Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 679 England Derby!
In the 12th round of the Premier League, Liverpool defeated Crystal Palace away, and Chelsea also won West Brom 2-0 at home.

In the high-profile battle between Arsenal and Manchester United, Van Gaal's Manchester United defeated Arsenal 2:1 in the away game. This result made Van Gaal more or less recognized by the fans.

Manchester City beat Swansea 2-1 at home without any risk.

The fifth round of the UEFA Champions League group stage hit in midweek, and Liverpool carried out a team rotation. After all, the team has already secured the top spot in the group.

Liverpool's current energy is mainly concentrated in the league, and they will go to the Club World Cup next month, so they need to grab points in the league!
At Anfield Stadium, Liverpool sent a large number of substitutes and rotation players to play against the visiting Monaco at home cautiously. After 90 minutes of battle, the two sides drew 1:1.

In the 13th round of the Premier League on the weekend, Liverpool played at home against Stoke City.

Liverpool did their best. Van Dijk and Koulibaly's central defenders became more and more stable. Facing Stoke City who held high and played high, Lewandowski continued his good form in the game. Before half-time, he responded to Gareth Bale's cross and scored a goal.

In the early part of the second half, Lewandowski was violated by his opponent in the penalty area to create a point for Liverpool. He personally took the penalty but missed the penalty!
But 10 minutes later, Lewandowski flew a header in the penalty area and sent an assist to Eriksson, who volleyed into the penalty area and scored.

Liverpool finally won the game with a score of 2:0.

In the same round of the league, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Arsenal won one after another, but Chelsea ended with a 0-0 draw with the black cats Sunderland in the away game.

In this way, Liverpool narrowed the gap with the top spot.

After 1/3 of the Premier League schedule is over, Liverpool are only 1 point behind Chelsea.

Chelsea, 31 points.

Liverpool, 30 points.

Manchester City, 24 points.

Manchester United, 22 points.

Arsenal, 20 points.

With the lineup close to complete, Situ Yunbing can finally strengthen his style of play and make Liverpool aggressive in the game!
Entering December, the 12th round of the Premier League, Liverpool played very strong in the game against Leicester City as a guest!

Kanter's position moved forward again, and Liverpool used crazy counter-grabs to create fast-break opportunities in the high-position press attack!
Mahrez played well in this game, staged a hat-trick of assists, Gareth Bale scored twice, Eriksen added the icing on the cake, although Lewandowski did not score, he provided tactically. very important contribution.

Liverpool beat Leicester City 3:1 away!

The performance is very eye-catching!

Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Arsenal have also successfully won the game this round, and the gap between the first group has not changed.

With the momentum of a strong recovery, Liverpool blasted Sunderland with 15 goals at Anfield at home in the upcoming 5th round of the Premier League!
Lewandowski scored a hat-trick with a head kick, and Robertson and Azpilicueta shuttled up and down the wing like wingers!
When Sunderland left Anfield with a score of 0:5, the fans had to admit that the invincible Liverpool seems to have returned to them!

Manchester City and Manchester United won this round at the same time, while Arsenal and Chelsea both suffered an away defeat!
Chelsea lost 1:2 at St. James' Park, and Mourinho's team gave up the top spot!
Liverpool returned to the top of the standings after two and a half months!

Liverpool, 36 points.

Chelsea, 34 points.

Manchester City, 30 points.

Manchester United, 28 points.

In the final match of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Liverpool challenged Benfica as a guest, and Situ Yunbing continued to rotate. Liverpool’s substitute lineup performed well in the away game, especially Mbappe, who was arranged to enter the starting lineup, performed strongly. He is about to turn 16. The alternative impact is impressive.

Benfica tried their best to qualify for the chance and played a little aggressively, but was smashed by Liverpool's fast break!

Liverpool finally defeated Benfica 3:2 away!

After the game, Situ Yunbing talked about Mbappe's performance of one pass and one shot in the game. He said: "We are giving him a new contract. I think this is a new starting point for him. Liverpool have a bright future!"

The next night, UEFA held the draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League knockout round. Liverpool was the top of the group, and the opponent drawn was Paris Saint-Germain!

This opponent is considered to be the strongest of all the second in the group!

Before Liverpool go to Morocco, Africa to participate in this year's Club World Cup, they first have to usher in the first English derby of the season in the league!

Liverpool will travel to Old Trafford to challenge Manchester United.

Although Coutinho has returned from injury, Situ Yunbing still has no plans to let him play. After all, the game is too critical, and he hopes to trust his disciples who have continued their previous state.

