1357 Lose, lose, lose
Liverpool successfully advanced to the Champions League final, and the final task and goal of the season is only the Champions League final.
Koeman gave his main players two days off after the game, while fielding a combination of young and substitute line-ups for the weekend's league fixture.
Liverpool went to London to take on farmer Fulham.
At the end of the season, it is generally accepted that the opponent who has no desire is the best to play, and the team that has the pursuit is the most difficult to deal with.
Fulham happen to be really in the hunt, as they are top of the table and have a chance to qualify for next season's European competition.
Therefore, Fulham burst out with strong fighting power at home, and although Liverpool's young squad is also young, it can't match Fulham's group of old rivers and lakes.
Liverpool lost 2-4 at Craven Cottage and the game was unrestrained, the two teams played passionately, and then the league champion Liverpool lost.
Koeman did not criticise the team after the game, he took the defeat very objectively.
'We've had a couple of games in the last two weeks where we've been mentally intense and we've gone all out to win the title early, there's no sign of slackness, I can accept today's defeat, we've got a lot of young players to work on, they're eager to try, they're hungry for the game, if there's anything bad it's a shame today, we lost, but that's growth, they're the future and hope of the Reds, it's a good game, I'll take it a look at the game when I go back and play with the players. Help them learn from the experience they have gained in the game and then expect them to perform better in the next game. ”
The league title was lost, or apparently a warm gesture to Fulham, but no one cared.
Now the focus of the Premier League is on the battle between second and fifth place in the Champions League!
Who will be kicked out of the Champions League before the finish?
Will there be a traditional contestant next season who will be able to sit on the sidelines?
Fulham have a number of competitors in the race for a European ticket next season, but Tottenham Hotspur and Everton need to catch up in front of them, and as for Arsenal in fifth place, it is not a matter of considering that they will not be able to catch up at all.
It just so happened that Everton welcomed Manchester City's challenge at Goodison Park in this round.
Everton are also a team to pursue. Being able to fight the European war will naturally bring positive stimulus to fiscal revenue.
So they did their best at home to fight Manchester City.
Roberto Mancini's City got off to a good start and with 30 minutes of the first half, Yaya Toure's goal gave them a lead over Everton at Goodison Park.
Just when the people of Manchester City thought that the team could win the game steadily, there were unforeseen circumstances, and no one expected that Manchester City's defensive leader Kompany would be blown up!
The second half was abruptly changed. Everton first crossed from a free-kick, Kompany kept a watch on the leak, and Distin grabbed a header in front of the goal!
The score was levelised.
In the 72nd minute of the game, the veteran Phil Neville crossed from the side, and it was Kompany again! He was a step slow in marking Osman, allowing Osmans to head home from 11 yards out!
Manchester City reversed!
Mancini was in a terrible mood!
City failed to equalise and were beaten at Goodison Park.
Arsenal and Chelsea play behind Manchester City, who will be concerned that a win will see them squeeze them into fifth place in the table.
Arsenal came on next.
They go to challenge Stoke City, the city in the sky.
Stoke City have been relegated. However, Arsenal's attacking posture on the road was unacceptable to Stoke City.
If it were at the Emirates Stadium, Stoke City really wouldn't have fought to the death with Arsenal, but at home stadium, can they easily lose to Arsenal at home?
Of course it can't be, the home fans won't accept it!
As a result, Stoke City honestly fought against the counter.
Arsenal are the defence of the cheaters, and they have suffered a lot.
Stoke City first found the back of the net with a free-kick cross in front of goal, with Djuroux acting as a decoration in front of goal.
Then, in the second half, Djulu changed the trajectory of the ball when he blocked the opponent's shot. After the refraction, the ball flew into the corner of the goal.
Stoke City leads 2-0!
Arsenal are in a hurry.
Began an all-out counterattack.
It wasn't until the 81st minute that Robin van Persie scored a goal to close the gap.
Seeing hope, Arsenal added another fire and attacked with all their might. However, Stoke City completely shattered Arsenal's dream of a comeback with a counter-attack before the end.
3:1
Arsenal lose!
After Manchester City lost, Arsenal also lost!
Failed to take advantage of the opportunity to overtake Manchester City.
Arsene Wenger's comments after the game sounded a little numb.
'I'm very disappointed with the performance of the team, Stoke City obviously have a much better fighting spirit and desire to win than we do. I think the main reason why we lost this game was that Stoke City defended better than us, basically, I don't have anything to say. ”
Arsene Wenger hinted at the stupidity of his backline after the game and said he was speechless about it.
After a stupid mistake at the back tonight. Arsene Wenger is clearly already regretting not buying a defender for the winter.
There is no change in the points for fourth and fifth places in the standings.
The final highlight of the round was Manchester United's red-blue clash with Chelsea.
Seeing that the two pursuers behind them had not won a point, Chelsea relaxed a little, and as long as the team did not lose to Manchester United, then they could basically seal a ticket to next season's Champions League.
However, Manchester United did not agree, and the Red Devils have just lost in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Ferguson wasn't going to allow a blow to languish after a blow.
The Reds got off to a dream start after 36 seconds when Pea Hernandez breached Petr Cech's conservative goal, and after United took the lead, the game was a different story entirely.
Chelsea were eager to attack, while the Red Devils were steady.
In the 26th minute of the game, Manchester United scored with a header from Giggs through a tactical corner and assisted by Ryan Giggs!
2:0!
Ancelotti was furious!
Because Chelsea have a player who seems to be out of the team and amusing himself!
Unkempt, David Luis!
The new signing likes to assist on the pitch but is not reassuring defensively.
The two goals conceded had something to do with him, and Ancelotti almost wanted to vomit blood.
So at half-time, Carlo Ancelotti replaced Luiz.
United were evenly matched in the second half, while Chelsea struggled for an equaliser.
It wasn't until the 70th minute that Frank Lampard sent the ball into the back of the net in front of goal in a scuffle in the Manchester United penalty area.
2:1
Although a goal was recovered, United continued to make substitutions in Ferguson's on-the-spot schedule, strengthening the defence and not giving Chelsea a chance.
Chelsea also lost at Old Trafford! (To be continued.) )