1268 Changing Clouds
The 12th round of the Premier League kicked off in mid-November, and Liverpool continued their good momentum, winning 2-0 away at Wigan Athletic, Qin Xiong scored from the penalty spot and Skrtel scored with a header from a set-piece.
Chelsea beat Fulham 1-0 at home.
Arsenal beat Wolves 2-0 away at Wolves.
And the most eye-catching of this round is the Manchester derby!
Manchester City host the Red Devils Manchester United.
After 90 minutes of fierce battle, the two teams exchanged blanks and drew 0:0!
The Red Devils paid the price of injuries to two big players and failed to pick up the three points.
Liverpool are top of the table with 32 points, Chelsea are close behind with 28 points, Arsenal with 22 points and Manchester United with 21 points have opened a double-digit gap to Liverpool at the top of the table!
This week, the Premier League is off to a fast start, with the 13th round of fixtures coming up three days apart from the 12 rounds.
Under the pressure of the schedule, the traditional BIG4 giants who have to juggle European competitions have not performed well.
Manchester United opened the scoring with a thrilling draw against Aston Villa at Villa Park.
Before the 80th minute of the game, Manchester United were two goals behind, and if it weren't for the two saves in the goalframe, the score would have been 3:0 or 4:0, until 80 minutes later, Manchester United equalized by teenagers Macheda and Nemanja Vidic scored two goals in five minutes, and luckily took one point away from home.
Arsenal put in a good performance at Goodison Park, taking an early two-goal lead before being pulled back by Everton in the final moments, and finally scored a thrilling 2-1 away victory.
When it came time for Liverpool to come on, Liverpool were shocked by the away game.
In the game of challenging the "Sky City" Stoke City, Qin Xiong felt muscle discomfort after colliding with the opponent in the 11th minute of the game and was replaced, the team doctor diagnosed that the rest was insufficient, continuous battles, plus the big battles, Qin Xiong is the offensive focus of the team again, in this fast game, especially the opponent is still Stoke City, which has the advantage of physical confrontation, Qin Xiong's unexpected injury and retreat made the Red Army fans fall into endless panic all of a sudden.
Stoke City pulled down their faces at home and counter-attacked. And finally beat the defending champion Liverpool 2-0 at home with a counter-attacking cross and a high-altitude bombardment from set-pieces!
Raul's performance also dropped significantly in this game, and he may not really feel the terrifying pressure of the Premier League's intense schedule until November, after playing in La Liga.
After the game, Fleet Street scrambled to pay attention to Qin Xiong's physical condition. Qin Xiong didn't say a word, didn't accept the interview, and calmly sat on the bus and left.
He needs to rest and recuperate, and he doesn't need other people's interference.
It was thought that the Reds' defeat would give Chelsea a chance to close the gap.
Unexpectedly, the Blues were even more surprising than the Reds, and Liverpool was upset away from home.
Chelsea were beaten 3-0 at home to Sunderland!
If it weren't for Petr Cech's high pick-up, I'm afraid Chelsea would have lost even worse at home!
After 13 rounds, the schedule is just over 1/3. Liverpool still lead the table with 32 points, Chelsea with 28, Arsenal with 25 and Manchester United with 22 points.
Koeman gave Qin Xiong two days off to recuperate at home, and then he would not be scheduled to play in the weekend game, and the master and apprentice negotiated everything on the phone, and Qin Xiong also understood that Koeman was for his good.
Moreover, Liverpool have already beaten their title rivals before 12 rounds, and there are no tough battles in the recent schedule.
At this time, Torres announced his comeback. Aurelio will continue to recuperate, and Carragher is not expected to return until January due to his age.
The 14th round of the Premier League kicked off.
The north London derby was the first to take place.
Arsenal's 3-2 defeat to neighbouring Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium was big news that shook the UK.
Arsenal were beaten by Tottenham's Van der Vaart and Bale with a two-goal lead!
Arsene Wenger was smiling when he was two goals ahead, but after the team was reversed, he smashed it with a mineral water bottle in the dugout!
In stoppage time, Arsene Wenger was even more hysterical, squatting on the sidelines, and when he saw that Arsenal's attack was blocked, he slapped his hands on the turf and beat his chest. Crying and shouting, but unfortunately the Gunners were not angry, and finally lost 2-3!
The Frenchman was still a little reluctant after the game: "Looking at the data, it's hard to understand how we lost. Today we are in a position to win and this result is too hard to swallow. ”
Arsene Wenger was called 'The Professor' when he first arrived in the Premier League, which meant that he was personable, but in this game, the Frenchman did not have the slightest sense of elegance, in fact. In the past two years, the Arsenal manager has long been used to madness on the sidelines, like other coaches.
Tottenham boss Redknapp Sr. once commented: "When Arsene Wenger first came to the Premier League, I remember reading articles saying that he was acting like a professor on the sidelines, where all the other maniacs were jumping up and down and yelling, but Wenger was different from them, he just sat there and watched everything on the pitch, like he was playing chess. At that time, Arsenal didn't lose much. ”
"Now Arsene Wenger is one of the madmen, and one of the biggest madmen! That's the pressure you're under and it's affected Arsene Wenger now, he's not sitting quietly anymore, he's arguing with everybody there. ”
In recent years, with the accumulation of zero championship pressure, Wenger's temper has become bigger and bigger, he and former Tottenham Hotspur coach Joel, former West Ham coach Pardew have all fought on the sideline, and even almost made a move, the former professor who "played chess" on the sidelines is gone, replaced by today's crazy man, in fact, the old Redknapp's sentence summed up a lot of things, Wenger was like a professor, it was a period when Arsenal did not lose much, and now the team's results are not ideal, and the French will naturally have more troubles.
The north London derby seems to have doomed this round of the Premier League to a peaceful end.
The Reds were no surprise when they won 2-0 at home to Wigan Athletic.
Liverpool's 2-0 win over West Ham United at Anfield with goals from Steven Gerrard and Kuyt in the absence of Qin Xiong was also a normal result.
However, Chelsea were beaten 0-1 away at Birmingham!
In the last four Premier League games, Chelsea's 1-3 record made a piece of news spread throughout England in less than three hours after the game!
The odds of Ancelotti's dismissal in just three hours have been adjusted from 10/1 to 6/4, which is an astonishing change!
Fleet Street quickly revealed that Chelsea had terminated contract renewal talks with Carlo Ancelotti!
Chelsea are suddenly in chaos and turmoil, first assistant coach Wilkins was unexpectedly ousted, then the team lost 3-0 at home to Sunderland after the defeat at Anfield, and now lost to Birmingham City to suffer a rare two consecutive league defeats, and before the halfway point of the season, Chelsea have lost four games in the league, you must know that this performance is a sign of getting farther away from the title!
Looking at the standings, Liverpool have 35 points, Chelsea 28 and Arsenal and Manchester United both have 25 points.
Chelsea Mo said that competing with Liverpool for the title, it seems that even the second place position is in danger!
It's no wonder that the Chelsea hierarchy are starting to have the idea of selecting another meritorious. (To be continued.) )