Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 593 Devil's Schedule!

In the 16th round of the Premier League, Liverpool's 5-0 away game against Tottenham was not the most sensational match. At the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City's 6-3 sweep of Arsenal was even more shocking!
Arsenal fell from second in the table to third in an instant and could soon be back in their familiar place: fourth.

Liverpool: 44 points.

Chelsea: 33 points.

Arsenal: 32 points.

Manchester City: 31 points.

Everton, 30 points.

There is no war in the middle of the week, and Situ Yunbing works and lives step by step. After get off work in the middle of the week, he will go shopping with Sigrid to buy some things for Christmas. They will spend Christmas in Liverpool this year, and they will naturally bring her family. .

UEFA held the UEFA Champions League knockout draw ceremony on Thursday night.

Liverpool's final opponent is Serie A giants AC Milan.

It can be regarded as the strongest opponent in the second place in other groups.

But to borrow the words of the Fleet Street "Times" headline: the strongest group first VS the strongest group second.

The Champions League knockout round will start in mid-to-late February next year, and Liverpool will focus all its energy on the league for the time being.

On the weekend, Liverpool played at home against Cardiff City. This sure-fire game did not cause waves. Liverpool showed an absolutely strong state and swept their opponents 4:0 at Anfield!

Compared with last season's Premier League journey, Liverpool's performance this season has made competitors even more desperate!

In the same round of the league, Arsenal and Chelsea shook hands 0-0 at the Emirates Stadium and gave Manchester City the opportunity to overtake them.

Liverpool, 47 points.

Manchester City, 35 points.

Chelsea, 34 points.

Arsenal, 33 points.

Everton, 33 points.

After the league ended on the 21st, Boxing Day on the 26th, the devil's schedule of the Premier League will start this season. After the Boxing Day battle, there will be league games on the 28th and the first day of the new year. There will be a total of three games. The game on the 21st means playing four league games in 12 days.

The rhythm is not too exaggerated, at least slightly better than last season.

It's just that Liverpool's opponents in the Devil's schedule are very strong.

On the 26th, they played Manchester City as a guest, and on the 28th, they played Chelsea as a guest.

Two away games!

This is bound to be a major test for Liverpool.

Christmas is coming, and the city of Liverpool is filled with a cheerful atmosphere. Situ Yunbing and Sigrid's small villa is also quite lively. They have carefully arranged the interior and yard, and their friends will come to visit their home for days. Situ Yunbing was even busier, but it also made him feel the warmth of home.

The team still has to train on Christmas Day, which is a bit unreasonable, but the next night will be a guest to challenge Manchester City, and the necessary training cannot be reduced.

At the pre-match press conference, Situ Yunbing appeared very gentle. When talking about his opponent Manchester City, he said: "After Pellegrini's team went through a period of running-in and adjustment at the beginning of the season, they began to become predators." To be honest, I am not surprised. Pellegrini is a good coach. Maybe he will not shock you, but he will rarely bring you pain.

Manchester City has a very strong lineup, they are not inferior to Liverpool, tomorrow night's game will be a difficult game, I hope Manchester City can play more openly, at least present a classic to the fans who come to watch the game on Christmas battle. "

When asked by the reporter that Pellegrini had led his team to beat Liverpool in the League Cup, Situ Yunbing was not angry, but smiled: "Doesn't this prove that I am right? His Manchester City is indeed very good. ,hehe."

In fact, only the media hyped over and over for that loss, because Liverpool's only loss this season was in the League Cup.

Maybe that's why it looks so glaring.

Pellegrini did not make any rhetoric before the game, and he was relatively cautious, because he did not want to be a laughing stock on the home game day at Christmas, and was also complained by the fans.

If possible, he hopes that this confrontation will not be at this time, but at any other time, but it would be too embarrassing to lose at home on Boxing Day.

On Boxing Day, Situ Yunbing led a team to visit Manchester City. Although it was an away game, fortunately the journey was not far away. It took half an hour to travel from Liverpool to Manchester by bus.

The Etihad Stadium is full of people.

The stands were filled with the festive atmosphere of Christmas, which made this battle for the top spot less tense and depressing.

When Situ Yunbing walked into the stadium, Manchester City coach Manuel Pellegrini took the initiative to greet him, shook hands with Situ Yunbing and smiled and said: "Merry Christmas."

Situ Yunbing smiled and said, "Merry Christmas, I don't know if we can shake hands happily at the end of the game."

Pellegrini said to Situ Yunbing: "Win or lose, I thank you for not treating me as harshly as my predecessor."

Situ Yunbing laughed and said, "I'm actually very simple. People don't offend me, and I don't offend others, unless you block my way."

