Chapter 1039: .1039 Suddenly, the sprint begins

Manchester City's loss of points came very unexpected, as if a movie was brewing its climax but suddenly turned into a flat.
Later on the same day that Liverpool beat Tottenham, Manchester City was tied 1:1 by Burnley away!
After the game, the comments in the Sky Sports studio were very noisy.
Carragher bluntly said to Lineker: "Now we can draw a conclusion, Manchester City is still far from Liverpool!"
"Let's come, Manchester City is only 2 points behind to Liverpool, one goal gap, now it is not enough to the following conclusion!"
Carragher reached out his fingers and gestured.
"Man City does not have the pressure of the Champions League knockouts, Manchester City does not have the League Cup, and Manchester City did not go to the Club World Cup. Manchester City can have more time to prepare and meet the game with a better attitude, but their performance in the game cannot make it. People are convinced!
Guardiola has led Manchester City to many wonderful games. I did not deny this. I can also admit that Manchester City is excellent.
But when Liverpool is used as a reference, as a standard for comparison, Manchester City is obviously worse! "
Lineker argued for reasons: "Is it true that the strong must win the football match? Manchester City is just unlucky today. Liverpool will also have time to lose points in the face of weak teams!
You must admit this!
Their two teams are playing similar styles of football, and the result of the game may be just a deviation of the shot! "
Carragher shook his head and said: "No, no, Liverpool and Manchester City are completely different styles!
Guardiola pays attention to more possession, so we have seen that Manchester City's possession rate is higher than Liverpool this season!
But what about creating threats? Liverpool's average number of shots per game and the number of shots made are higher than Manchester City!
You can say that Manchester City is pursuing success rate, but what about the result? Liverpool scored more goals than Manchester City!
Opportunity conversion rate is also higher than Manchester City!
Data will not deceive!
We cannot simply categorize proactive tactics into similar styles, but they are actually different.
Liverpool's frequent attacking opponents are trying to make their strong defense work. Their defense is not preparing for intercepting opponents to counterattack, but trying to make opponents unable to organize attacks and create new attack opportunities!
Manchester City's long possession of the ball wants to tear the opponent's defense, but they still have an enemy that we will all overlook!
time!
When the game time has passed 60 minutes and Manchester City cannot take the lead, the pressure will naturally come to Manchester City. They will become anxious. They take the initiative to speed up the rhythm, but the attack success rate is declining!
On the other hand, Liverpool is the team that scored the most goals in the first half in the top European league and scored the most goals in 25 minutes. Why?
Because they know that the sooner they score a goal, the situation will be more favorable for them and will also allow them to perform better in the next game time!
However, 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 behind by 2 points, 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 would be extremely difficult to overtake Liverpool! "
Lineker shook his head and said: "Liverpool is going to play in the Champions League knockouts! Their state in the league will definitely fluctuate!"
Carragher laughed and said: "If Manchester City expect 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 mid-lower and lower teams fight desperately to relegation. At that time, I think Manchester City's ability to deal with such a game is lower than Liverpool!
From the difference in style and psychological quality! "
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Situ Yunbing didn't expect Manchester City to lose points in this round, maybe he was a little numb.
It is customary to think that Manchester City will also win.
Manchester United won Huddersfield 2:0 at home this round.
Arsenal swept Everton 5:1 at home.
Chelsea broke out in a shocking cold and was slaughtered by Watford 4:1 on the road!
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 own collection and lent them to Feng Kuoyang.
After joining the coaching staff of Liverpool's first team for nearly a month, Feng Kuoyang spent sleep and food studying every day. Situ Yunbing was pleased that Feng Kuoyang would take the initiative to ask other coaches for questions.
Although Situ Yunbing said that he was a messenger, no coach would really yell at him, but Feng Kuoyang took the initiative to take care of himself. After training, he cleaned the training ground and went to the away game. To help other people carry their bags, as long as he can do physical work, whether it is his own business or not, he will add handles whenever he can.
This makes Feng Kuoyang very popular in the Liverpool club, and now even players sometimes tease him.
