At 4 o’clock in the morning on December 23, Beijing time, the 2021-2022 England League Cup quarter-finals continued. Liverpool challenged Leicester City at Anfield Stadium. In this game, Liverpool is affected by the new crown epidemic. Coach Klopp may send a large number of young players to the game, but he will definitely strive to reach the semi-finals of the League Cup for the first time in 5 years; if Liverpool can score a goal, it will complete 34 consecutive games. The first miracle in team history to score a goal.
Confrontation record
The two clubs had a total of 115 clashes in history. Liverpool had the upper hand with 50 wins, 25 draws and 40 losses. Last season’s second leg of the Premier League was defeated by Leicester City 1-3. The Reds ended 7 consecutive games with the Blue Foxes. The record of defeat. At Anfield, Liverpool have scored 8 wins and 2 draws in the past 10 games with Leicester City. In the history of the League Cup, Liverpool and Leicester City have faced each other twice, each winning one: the 1986-1987 season, the Reds won 4-1; the 2017-2019 season, the Blue Foxes won 2-0 at home to advance. Last weekend, Liverpool drew 2-2 away with Tottenham in the league, and the eight-game winning streak was ended; the Leicester City away game against Everton was postponed due to the new crown epidemic.
Aspect 1: Liverpool strives to enter the League Cup semi-finals for the first time in 5 years
Liverpool is one of the most successful teams in the history of the English League Cup. It has won eight cups and tied with Manchester City for the most. However, the last time the Red Army won the League Cup, it dates back to the 2011-2012 season. In recent years, due to the weak lineup, Liverpool does not attach importance to the English League Cup. The best record in the last five seasons, including this season, is the quarter-finals. Southampton suffered a double defeat in the final. It is worth mentioning that Liverpool had reached the quarter-finals of the English League Cup in the 2019-2020 season. As the first team was going to play in the Club World Cup at that time, they could only send a youth team to play, and eventually lost 0-5 to Aston Villa in the away game. .
Aspect 2: Epidemic + Devil’s schedule test Klopp’s formation
Recently, Liverpool has been affected by the new crown epidemic. Four players including Van Dijk, Jones, Thiago and Fabinho have contracted the virus. According to the British epidemic prevention policy, they have all been quarantined, and they must not have the chance to play in the English league between Liverpool and Leicester City. In addition, Elliott and Origi were injured. Robertson received a red card in Liverpool’s 2-2 away draw with Tottenham. According to the rules, he will be suspended. In other words, Liverpool have at least four main players who will definitely miss the Leicester City game. Considering that they will have to fight with Leeds on Boxing Day this weekend, coach Klopp is very likely to have a big rotation in the English League Cup. New stars such as Denton, Neck Williams and Gordon are expected to get the chance to play.
Aspect 3: Liverpool hit a new record in 34 consecutive games
This season, Liverpool is one of the most powerful teams in the five major leagues, scoring 50 goals in 18 league games, ranking first in the Premier League scoring list, counting other venues, scoring a total of 72 goals in 26 games, averaging The number of goals reached 2.77! Statistics show that Liverpool can guarantee a goal in every game this season. The last time it was zeroed, it can be traced back to the 0-0 home draw with Real Madrid in the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals in April this year. There have been 33 matches since then. In the game, Klopp’s team can ensure that they score in the game. What needs to be pointed out is that scoring 33 consecutive games is already a record in the history of the Liverpool team. Playing at Anfield against Leicester City, Klopp’s team is expected to continue to refresh this miracle in team history.
Pre-match public opinion
Liverpool Assistant Coach Lindes: We know that we are in a tense period, so we have been looking for other lineups, we have made a small plan, and fully prepared. We want to go all out on match day, we will focus on ourselves, we need the whole team. We know this is what we want, we want to play these games in this tense period, we really look forward to it, we want to give fans a cup night full of eagerness, this is what we did before, and we are now Want to do. We have to make sure that everyone is doing the right thing, for all players. The past proves that we can make changes, and we can still act our way. This is the only way: to play our own way.
Injury report
Liverpool: Elliott (injured), Origi (injured), Phillips (injured), Henderson (suspected), Van Dijk (isolated), Fabinho (isolated), Jones (isolated), Tie Yago (quarantine), Robertson (suspended)
Leicester City: Fofana (injured), Seyunju (injured), Justin (injured), Evans (injured), Benkovic (isolated), Ishinacho (isolated), Perez ( Quarantine), Lukeman (quarantine), Campbell (quarantine), Chowdhury (suspicion)
Predicted starter
Liverpool (4-3-3): 62-Kelleher/76-Neck-Williams, 12-Gomez, 5-Konat, 21-Zimikas/7-Milner, 15-Chamberlain , 80-Morton/11-Salah, 9-Firmino, 18-Minano Takumi
Leicester City (3-4-2-1): 12-Ward/5- Bertrand, 23-Westergow, 33-Thomas/27-Castagne, 10-Madison, 8- Tillermans, 21-Pereira/7-Barnes, 9-Valdy, 29-DhakaReturn to Sohu to see more
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