.. And at this time, they also ushered in one of the most important games of the season: their next opponent is Everton.

The two teams have been in very different form this season: Liverpool have been on a high steam and are now second in the table, while before the game, they had won six in a row and were attacking for the top spot. Before this game, Everton has lost three in a row, and the state has fallen to the bottom, and now what needs to be considered is how to boost morale as soon as possible.

But even so, Liverpool has to play this game well: the derby is different from other games, if you lose, you will not only lose points, but also face, and Liverpool cannot afford to lose such a game.

Prior to this game, Hyypia had returned from injury. It's just that at this time, he also knew that the back line could not be easily rotated, and he consciously sat on the bench.

And this game, although it was at Everton's home stadium, Liverpool didn't worry too much. After all, the strength is superior, and the other party is not in good shape, so there should be no big mistakes. At the time of the game, Liverpool also rotated. At left-back, Traore replaced Reese, at right-back, Finnan was replaced, while Garcia replaced Figo in front, and Morientes started in the centre-forward position.

'In this round of games, it looks like Liverpool are on the cards – but they have a reason to do so, Everton have not been in good form this season, they have scored just four goals in their eight home games, they were fifth in the league last season, and this season they have to think about relegation.

After failing to compete for a Champions League place last season, Everton did not have a good time this season, they did have the League Cup to play, but unfortunately, the League Cup is not as profitable as the Champions League after all, which makes Everton's interest not very high. And their signings and the team's lineup this season are not very sè, although Cahill is still playing at a high level, but it is difficult for others to say sè. And Everton's luck is not good, the draw for the UEFA Cup coincided with the away game with Zenit St. Petersburg, and they had to travel a long way to Russia, which affected their form, which made them almost the bottom team in the league for half a season. Playing against Liverpool is a big challenge for them.

And at the beginning of the game, there was a one-sided situation. Less than five minutes into the game, Gerrard's right-footed pass was sent into the box, and Morientes followed up with a volley that bounced off defender Yabo and bounced off the line, leaving the audience in shock.

"Morientes had a good game, oh, we seemed to see Raul in the stands...... Did he come to watch Morientes again? And he came with his wife and children, no wonder Morientes was so passionate when he played......"

Soon, Zhao Yaning sent a corner kick. Everton's defense is still reliable, Yabo headed a header and pushed Zhao Yaning's corner kick in, but Gerrard was outside the big penalty area, and he immediately followed up with a kick. The ball hit Valente, and Morientes, who followed up, immediately made up for it and kicked it into the goal!

'Liverpool scored in the first five minutes! Morientes scored for Liverpool with a scramble in the box, and it looked like Liverpool were very well prepared for this game. ”

Less than ten minutes later, Liverpool had another chance.

This time, after Zhao Yaning, who got the ball, rushed up from the left side, he originally wanted to cross the ball to Morientes. Phil Neville blocked in front of Zhao Yaning and stopped his cross, but although he blocked the ball with his back, he couldn't control the ball, and the ball fell to Gerrard's feet, Gerrard stuffed the ball and gave the ball to Zhao Yaning, who ran into the penalty area.

Facing Yabo, who was filling in the position, Zhao Yaning kicked the ball far away. Garcia, who came in, followed up with a shè goal and scored for Liverpool again!

"Liverpool 2-0! In just fifteen minutes of the opening period, Liverpool had already scored two goals! ”

Liverpool's frontcourt, after half a season, has been very good. Relying on Zhao Yaning's attack from the ribs of the penalty area, Liverpool became more and more difficult to resist. Zhao Yaning can go down in the ribs, cut inside into the penalty area, or sweep and switch positions with Gerrard. And his right body, back body holding ability is the same, there is speed, there is technique, whether it is the ability to do alone or the ability to cooperate are outstanding, which also makes his way of playing football diversified.

The ribs themselves are the most difficult position to guard, in this position, you can attack the bottom line, the penalty area, and the middle at the same time, so the fullback, central defender, and midfielder all need to pay attention to the players in this position. And once a player with strong ball ability gets the ball in this position, then it is naturally easy for him to rely on his own movement to lead the defender to a position that he is not good at, which increases the pressure on the defense a lot. Arsenal can laugh at the Premier League by relying on tactics to attack in the ribs, and now, Zhao Yaning is becoming more and more comfortable in this position and has begun to make greater achievements.