Everyone may not regard him as a coach. At this point, Situ Yunbing has nothing to do to help Feng Kuoyang stand up, there is no need.
Think of him as an intern to study, anyway, Liverpool just covers food and not housing, and pays him 1 pound a month.
Maybe he was not on the road as fast as Alonzo, but his attitude and dedication to Situ Yunbing were all in sight.
The Chinese sports media regard Feng Kuoyang as the closed disciple of Situ Yunbing, and Situ Yunbing is not commenting on this.
In the 27th round of the weekend league, Liverpool came to an away game to challenge Southampton.
In this game, Liverpool fell into a hard fight. Southampton's crazy pressing at home 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 came forward and received Griezmann's pass in the 73rd minute of the game. He clicked behind the penalty area and sent the ball into the close corner of the goal!
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 tried to tie the score at home and launched a crazy counterattack in the next 15 minutes.
The game showed signs of losing control.
But Liverpool still withstood the pressure, and in the 89th minute of the game, Griezmann passed a wave of counter-attack and fast attack to score the goal in the left rib area of ​​the penalty area!
The Reds beat Southampton with two goals!
Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City will host Leicester City this round, Guardiola gave the team a deadly order before the game!
Must win the game!
The trend of public opinion on Fleet Street in the past week has also begun to look down on Manchester City!
Because Liverpool's two draws in the league so far have been away against Manchester City and away against Arsenal!
And Manchester City has won three draws. Except for the 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 suffocated a grievance and vented all on Leicester City at home!
The goals appeared one after another, but Guardiola did not smile once on the sidelines.
Even if Manchester City finally swept Leicester City 5:1, Guardiola still seemed very worried.
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 away to Newcastle United in this round, which is also a factor in how they recharged 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 White Hart Lane, with Tottenham and Arsenal in the North London Derby.
The Champions League knockout matches will be played in the middle of next week. Although the two teams are reluctant to spend too much in the league, their respective competitive environment does not allow them to lose points.
Tottenham loses points, the fight for four is slim.
Arsenal lose points and withdraw from the championship!
In this contest of willpower, Klopp's team had the last laugh and won the arch rival Tottenham 2:1 in White Hart Lane.
Liverpool, 77 points.
Manchester City, 75 points.
Arsenal, 68 points.
Manchester United, 52 points.
Chelsea, 50 points.
Tottenham, 45 points.
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Last season, as Manchester United won the UEFA Champions League, they directly won the UEFA Champions League tickets for this season. There are five Premier League teams competing in the UEFA Champions League, and these five teams have reached the top 16 of the UEFA Champions League!
It is the first time in the history of the Champions League.
Fleet Street dare not imagine that four of the Premier League teams can reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, but it is hoped that at least three of them can reach the semi-finals are also the glory of the renewed Premier League!
Liverpool has carried the banner of the Premier League these years, but always has a single seed in the semi-finals!
Everyone is looking forward to more Premier League teams reaching the semi-finals this year.
Liverpool advance to the top 16 of the Champions League as the group leader. The opponent is Basel from the Swiss Super League. They will play away first in the first leg.
In the pre-match press conference before heading to Basel, the outside world is more concerned about whether Liverpool will continue to retain their strength in the Champions League. After all, Liverpool's lead in the league is minimal.
Situ Yunbing issued a sonorous response.
"I don't think there are obvious underdogs in the top 16 of the Champions League. As the Champions League champions of the past four years, if Liverpool focus on comparing the strength of opponents at this time, then obviously this is a huge mistake!
We don't expect to be the protagonist of the upset, this battle must be concentrated and devoted from the beginning!
Especially since we now have a prosperous lineup, we can't take it lightly. Since we are strong, we must hold the victory we should get tightly in our hands and don't give our opponents any chance!
The beginning of the knockout matches also means that our season sprint has also begun, 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 deal with the challenges they bring!
I don’t know if Basel is ready, but I will not allow Liverpool to slack off! "
The legendary marshal's speech has shown that he is determined to win the tenth championship for Liverpool!