298. The Red Army suffered Waterloo
Benitez is very bad right now, it's a lot of pressure. At this time, Qiu Ze stood up and spoke for Benitez: "I think Rafael's rotation is very good, which not only allows more players to play, but also allows Liverpool to have more available players. That's a good thing for Liverpool because Liverpool have had a lot of games this season and I don't think it's possible for any one to be full-time, so the rotation is good. ”
Qiu Ze also said: "My own state has no conflict with this rotation Jihua, and it has nothing to do with Benitez's rotation Jihua. I'm in such a bad state because I'm not feeling well. I told the Liverpool fans that it was my fault. ”
Qiu Ze's words relieved the pressure on Benitez, otherwise Benitez would not have been crushed by these pressures.
Another very important game in this round is the Manchester derby. The Manchester duo were in for a thrilling game, with Manchester United beating Manchester City 4-3 thanks to an own goal in Zuihou.
Liverpool's opponents Chelsea continued to put pressure on Liverpool in this round of matches, they won 3-0 at their home stadium, and now Chelsea and Liverpool are infinitely close, the two teams have the same points, only the difference in goal difference, and the difference is very small, one game is enough to change the result of Zuihou.
By this time, the battle between the two teams for the top spot in the Premier League has entered the white heat, and all the fans in the scene are paying attention to the two teams at this time. These two teams are now on top, with both teams on a six-game winning streak.
At this time, both teams are holding their breath, hoping to throw their opponents away in the next game and occupy the top position of the LinkedIn Premier League alone, they no longer want to be so close to their opponents, as if they will be swallowed by their opponents in the next moment, very dangerous.
Liverpool will return to their home stadium in the seventh round of the league against Hull City. This was a late game of the round, which began with Manchester United's away game against Stoke City, who won 2-0 away.
Then there's Liverpool's rivals Chelsea, who face Wigan Athletic away from home. The Chelsea man withstood the pressure as they continued their winning streak with a 3-1 win away from home to threaten Liverpool.
At this point, the pressure on Liverpool is very high, at this time, they can't make mistakes at all, and if they make a mistake, the top spot in the league should fall to Chelsea, and in this game, the Liverpool players are holding their back.
Liverpool turned pressure into motivation from the start of the game, and Qiu Ze, who was out of form in the previous round, was in surprisingly good form in this game, starting the first half of the game with his feet from 35 yards out of goal, and the ball flew into the Hull City goal like a meteor falling from the night sky.
This excites Liverpool fans, and the all-powerful Chris is back and the whole Anfield stadium is on fire.
That wasn't the end of the story, as in the 19th minute of the first half, Qiu Ze was once again in full swing when he scored after a series of three men in front of the pitch to smash a powerful shot past Hull City to give Liverpool a 2-0 lead.
In the 24th minute of the first half, after Qiu Ze received a cross from the side in the penalty area, he jumped to the top and gave the football to the goal of the Hull City team, 3-0.
In this game, Qiu Ze's state was really hot to the extreme, and in less than 30 minutes of the first half of the game, Qiu Ze scored a hat trick. This guy really made up for all the form of the previous round, which made Liverpool fans excited.
Before the start of the second half, Rafael Benitez replaced Qiu Ze, Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres (61) because Liverpool had another double game next week, and they were against Fiorentina and Chelsea.
So, at this time, Liverpool must prepare for next week's game. At this time, the Liverpool team had already won this game, so they didn't have to spend too much energy on this game, so Qiu Ze and others were replaced.
After Qiu Ze and others were replaced, the Liverpool team's attack still did not stop. At the start of the second half, Arshavin scored a solo shot past Hull City to make it 4-0.
Then, after Glen 61 Johnson and Arshavin combined again on the wing, Glen 61 Johnson sent a cross, and Huntelaar, who rushed up at high speed in the middle, blocked the ball with his chest into the Hull City goal, and Liverpool led 5-0.
After a five-goal lead, Liverpool relaxed a bit, which allowed Hull City to take their chances. The opponent used a quick counter-attack to score a goal and save some face. However, before the end of the game, Hull City gave Liverpool's Maxey 61 Rodriguez a knife and the guy scored from distance.
In the end, Liverpool beat Hull City 6-1 at home, not only withstanding the pressure, but also widening the gap between them and Chelsea. In this round alone, they had three more goal difference for Chelsea.
In this round of games, Arsenal beat Fulham by one goal away and continued to move towards the first group.
At the end of seven rounds, Liverpool now have 21 points from all seven games, temporarily leading Chelsea on goal difference and sitting at the top of the Premier League. Chelsea were second. Manchester United are third with 18 points, while Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City are all on 15 points, splitting four or six places.
