football career from scratch

After returning from Newcastle, Liverpool did not have a holiday, because in the middle of this week, they will usher in the third round of the Champions League.

For Klopp, the significance of this game can be described as extraordinary.

It has been the fourth year since he left Dortmund, but Dortmund still occupies a very special place in his heart.

Before coaching Dortmund, he only achieved decent results in the middle and lower reaches of the Bundesliga and accumulated a lot of experience. It was not until he became the coach of Dortmund that he officially began to rank among the first-class coaches.

In Dortmund he coached for five years, two Bundesliga champions, three Bundesliga runners-up, a Champions League runner-up, two semi-finals, two quarter-finals.

Compared with a coach like Jose, this kind of result is of course still a lot worse. However, in an environment like the Bundesliga, being able to achieve such a result is enough to make people feel proud.

It was precisely because of his outstanding performance in Dortmund that he was favored by Liverpool-Liverpool was not considered a top giant at the time, but it was also a better choice among the strong teams, and those real giants may not be good for Klopp. Too much interest and they will have better options.

So he came to Liverpool, and his performance in Liverpool was not bad. Although sometimes there was no Champions League to play, he stabilized Liverpool's performance. Until last year, there was a general explosion.

But he has never met Dortmund in the European arena.

It is simply impossible for UEFA to make such an arrangement because of the gimmicks that must be paid attention to by taking into account the mood of him and Dortmund, so Klopp also knows it very well. UEFA does not arrange for Liverpool and Dortmund to be in a group. In addition to some other factors, the most important factor is probably because UEFA feels that Klopp's position is not big enough, and Liverpool and Dortmund are attracted. The strength is not that great, so there is no special arrangement...

For the ambitious Klopp, this is indeed a slight.

And Klopp can't say anything about it-he can't yell around, you UEFA won't let Liverpool and Dortmund be divided together because you underestimated me, right?

And this year, obviously, UEFA began to notice this, so Liverpool and Dortmund were naturally in the same group.

After knowing this grouping, Klopp thought he would be happy, but in fact, his heart was very heavy.

Although it has been four years since he left, Klopp found that he was not ready to face the old owner.

This kind of preparation is not easy to do.

It is difficult for him to forget the five years in Dortmund. Although Dortmund is a strong team, they cannot compare with Bayern in terms of financial resources, so it is difficult to retain their famous players. However, in those five years, he and the club Together, the management focuses on youth training, trains players, buys potential players at a relatively low price, and then sells the famous players who are no longer willing to stay at a high price... All of this is the result of Klopp's efforts in the past five years. Things to do.

Little things like this are not easily forgotten.

He actually had a good time in Liverpool. Although he had some running-in and conflicts with the management at the beginning, after all, Liverpool's management is relatively rich and impatient, and will not be as steady and patient as Dortmund's management. During the time he was in Liverpool, he was already quite happy, especially after being in charge of the transfer.

And now, he met Dortmund.

This is something that Klopp is starting to struggle with.

But after all, he is a head coach with a strong ability to control emotions. Although before the game approached, the complicated emotions that had been suppressed because of the team's affairs resurfaced, but he still controlled himself very well. Emotions.

The next game is at Liverpool's home court.

At Anfield, he will defend Liverpool's honor.

That's what you have to do as a Liverpool manager.

And now Dortmund, although the management has not changed much, but four years is enough for Dortmund's lineup to undergo great changes.

When he left Dortmund, Aubame was not considered Dortmund's main force, but now, Aubame has become the Bundesliga Golden Boot in Dortmund, and it has been a season since he moved to Liverpool.

The so-called things are different, and that is exactly the case. There are not many of his former disciples in the Dortmund team, which also made him feel less melancholy.

For him, after those players left, although he and the management are still very familiar and can be said to be friends to a large extent, he can appear calmer when facing Dortmund.

Dortmund also came to Liverpool relatively calmly. They won the last round, which relieved the pressure on them in the group stage.

However, they have to play against Liverpool in a row. If they can't score points, if Naples performs well and wins Marseille two games in a row, they may be six points behind by Marseille, and the next situation will be very serious!
"It would be nice to get a point away."

