In the game for the English Supercup against Crystal Palace Can the FC Liverpool go completely calm. Actually. Because the pressure has to be really huge.
The “Reds”who as defending champion in the new season of the Premier League Start, have struck on the transfer market so much that expectations are immense.
The goal is to win the Champions League
The club from the ANFILD Road has committed Florian Wirtz for 125 million euros from Bayer Leverkusen and Hugo Ekitiké for 95 million Eintracht Frankfurt. Liverpool spent a total of 308.68 million euros – an insufficient.
The LFC wants to defend the title in the Premier League, that is clear. But the real goal of this transfer offensive is to win the Champions League. You want to take the English Supercup practically like this when walking past. This is how coach Arne Slot sees the duel with palace “As the ideal game to complete our preparations for the new season”.
The pressure is at Liverpool
And indeed. Everyone expect a success against Crystal Palace. Conversely, this means that Liverpool can only lose – what football English in the time -honored Londoner in front of all eyes Wembley-Stadium of a embarrassment.
The opponent Crystal Palace in May showed that this is by no means impossible FA-Cup-Finals against Manchester City. Then the team of coach Oliver Glasner defeated the “Citizens” With 1-0. City was also a high favorite at the time.
Difficult summer for Liverpool and Crystal Palace
Both clubs have had a strenuous summer, both will be happy when it starts again. Liverpool had to cope with the death of his player Diego Jota. The Portuguese died in a traffic accident in early July.
Crystal Palace has trouble with UEFA. The English cup winner may not compete in the Europa League, but must be in the lower class Conference Start League. The reason: the former Palace owner, the American John Textor, at the same time continued large shares Olympique Lyon – What the UEFA as Multi-Club-Ownership views.
The focus from the start
Back to the sporty: On Sunday (kick -off 4 p.m., game summary from 7.15 p.m. in the sports show in the first), a man will be particularly the focus. 22-year-old Florian Wirtz is the most expensive transfer in Premier League history-which really means something. Due to success bonuses, the transfer fee could be reported to up to 150 million. He is also planned in the “Reds”, although he runs on the back with number 7 on the back, is the playmaker position that is reserved for the thinkers and drivers.
It will be exciting how Wirtz deals with all of this. In Leverkusen it was quite tranquil for him. However, the Liverpool World Club cannot be compared with Leverkusen and the English media pack, especially the dreaded tabloid press, is also unparalleled.
Wirtz wants to “just play football”
Wirtz is calmly. “I just want to play football and how much money the clubs pay with each other, I don’t care”he said recently. He is just looking forward to “Playing in England. Of course there are some differences to the German league”said Wirtz: “But I think there are also some things that I can learn and that can make me better.” He expects one “more intensive” and “more physical” Playing as in the Bundesliga.
The team has thanks to the transfers from Wirtz and Hugo Ekitiké “A few additional weapons” get, emphasized Team manager Slot. Wirtz have “A lot of creativity in the last third”. However, one has to and Ekitiké “Add a little time to get used to so that you can adapt”.
What is good for Wirtz: he is surrounded by top players. Nevertheless, he is the at least 125 million euro man, and if things don’t go well, everyone will point to him. That could be the case on Sunday in Wembley against Crystal Palace.