After a short break and the club's annual meeting, the coaches and players were given a certain amount of rest.

Therefore, Liverpool should welcome the upcoming fixtures with more enthusiasm.

It stands to reason that it should be.

But the reality is always a little helpless.

On 20 December, they took on Watford away to another disgraced relegation team.

But this team was supposed to be in the relegation zone...... After 16 rounds of competition, he was ranked 7th in the standings!

They are even higher in the rankings than defending champions Chelsea!

Their luck must have been very good!

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Watford's luck was very good indeed.

In the 15th minute, nicknamed "The Hornets", they were leading Liverpool 2-0......

The Pastor Road Stadium, which can only accommodate 20,000 spectators, has already been boiling, with huge yellow posters and flags rising one after another in the stands, and excited fans are completely occupying this small stadium with their own voices!

'Watford scored two goals in the opening 15 minutes! For Liverpool...... This is the worst start! This game is worth watching! ”

Sky TV commentator Alan Hansen had a completely faceless look on his face.

Carragher, who was sitting opposite him, hummed for a long time, and only held back one sentence:

"There are 75 minutes left in the game, time left for Liverpool...... And many more! ”

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The first 15 minutes were a nightmare, with the vast majority of Liverpool players conceding before they even touched the ball once!

It was the second minute, a Watford corner.

The first goalkeeper, Mignolet, accidentally fell off the sofa at the banquet a few days ago because he was too involved in singing and had to rest for a few days, so Bogdan came off the bench for today's game.

Originally, this was not a big deal, after all, Bogdan has also played more than a dozen official games this season, and the basic form is still there, not to mention the goalkeeper position, for Liverpool, it is more just to make up the numbers......

– This is probably unfair to the two goalkeepers, after all, Mignolet was still able to make two or three good saves per game during this period, and last season, the Belgian goalkeeper was tied with Szczesny who was still at Arsenal as the most effective goalkeeper with 82 saves......

The corner kick flew straight into the penalty area, Bogdan jumped high, stretched his arm lightly to stop the ball, and then flicked it down, holding the ball in his arms.

But things didn't go so smoothly, Watford defender Ake who was crowded in the crowd was quick with his eyes, and directly raised his right foot to poke the ball out of Bogdan's arms, and then took advantage of the situation with his left foot, and the football flew directly into the goal!

The home team took the lead so easily!

After conceding the goal, Bogdan angrily complained to the referee that Ake was a clear foul on the goalkeeper, but the referee not only ignored it, but gave him a yellow card for the chatter......

Ten minutes later, Watford added another goal:

Their midfielder Deeney had just dribbled through the centre circle and passed the ball straight with his feet - no way, if he didn't pass the ball, he would have to face the defense of Lonshette!

This long pass was also quite smart, and it went straight to teammate Ignalo, who was cutting forward at high speed.

Skrtel quickly stuck in the middle and chased back, trying to squeeze Ignalow out of the box.

He wasn't slow to chase back and chose the right defensive position, but Ignalo blasted out with almost no angle, and the ball went around Bogdan's hands and into the far corner of the net! 2-0！

In front of Liverpool, Watford will not think about ground control and central penetration at all, they just use the most primitive long pass to solve the battle!

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The Hornets, who had a two-goal lead, did not hesitate for a second, and they began to put on a rigid formation from the 16th minute.

At one point, they had eight defenders in the box...... And that's not even counting the goalkeeper!

The style of the game changed instantly, from the first 15 minutes of attacking and defending, to immediately becoming a half-time offensive and defensive battle.

Lonshit has seen countless iron bucket formations, especially defensive experts such as Chelsea, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid (especially during the Jose Mourinho era), but today he is unable to move an inch in front of the little-known Watford!

As soon as he enters the 30-meter zone, there must be defenders around him.

The defender has only one task, and that is to prevent him from getting up and shooting!

As for the breakthrough...... I'm sorry, but in such a narrow area behind him, there are more than a dozen players on both sides, and now they can't even fit a foot in!

Ronshette did try a lot and was able to shake off his defender Capoue, but then he had to hit his head on Watford's yellow iron plate!

The opponent didn't even need any foul action, just a group of people standing side by side on the edge of the penalty area, cutting off his breakthrough route!

In order to seek a breakthrough, he even used his speed and impact to knock over several players on both sides, but after all, he still failed to break through the opponent's defense, but was reminded by the referee:

"You're a world superstar, don't be so savage, okay? This doesn't fit your identity......"

After an unsuccessful breakthrough, Liverpool had to take the other extreme: long-range shot!

But Capoue was almost an inch by his side, and although Longsette's long-range shot was close to the full level, it was not even possible to hit a hundred shots - in fact, it was impossible to even hit fifty, not to mention that the penalty area was full of people, and his long-range shot would not even fly into the penalty area, and would be blocked by the bodies of the players on both sides......

Long shots, breakaways, free kicks, corners, long balls...... When all of Liverpool's attacks can only be determined by fate, it also means that they really don't have much to do with Watford.

Ronsette pulled one back in the 43rd minute, but it was a goal that went to the Watford defender......

In order to score a goal, Lonshette even performed a deliberate conceded play when attacking, but Watford's defender Capoue did not hesitate to kick the ball into Liverpool's half, with no intention of counter-attacking!

Stop acting, don't be fooled!

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It was not a tough game, but it was a desperate one.

With the 2-1 scoreline running from the 43rd minute to the 90th minute, Watford's defence looked shaky, but they remained in the box like a sinking rock at the bottom of the sea.

When the game reached this stage, Liverpool's players almost became impatient, and even Henderson, who has always been calm and calm, can shake off the football villain Diego Costa with domineering, almost choked his neck with the opponent.

However, Watford still had no intention of extending their lead and they still held on to their penalty area, even though Liverpool had 81% possession and had as many as 42 shots on goal!

When the referee had already put the whistle in his mouth and Lonshette felt a little "God is killing me, not a war crime", Emre Can suddenly received a wide range of transfer passes from Coutinho.

The German midfielder rounded his right foot and came with a shocking sideways blast!

After all, it was the last minute of the game, and the Watford players could no longer react so quickly, they could only watch the football fly through the gaps at high speed and then get headlong into the net!

2-2！

Liverpool equalised......

Looking at Emrejan, who was kneeling on the turf in ecstasy, he had a bad premonition.

Waterford...... Maybe you really found a good way to deal with Liverpool!

The next schedule, I'm afraid it's not going to be easy to play!