At 4:15 a.m. on March 3, Beijing time, the fifth round of the 2021-2022 English FA Cup continued, and Liverpool faced Norwich at Anfield. After the 120-minute fierce battle in the League Cup final last weekend, Liverpool coach Klopp is likely to make a big rotation in this game, because the Red Army still has to face an intensive schedule. If they can successfully beat Norwich at home, then Liverpool will refresh the best FA Cup record in the Klopp era. Liverpool ace forward Mane is expected to complete the 250-match milestone of his Reds career.
Battle record
The two clubs have faced each other 67 times in the history, and Liverpool has won 39 wins, 14 draws and 14 losses, and has the absolute upper hand. The last time Liverpool lost to Norwich was in April 1994, when the Red Army lost 0-1 at home in the Premier League. Since then, the Canaries have won 14 wins and 2 draws in 16 games. This season, Liverpool and Norwich have faced each other 3 times in league and cup matches. The Red Army won 3-0 away in the league and the League Cup, and won 3-1 at home in the league. Last weekend, both teams played a game. Liverpool drew 0-0 in the Carabao Cup final with Chelsea in 120 minutes and won 11-10 on penalties. Norwich lost 2-0 away to Southampton in the league, suffering a three-game losing streak.
Aspect 1: Liverpool strives for the best record in the FA Cup in the era of scumbags
Since Klopp took up the Liverpool coach in October 2015, domestic cup competitions have always been tasteless, especially the FA Cup, which has never reached the quarter-finals (sixth round) in the previous six seasons: 2015-2016 The season, the 2016-2017 season and the 2017-2018 season were all eliminated in the fourth round. The 2018-2019 season simply stopped in the third round. Last season was also eliminated in the fourth round. Only the 2019-2020 season and this season advanced to the fifth round. wheel. In other words, if Liverpool can beat Norwich at home, it will be the best FA Cup record of the Klopp era. Taking into account Liverpool’s overwhelming historical results once morest Norwich, it is optimistic that the Reds can easily advance to the quarter-finals.
Highlight 2: Mane ushered in the 250-game milestone of his Liverpool career
If Mane gets the chance to play in this game, then he will usher in the milestone of 250 games in the Red Army career. In last weekend’s League Cup final, Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties. Mane, who started the game, was replaced following only 80 minutes. Salah, who started with him, played 120 minutes, and Dias played 97 minutes. Coupled with Firmino’s injury, Mane is very likely to appear in the fifth round of the FA Cup. It should be pointed out that if Mane scores in the fifth round of the FA Cup, then he will surpass the record of 110 goals by the Liverpool legend Ballmer and occupy the 15th place in the history of the Red Army. Before that, Mane represented Liverpool in 4 games once morest Norwich and scored 2 goals.
Aspect 3: Liverpool’s big rotation to fight the devil’s schedule
This season, Liverpool’s fourth line is red, and last weekend’s penalty shootout at Wembley Stadium defeated Chelsea to win the League Cup, taking an important step on the road to compete for the quadruple crown. Therefore, Liverpool’s schedule is extremely dense. Entering 2022, they have played 13 games in just 56 days, an average of one game every 4.3 days, and also experienced two weeks of international competitions in January. This shows that the Red Army What a terrifying schedule. Next, Liverpool’s schedule is still intensive, from the FA Cup once morest Norwich to the league once morest Manchester United on March 20, 6 games in just 18 days! So the FA Cup once morest Norwich will be one of the few games that Liverpool can rotate. After the main lineup has just experienced 120 minutes of fierce battle, players such as Minamino Takumi, Origi, Jones and Tsimikas will usher in starting opportunities.
pre-match public opinion
Liverpool coach Klopp:(Quadruple) No team has done this before, we are still far from this goal, we are still behind Manchester City in the league, in the FA Cup we will immediately Going to play Norwich. I don’t think it’s a compliment to say that we have the potential to win a quadruple, it’s better to think we’re going to do nothing than to think we’re going to do nothing. But between now and the end of May, we will still meet a lot of good teams in the game. If you want to win something, you have to focus on the next step and not get too ambitious, and that’s what we’re doing right now. ( once morest Norwich) We had to make some adjustments because we just played 120 minutes in the Carabao Cup final last Sunday.
Injury report
Liverpool: Firmino (injured), Thiago (injured)
Norwich: Idah (injured), Omoba Midler (injured), Sorensen (injured)
Predicted starter
Liverpool (4-3-3): 13-Adrian/12-Gomez, 46-Reece-James, 5-Conat, 21-Zimikas/17-Jones, 15-Chamberlain, 7- Milner/18-Minano Takumi, 27-Origi, 10-Mane
Norwich (4-3-3): 33-McGovern/21-Brandon Williams, 4-Gibson, 5-Hanley, 3-Byram/23-McLean, 8-Gilmore , 20-Milu/17-Rashica, 22-Pukki, 11-PwahtaReturn to Sohu, see more
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