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The 27th round of the Premier League is the final highlight, Arsenal are a guest at Anfield to challenge the defending champion Red Army Liverpool.

The day before the game, Wenger made a bold prediction in his pre-match press conference.

"Liverpool is very likely to collapse under the pressure of multi-line combat this season! I am not saying that Arsenal have a chance to compete with Liverpool for the league title. I will definitely be called crazy.

But Liverpool have never opened up the lead in the standings in the past 26 league rounds.

Because they have greater ambitions this season, they have dispersed their energy on other battlefields.

They won the League Cup, congratulations to Liverpool, but the consumption cannot be underestimated.

There is also the loss to AC Milan in the first round of the Champions League, which has never happened in the past two years, which puts Liverpool in a very passive and dangerous situation.

Considering that Liverpool also broke into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

Liverpool is likely to collapse!

Arsenal are in good form recently. In the last round, we defeated our rival Tottenham 5:2. We also defeated Chelsea 5:3 at Stamford Bridge in the first half of the season. Now Arsenal can complete their revenge at Anfield! "

There are many grievances and grievances between the Premier League giants this season, and Liverpool is naturally the first public enemy to bear the brunt.

It caused indelible pain to Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal.

Arsenal want revenge?

Wenger just expressed the aspirations of all Arsenal people, not gibberish.

Koeman was cautious in the pre-match press conference.

"We can't ignore the second leg of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 final in a few days, so we will be restrained in this game. It is not a bad result if we can get a point. There are more than 10 rounds in the league. We don’t need to scare ourselves, it’s not the end of the world to be one or two points behind Manchester City, but we still try to win as much as possible, it depends on what kind of tactics Arsenal will play.”

When the two teams met at Anfield, Koeman's formation really seemed to be rushing for 1 point.

"Welcome to Anfield, where defending champions Liverpool host Arsenal in north London in the 27th round of the Premier League finale.

Now Arsenal need points to return to the top four, and Liverpool need points to suppress Manchester City and Manchester United to maintain their lead.

However, Liverpool must also consider the second round of the Champions League 1/8 final three days later. They must win at least three goals against AC Milan at home to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. This is a big test.

Let's take a look at the starting rosters of both sides.

Liverpool starting 451.

Goalkeeper: Reina.

Defenders: Johnson, Skrtel, Thiago Silva, Baynes.

Midfield: Dirk, Mascherano, Alonso, Gerrard, Cabaye.

Forward: Qin Xiong.

This is the first time Liverpool has used such a lineup and starting lineup this season, hoarding a large number of troops in the midfield.

Let's see how powerful a formation like Koman's will be.

Arsenal starting 4231.

Goalkeeper: Szczesny.

Defenders: Sagna, Kos Chelsea, Vermaelen, Gibbs.

Midfield: Walcott, Alexander Song, Rosicky, Arteta, Gervinho.

Forward: Van Persie.

Well, the game starts now! "

Koeman stood on the sidelines to supervise the battle, and the hustle and bustle in the stadium was roaring in his ears, but Koeman had to remind himself to keep his head clear.

Liverpool has encountered much greater difficulties this season than before. There are not only the difficulty of defending the iron barrel team in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League, but also the unexpected problem of injuries affecting the suspension of the game, and the mountainous pressure of the intensive multi-line combat schedule. .

And now Liverpool are at what could be a watershed stage of the season.

The league, the Champions League, and the FA Cup, once there is a negative chain reaction, although it is impossible for Liverpool to lose all four, with the League Cup champion guaranteed, losing the dominance of the overlord is a disaster that no one is willing to accept.

So Koeman has such a lineup and formation for this game.

In the past, when there was not so much pressure, if you had to fight Arsenal at home, it would naturally make Arsenal unable to find the north at all, and it would be more aggressive in terms of posture.

Wenger was also a little nervous on the sidelines.

Chelsea lost this round. If Arsenal can get points from Liverpool, Arsenal will be able to climb one place in the standings.

This is a positive phenomenon.

But the premise is to be able to retreat at Anfield.

As he analyzed, Liverpool has scruples, and he naturally hopes that the team can complete revenge!

After the opening, Arsenal took the attitude of a challenger and wanted to make waves at Anfield.

In the 6th minute of the game, after Walcott and Rosicky cooperated on the right side of the front court, the little tiger made a strong pass and cut in. Although he lost the ball under the interference of Baines, Rosicky followed up and controlled it tactfully. He took possession of the ball and sent the ball to Gervinho's feet with a beautiful transfer.

Gervinho passed Johnson with a deft foot technique on the edge of the penalty area and went straight into the penalty area. He volleyed diagonally to the goal and blasted the ball towards the goal.

The football he shot scared the Liverpool people, but fortunately the football slid past the goal!

Arsenal's wild momentum did frighten Liverpool, but soon Liverpool gained a firm foothold at home.

The team played the offense slowly, as if becoming conservative.

Qin Xiong completed Liverpool's first shot of the game in the 9th minute.

Some outrageous long-range shots blasted the ball into the stands.

If Qin Xiong is allowed to face Arsenal's entire defense line in a positional battle, Qin Xiong will have nothing to do when there is no absolute space.

But Liverpool is not planning to conquer Arsenal's fortress in a positional battle today.

When the 16th minute of the game came, Liverpool's heavy troops hoarding in the midfield completed a key interception!

Gibbs took a step forward after responding to Arteta's pass, and it was this step that allowed Dirk to steal the ball quickly.

And the steals were very clean, and Dirk Dirk immediately passed the ball to Gerrard, who was plugging forward in the middle.

Liverpool stationed troops in the midfield to catch the opponent's mistakes, and immediately played a fast break after a successful interception!

Gerrard passed the ball to Qin Xiong in front of the penalty area without stopping the ball.

Although Qin Xiong's back was facing Arsenal's penalty area, when he received the ball, he directly moved the ball to the left, and at the same time completed his turn, he took a step sideways to grab the ball, and at the moment of grabbing Vermaelen, he stopped suddenly and kicked the ball back Cut the line!

He dodges Vermaelen's interception, Koscielny immediately goes up and grabs, Qin Xiong then swipes the ball behind Vermaelen, and the continuous sudden stops and changes are wonderful!

Koscielny was already distraught after being passed, and he looked back in horror.

Qin Xiong went to the meeting alone! (to be continued~^~)