from the bottom line. Then, in the corner kick attack, Firmino took a corner kick. Even though he was heavily surrounded by three Derby County defenders, Willard still relied on his strong physique and jumping ability to jump high and grab the first place. He shook his head and hit the goal, successfully heading the ball into Derby County's goal.
Willard opened the scoring and gave Liverpool a 1-0 away lead.
The English League Cup is a game that determines the outcome, so when the score was rewritten and Derby County fell behind 0-1, their big iron barrel formation could not hold on.
When the score is still tied, they can play with the idea of dragging the tie into overtime, a penalty shootout, and then try their luck in the penalty shootout.
But now that the score has been rewritten and they are already behind, they can't hold on and can only press out and attack.
However, even if Liverpool starts with a substitute lineup, its defense is not easily broken by a British Championship team from Derby County. What's more, as the free man and captain of this game, Willard can also run all over the field to intercept Derby County's offense, or direct his teammates to make supplementary interceptions.
And once Villard gets the ball in the backcourt, whether he runs long distances to break through with the ball or makes long passes to assist forward players such as Firmino, the threat is very great.
Although most of the players are on the bench and the cooperation is not tacit, it is easy to lose the ball or make mistakes during the passing and running process, resulting in the failure of the counterattack. But once it succeeds, it is a huge threat to Derby County's goal.
Before the end of the first half, in the 42nd minute, Willard got the ball in the backcourt and passed a Derby County striker who was counterattacking, and then passed through Derby County's defense with a long pass.
Firmino cooperated tacitly to complete the anti-offside game and received Velarde's through ball behind Derby County's defense, forming a single goal.
What happened next was simple. As the Premier League's top striker, Firmino dribbled the ball into the penalty area. Facing the attacking goalkeeper, he did not volley or lob. Instead, he chose a fake move to knock down the goalkeeper, and then hit the empty goal. succeed.
Liverpool expanded the score to 2-0 and basically sealed the victory. Even if Derby County still has half-time, it is basically impossible to complete the reversal against Liverpool.
Not to mention that Liverpool itself is a reversal expert, the existence of Willard alone will not allow a team of the level of the British Championship to easily score goals against the Red Army.
Therefore, at the end of the first half, during the intermission, Klopp replaced Firmino and Klein to rest, replaced Milner as the right back, and replaced Lallana as the right back. Right winger.
As for Willard, because of his strong physical condition, he will naturally continue to stay on the court as Liverpool's safety valve. If he can win with a substitute lineup and advance to the next round, giving the substitutes more opportunities to compete and practice, Klopp will not lose on purpose.
After a 15-minute break, after the second half started, Derby County, which was two goals behind, also removed a defender and replaced it with a forward, changing to a 433 formation to strengthen the attack.
It's impossible not to attack. Even if you know that there is a high probability of death, you still have to struggle.
Derby County's desperate efforts proved to be in vain. Even with the addition of a forward, Derby County were unable to break down Liverpool's defence.
In the 62nd minute, Derby County finally produced an effective teamwork. Winger Weiman passed the ball in an inverted triangle from the right. Midfielder Will Hughes inserted in the middle and hit a high-quality goal outside the penalty area. Heavy artillery fire from a distance.
As a result, Liverpool's new goalkeeper Loris Karius, who only joined this season, made a wonderful save. He made a flying dive and saved Will Hughes's heavy artillery wave from the bottom line.
Derby County missed an opportunity to get a goal back.
Derby County also failed to grasp the subsequent corner kick. The first point was grabbed by central defender Klavan, who pushed out of the penalty area to clear the siege. Liverpool also took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.
Unfortunately, there was a mistake in the process of counterattack in the end. Lallana passed the ball to Origi with too much force. Origi failed to catch up and was directly hit by goalkeeper Mitchell who struck in time. The rescue was lost.
Even so, Derby County's goal could not hold out for long.
In the 72nd minute of the second half, Liverpool scored again. The scorer this time was Alan Willard.
When Derby County fell behind by two goals and had to attack aggressively, Willard usually stayed in the backcourt to participate in the defense to ensure that the defense did not lose the ball. Then, when you get the ball, you can choose to break through with the ball or make a long pass to assist.
And this time, because Firmino has been off the field, the offensive players in the frontcourt, including Danny Ings, Origi, and Lallana, cannot reassure Velarde.
In order to avoid the opportunity being wasted, after receiving the ball intercepted by teammate Emre Can, Willard directly chose to run long distance with the ball.
Fried meatballs, riding bicycles, Marseille slalom, etc., Velarde's "skills" as high as 96 were used with ease, passing four people all the way, and directly dribbling the ball to the left side of the front edge of the penalty area.
Facing the attacking goalkeeper Mitchell, Velarde volleyed into the far corner, causing Mitchell to fly out. As a result, Velarde's foot dropped and pushed the ball to the outside baseline, then passed the goalkeeper and grabbed it. Before the Derby County defender returned to defense, he caught up with the ball in the corner of the small penalty area, pushed the ball from a small angle without stopping, and successfully scored the ball into the empty goal.
The commentators exclaimed:
"The ball went in again!"
"Villade scored twice and he assisted Firmino's second goal."
"Willard not only helped Liverpool lead 3-0 on the road with two shots and one pass, but also made a huge defensive contribution, leaving Derby County's offensive line at a loss. So far, they have not been able to score a single goal."
"Liverpool is three goals ahead, there is no suspense anymore."
"Even with a bunch of substitutes, Liverpool is not something a Championship team from Derby County can beat."
"Furthermore, Liverpool's main players have also received sufficient rest, and they can be in full mental state to face their opponents in the sixth round of the Premier League in the next game."
After the score became 3-0, Klopp was completely relieved and there was no need to keep Velarde on the court.
Although he has strong physical fitness and abnormal injury resistance, Klopp still replaced him.
What if the opponent becomes angry and maliciously hurts others?
It's not necessary!
After Willard went off, Klopp replaced Ejaria, a midfielder who is rarely included in the squad, to strengthen the defense.
Derby County continue to attack.
Although they knew they would lose, they still wanted to score a goal and save some face. There is no shame in losing to Liverpool, but it would be an honor to score a goal against Liverpool.
It's a pity that Liverpool still didn't give them any chance. Even though Willard has been off the field, the Red Army's defense is still rock-solid for a British Championship team.
Until the end of the game, Derby County failed to score even a goal.
On the contrary, it was Liverpool who, in the 89th minute before the end of the game, made a quick counterattack and Lallana made a pass from the right. Center forward Origi followed up in the middle and successfully jumped into the penalty area and headed the ball into Derby. County gate.
Finally, after 3 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the game. With most of the substitute players starting the game, Liverpool finally defeated the British Championship with a big score of 4-0 away from home. The team Derby County advanced to the top 16 of the EFL Cup in the 2016/2017 season.
In the next round, the 1/8 finals, Liverpool faced the Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur. However, that game isn’t until late October.
Now Liverpool can prepare for the next round of Premier League games with the mood of a big victory.