By this time, the gap between Liverpool and Arsenal had begun to widen, and they were now six points ahead of Arsenal. It's only been seven rounds into the league and the strength of Liverpool and Chelsea is evident.
Everyone thought that the Liverpool team could have such a performance, because the strength of the Liverpool team in these seasons has been very good, and this season they have largely retained the team of previous seasons, and there are strong additions, they should have such a performance.
However, Chelsea's performances have surprised everyone, and Chelsea have not spent much on signings this season. They also brought in an Ivanovic and spent 18 million, so there was no reinforcement.
And they have changed their coach this season, I didn't expect them to have such an amazing performance, which is simply too unexpected for everyone.
At this time, Chelsea's chairman, Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich, is very happy at this time, and it seems that this time he has done a very right thing. The introduction of Karno 61 Ancelotti, this guy's results are good.
In the league he actually won seven in a row, which Abramovich didn't expect, it's really good, it's great. And in the Champions League, Chelsea also performed well in the first round, passed and advanced to the next round.
Yes, prior to this round of fixtures, England's League Cup this season had already reached the round of Premier League powerhouses. In this round of games, the Liverpool team naturally used a rotating lineup, and their opponent was Leeds United, a former Premier League powerhouse known as the Young Guard.
However, Leeds United is no longer the Leeds United of the past, and Liverpool's rotation team comfortably won 1-0 to advance to the next round of fixtures.
Now, Liverpool have to think about the next Champions League and the weekend clash with Chelsea at the top of the table.
In this round of UEFA Champions League matches, Liverpool will travel to face Fiorentina in Italy. Fiorentina are a strong team in Serie A, and their quality should not be underestimated. At this time, Liverpool's manager Rafael Benitez was in trouble.
Will Liverpool now go all out to get rid of Fiorentina in midweek, or will they stay on hand at the weekend and take Chelsea out completely? Yes, at this time, Liverpool's manager Rafael Benitez is in a bit of a difficult situation.
Chelsea will naturally have Champions League tasks in place this week, and they will also be away from home. However, their opponents, Atletico Greek, are not very strong and Chelsea will certainly be looking for the weekend's league clashes.
At this point, Benitez began to have a hard time. After thinking about it for a long time, Benitez still decided to fight for both games, of course, against Fiorentina this game is a little bit of strength, after all, this is an away game, there are many uncertain factors, they may not win if they go all out, after all, they are going to Italy.
So, at this time, Benitez's mind can't help but be biased towards the weekend and the Chelsea league. In Benitez's view, it only takes 12 points to qualify from the group stage of the Champions League, so it is feasible to give up a game or two.
Of course, at this time, he did not give up on the match against Fiorentina, they are also going to fight for victory. It's just that at this time, Benitez pressed Qiu Ze and Fernando 61 Torres on the bench.
At the beginning of the game, Liverpool's performance was not at a disadvantage, and they even had the advantage, which reassured Benitez. It seems that even the Liverpool team that stays strong can beat Fiorentina, and it seems that they were too careful before.
However, the game changed in the first half 20 minutes into the game, and Fiorentina scored twice in the next three minutes to give Liverpool a quick 2-0 lead. This made Benitez stunned, he never thought that the game Zuihou would be like this, he was stunned.
The Liverpool fans who came to the away stadium with the team were also stunned by this result, really, they did not expect Fiorentina to be so amazing, they used two quick counter-attacks to break through the Liverpool team and put the Liverpool team two goals behind, which made them dumbfounded.
At the beginning of the second half, Benitez immediately replaced Qiu Ze and Fernando 61 Torres, and it can be seen that Benitez still wants to win this game. However, after Qiu Ze and Fernando 61 Torres came on the field, although they worked hard and were in good shape, Liverpool's teammates did not give enough, and in the end, Liverpool suffered Waterloo in Fiorentina and ushered in the first defeat of the new season.
Benitez was very unhappy about losing this game, really, he didn't expect to lose to Fiorentina, and now if Liverpool can't win the weekend's game, he won't be able to explain it to the Liverpool fans.
In the other game of this round, Lyon were unceremoniously away from home, beating Hungary's Debretzen 4-0 to top the group with two wins, while Fiorentina was second in the group on goal difference, Liverpool were third, and Debretzen, who had lost both rounds, finished at the bottom of the group.
After two rounds, Liverpool ended up in third, something no one had ever expected before. The contrast between Liverpool's performance in Europe and their performance in the league has left many people wondering what Liverpool is all about.
At this point, Benitez doesn't have the energy to think about that, and he's now starting to think about the weekend's game against Chelsea.