At the press conference before the weekend, Situ Yunbing first responded to his views on the results of the Champions League knockout draw.

"When we enter the knockout round, we will not expect to face a weaker opponent. The current draw may be the most ideal. Among the opponents we may face, no one is better than Paris. Saint-Germain looks stronger!"

Regarding things like drawing lots, Situ Yunbing has always maintained a fearless attitude since the early days of his coaching career, and has always been consistent!

This is his style, his posture, and the belief he instilled into the team!
Back to tomorrow’s England derby, Situ Yunbing was asked if he had changed his view of Manchester United at the beginning of the season, he shook his head and said: “It is obvious that when Manchester United did not have the Champions League mission, they did not enter the top three in the league. I don't think they've made much progress, I expect tomorrow at Old Trafford to be bold and positive, because if Manchester United are conservative, they won't have any chances, after Ferguson retired, Manchester United's attack has never been better I have not been able to return to the previous strength that made opponents fear."

Do you have anything to say about Van Gaal?
Situ Yunbing shook his head with a smile, and said, "We are both head coaches, but our work goals are different, so it may not be completely objective to comment on the other party, so let's not talk about it."

Situ Yunbing led Liverpool for the championship, and Van Gaal may have a step-by-step plan for Manchester United, such as leading Manchester United back to the top four this season, and then competing for the championship next year.

After all, this is a level gap with Liverpool.

As for Van Gaal, he declared war on Situ Yunbing before the game. No matter how far Manchester United is from Liverpool, he believes that Manchester United has the strength to beat Liverpool today.
Fleet Street spared no effort to hype the English derby, but before the game, Liverpool fans walked into Old Trafford with pride.

In the eyes of the Red Army fans, Manchester United is now a dead duck!
Even though things are going downhill, they are always talking about the imminence of revival!

Perhaps the beautiful dream of the past is so nostalgic that no one wants to believe that this dream has been completely shattered.

When Situ Yunbing led his team to Old Trafford, the atmosphere in this dream theater was very different from before. Before Ferguson retired, the fans here were full of pride. Now it is easy to see from the crowd Seeing the frowning expression on someone's face, it seemed to be full of worry.

This is the most intuitive change.

Fans are full of confusion about the team's status.

How bad is Manchester United?

Of course, it cannot be the darkness that hits the bottom of the valley and never recovers.

But there are also some signs of half-death. Since Ferguson retired, Manchester United has never had a longer period of strength!
They're going to win games, but it's hard to win four, five, six in a row
And every time a small winning streak is ended, it seems that various problems will surface again and become a hot topic for everyone.

Situ Yunbing's worries about Liverpool are completely driven by the consciousness of being born in trouble, and at the same time, he is firm and clear about his own position!

A championship-level team will get to the bottom of every flaw!

The cruel reality is that the fault tolerance rate of 38 league rounds may be less than 8 games!
Because only 30 points are needed for 90 victories, a standard line for winning the championship, if the competitors are strong, then 90 points may not be able to win the championship trophy!

In the eyes of Manchester United fans, Situ Yunbing, who walked into Old Trafford with his hands in his pockets in a fashionable gray and black coat, was still so domineering and outstanding!

The Club World Cup has been left behind by him for the time being. After the FIFA match day last month, Liverpool's strong recovery brought about by the reduction of injury problems, the purpose is to win every game and grab points!

Van Gaal sat on the dugout and waited for the game to start, looking unashamed.

In all fairness, Manchester United has performed well recently, otherwise it would not be possible to rank fourth in the standings, but Manchester United always gives people the feeling that they are not really strong.

That's because the results of their summer signings have been somewhat disappointing.

Di Maria, Falcao, Herrera, these are all good players, but Tiger Falcao became a soft-footed cat in the Premier League. This has nothing to do with Situ Yunbing, even if Falcao He used to be his disciple, but after he left Monaco, Falcao performed very well in Monaco, and then he went to Atletico Madrid and conquered many fans with his strong performance. This can't be blamed on Situ Yunbing for not leaving instructions.

It can only be said that Falcao is somewhat dissatisfied with the environment in the Premier League. In addition, he came to Manchester United, which is in urgent need of quick results. If he changes to a club that can give him enough trust and patience, his performance may be much better.

Di Maria is in an unstable state, sometimes eye-catching, and sometimes speechless. As Manchester United's new No. 7, the Argentine's situation at Manchester United seems to be under pressure brought by the great No. 7 jersey Hard to breathe.

Because of the unsatisfactory performance of these players, Manchester United fans are naturally full of worries no matter how they see the current lineup is not much different from last year.

(End of this chapter)