Chapter 124: Homage to He-Man
By the time the game was about to start, the commentators on the Anfield Stadium were already in place.
The game hasn't started yet, but the commentators are already at work, and they're starting to tell the audience in front of the TV about the starting line-ups for both sides, as well as some highlights.
"Jones continues to start, Mignolet has fallen out of favour lately." John. Mortensen said that Liverpool's starting goalkeeper today is still Jones, Mignolet has been on the bench in a row, and the goalkeeper position is rarely rotated, which is very revealing.
"Yes, it looks like Klopp is more comfortable with Jones right now." Lineker said.
They don't know that Klopp is actually less comfortable with both goalkeepers, but he has been even more uncomfortable with Mignolet lately......
"Wow." Mortenson was surprised and said, "We saw whose name, Jose. Enrique, who came into the starting line-up today, is the first time in 219 days that Enrique has been given another start, and this time he will hopefully hold up his knee a little longer. ”
'Enrique's return from injury is good news for Liverpool, Alberto. Moreno needs a break. Lineker said.
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Elsewhere in the backline, Lovren and Skrtel partnered at centre-back, with Glenn at right-back. Johnson, Liverpool's right-back is short of people, the league has reached 17 rounds, Johnson is almost full-time, which is also thanks to the good physical fitness and durability of this black defender in England.
Liverpool's midfield, captain Jordan Henderson, Lucas Jr. and Philippe Coutinho and Mohamed Salah, are partners of Jiang Chenxi and Balotelli in the forward line.
'It's another change, Raheem Sterling is on the bench, Balotelli gets the starting XI and the Italian will partner the Chinese up front. Lineker said.
"I have reservations about this starting arrangement." John. Mortensen made no secret of his vote of no confidence in Balotelli, "How many good games has Balotelli played since he came to Liverpool? I don't remember anyway! Sending Balotelli in such an important game, is this self-harm first? ”
Don't be surprised, Mortenson is this temper, he speaks unceremoniously, and the old man who is about to retire has enough coffee to be afraid at all, and he doesn't need to scruple about anything.
"Originally, there was Jiang on the pitch, and Liverpool was almost equivalent to a 1-0 kickoff, but now it's okay, plus or minus, everything is back to zero." Mortenson continued.
Lineker laughed, and he bet that after this game, the TV station would receive another letter of protest, and that Balotelli's agent was not a good match.
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The commentator then introduced Arsenal's starting line-up.
The goalkeeper is Szczesny, left-back Gibbs, right-back Chambers, the centre-back partners Mertesacker and Debich, the midfielders Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla and the returning Arsenal Flamini, and Alexis Sanchez, Welbeck and Mesut Ozil up front.
In addition to the victory or defeat of the game, the matchup between Ozil and Jiang Chenxi in this match is also eye-catching...... The salaries of the two people and the corresponding on-field performance have caused a lot of topics, I don't know what Jiang Chenxi will think, but if I know that there is a guy with a higher salary than me, but if he does worse than me, he will always be unbalanced. Mortenson said, not forgetting to joke, "If this game is won, Jiang can also ask Liverpool for a salary increase, and there are good reasons." ”
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"Actually, there is an interesting story between Jiang and Ozil,...... Lineker next to him added, "Do you remember when Jiang was still playing for Basel, there were rumors that Arsenal also took a fancy to him? ”
"Of course, I remember that it was so impressive...... Arsenal ended up missing Jiang, just as Arsene Wenger once missed Cristiano Ronaldo, missed Messi, missed Kompany......"
'Yes, Arsenal hesitated in the face of Jiang's €20 million liquidated damages, and then Dortmund preempted them......,' Lineker said, "and then, in that summer, Wenger had to spend £42.5 million to bring in Mesut Ozil. ”
"That's ......." Mortenson said.
"This is much more expensive than Jiang." Lineker said.
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Many fans in front of the TV laughed out loud, including students from China and overseas Chinese fans who were even more happy, foreigners don't know, they know, Lineker and Mortenson, this singing and harmony, the value is similar to that of cross talk, although they may not know cross talk as a form of language expression.
'Yes, Arsenal paid more than twice as much for Ozil and a year later gave him a raise, a salary higher than the Champions League Golden Boot. Mortenson said.
Gary. Lineker and John Mortenson are almost a cross talk pair, and the audience in front of the television is surprised to find that they have developed new skills.
Especially the Manchester United fans in front of the TV, they are even more happy, the previous match between Liverpool and Manchester United, because of Moyes, missed Jiang Chenxi, which made Manchester United ridiculed, Arsenal fans are still watching the excitement on the sidelines, now it's okay, I didn't expect retribution to come so soon, right?
'We're getting the news now that Szczesny has a little cold, but he still started today.' Lineker decided to change the subject, "The reason is that Ospina also has a cold, and it is more serious. ”
"David Seaman has previously stated that he believes Szczesny will have a good performance in this game, and he said Szczesny can be trusted." "Seaman also said he had the opportunity to teach Szczesny some tips himself. ”
Szczesny thanked He-man for his encouragement, saying that he would learn more from his predecessors. Lineker said, "Szczesny said to take off his hat to He-Man. ”
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This morning's media reported on the incident, praising the friendship and support that has been passed down from generation to generation between the Arsenal goalkeeper's predecessors and juniors.
Of course, after this game, this little story has changed its flavor and has been interpreted extensively, deeply and brutally.
“…… Okay, now the players on both sides are about to play, and the game is about to start......" The camera immediately found Jiang Chenxi and Ozil, and gave Liverpool and Arsenal two top stars close-ups. Will Mesut Ozil rise to the occasion and clear his name in order to clear the suspicion of 'high pay and low ability'? Or will Jiang Chenxi slap Ozil to the ground and tell the Germans that silence is golden, calm and everything is a floating cloud......