Dortmund came to Liverpool with such a mentality, but Liverpool's recent outstanding performance also made them feel a little bit drummed.

Obviously, although Dortmund is not a weak team, it is indeed not as good as Liverpool in terms of current momentum. What's more, they also lost part of their main force in the transfer market this summer. It is still difficult to make up for it. It is even better than last year.

Klopp didn't hold back.

He is a professional coach, and of course he would not think about his old owner in such a situation. What's more, although Liverpool has won two consecutive victories and faced Dortmund in a row, if they don't play well, they may be overtaken by Naples. big impact.

If Klopp would release water under such circumstances, then he would not be Klopp.

In this game, Bu Qingyun continued to shine brightly, completely suppressing Dortmund's Japanese international Kagawa Division - Kagawa is considered a quasi-first-class player in Europe, but the gap between him and Bu Qingyun is just like the Japanese national team The gap between the current results and the current results of the Chinese national team is average.

After the Chinese national team played in the Confederations Cup, the FIFA points ranking rushed to fifth place in one breath-this is the first time in the history of an Asian team to rank so high, but the FIFA points ranking has always been like this, When there is only one World Series for a certain period of time, if you win the championship in this World Series, the points will suddenly increase, because the opponents are almost standing still...

Although the Japanese team has successfully entered the World Cup, the world ranking is only around the top [-]. The Chinese team's championships and undefeated records in the past few years are not for nothing.

So in the game, Kagawa was suppressed enough by Bu Qingyun, he couldn't steal the ball from Bu Qingyun, but when he was attacking, Bu Qingyun was always able to cut off the opponent's route through his own running, and Bu Qingyun's scoring ability was also excellent. Much better than him, Kagawa is closer to a midfield organizer, but Bu Qingyun is much better than Kagawa in terms of forward attack ability!

Although Kagawa completed an assist in the game, his performance was not bad, but Bu Qingyun's performance was even better than him.

After Aubame got involved in the penalty area, Bu Qingyun sent a beautiful through ball and handed the ball to Cuneo who changed positions with Aubame. After receiving the ball, Cuneo shot a low shot in the penalty area to help Liverpool equalized.

After the start of the second half, Bu Qingyun showed his scoring ability. He first passed three Dortmund players, including Kagawa, broke into the penalty area and scored, and then suddenly jumped up 30 meters away from the goal. A long shot from the foot sealed the victory for Liverpool!

Three to one, Bu Qingyun scored twice in two consecutive Champions Cup group matches.

Liverpool's Champions League three-game winning streak.

Although in another game, Naples also found their place on Marseille. They beat Marseille [-]-[-] in the away game, but in terms of points, they are still three points behind Liverpool.

After winning this game, Liverpool's situation is already very good. After all, when they played against Dortmund and Naples, they both won by two goals, as long as they did not lose to these two teams in the away game. So if you want to qualify, you only need to score points on the weakest Marseille, and that's enough...

The Dortmund players left Anfield dejectedly. They were convincingly defeated in this game. Liverpool suppressed them in every aspect. In the Champions League group stage, such scenes are rare.

Being able to suppress Dortmund like this is enough to prove that Liverpool's current level is indeed very strong, and it has begun to infinitely approach the top teams.

Only a team of this level is eligible to win the Champions Cup - this point has become the consensus of almost everyone.

Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bayern, Manchester United in the past few years-in the past 20 years, it is nothing more than these few teams that have really had such a dominant position in the Champions League.

And as time went on, their domination of the Champions League began to become better and better, and it was often difficult for other teams to compete with them.

The next level is other well-known strong teams. They can cause a lot of trouble for these dominant teams, but they often seem to be a little bit worse.

As for Liverpool, it was even worse than this level before.

It is often very difficult for them to enter the knockout rounds, and they will not advance for too long after entering. They have not entered the semi-finals for many years.

But now, in the senses of the media and fans, they have begun to enter the second echelon level. As long as they perform better, they will have the ability to win the Champions League!