After the FIFA matchday, Qin Xiong returned to Melwood Training Base to prepare with the team for the weekend's Premier League fixture.

He could clearly feel the fatigue of his teammates returning from the national team.

But Liverpool's Premier League schedule this year is also unlucky.

The Merseyside derby is just around the corner after the FIFA breakday, plus next week's trip to Meazza to take on Inter Milan.

On the afternoon of 16 October, the Merseyside derby kicked off at Goodison Park.

A tired Liverpool face Everton.

Shortly after the opening, Aurelio was knocked down and injured by Yakubu while filling in for Mascherano!

Koeman jumped into a thunderous argument with the fourth official, arguing that the opponent had rushed too far, causing injuries to the Liverpool player.

Because Suya was in danger, he was ordered to play.

Before the first half was 20 minutes old, Carragher was injured in a scramble with Yakub!

Koeman's face turned blue this time.

Ager came on to replace Carragher.

It's hard to get the same pace of Liverpool's whole team in this game.

In particular, the backline is full of mistakes and leaks, allowing Everton to seize opportunities and play a dangerous and fast attack.

Mascherano's performance was a huge disappointment, and it was clear that his body was too heavy to travel to and from South America to Europe, not only because of the exhaustion of the journey, but also because he had to suffer two jet lags.

Everton were the first to find the back of the net in the first half when Cahill headed in a low shot from Osman's wide cross, and it was Insua who had penetrated the defence on the left flank.

Less than ten minutes into the second half, in a corner kick attacking opportunity, Agger's header was not far away, Arteta met the ball outside the penalty area and shook off Alonso, and then directly got up and shot through Liverpool's goal again!

Merseyside derby, Liverpool are two goals behind!

Koeman couldn't stand it anymore at this time, so he replaced Kuyt with Lucas and added a midfielder to defend, taking the lead in ensuring that the midfield defense would not be penetrated by the opponent, and at the same time increasing the mobility of the midfielders to assist the defense on the wing.

It was only then that Liverpool were able to establish themselves in the game. Only under the premise of stable defense can the front attack be able to continuously put pressure on the opponent.

Qin Xiong seemed to be alone in this game, most of the time he couldn't cooperate with his teammates, and his pace was obviously fast.

It wasn't until after the substitutions in the second half that it picked up.

He started with Raul. Steven Gerrard attacks Everton's defence up front.

In the 71st minute of the game, Qin Xiong, Alonso, and Raul played a triangle pass in the front court, and received Raul's return pass after cutting inside. Qin Xiong hit the door with a heavy kick and pierced the ten fingers of American goalkeeper Howard!

Liverpool pulled a goal back.

Everton boss David Moyes made a tactical change on the counter-attack, which left Everton completely out of control in the final 20 minutes.

In the 83rd minute, Insua assisted on the left flank, and he sent the ball to the top corner of the box on the other side with a cross from the wing, where Gerrard headed over the top to make a save from goalkeeper Howard, and Raul was tripped by Distin in the rebound.

The referee decisively awarded a penalty.

Qin Xiong withstood the pressure and took the penalty kick in one fell swoop, helping Liverpool equalize away from home.

Although Liverpool still showed the courage to attack in the last moments, they repeatedly missed the goal and failed to stage a good comeback again.

At the end of the game, the fans of both teams were quite unwilling.

Koeman and Moyes also got into an argument.

Koeman was angry that Yakubu had injured Aurelio and Carragher.

In the post-match press conference, Koeman expressed his regret at the team's failure to win the game.

"Liverpool today may have played less than 70 per cent of their true strength! FIFA matches have too much of an impact on the form of the players. You have to know that Mascherano only came back to England from Argentina the night before, he was tired and he needed to rest, but we have to play an important game like this, Liverpool need him and there are other players as well. ”

"But Qin Xiong didn't return to Asia to participate in the competition, he also went on vacation."

"So Qin Xiong scored two goals in the game and was the best player in the game, but unfortunately we couldn't get the win. Now we have to start preparing for next week's Champions League game. ”

The impact of the FIFA virus on the Premier League's powerhouses is very significant.

Chelsea's 0-0 draw with Aston Villa may not be convincing. However, when United were two goals ahead, Patrice Evra's own goal was followed by a low-level mistake by veteran goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar to equalise and the Reds fans collapsed.

Only Arsenal's 2-1 win over Birmingham City looked normal.

After this round, Liverpool continues to lead the standings with 20 points. Chelsea were close with 19 points.

Arsenal had 13 points and were a bit of a catch-up.

United's 11 points are even three points short of Manchester City, who have won four in a row, and some of them have left the Red Devils looking down.

Liverpool have been rushing to the Italian capital city of Milan after the Merseyside derby to challenge Inter Milan in Meazza.

The two teams are really on the wrong path.

In addition to last season's Champions League final, Inter Milan coach Rafael Benitez also has a deep relationship with Liverpool.

In his pre-Champions League press conference, Benitez said of Liverpool today: "If there had been a Chinese owner who had used his personal relationship to let a player like Qin Xiong join the team during my time in charge of Liverpool, Liverpool would have won the Premier League title and now Liverpool has nothing but Qin Xiong. The other key players in the team are the core of the team that I left behind when I was coaching. ”

Benitez's words are beyond reproach.

Even Johnson, who has grown up, is a player he signed before leaving, and players like Alonso, Torres, Kuyt and other players were brought to Anfield by him.

Koeman didn't care.

"Benitez has been at Liverpool for so long, so he has made an immeasurable contribution to the club and the club is grateful for his dedication, but we are not here to catch up, but to play! I'm really looking forward to playing against Inter Milan, but unfortunately it's not Mourinho anymore. ”

Liverpool have six points from the group stage and Inter Milan four, and back-to-back matches over two legs could cement their qualification from the group.

Inter Milan and Liverpool will be concerned about who will qualify for the top spot.

Koeman also responded.

'We've had a lot of pressure on our schedule this season and in order to make it easier for the team in the second half of the season, of course we're going to try to get top of the group and then get a good draw in the knockout draw. Inter must think the same way, tomorrow's game will be crucial, Liverpool will try their best to win in Meazza! (To be continued.) )