Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 1039 Suddenly, the sprint begins

Manchester City's loss of points came very unexpectedly, as if a movie was brewing to a climax but suddenly turned dull.

Later on the same day as Liverpool beat Tottenham, Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw by Burnley away!

After the game, the commentary in the Sky Sports studio was full of noise.

Carragher said bluntly to Lineker: "Now we can draw conclusions, Manchester City is still far behind Liverpool!"

"Come on, Manchester City is only 2 points behind Liverpool. The gap of one goal is not enough to draw a conclusion now!"

Carragher gestured with his fingers.

"Manchester City does not have the pressure of the Champions League knockout, Manchester City does not have the League Cup, and Manchester City does not go to the Club World Cup. Manchester City can have more time to prepare and can welcome the game with a better attitude, but their performance in the game is not enough. Convinced!
Guardiola led Manchester City to play a lot of wonderful games. I don't deny this, and I can also admit that Manchester City is very good.

But when comparing Liverpool as a reference and as a standard, Manchester City is obviously worse! "

Lineker argued rationally: "Is it true that football games must be won by the strong? Manchester City is just unlucky today, and Liverpool will also lose points against weak teams!
You have to admit it!
These two teams play similar styles of football, and the result of the game may be decided by a single shot error! "

Carragher shook his head and said: "No no no, Liverpool and Manchester City are completely different styles!
Guardiola pays more attention to possession of the ball, so we have seen that Manchester City's possession rate is higher than Liverpool this season!
But what about creating threats?Liverpool average more shots per game and more shots on goal than Manchester City!
You can say that Manchester City is pursuing the success rate, but what is the result?Liverpool scored more goals than Manchester City!
The chance conversion rate is also higher than that of Manchester City!

Data don't lie!

We can't simply classify proactive tactics as similar styles, they are actually different.

Liverpool's frequent storming of opponents is trying to make their strong defense work. Their defense is not preparing to intercept the opponent's counterattack, but trying to prevent the opponent from even organizing the offense and creating new offensive opportunities!
Manchester City's long possession of the ball wants to tear the opponent's defense, but they have an enemy that we will all ignore!
time!

When the game time passes 60 minutes and Manchester City cannot take the lead, the pressure will naturally come to Manchester City, they will become anxious, they will take the initiative to speed up the pace, but the attack success rate is constantly declining!

On the other hand, Liverpool is the team with the most goals in the first half and the most goals before 25 minutes in the top European leagues. Why?
Because they know that the sooner they score goals, the situation will be more favorable to them, and it will also allow them to play better in the next game time!

Manchester City has a kind of self-confidence that 'we will win the game', this self-confidence is too blind!
You said they were only 2 points behind, and I can tell you responsibly that this 2-point gap will make Manchester City no longer able to overtake Liverpool!

Even if they might tie Liverpool, it will be extremely difficult to overtake Liverpool! "

Lineker shook his head and said: "Liverpool is going to play in the Champions League knockout! Their state in the league will definitely fluctuate!"

Carragher laughed and said: "If Manchester City expects Liverpool to make mistakes, it is not impossible, but the premise is that they can maintain a strong performance. Unfortunately, entering the most cruel stage of the season, when those middle and lower teams are fighting desperately to avoid relegation. At that time, I think Manchester City's ability to deal with such a game is lower than Liverpool!

It comes from the difference in style and psychological quality! "

Situ Yunbing didn't expect that Manchester City would lose points in this round, maybe he was a little numb.

It is customary to think that Manchester City will also win.

In this round, Manchester United won Huddersfield 2:0 at home.

Arsenal swept Everton 5-1 at home.

Chelsea broke out and was slaughtered by Watford 4:1 in the away game!

Liverpool, 74 points.

Manchester City, 72 points.

Arsenal, 65 points.

Manchester United, 52 points.

Chelsea, 47 points.

Tottenham, 45 points.

Manchester United began to occupy a clear advantage in the four groups.

There was no war in the middle of the week, and Liverpool had a good rest. Situ Yunbing sorted out some books in his collection and lent them to Feng Kuoyang.

After joining the Liverpool first-team coaching staff for nearly a month, Feng Kuoyang studied without sleep or food every day. What made Situ Yunbing feel gratified was that Feng Kuoyang would take the initiative to ask other coaches for advice.

Although Situ Yunbing said that he was a handyman, no coach would really call him around, but Feng Kuoyang took the initiative to do all the chores on himself. After training, he cleaned up the training field and went to the away game Carrying bags for others, as long as he can do physical work, regardless of whether it is his own job or not, he will do what he can to help.

This made Feng Kuoyang very popular in the Liverpool club, and now even the players sometimes play tricks on him.

Everyone may not regard him as a coach, and Situ Yunbing has nothing to do to help Feng Kuoyang. It is unnecessary.

