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Compared with the last season, Liverpool undoubtedly recovered in the 23/24 season, and even had a chance to compete for the championship with the Blue Moon and the Gunners. In the end, the Red Army won 24 victories, 10 draws and 4 defeats in 38 rounds to win the third place of the league, and also won the League Cup this season. Although the rapid collapse at the end of the season made countless fans regret it, they have done well enough for this newly rebuilt Red Army.
League history
8 unbeaten games! Steady start and good start
After the end of the Three Heroes of the Red Arrow era, some young and old Liverpool only finished fifth in the league last season, and people's expectations for this team began to change from championship to fourth. But there is no doubt that if you only want Liverpool to be fourth in the league, the Reds will surprise you. After drawing with Chelsea in the opening game, the Red Army went all the way and achieved eight unbeaten results in all competitions. The number of unbeaten games in the cross season broke the record of the Premier League. The Red Army was defeated by Australian Spurs, who were arrogant at the beginning of the season and once surpassed the Blue Moon Corps to the top of the league due to Mattip's last own goal in the seventh round of the Premier League.
The plan has changed and started to compete for the championship!
After being defeated by Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool temporarily ranked fourth in the league, but only one point behind Aston Villa, which ranked fifth. Then Liverpool once again contributed 15 consecutive unbeaten games, helping the team to reach the top of the table. Although there were also poor performances in the draw with Brighton and Manchester United; But the Red Army drew with defending champion Manchester City and the then top ranked Arsenal, and took the lead in the scene, so that everyone could see the championship of this team. After the 19th round 2-0 Burnley reached the top, Liverpool won the first place for 9 consecutive rounds. For the Red Army, it seems no longer a dream to win the Barclays Cup again.
Uncle Zha leaves Anfield without "Three Fists of Farmers"
When the Red Army competed for the fourth front title, a thunderbolt of news sent the mood of countless fans to the bottom - On January 26, Beijing time, the legendary coach of the team for nine years, Klopp, announced that he would leave the team at the end of this season. In the video, Klopp said: "How to say, my energy is exhausted. I have no problem now. Obviously, I knew I had to announce this at some point, but I have no problem now. I know I can't do this work again and again." "I hope you (Liverpool fans) can accept this decision. I am not in the mood to say thank you now, but I will do so later, and such things will happen. Now, we need to focus on the rest of the season. I know that the outside world wants such things to distract us, but it's all about our performance. Everything is clear. " The departure of Zha Shu undoubtedly cast a cloud over the cheerful atmosphere at that time, but it also gave a deeper meaning to the championship journey after this season - "for Klopper".
The League wins the cup! Youth storm sweeps through Wembley
On February 25, the Reds welcomed their first championship of the season - the League Cup. The Reds will face Chelsea at the legendary Wembley Stadium. The two sides fought bloody battles at regular times, regardless of the level. The captain Van Dyke made a decisive breakthrough in extra time, helping the team win the League Cup. After the class was announced by Uncle Zha, the champion undoubtedly became more significant; What's more pleasing to the fans is that the outstanding performances of young Liverpool players Bradley, Elliot, Kwaansa and others in the game show us the future of Klopp for Liverpool.
The whole line collapsed in the sprint stage
Before the FA Cup against Manchester League, no one could have guessed that the game would end in such a ups and downs way, let alone the chain reaction brought by the game. Admittedly, when we met last time in the league, Liverpool stormed Manchester United for 90 minutes and scored a 0-0 draw, which showed the weakness of Liverpool when breaking the Teng's bus. But no one could imagine that Teng Hager had played a radical confrontation with Liverpool at the beginning of the Cup match; "Compass" Anthony and "waste prince" Rushford can score the absolute level ball; Liverpool will be defeated by Manchester United at the end of extra time and will not be eligible for the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
In the league match against Manchester United, Liverpool also performed poorly, and could only rely on penalty kicks to make a thrilling draw at the end of the game. The draw let them lose their top position in the league, but this was just the beginning of a nightmare for Liverpool in poor condition: the Reds lost the first leg of the Europa League Cup to Atlanta 0-3, and were out of the game 1-3 overall in the two rounds; The league lost 1-0 to Crystal Palace until losing 2-0 to local rivals Everton. So far, in just over a month, Liverpool lost the championship in the third tier, and the team's locker room contradictions began to break out. Salah openly fell out with Klopp on the sidelines, and only the original League Cup can give a little consolation to the heartbroken Liverpool.
It's a farewell and a new beginning
On May 17, Beijing time, veteran Tiago officially announced that he would leave the team at the end of the season, which undoubtedly deepened the parting color of this season. But fortunately, Liverpool did not fall into chaos due to the departure of Uncle Zha and his sister-in-law. The management quickly selected Slote, the coach of Feyenoord, the Dutch league team, as the coach of next season, which was also recognized by Zhashu himself. In the final game, the 2-0 home team Wolves, Triton and Kwanza scored a satisfactory end to this regrettable season. After the game, Klopp finally waved his landmark "farmer's three fists" at Anfield to celebrate the victory, embraced each player of the Red Army, led the whole crowd to sing his successor, Slote's song... Even if he left, Klopp would never walk alone, and the Red Army has been integrated into his blood, and he will undoubtedly be recorded in the history of the team, Liverpool will always be with him.
Focus player
McAllister, who spent 42 million Euros on the move from Brighton this season, gave the Reds fans a big surprise. He played 46 games and started 40 games. He once conquered the Red Army in March with 5 games, 3 goals and 3 assists, and won the best of the month. Wheat can make contributions at both ends of attack and defense. On the offensive side, he can send 55.13 passes per game. On the defensive side, he blocked 25 shots in total. The success rate of physical confrontation is 52%, and the success rate of steals is 55%. Now his value has reached a career high of 70 million euros.
The Reds captain remains one of the most reassuring aspects of the team this season. The success rate of physical confrontation is 74%, the success rate of steals is 56%, and 218 times of ball rights have been retrieved. There are 11 games without seal, and four goals have been scored, three of which are headed goals, including the goal that defeated Chelsea in overtime. More important than his contribution on the field, the Dutchman has become a flag of the Red Army, and Van Dyke has become one of the incarnations of Liverpool.
Although "Shifu" Salah has been struggling in his performance, "apprentice" Elliot can be said to have shown his best performance in Liverpool. 53 appearances, 27 starts, 4 goals and 11 assists in a single season. Since 2024, among all the Premier League players, only Debrouane can do better in the nine ball assists of Elliot in various competitions. Although he is about to usher in his fourth year of playing for Liverpool's first team, don't forget that he is only 21 years old.
epilogue
Looking back on this season, Liverpool's ambition to win a series of consecutive victories against Manchester City and the Gunners and top the league table is still vivid, and it will still be heartbreaking to lose the championship and fall behind; The loss of Salah and Nunez is distressing, but the excellent performance of "baby soldiers" such as Kuansa and Bradley can undoubtedly let even the most pessimistic fans see hope. However, if we choose a keynote for Liverpool this season, there is no doubt that it should be "farewell". The departure of legendary coach Klopp, veteran Tiago and others is undoubtedly a sad and huge blow to everyone who supports Liverpool, and seeing them off has become the top priority of the club, so that the championship competition can only become a decoration on the cake - even if it can only be a pity to end up with only one win in the League Cup.
But life is like this, with all kinds of regrets, and the legend of perfection often only exists in fairy tales. It is believed that ten years later, when the Red Army fans think about this season again, the first thing they think of is not the pain of losing the championship, but that on that sunny afternoon, the man in the hat, beard and red clothes roared and waved his signature three fists to the cheering audience.
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