Chapter 710: 9 wins in a row
The away win over Blackburn Rovers means something extraordinary to Liverpool, this is the seventh consecutive win after Chen Yu's comeback, and it is Liverpool's third consecutive win away from home, compared to the seven consecutive wins, the three consecutive away wins are more significant, in recent seasons, Liverpool have lost too much on the road, which is the main reason why they have difficulty winning the league title. This season, Liverpool even fell to the indecent title of an away bug early, and now, they have finally thrown off that hat.
Liverpool's harvest in this round is not only to get rid of the hat of the away bug, because Chelsea was unexpectedly forced to draw at home by Reading, Liverpool narrowed the gap between Chelsea with 36 points to 7 points, if Liverpool continues to put pressure like this, maybe Manchester United will also lose points, and then Liverpool's opportunity will really come.
However, the most delightful thing for Liverpool fans and Chen Yu's fans around the world is Chen Yu's cousin, after returning from injury, Chen Yu scored 9 goals in 7 rounds, only 3 goals less than the first-ranked Drogba, and more than the second-ranked C-Ronaldo, this number is just a small meaning for Chen Yu before the injury, but after the injury, Chen Yu can have such a goal efficiency, which is enough to prove that Chen Yu has returned to normal state.
For the wounded, physical injuries are not difficult to recover, but the psychological shadow is difficult to eliminate, many people are worried that Chen Yu will not dare to break through after the injury, just like Ronaldo, after the injury, the world-shocking personal breakthroughs and long-distance runs have disappeared, and he has completely become a mediocre point-grabbing shooter, although the number of goals is still not low, but he is no longer the original alien.
Before this game with Blackburn, Savage had threatened Chen Yu to be careful of his feet, but Chen Yu did not have the slightest fear in this game, and was not afraid because of the threat of the opponent, especially after being shoveled by Savic, Chen Yu rested off the field until the second half before returning to the field, but Chen Yu also did not fear it, the breakthrough was broken, the pass was passed, the shot was shot, not only scored the equalizing goal, but also caused Savic's red card to leave the field in the 80th minute, This courage and tenacity have won the unanimous admiration of Liverpool fans and England fans.
After the game, England's major media praised Chen Yu as a true warrior, with The Times saying: "In the face of threat, China's Chen hit back with goals and an even better look, showing the fans and fans around the world that a gentleman's attitude towards savagery is in line with the values of great England." The Sun said that this match against Blackburn Rovers proved that Chen Yu, who was unstoppable last season, is really back, "He is no longer just picking up leaks, just shooting, he shows his energy in all aspects, Chen Yu has become a player that Liverpool's attacking system must rely on." "Liverpool Echo" believes that Chen Yu's return solves the shortcomings of Liverpool's powerlessness, and can also create more opportunities, which makes Liverpool really have the ability to compete with the world's giants, if lucky, Rafa is very hopeful to surpass the 0405 season and achieve greater glory.
Chelsea and Arsenal began to drop points after just two games in the Devil's schedule, Manchester United beat Reading who had just drawn with Chelsea in the third league game of the weekend, and Liverpool will be away to Tottenham Hotspur, fifth place last season, which is an opportunity for Chelsea and Arsenal, both London teams will face relegation teams in this round, Chelsea play Fulham at home, and Arsenal will play Sheffield United away, if Manchester United and Liverpool fail, their days will be a little better.
The first to start the game is Liverpool and Tottenham, Arsenal and Sheffield United matches, Liverpool and Arsenal's opponents are not a heavyweight, Liverpool is playing away, Arsenal is playing at home, before the game everyone thought that Arsenal won three points, and Liverpool was not small to draw or lose, but the result of the game was a big surprise.
Liverpool take Tottenham very seriously, although the last six meetings between the two sides, Liverpool have won two and drawn four, but the Reds' last victory at White Hart Lane was in March 2003, when Steven Gerrard scored the winner to help the Reds win 3-2, and now Benitez certainly does not want Tottenham to interrupt their winning streak.
