Chapter 195: The Battle for the Championship and the Battle for the Four (1st Update)
Boos at Goodison Park were overwhelming.
For Everton, who are now 'hopeless in Europe' and 'the possibility of relegation does not look likely', beating Liverpool in the Merseyside derby has become the last expectation of Everton fans.
Although they also know that Liverpool's strength is stronger than Everton, however, the derby battle has never been measured by the strength of the two sides, so Everton fans still have some expectations for this game before the game, especially the 1-0 lead at half-time, which makes Everton fans even more excited.
However, who would have thought that in the second half of the game, Jiang Chenxi suddenly broke out, with a hat trick and an assist, leading Liverpool to score five goals in a row to rewrite the score to five to one.
The score was arguably Everton's biggest defeat of the season, and it was clearly unacceptable to Everton fans.
"Martinez out of class!"
"Martinez fuck off!"
The shouts of the Everton fans were so loud that they could be heard by fans in front of their televisions and computers.
"Everton fans are shouting Martinez to get out of class." Zhan Jun said with a smile, "Everton's record this season is not good, Martinez's position is not stable before, and now if this Merseyside derby ends in a heavy defeat, Martinez may really be out of class." ”
"When Jiang Chenxi played in Basel, he was nicknamed 'Coach Killer', and the head coaches of four teams were sacked because of Jiang Chenxi, and now it seems that Jiang Chenxi's name as 'Coach Killer' is also going to start in the Premier League." Zhang Lu said.
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Liverpool's goal didn't end there.
Eighty-one minutes into the game, Liverpool's attack caused chaos in the Everton penalty area, and in the chaos, Joe Allen's shot hit Everton captain Gareth. On Barry's raised arm, referee Moss decisively awarded a penalty.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard took the penalty after he deceived Everton goalkeeper Hoel to make it a win.
Six to one!
Against the backdrop of the frantic celebration of the excited Liverpool players was the frantic and piercing boos at Goodison Park.
The camera gives a close-up of the Everton coaching bench on the sidelines, with Martinez sitting in his seat with his hands crossed over his head, looking sluggish.
In the end, the Merseyside derby ended with a 6-1 massacre of Everton by the visitors Liverpool at Goodison Park.
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In his post-match press conference, Klopp praised Jiang's performance.
“…… As you can see, what we saw was the performance of a phenomenal player, Jiang opened the door for the team to win, and of course, everyone was outstanding, but today he was even better. ”
As he spoke, Klopp raised three fingers, meaning that Jiang Chenxi had scored a hat trick.
There was a burst of laughter from the scene.
As for the league title race between Liverpool and Chelsea, Klopp was a little cautious.
'There are still 14 rounds of the league and a long way to go, Chelsea have been very consistent, they are terrible opponents and catch-ups, and we must not take it lightly. Klopp said.
Everton manager Martinez held his neck and refused to admit defeat: "We played a great first half, we were able to lead the league leaders at half-time, we did a good job, but unfortunately things changed in the second half. ”
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"Now, are Everton ready for a relegation battle?" A reporter asked Martinez.
The match between Liverpool and Everton is the latest match in the 24th round of the Premier League, and after Everton's heavy defeat at the feet of Liverpool, they are now on 26 points, and in the previous games, the bottom three teams in the league, except for the vice-captain Leicester City lost, Hull City and Queens Park Rangers both won, so Everton are only six points ahead of Hull City in the relegation line.
With the exception of bottom-to-bottom Leicester City, who are almost universally relegated, Hull City and Queens Park Rangers have once again seen hope of relegation because of their league wins.
It was just a defeat of one game, and Everton, who originally seemed to be in no danger of relegation, can now be said to have been dragged into the relegation zone.
'The difficulties are only temporary and Everton will soon be out of danger zone and the fans don't need to worry too much. "We don't have to worry about getting into a relegation battle. ”
"The fans are shouting for you to get out of class, will you voluntarily resign?" The reporter asked.
'The team trusts me and I'm confident I can go further with the team. Martinez said.
Half an hour after the press conference, just as the whole Liverpool team returned to the hotel by bus, Everton's official website made an announcement: The team's manager Martinez is out of class!
The front page of The Guardian on the second day used screenshots of the official Everton website where Martinez got out of class, as well as a picture of Jiang Chenxi celebrating after scoring a goal in this game, with the headline: 'Coach Killer' Jiang's new Premier League record!
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After the 24 rounds of the English Premier League, the English media analyzed the situation of the league title and the situation of the battle for the top four.
Currently, Liverpool lead the Premier League table with 59 points, while Chelsea are second in the league with 53 points.
Manchester City are third in the league with 46 points, Southampton are fourth with 45 points, Tottenham Hotspur is fifth with 43 points, Manchester United is sixth with 42 points and Arsenal is seventh with 40 points.
The Guardian analyzed the competition for the third and fourth place in the league for two Champions League places, Manchester City is three points ahead of the fifth place, although the difference is not large, but, considering the strong strength of the Manchester City team, Manchester City is very likely to win the third place in the league, Manchester City if the league is booked for third place, in this way, the competition for the Champions League ticket for the fourth place in the league will be extremely fierce, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Arsenal, and even West Ham United, which is ranked eighth, five teams compete for four.
The Guardian analysed the prospect of the five teams in the race for the top four, Southampton are now fourth, but this team is not favored, and West Ham United, who are in eighth place in the league, are not too hopeful, and the fiercest battle will be between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United and Arsenal, for which the Guardian launched a poll asking fans which team is most likely to get the Champions League ticket in fourth place in the league, and the results were somewhat surprising:
Fresh from losing to Tottenham Hotspur in the London derby, Arsenal, who are now seventh in the league and three points behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur, are the favourites for a top-four finish.
The Guardian focuses on the race for the top four, while The Times focuses on the league title races between Liverpool and Chelsea.