Chapter 102: Front Quartet
It's no secret that Liverpool are looking to add reinforcements in midfield and their renewed interest in Lallana is no secret.
Southampton President Crueger has stepped forward to make a strong statement: Lallana is now not for sale at Southampton.
At the same time, Crueger accused Liverpool of poaching Lallana at this time because Liverpool felt the threat of Southampton and wanted to poach the opponent to achieve the goal of weakening the opponent and enriching themselves.
Kruegger said that Lallana is not for sale, the paparazzi on Fleet Street laughed, there has never been anything for sale in Southampton, there has not been before, and there will never be in the future, Southampton achieved a good finish of 8th in the Premier League last season, after the season, defender Lovren went to Anfield, left-back Luke. Shaw was brought to Manchester United by Louis van Gaal for £30 million, while Arsene Wenger spent £16 million to snap up defender Chambers of '95, striker Lambert did not go to Liverpool and was eventually poached by West Ham United, and Tottenham, another club in north London, poached Pochettino, the manager of the Saints last season.
The media have no doubt that Crueger will not mind selling Southampton's starting eleven as long as the bid is in place.
Southampton were almost hollowed out, and then they turned around and dug Feyenoord to bolster their strength, from the coach to the players, and this season has been even more aggressive.
I'm afraid this is the reason why Crueger said that Lallana is not for sale, he thinks that Southampton's current results can go further, especially now in the Premier League standings, Southampton's points are only one point less than Liverpool, if they can surpass Liverpool and climb to the second place in the league, and even the top position in the league, then the value of the player will rise significantly, so as to be able to seek the largest transfer fee, as long as the transfer fee meets the requirements, what winter break is afraid of affecting the team's record? Inexistent.
'We're one point at Liverpool and three points off Chelsea, maybe just one game before we can be the top of the Premier League......,' said Southampton Crueger with a hint of it.
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On November 29, 2014, in the 13th round of the English Premier League, Liverpool defeated Stoke City 2-1 at home.
He has already scored 13 goals in the league this season, along with six assists, and has been directly involved in the team's 19 goals, which is a well-deserved thigh for Liverpool.
A day later, the Premier League highlight was played at St Mary's Stadium, with third-placed Southampton hosting fourth-placed Manchester City.
At the end of the 90 minutes, Yaya Toure, Frank Lampard and Klich each scored to help Manchester City beat Southampton by three goals.
In addition, Chelsea were held to a 0-0 draw away from home by Sunderland in the previous fixture.
At the end of this round of Premier League matches, Liverpool and Chelsea are tied again, with 30 points, Liverpool ranks first by virtue of goal difference, Southampton is still ranked third in the league after the loss, Manchester City is fourth, two points behind Southampton, the latter has 26 points, and the difference between the previous two teams has been stretched to four points. Despite finishing third in the league after 13 games, just four points behind the leaders and two points ahead of defending champions Manchester City, this is an excellent result for Southampton, but considering that the Saints president has just set the flag, this is a bit of a slap in the face.
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Three days later, the 14th round of the Premier League began.
Liverpool's away match with Leicester City was the first in this round of the league, and in the end, with Jiang Chenxi's pass and shot at the King Power Stadium, Liverpool defeated Foxes 4-1 away.
At the end of this campaign, Leicester City's record in the 14 rounds of the league is 2 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses, accumulating 10 points, ranking first from the bottom of the Premier League, and Foxes are regarded by the media as the biggest relegation favorite in the Premier League.
The newspapers in Leicester town lamented that they might only have to go to the Championship next season......
A day later, in a London derby, Jose Mourinho's Chelsea thrashed Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham Hotspur 3-0.
Arsenal beat Southampton 1-0 thanks to a goal from Sanchez, a goal from Sanchez, who ended at the same time, and Arsenal once again saw hope of finishing in the top four of the league.
At the end of this league game, Liverpool and Chelsea remain tied for first place with 33 points, Manchester City climb to third place with 27 points, while Southampton have slipped to fourth, and the Saints are now only two and three points ahead of West Ham United and Arsenal behind them.
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"I suspect that Mr. Crueger's face is swollen by now." Guardian reporter Smith quipped Southampton chairman Crueger: "He just said Southampton were going to hit the top of the table, and then his side lost two in a row. ”
The Times believes that Southampton's previous excellent results have drifted a little too high, and then reality has dealt them a cruel blow.
Melwood Training Base.
"I bet their chairman must have forgotten to look at the schedule before he said that." Jiang Chenxi said with a smile.
Everyone laughed, and when they thought about it, they didn't think about it.
Just set the flag, and the next step is to face Manchester City and Arsenal in succession, and Southampton's chairman will really choose the right time.
The atmosphere at Melwood Training Base is good.
Liverpool have a comfortable schedule during this period and don't have any strong opponents, so it's a good time to grab points.
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Jurgen Klopp was in a good mood, not just because of the winning streak but also because of what was reflected in the game.
Klopp's frontcourt quartet of Coutinho, Salah, Sterling, and Jiang Chenxi has performed well in these games, and several players have become more and more tacit and can play some beautiful cooperation.
In Klopp's eyes, this frontcourt combination is not perfect enough, there are still many things that need to be improved, and among the frontcourt quartet combinations, the most stable is naturally Jiang Chenxi, who is also a well-deserved offensive core and his most assured player. Coutinho's biggest problem is fitness, the Brazilian can now insist on playing 80 minutes of the game, but, once the game is rotated, Coutinho's fitness is a little unable to keep up, in addition, Sterling's form is not stable enough, the young England international sometimes impresses you, sometimes surprises you, Salah makes Klopp relatively reassuring, Jiang Chenxi and Salah have a good tacit understanding, and the two players can often play amazing cooperation.
Although Klopp is not yet satisfied, the local media in Liverpool are already excitedly chanting that this is a classic combination that can play for ten years.
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