Pellegrini nodded clearly. He actually only knew that Situ Yunbing humiliated Mancini too much last season, but he didn't understand the whole process of the matter. For example, Mancini first provoked Situ Yunbing with the posture of defending champion. of.

And now that Liverpool leads Manchester City in the standings by as much as 12, it does seem that Manchester City can't stop Liverpool from defending their title.

So Situ Yunbing is very Buddhist now, and I will not offend others if they don't offend me.

Concentrate on doing your own thing well, Liverpool's greater ambition is in the Champions League!

Of course it's in the Champions League, otherwise what would the billions spent in the summer be for?

The coaches of the two teams stood in the coach command area and waited for the start of the game.

Situ Yunbing put away his relaxed attitude, and his expression was not angry and pretentious.

It’s easy on the lips, but in the heart, it absolutely attaches importance to Manchester City. Manchester City has performed very strongly in the past month or so. It can be said that the state is not worse than Liverpool. If it is not for Liverpool. I'm afraid they won't be able to beat the 2-point terrifying advantage of No. 12 in the league!
But Manchester City has also almost adjusted to the best state of the season. They are still playing at home today. Situ Yunbing is very curious about what kind of attitude Pellegrini has today to face the top Liverpool!
The starting players of the two teams appeared on the field. Although it was a cheerful Boxing Day, the players were extremely solemn. This top game is obviously more exciting than the last time Liverpool played Arsenal!

"Good evening, all viewers, welcome to the 18th round of the Premier League on Boxing Day, first of all, I would like to say Merry Christmas to every audience!
The competition situation in the Premier League this year is really incomprehensible. The defending champion Liverpool has maintained a stable and strong posture since the beginning of the season. Situ Yunbing often has a stronger performance in the second year of coaching a team. In Monaco, This is the case with Hamburg, so other teams obviously need to cheer up and deal with it seriously!

However, in the three months since the start of the new season, we have continuously seen Manchester City, Chelsea, and Manchester United sinking into the gutter, and then the only hopeful Arsenal has also experienced ups and downs after the battle with Liverpool. Arsenal have now dropped to fourth place in the standings.

For the championship, the ranking seems to be meaningless, because the leader Liverpool leads the No.2 Manchester City by 12 points!
This is almost a gap that kills the suspense of the Premier League title. Are we going to declare Liverpool's success in defending the title before 2014 comes?

So today Manchester City will play against Liverpool at home, and the next two games between Chelsea and Liverpool will be very critical!
If both Manchester City and Chelsea can beat Liverpool, then the suspense of the championship will continue to exist. If Liverpool wins two consecutive victories, then sorry, there will be no suspense about the championship!

Manchester City formed a 433 formation at home today.

Goalkeeper: Joe Hart.

Defenders: Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Krarov.

Midfielders: Fernandinho, David Silva, Yaya Toure.

Forwards: Navas, Negredo, Nasri.

With Aguero injured, Pellegrini used Negredo and Dzeko was on the bench.

Liverpool's starting lineup is also 433.
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.

Defenders: Azpilicueta, Van Dijk, Benatia, Robertson.

Midfield: Eriksson, Casemiro, Coutinho.

Forwards: Gerrard, Suarez, Gareth Bale.

Kanter is still recovering from injury, which will have a certain impact on Liverpool's midfield defense.

Well, the game will start soon, let us see how the two teams will perform in this game! "

Both Situ Yunbing and Pellegrini looked at the field intently.

With the referee's whistle, the visiting Liverpool took the lead.

Liverpool's offense after the opening was relatively simple. After the midfield pass, Coutinho suddenly kicked up and sent an overhead pass. Gareth Bale quickly reversed offside and flew the ball to the front of the goal. The midfielder caused Manchester City's back line nervous.

But Suarez was blocked by Lescott during the follow-up, and Lescott took the lead to clear the ball out of the baseline.

There was a burst of exclamation at the Etihad Stadium. Manchester City fans had long been psychologically prepared for Liverpool's offensive threat, but it was indeed unexpected that Liverpool almost created a dangerous situation at the beginning.

Pellegrini was lost in thought on the sidelines.

Liverpool's offensive after the opening was really simple, but behind the simplicity was not simple, because he obviously noticed that after Coutinho sent an overhead pass, Liverpool's originally quiet back line was ahead. pressure!
This is obviously a counter-grab in preparation for a second attack!
It seems that if you want to win Liverpool at home today, you first need the players to stabilize their mentality and not rush in the counterattack!
So Pellegrini immediately gestured to the players to remind them to stabilize the defense!

Before stabilizing the line of defense, don't expect too much from others!

(End of this chapter)