The FIFA matchday is over, and the 12th round of the Premier League starts as scheduled.

After the first nine games, one saw the Premier League lose its frantic momentum.

Arsenal won 2-1 away at Norwich.

Manchester City won 3-1 at home to Newcastle United.

Manchester United beat Swansea 1-0 away.

The only other civilian team was Wigan Athletic, who scored 3-3 Blackburn.

However, no fan will be discouraged, as predicted by Sky Sports in the preview of this round of the match: the finale of this round will be played at Stamford Bridge, the defending champion Liverpool will meet Chelsea for the first time this season, the game may not be dull, Chelsea has refreshed the Premier League era of consecutive conceded games, Liverpool has always played a strong team with vigor, what kind of fierce sparks will the two teams spark when Mars collides with the earth?

Just before the game, Magic Bird II Marshal Villas-Boas cheered up the Blues at the pre-match press conference and made bold statements: "Ramirez and Mikel will freeze Qin Xiong!" Our defence will be able to contain the Reds Liverpool, and Drogba will be the key point in the siege! ”

Koeman, on the other hand, looked a little helpless.

Coming back from the FIFA break, injuries to two midfielders have left him looking a little stretched thin.

Alonso is injured and has a two-week rest, while Cabaye, who was called up to the national team by France for his good performances in Liverpool's limited playing time, was injured in the second game and has to recuperate for a month.

With the absence of two playmaking midfielders, there is speculation about how Liverpool's midfield creativity will be maintained.

Without a commander, will Liverpool be able to launch a fluid offensive?

Koeman was a little lacking in confidence in his pre-match press conference.

'It was a terrible week, our important players left healthy and came back in a hospital bed, and I'm not complaining about FIFA, but as a manager, I want every player to be healthy.

I don't have an idea for tomorrow's game against Chelsea and I need to look at the form of the players tomorrow and make the final decision, but I'm sure the players can overcome the difficulties because we are Reds. ”

Is Coman really overwhelmed?

Fart!

What he said at the press conference was all lies and lies!

Even the Liverpool players couldn't help but laugh after watching Koeman's pre-match press conference.

Because before that, at the game preparation meeting, tomorrow's starting list has been released, and the team's technical and tactical play has been established.

Liverpool are confident and ready for tomorrow's game.

On a sunny afternoon, Liverpool visited London and drove directly to Stamford Bridge in West London.

More than 40,000 fans in the stands at Stamford Bridge gear up to watch the clash of red and blue.

Chelsea are on the lookout.

Twenty minutes before the game, Koeman was in the dressing room for the final pre-fight mobilisation and there were a few things he had to stress again.

Looking at the Red Army generals who were ready to go, Coman said to them with a serious expression: "Do you remember what we said to everyone at the pre-game preparation meeting yesterday? We've analysed Chelsea's tactics thoroughly and we're going to take them in a-for-tat manner! But first you need to change the way you play and the way your tactics work. ”

The Red Army generals couldn't help but nod their heads, and everyone appreciated Koeman's work attitude and results.

The reason why Liverpool have changed their tactics frequently this season and paid more attention to detail in their on-the-spot performance was also made clear and convincing by everyone.

As the king of European football!

Countless teams are staring at Liverpool and are also studying Liverpool.

If Liverpool have a near-fixed pattern to play like Barcelona, it does not mean that Liverpool will be less powerful, but they may be caught off guard by targeted surprise attacks.

In other words, the richer Liverpool's skills and tactics are, and the more they move away from the same stereotype, then Liverpool will first create research difficulties for the opponent!

It will be difficult for opponents to predict Liverpool's technical and tactical play, from the starting list, formation, technique and tactics, game posture, game focus, etc., Koeman's thinking and action in this regard are practical and well-intentioned.

Because of this, it is very rare for Liverpool to achieve a high winning rate even if they are heavily defended by most teams in the home league.

Don't look at Manchester City's current 5 points ahead of Liverpool in the standings, but objectively speaking, the intensity of the opponents Manchester City encountered, the game environment, and the difficulty of attacking are not at all a grade compared with Liverpool!

When will Manchester City really win the championship and convince other teams to be mentally afraid, then talk about the difficulty of attacking the opponent when they put on a dense defense.

Even if it is the same opponent, Liverpool and Manchester City, just the game scene is clear at a glance, when facing Liverpool, how many opponents will be within 40 yards of the danger zone in front of goal? At least 10 people! And what about Manchester City? Up to 8 people!

That's the gap!

Therefore, it will be extremely difficult for Liverpool to defend their title in their third year, but they are still making steady progress, and this progress is based on unity, mutual trust between managers, and each playing their part well.

After being cheered on by Koeman, the Reds walked out of the locker room in an orderly manner.

The Blues will stand in the tunnel in advance and wait to be introduced.

The season has not been off to a good start for the Blues, with a steady improvement in the first few games under Villas-Boas, but since that spooky defeat against Manchester United, the Blues' form has been up and down.

Arsenal, who were slaughtered by Manchester United and Liverpool in a row, actually walked away the victory at Stamford Bridge and poured five goals into Chelsea.

It was a huge blow to the morale of the Blues.

There is a background and premise that has led to the very bad atmosphere in the dressing room at the moment, plus the direct cause of doubts about Villas-Boas.

That is, since Abou took charge of Stamford Bridge, Ranieri to Mourinho, Grant, in addition to Scolari in the middle, counting Hiddink and Carlo Ancelotti.

For more than eight years, the Blues have mostly relied on defense to build a strong position in the Premier League!

Even though they haven't won a single top-flight Premier League title, a big reason why Chelsea are one of the favourites is because of the toughness of the team!

The defense is terrifying!

It also makes the Blues always think of Mourinho when they are exceptionally good in defence, and it is he who single-handedly creates the iron-blooded and tough soul of the Blues!

However, Chelsea under Villas-Boas has shifted from utilitarian football to attacking football, plus wants to take the technical flow line, and the attack has not played much convincing, but the defense is already a mess!

This has given Stamford Bridge another sign of trouble. (To be continued.) )