Just treat him as an intern to learn, anyway, Liverpool only includes food and housing, and pays him a salary of £1 a month.

Maybe he wasn't on the road as fast as Alonzo, but Situ Yunbing could see his attitude and dedication.

The Chinese sports media regards Feng Kuoyang as Situ Yunbing's closed disciple, and Situ Yunbing is noncommittal.

In the 27th round of the weekend league, Liverpool came to an away game to challenge Southampton.

In this game, Liverpool fell into a bitter battle. Southampton's crazy pressing at home really made it difficult for Liverpool's offense to be full of continuity, and the threat was reduced a lot.

But at the critical moment, Mbappe stepped forward. In the 73rd minute of the game, he responded to Griezmann's pass and pushed the ball into the near corner of the goal with a push from behind the penalty area!

Liverpool took the lead away!
After seeing the goal, Situ Yunbing also stood up from the coach's bench and walked to the sidelines to cheer!

Southampton strived to equalize the score at home and launched a crazy counterattack in the next 15 minutes.

The game faintly showed signs of getting out of control.

But Liverpool still withstood the pressure, and in the 89th minute of the game, Griezmann made a quick counterattack and scored on the left side of the penalty area!

The Red Army beat Southampton by two goals!

Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City is playing at home against Leicester City this round. Guardiola gave the team a death order before the game!
Must win the game!

In the past week, the trend of public opinion on Fleet Street has also begun to look down on Manchester City!
Because Liverpool's two draws in the league so far are away against Manchester City and away against Arsenal!

And Manchester City has won three draws. Except for their draw with Liverpool, the opponents in the other two draws are not strong!

According to the current championship standards, this is a drop in the chain!

The Manchester City team also held back a wave of grievances, and vented all their grievances on Leicester City at home!

Goals came one after another, but Guardiola didn't smile once on the sidelines.

Even though Manchester City finally swept Leicester City 5:1, Guardiola still seemed preoccupied.

This season's championship competition is also the biggest challenge Guardiola has encountered in his coaching career. It is not only fighting against Liverpool, but also challenging his own limits!

Manchester United lost 0:1 to Newcastle United in the away game this round, which is somewhat due to their rejuvenation for the Champions League knockout.

Chelsea won West Brom 3-0 at home. The state is still good and bad. There are already rumors that Conte will dismiss get out of class after the end of the season!

The highlight of this round was staged at the White Hart Lane Stadium. Tottenham and Arsenal played a North London derby.

The Champions League knockout round will be played in the middle of next week. Although the two teams are unwilling to spend too much in the league, the competitive environment they are in does not allow them to lose points.

Tottenham lost points, and the fight for the fourth place is slim.

Arsenal lost points and withdrew from the title race!
In this contest of willpower, Klopp's team had the last laugh, winning 2:1 at White Hart Lane against arch-rivals Tottenham.

Liverpool, 77 points.

Manchester City, 75 points.

Arsenal, 68 points.

Manchester United, 52 points.

Chelsea, 50 points.

Tottenham, 45 points.

Last season, because Manchester United won the Europa League championship, they directly won tickets to the Champions League this season. There are five teams in the Premier League competing in the Champions League, and these five teams have also reached the top 16 of the Champions League!
It can be described as the first time in the history of the Champions League.

Fleet Street dare not imagine that four Premier League teams can reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, but it is expected that at least three teams can break into the semi-finals, which will also restore the glory of the prosperous Premier League!
Liverpool has carried the banner of the Premier League these years, but they are always the only one in the semi-finals!
Everyone expects that more Premier League teams will reach the semi-finals this year.

Liverpool advanced to the top 16 of the Champions League as the top of the group. Their opponent is Basel from the Swiss Super League. They will play away in the first leg.

At the pre-match press conference before going to Basel, the outside world was more concerned about whether Liverpool would continue to retain its strength in the Champions League. After all, Liverpool's lead in the league was minimal.

Situ Yunbing issued a sonorous and forceful response.

"I don't think there are obvious underdogs in the top 16 of the Champions League. As the champions of the Champions League for the past four years, if Liverpool focus on comparing the strength of their opponents at this time, it is obviously a huge mistake!

We don't expect to be the protagonist who is upset, this battle has to be focused from the very beginning!
Especially now that we have a strong lineup, we can't take it lightly. Since we are strong, we must firmly hold the victory we deserve and don't give our opponents any chance!
The start of the knockout round also means that our season sprint has also started, which is earlier than in previous years, but this is the situation we are in now, from the league to the Champions League, and the League Cup final at the end of the month, the FA Cup, Liverpool have the experience and strength to meet the challenges they bring!
I don't know if Basel is ready, but I won't allow Liverpool to slack off! "

The speech of the legendary young coach has already shown that he is determined to win the tenth crown of the Liverpool club!

(End of this chapter)