However, the game went smoothly to the surprise of Benitez and the fans, and in the first two minutes of the game, Tottenham's South Korean player Lee Young-pyo passed back to goalkeeper Robinson, who was a little less powerful, and was inserted by Chen Yu from behind at high speed, and broke through the door of Tottenham with a stabbing shot.
Chen Yu's goal set the tone of the game, and then although Tottenham relied on the home advantage to fight back and set off a storm-like offensive in front of Liverpool's goal, Liverpool relied on sharp counterattacks and solid defense to defuse Tottenham's attacks again and again, and finally maintained the score of 1-0 until the end of the game.
Arsenal and Liverpool had the exact opposite process, with Sheffield United, who had never won in London, defending hard at the Emirates Stadium before winning a narrow goal away at the Gunners thanks to Nader's lucky goal in the 40th minute and a play by centre-back Jagueir, who played as a guest goalkeeper.
The home defeat to Sheffield United almost pushed the Gunners into the abyss, and after this game, the gap between Arsenal and third-placed Liverpool reached seven points, and if it were not for Liverpool beating Tottenham, Arsenal and Tottenham would have stretched to six points, and it would have been difficult to secure a Champions League place.
Four hours later, the match between Manchester United and Reading, Chelsea and Fulham was full of twists and turns, Manchester United led twice but were equalized twice by Reading, just when the outside world thought that Reading would create another ZĂ o draw Chelsea-style miracle, Ronaldo stepped up, he received a cross from Ryan Giggs and scored twice, scored his 12th goal of the season, and also stifled the upset.
Chelsea had better luck than Manchester United, conceding the first goal, Fulham scored an own goal to help Chelsea equalise, and then Didier Drogba scored his 13th league goal to overtake the score, and when the game went to the 88th minute, Chelsea superstar Ballack made a mistake in clearing the ball and was swept away by a Fulham defender to equalise.
In the third game of the devil's schedule, London's two title contenders once again exposed their shortcomings, Chelsea were left behind by Manchester United by 6 points, which is a gap between the two games, considering that Chelsea's goal difference is 14 less than Manchester United, Manchester United's points gap may even be 7 points, and Arsenal are 18 points behind the top of the table and have completely withdrawn from the title race, their most realistic goal now is to retain the Champions League place.
Liverpool has the best momentum after 7 consecutive wins, and then they got rid of Arsenal by 7 points, and they are only 5 points away from Chelsea in front, only a little far away from Manchester United, but 11 points is by no means a moat, after all, Manchester United still has to visit Anfield, where Liverpool will never let go of Manchester United, and Manchester United and Chelsea's away game, Chelsea people will never show mercy, so that Liverpool's dream of winning the league is not out of reach.
However, the race for the league title is a long one, and Liverpool cannot afford to put their title hopes on a strong conversation, and until then, they must play every league game and try to close the gap between them and their opponents.
The last league game of the Devil's schedule The opponents of the four giants of the Premier League are not strong, only Liverpool's opponent Bolton can barely be counted as a strong team, but playing 4 games in 9 days, even the giants with a strong bench are a little unbearable, and the media predicted before the game that there may be an upset in this round.
The British media's hype ability is known all over the world, but it is undeniable that the professional ability of British journalists is also world-class, and the reporter's prediction was fulfilled on the first day of the 22nd round, first Arsenal beat Charlton Athletic 4-0 "an upset", and then Chelsea was forced to draw 0-0 by Aston Villa, and has drawn three times in a row, which is even more shocking to everyone, because everyone thinks that Mourinho's team should bounce back, but the madman has become a peace ambassador.
Liverpool and Bolton, Manchester United and Newcastle play on January 2, with Manchester United starting at 12.45pm and Liverpool starting at 2.45pm.
