Players are absent-mindedly waiting for awards, Liverpool s championship celebration ends perfectly

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After winning the championship four rounds ahead of schedule, Liverpool entered the "fishing" mode early at the end of April: all the cup matches have been eliminated, the league champion has been won, and all four games in May are no longer important. Liverpool's performance in May was indeed in a "foot" state: they lost to Chelsea and Brighton respectively away, and were tied with two goals in a row under the good situation of leading Arsenal two goals at home.

Return to Anfield in the final game, Liverpool will face Crystal Palace, which just defeated Manchester City to win the FA Cup. This early rehearsal of Community Shield is full of slackness because both sides have no desires and no desires: the two teams line up to pay tribute to each other before the game, and such a scene is rare in football. Although Slott did not send substitutes and youth training players on a large scale, Curtis Jones is the only one in the starting lineup, not the main player of this season, in terms of the players' performance on the field, the hearts of the entire Liverpool team have already flown to the post-match awards ceremony, and the game seems to be just a formality. After the opening, the red and white balloons used for the celebration fell on the field, and the players on the field needed to break them one by one. This seems to have already suggested the tone of the game. In the 9th minute, Bradley passed the ball forward and was intercepted by Crystal Palace left-back Tirik Mitchell. At this time, Liverpool's formation was in an offensive state, and the distance between the two central defenders, Van Dijk and Connate, was very large. The sudden transition from offense to defense caught Van Dijk and Connate off guard. Tirik Mitchell found Ismaila Sal in the air with just one pass, who helped Crystal Palace take the lead in one go. After conceding the ball, Liverpool did not launch a fierce attack on Crystal Palace, but instead controlled the ball and organized slowly. Although Louis Dias also found some good shots, they were all resolved by Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson.

In the second half, Slot replaced Alexander Arnold and gave him a chance to say goodbye to the home fans. Although there were still some boos for his appearance, most fans still gave applause. However, afterwards, Slot made a puzzling tactical adjustment: replace Sobosloy and Conat with two forwards, Darwin Nunes and Diogo Jota, and Heraffenberg retreated to the central defender position. Although the Dutch teenager made a breakthrough at Liverpool this season, he was not ready to play as a central defender in this game. Facing a high-altitude ball, Herafenberg made a mistake in handling the ball and was intercepted by Kamada Dadi, so he could only helplessly knock him down. This was a standard last defender foul, and the referee also showed a red card to send him off.

Perhaps in order to give home fans an explanation, Liverpool, after the ten players faced the game, took the initiative in the field, creating a very threatening opportunity, and finally Salah equalized in the 85th minute. After the equalization, both teams tacitly whistled the gold and stopped the troops until the referee blew the final whistle. After the game, the award ceremony was prepared in full swing, and the players returned to the locker room to rest for a while. Only Salah stayed on the court to accept the Premier League Golden Boot and the trophy of the Player of the Season. He also shared these two honors with his wife and daughter. After a brief preparation, two staff members of the Liverpool community brought the Premier League trophy with red ribbons into the venue. Liverpool players then slowly entered the court under the leadership of Slott, wearing a jersey with a golden Premier League armband and the words "Champion 24-25", and received Premier League medals from club legend Alan Hansen in turn. The announcers on the scene shouted the names of each player, and the fans cheered.

While Captain Van Dyke lifted the trophy, red fireworks and ribbons behind him also gushed out. After cheering all the time, the DJs on the scene played cheerful music, and the players came to the middle of the podium in turn and held up the Premier League trophy. After all the rounds, the players came to Liverpool's loyal stands and held the trophy one by one in front of the KOP, dedicating the championship to the fans who always support the team. After the second round, the players sang celebrating songs with the fans, and the song "La La La La" echoed in Anfield. Arnold noticed that head coach Slott, who hid behind the players throughout the whole time, handed him the trophy, which made the humble Dutch coach have a go to toast. After a short group photo session, all the players, coaches and staff stood shoulder to shoulder, facing the loyal stands, singing with the fans You 'llNeverWalkAlone.

On such a celebration day, Daglish, Gerald, Henderson and other team celebrities all attended the venue and celebrated with their families in the stands. Former meritorious head coach Klopp also watched the game in the stands, celebrating passionately after Salah equalized the score, without any change from his previous passionate celebration at Anfield. Looking at his old club who won the championship again, Klopp smiled with relief. He will also participate in the Liverpool City championship parade as a fan the next day.

Liverpool won the Premier League for the first time five years ago, but because of the epidemic, they could only receive the prize in an empty stadium to celebrate. Therefore, this year's championship celebration is also a compensation for five years ago, celebrating the two Premier League titles with fans. Since the epidemic, Liverpool has won the FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield and other cups, and finally won the league championship this year. Although Klopp has left, Slott is essentially following the old path of Uncle Scrap this season. This grand celebration can be seen as a summary carnival for Liverpool's Klopp era and also marks the beginning of the Slot era.

Text/Liu Li