In the second half, Liverpool

Found a third opportunity. This time, Zhao Yaning inserted into the middle and began to run to the left, while Morientes gave the ball to Gerrard, and filled his position in the middle, Zhao Yaning received the penalty area, Gerrard just passed the ball to his feet, Zhao Yaning knocked the ball with a backheel and sent the ball into the penalty area.

Morientes immediately ran back, and Garcia's run also pulled away from the opponent, Morientes got the opportunity, kicked the goal, and kicked the ball into the goal!

With a two-goal lead, Liverpool doubled the lead thanks to a brace from Morientes. And this score lasted until the end. Although Everton launched a couple of counter-attacks, Liverpool also pressed them all back.

After this game, Liverpool also made it seven consecutive league wins to keep the pressure on Chelsea.

Sadly, in the other game, Chelsea won 1-0 against Manchester City – the first time Chelsea have breached the door since Abramou took charge. I was still counting on Chelsea's luck to continue to be bad, and Liverpool, who lost the last game, was naturally disappointed, which also made the Liverpool players have to sigh that Mourinho is really tough.

After this game, Liverpool's next opponent is West Bromwich Albion.

This is the last game before the start of the winter transfer window, and the opposition is also very weak, and their last win at Anfield against Liverpool was in 1967. Such a game made Benitez boldly make a rotation, so that Zhao Yaning and Gerrard both rested in the game. And even so, thanks to Colwill's cross to Milito, Milito's header scored and won another victory for Liverpool.

Half a season has passed, Liverpool has 18 games, 16 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 49 points, no matter how you look at it, it is already a satisfactory score, but at this time, Liverpool is still second in the league.

Chelsea have won 17 of their 20 games, drawn two and lost one, and are still ahead of Liverpool with 53 points. Although everyone is also defeated, Chelsea have completed more games, won more and have been in form long enough, which makes Liverpool very helpless.

And Manchester United, which is in third place, has 20 games, 12 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, accumulating 40 points. Although it doesn't seem like a lot, it's already lagging behind. Obviously, the absence of a midfielder for half a season has had a big impact on them.

Arsenal are in even worse form. Nineteen games, eleven wins, two draws and six losses, they only have 35 points now, let alone winning the championship, and even the top four are difficult to guarantee. After all, Tottenham Hotspur played quite well this season, while Arsenal suffered from injuries, and it was difficult for them to beat their north London opponents this season.

'We reiterate that Liverpool are the strongest contenders for the Premier League title this season!'

Liverpool have never been closer to the Premier League title since the Premier League. Half a season later, they are already nine points ahead of Manchester United, who have played two games in hand, and it can be said that there is only one competitor left by Chelsea, which naturally makes Liverpool extremely excited.

"Half a season ago, people were talking about the Premier League going to be a triwizard battle. Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United are considered to be the rulers of the Premier League. But half a season has passed, Liverpool has risen, and now Liverpool can proudly declare that this season belongs to Liverpool! ”

But just when Liverpool was happy, a sudden draw brought Liverpool's eight-game winning streak to an abrupt end.

The game against Bolton Wanderers started off very well. In the first half, when Zhao Yaning was running in the front court, after receiving a direct pass from Alonso's midfield, he did not choose to pass, but broke through the defenders around him and scored a goal directly in front of the goalkeeper, giving the team the lead. And in the second half, Milito scored with a low kick to extend the score for the team. However, the game went in a direction they didn't expect.

In the fiftieth minute, after Sissoko fell to the ground for a tackle, he didn't have time to get up and protected the ball under his body. And Bolton striker Kevin Davis, who rushed up to grab the ball, kicked him directly and kicked him heavily on the head. This kick directly put Sissoko into a coma!

This left Liverpool and Bolton in a battle right away. Although the referee took out the cards again and again, and gave Zhao Yaning, Gerrard, Alonso and several other players a yellow card each, barely restraining the excitement of both sides, but it could not prevent the game from becoming intense. Liverpool's substitution of Hamann as a central midfielder led to an increasingly intense affair and soon, Nemanja Vidic's almost ankle-driven tackle in the box claimed a red card for himself and a penalty for Bolton.

And after the substitutions, Liverpool did not get better. Hamann was clearly out of form after a long period of absence and Hyypia was also underperforming after recovering from a serious injury, and with Bolton Wanderers finding the back of the net again with a long-range effort from Okocha just before the end of the game to turn the scores into a 2-2 draw.

Not winning the game is not a big problem, at least, it is far from the other problem.

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