After playing in the third round of the UEFA Europa League group stage, the injuries in Liverpool also returned to the training base one after another.

Perhaps we should thank Long Shute for his arrival to make the team's physical overdrawn. Gomez and Ince, two serious injuries that were originally reimbursed in the season in history are close to recovering. They can return if they only have to recuperate for about a week.

When Liverpool played against Southampton at home on October 25, Liverpool's players might have some embarrassment.

"Among the Red Army fans in China, some people call Southampton a 'members'. When we look at Liverpool's lineup, we may understand that the nickname of the fellow villager is indeed well-deserved..."

Zhan Tianjun couldn't help mentioning this allusion when explaining:

"Larana, Lovren, Klein, and Lambert who left in the summer...these players are all from the 'Saints', no wonder Southampton fans don't like this round of opponents."

Zhang Lu asked with a smile:

"If I remember correctly, actually several major Premier League teams have poached a lot of people from Southampton, right?"

Zhan Tianjun nodded:

"It's true. For example, Manchester United once dug Lukesha, Schneiderling, Arsenal have dug Walcott, Chamberlain, Chamberlain, Tottenham have dug Bale and Alderville. Some people say that if the stars sold by Southampton in recent years have formed a team, they may also be able to enter the top four of the league..."

Although it's a good joke, everyone knows that it's not easy for a club like Southampton with weak foundations.

Cultivating young talents and then selling them to big teams at high prices to ensure that the club continues to operate is their way of survival. If you want to break this model, you will be able to spend a lot of money on American wealthy people or Middle Eastern oil tycoons.

"Malten, long time no see!"

When Long Shute stood in the player's passage and looked behind him, he saw a familiar old teammate.

Malten Steglenberg, with him the Dutch goalkeeper who played for Ajax.

The tall Dutchman opened his arms and hugged him in his arms like a child:

"It's been a long time since I saw you, my dear dragon, but to be honest, I really don't want to meet you in this place..."

His smile was full of the sincerity of his old comrades and a little embarrassed, which was impossible to disguise.

Yes, as Ajax's former third captain, he definitely does not want his former vice captain to stand in front of his goal!

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This Saints ranked 8th and 7th respectively in the past two seasons. The reason why the meager investment has achieved the middle and upper-level rankings is because they have indeed trained a group of excellent young players, which naturally led to them being almost hollowed out by major Premier League giants.

But the young talents of this team seemed to be like mushrooms after a rain. After cutting a batch, another batch immediately emerged...

Of course, 33-year-old Steglenberg can only be considered a veteran, but behind him, he has many teammates who are already well-known.

For example, midfielder Wan Yama, central defender Van Dijk, and forwards Tadic and Mane, as long as this central axis can continue, if nothing unexpected happens, it will be split and poached by other teams in two or three years.

Perhaps...will anyone join Liverpool?

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Brazilian trio, Coutinho, Firmino and Lucas, who have been in a rest state since the national team game week, all got the chance to start in this game.

Restoring energy and maintaining strength is different from continuous fatigue. Coutinho used a continuous pass to tear up Southampton's wing defense line in the 13th minute of the game, then directly cut inward and blasted the goal guarded by Steglenberg with one kick.

Liverpool, who had the first record, did not choose to recover. Just 10 minutes later, Long Shute used a cross from the side to accurately find Firmino, who was cruising on the offside line. The Brazilian striker alertly inserted forward, and the ball was a coquettish shot!

2-0!

After leading two goals, the Reds, who were fighting at home, relaxed slightly, which seemed to have become their habit.

Southampton originally wanted to take the opportunity to launch an offensive, but Long Shute used ten minutes to score two goals in a row to warn them: Even if our defense line is made of paper, you can't let you score in casually!

but……

Long Shute may have overestimated his own defense team, the defense line composed of Lovren and Scotter... At some times, it may not be as good as a piece of paper!

In the 71st minute, Van Dijk launched a long pass in the backcourt and directly broke through most of the court. Lovren, who was dragged at the end of Liverpool's formation, originally wanted to clear the ball, but he kicked in with a strait!

Saints winger, Senegal's super fast horse - Sadio Mane just accelerated and got a chance to shoot alone!

When Mane kicked through the goal, Liverpool goalkeeper Miniole didn't even react!

This clearance was not the only bad performance on the Liverpool defense.

Ten minutes later, with a corner kick opportunity in Southampton, two defenders who had been with him for more than a season, Scotter and Lovren made a low-level mistake in competing for the same position!

Lovren rubbed the ball with his header and the ball fell at the feet of Saints forward Pelle.

The Italian pushed the arch of his foot and the ball jumped directly into Miniole's crotch!

This is not the worst!

Luo Furen, who completed the own assist, collided with his teammates and was then carried out at the same time!

Long Shute, who was standing not far away, was almost crying without tears!

He could see that Scotter and Lovren were both flaws and there was no big deal, but... such continuous mistakes would definitely affect the morale of the team!

