Chapter 669: Punishment
This matter really can't be left like that, Manchester United fans' suspected racism at home and Zhang Yuan's behavior of raising his middle finger have been written into the match report by the referee on duty, Oliver, and the FA will not spare his wrists and will definitely punish accordingly.
However, there are too many topics to discuss in this game, especially Van Gaal's coach, after spending a lot of money last year, Van Gaal did not even qualify for the Champions League, at that time at the end of the season there were many media saying that he was going to leave class, but he finally survived and did not leave class, but this season just started two small wins and then three rounds of winless, two of which still lost the game, and now the outside world is analyzing the possibility of him leaving class.
It made Van Gaal anxious, but he told the media very strongly that I would not leave class!
In fact, he did not leave class either!
Manchester City, which was previously ranked ahead of Liverpool, defeated Crystal Palace away from home, won five consecutive league games, got 15 points, and still sat firmly in the first deal, and Liverpool, who played extremely well, was helpless.
However, the best coach of the month in August was not Klopp, but the best player and best goal belonged to Zhang Yuan.
He scored six goals and two assists for Liverpool in August, and he overtook Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero in a performance that made him the best player of the year.
In an interview with the official website of the Premier League, Zhang Yuan also talked about his outrageous behavior at that time, "This is not a wrong behavior, this is a response to them! They can scold me, can't I still show something to them! I will not apologize for my behavior, I have done nothing wrong, of course I will not apologize!"
Prior to the Champions League clash with Dinamo Zagreb, the FA also issued a penalty decision, with Manchester United fined £50,000 in the Club Cup, while Liverpool's Zhang Yuan was punished for two additional games, and Skrtel was punished for one game for his aggressive behavior after receiving the red card.
The decision has caused strong dissatisfaction with the Liverpool club, with the club's CEO Ian Ayr saying in an interview with the media: "This kind of punishment is unfair, we cannot accept it, we will appeal according to the procedure! I think the FA should first consider the reasons before making such a decision! It is necessary to consider the details of the course of the matter, the ins and outs, rather than arbitrarily making a decision based on the behavior! They are doing this to defend the racists! It is a very disappointing act!"
Ian Eyre is representing Liverpool to denounce the FA, and the outside public opinion is upside down, the interesting thing is that many people are on Liverpool's side, thinking that such a punishment is not fair! Liverpool has many celebrities running out to stand up for Zhang Yuan, not only them, but also celebrities from other teams have also said good things for Zhang Yuan.
"We can't let the best players in the Premier League be disappointed in this league, such unfair treatment should not have happened to Zhang Yuan, he is an incredible player and we should protect him!" said Redknapp Jr.
Of course, some people will think that Zhang Yuan is a troublemaker, Manchester United legend Gary Neville said: "I don't think there is anything wrong with the FA's punishment! Zhang Yuan is really good at causing trouble! I had a conflict with John Terry last season, and I am not surprised at all that such a thing happened this season, he is like a naughty child, and I support the FA's decision to punish him! It's time to tell him that he should restrain his behavior on match day!"
"Shut up!" Zhang Yuan immediately responded on his social network!
The FA also can't say it, they only punish according to their behavior, Zhang Yuan's move of giving a middle finger, only to be punished for two games is considered light, but now he is not a person inside and out.
Although he was deeply involved in the suspension turmoil, it did not affect the form of Zhang Yuan in the midweek away game against Dinamo Zagreb, in this game, Klopp made some rotations, midfield, backfield, and forward line have some adjustments, but Zhang Yuan is still on the field.
Dinamo Zagreb's strength is not as good as Liverpool's, but at home they chose a very unsafe move, that is, to attack Liverpool, and the result was Liverpool 4:0 bloodbath, Zhang Yuan contributed two passes and one shot in the game, and the state is still good!
It is worth mentioning that the veteran captain Steven Gerrard also started the game today, and he scored the opponent's goal with a header with Zhang Yuan's assist, which was his first official goal for Liverpool this season.
Back at Liverpool, the FA's decision was issued again, and under pressure from the outside world, Zhang Yuan's additional suspension was shortened to one game, while Skrtel's suspension remained the same as the original decision, so that Zhang Yuan could not play in the next two games.
Klopp didn't blame Zhang Yuan, he really did what he said, and did not give Zhang Yuan and Skrtel internal punishment.
Since the beginning of the game, it has been a good situation, Liverpool has won 4 and drawn 1 in 5 games, only Manchester City can overshadow them, but this will not affect the mood of the Liverpool players, victory leads to victory, and continuous wins can promote a good atmosphere in the team, and Klopp has done a good job in rotation this year.
There are not many big names in the Liverpool team, and many players in the team have been given the opportunity to play, and there are fewer complaints in private!
In the weekend game against promoted Manovich, Zhang Yuan and his daughter and nephew could only sit in the stands, and when he was moved, the Liverpool home fans were very supportive of him, even if he did not play in this game, his portrait can still be seen everywhere in the stadium, and there are some slogans of support, one of which is even more funny, "Down with the English FA! Zhang, you will never walk alone!"
Although Zhang Yuan is missing, Liverpool has strong confidence in winning this weak promoted horse, but the reality has given them a painful lesson, and Liverpool, who have an overall advantage, finally drew 1:1 in the face of this promoted team, and it was a shameful ending to be drawn by Norwich at their home stadium.
Norwich's iron bucket formation is very stable, Liverpool has no choice, missing Zhang Yuan, although Coutinho is also a good player, but his sense of rhythm is not as good as Zhang Yuan, Liverpool is generally more direct in terms of offensive play, which is not too difficult for Norwich who has made up his mind to put the bus, plus Liverpool's ability to grasp opportunities does need to be improved, so I know that in the 48th minute of the second half, substitute Ince helped Liverpool break through the opponent's door.
It was hard to score, but it was quick to concede, and in the 68th minute, a corner kick in front of Norwich, Mignolet made a mistake, giving the opposition central defender Martin a great opportunity to easily pick and shoot.
Liverpool's offensive was fierce in the back, but it didn't do anything anymore and had to lose two points at home!
The only good news for this round was that Manchester City, who were at the top of the table, lost at home to London side West Ham United, and as a result, Liverpool's draw also closed the gap on Manchester City, who are currently just one point behind Manchester City and remain in second place.
The third round of the EFL Cup was next in midweek, Liverpool's opponent was Calis, Klopp sent a lot of substitutes in this game, and the result was also unsatisfactory, a 1-1 draw, but fortunately in the penalty shoot-out, Liverpool finally won against them and successfully advanced to the fourth round.
As the FA's suspension penalty also applies to EFL Cup matches, after all these games, Zhang Yuan and Skrtel's suspensions will be over and they will be available for the home game against Aston Villa.
Aston Villa was a thrilling relegation last season, but this season their life is not very good, in fact, this summer they still spent a lot of money for relegation, introduced a lot of good players, but there is a lot of blood loss, Benteke did not come to Liverpool, but before the transfer window closed, he went to Crystal Palace, captain Delph transferred to Manchester City, Villa is almost a new start.
Sherwood didn't have a good way to get this set of personnel, and the new signings have been slow to integrate, until now their team has only picked up four points after six rounds, needless to say that this season's relegation is definitely a tough test for Villa.
In recent competitions, the struggling Villa side have won just one of their seven games, and their performance is more like a promoted horse than Norwich's promoted team, so naturally they can't cause more problems for Liverpool, who won 3-1 at Anfield Stadium on September 26.