The news of Chelsea's draw has stimulated Manchester United, the Premier League champion in the past two years has been Chelsea, Manchester United also regards Chelsea as their biggest rival to win the title, Liverpool and Arsenal, they did not take it to heart, although they now have 6 points more than Chelsea, but in the face of the madman and the strength of Chelsea, Ferguson is not at ease at all, they hope to be able to leave Chelsea far away, not to give the opponent a chance to give it a last shot, as Chelsea did in the previous two seasons.
The Magpies took the lead in the 33rd minute with former Leeds midfielder James Milner's powerful shot from 30 yards, and then Paul Scholes scored twice to take the lead, but the Newcastle youngster's first shot on goal in the final minute hit Paul Scholes and deflected into the net to draw at home to the mighty Manchester United.
The Liverpudlians who played afterwards were thrilled to hear the news, and the Anfield fans stood up to cheer on Newcastle's feat.
The Liverpool commentator at the scene also said excitedly that this is a great opportunity to chase points, and it is rare for the top two opponents to lose points at the same time, and Liverpool must seize such an opportunity.
Liverpool had won eight in a row before this round, but the gap between them and Manchester United was only 6 points, 11 points, close to the gap of 4 games, which is undoubtedly the biggest shadow in the hearts of Liverpudlians, if Manchester United continue to be so steady, Liverpool's confidence to catch up will be shaken.
In the history of the Premier League, there is only one reversal of more than 10 points behind in the halfway, and the protagonist of that time is Manchester United, in the 1995-96 season Newcastle led Manchester United by 10 points to become the halfway king, at the end of the season Manchester United led the Magpies by 4 points to reverse the championship, and now the halfway has passed 2 rounds, Liverpool is 11 points behind Manchester United, can they still perform the miracle that Manchester United has done?
Now, the leading Manchester United and Chelsea have given Liverpool another chance, maybe Manchester United has run too far, they have not seen their former biggest opponent, and they have slackened mentally, but Liverpool will always regard Manchester United as their biggest opponent, and after getting the news that Manchester United was forced to draw, Liverpool will play this game as a final.
Bolton is not easy to play, in recent years, Bolton has been a tough bone in the Premier League, the budget-conscious "Big Sam" army in the 0506 season in the Super League ranked 8th, the League Cup into the round of 32, this season is now ranked 6th, outside the top three behind Tottenham and Everton, and in the first half they also beat Liverpool 2:0, 3:1 defeated Arsenal, Bolton manager Adeles still has some ways to deal with strong teams.
However, in the face of Liverpool, Bolton was quickly beaten out of the original form of dick, in the 11th minute of the game, Chen Yu got rid of the pass from two defenders, Pennant crossed from the right, and the two-meter-02 tall Crouch scored from 10 yards in front of the goal, opening the scoring for Liverpool.
Two minutes later, Liverpool quickly doubled their lead when Kuyt combined with Pennant's kick to the wall and crossed from the right side of the box, and Chen Yu volleyed into the top left corner of the net at the back post to score his 12th goal in the Premier League, his ninth consecutive game goal, including a hat-trick, just one goal short of Didier Drogba, the top scorer.
In the second half, Bolton tried to launch a counterattack, but Chen Yu immediately gave them a blow to the head, in the 47th minute, Chen Yu received a header from Crouch, forced past the two central defenders to form a single goal, he shook goalkeeper Jaskelainen to score 13 goals, overtook Xiao Xiao Luo in the scorer list, and tied with Drogba for the top scorer.
After taking a three-goal lead, the Liverpudlians did not let up and continued to attack, scoring two more goals in the next 40 minutes to eventually sweep Bolton Wanderers by five goals at home to win nine consecutive league games.
After 22 rounds, Liverpool are just nine points clear of Manchester United at the top of the table, and only one game away from second-placed Chelsea, with 16 rounds of league games remaining, Liverpool's strong catch-up momentum is finally putting Manchester United and Chelsea under great pressure.