Two central defenders were injured at the same time, and Rodgers had to play all the substitution cards in his hands, leaving Sarco and Bad at the forefront of the penalty area.

At this time, Luo Tiancai couldn't help but want to thank Long Shute for his rotation policy, otherwise there would be no tacit understanding between the two players!

Despite this, Bard and Sarco, who were hastily playing, were still caught by their opponents. In the 86th minute, there was another free kick. Three Saints players headed the ball in the air for consecutive times. Liverpool's defensemen couldn't touch the ball, and could only watch the football finally landed at Mane's feet, allowing the latter to push and score again!

Southampton scored three goals in 15 minutes, narrowing the score from 4-0 to 4-3. Their morale suddenly rose to the peak, but Liverpool seemed to have suddenly lost all confidence.

When the game entered the last 10 minutes, Southampton completely suppressed Liverpool. Each of their passes seemed to easily tear the Reds' defense line. Anfield's atmosphere was almost suffocating.

Whenever this happens, Long Shute is definitely the one who is most exhausted. He becomes a scavenger. No matter where the football is passed, he will rush to the scene at the earliest without any effort.

Staring at the ball and not the person is a mistake that only amateur players make, but Long Shute does not hesitate to make himself the fool.

Because he doesn't want to lose.

Even if there is a draw... he doesn't want it!

Perhaps it was because of his momentum, or perhaps it was because his physical fitness was finally at its limit, and Southampton's offensive finally lost its previous sharpness when it entered the injury stoppage time.

But Long Shute still didn't dare to be careless. He was still using his full rush to help Sarco and Bad stand firm and ensure that his defense line would not collapse in the last second.

He had considered counterattack, but he had just completed an interception from Mane's feet and was kicked in the ankle by the amazingly fast African horse!

Long Shute, who was preparing to speed up, suddenly lost his support and fell heavily at the forefront of his penalty area. He could only feel the scorching pain from his left ankle.

Liverpool players were immediately divided into two groups, one group supported the captain on the field and anxiously asked him if he was injured. The other group had a bad temper and wanted to beat Mane to death on the spot...

There were even overwhelming booing sounds over the Anfield Stadium. Mane couldn't even raise his head. He just lowered his head with a grievance and let Larana and Klein roar at him...

"You murderer!"

"Are you a butcher sent by Manchester United?!"

"Senegal nigger dies!"

Liverpool fans certainly have reason to curse Mane with the most vicious words because he was not someone else's tackle.

If there is one person in this Liverpool team that is absolutely indispensable, then there is only Longshen.

For the first time, Liverpool fans felt that their team might really win the league championship this season that had violated 26 years.

But now... this dark guy was wrapped around the savior's ankle!

The referee did not hesitate. He showed a yellow card to Mane, and then... raised another red card!

Because Mane had already received his first yellow card because of giving Moreno a few minutes ago!

Success is Mane, defeat is Mane!

-

When the Senegal winger walked to the sidelines in frustration, Long Shute, who was receiving simple treatment on the sidelines, reached out to him.

Mane raised his gaze in surprise.

Long Shute moved his ankle slightly. Although it hurts very much, his muscles and bones were not seriously injured:

"Don't you want to ruin me, are you?"

Mane nodded quickly and grabbed Longshu's warm big hand:

"Sorry, I just want to get the ball back. I will never maliciously hurt other players. Please believe me."

Long Shute patted his head:

"I know, you are a very professional and good player, I just hope you are calmer. By the way, you stand here, and after the game, I will exchange jerseys with you."

Mane's eyes suddenly turned red.

Anfield's boo seems to be much smaller.

He has always had a good impression of the Chinese.

As early as 2010, Mane was still an unknown youth training player for the French Ligue 2 team Metz, who had a weekly salary of only a few dozen euros, and a Chinese reporter who went to interview Wang Chu accidentally met him.

When he saw the reporter's camera, Mane, who had not been home for many years, asked the reporter to take a photo of himself. He wanted to send it to his mother far away in Africa. The enthusiastic Chinese reporter agreed immediately, but the simple Mane repeatedly confirmed to him, "Is this photo free?"

Yes, Mane and Wang Chu have been teammates in Metz's youth team, and Wang Chu has also worn the captain's armband.

But with the strong body of African players, Mane, who only got his first professional contract at the age of 19, has since been on the Rockets' pace every year. After Metz was relegated, he was sold to Austria by the team, but he did not disappear for a long time. Two seasons later, Mane, who helped the team win the double championship in the League Cup, transferred to Southampton for 12 million pounds, and soon became a black lightning bolt in the Premier League.

In May 2015, he even set a record for the fastest hat-trick in the Premier League with his feat of scoring three goals in 2 minutes and 56 seconds - and the original record holder was Liverpool's God Robbie Fowler.

Now he has met his old teammate Wang Chu's national team captain, and also met Liverpool's new generation of God.
Chapter completed!