After losing to Sunderland and Lyon in succession, Liverpool's fighting spirit began to decline significantly.
Anxiety began to spread in the team. Everyone was also afraid of the fact that without Qin Xiong, they could not play football?
Of course, that was not the case. It was not that they could not play football, but it was an indisputable fact that their fighting strength had significantly declined.
Comain was in the boot room with the coaching staff to formulate the tactical arrangements for the Manchester United match.
On October 24, the double red match between Liverpool and Manchester United began as scheduled.
The Anfield was full and a wonderful and intense match began.
Qin Xiong sat in the stands to watch the game. Perhaps Ferguson was glad that he lost Ronaldo. When Liverpool faced Manchester United, Qin Xiong was also unable to play.
After two consecutive defeats, Liverpool regrouped and repeatedly attacked Manchester United's defensive line with quick attacks. Manchester United relied on the remaining enthusiasm of the veterans to drive the team to compete with Liverpool.
Unexpectedly, the Red Army Liverpool, without Qin Xiong and the rear defensive line, did not show any signs of decline at home. Instead, they broke out with a strong fighting strength.
This should be related to Liverpool's long-standing enmity with Manchester United. Such a game was like those famous European derbies. There were too many factors affecting the game and too many things beyond the meaning of the game. When these elements were mixed into the players' fighting strength, the game would become full of uncertainty.
Torres and Kuyt's goals once gave Liverpool hope of defeating Manchester United, but Rooney and Berbatov's goals ultimately failed to give the Red Army three points at home.
2:2
The double red match ended with a handshake and a truce.
Comain was full of regret when he shook hands with Ferguson.
He firmly believed that if they could beat Manchester United, the improvement in morale would allow Liverpool to further recover their fighting strength.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.
In the same round of the competition, Chelsea swept Blackburn Rovers with a score of 5: 0 and narrowed the gap with Liverpool to four points.
Arsenal also had a draw in the London derby. They were forced into a 2: 2 draw by the Hammers and West Ham United. The gap between them and Liverpool was still three points.
As a result, even though Liverpool did not win in the first two rounds of the league tournament, they still topped the league table with a record of eight wins, one draw, and one loss in the first ten rounds of the new season.
The thin lineup made Liverpool appear to be stretched when they were affected by injuries. Comain was also under pressure under the pressure of fighting on two fronts.
In the last game of the Premier League at the end of October, Liverpool was going to challenge Lyon in the middle of the next week. Comain suspended some of the main players. Then, Liverpool suffered their second Premier League defeat at Fulham, and it was an ugly loss.
3:1
Liverpool had a terrible record of two losses and one draw in the three rounds of the league tournament after Qin Xiong's injury.
But there were other factors that affected the trend of the results.
In the same round of the league tournament, Arsenal defeated Tottenham Hotspur with a score of 3: 0 in the North London derby and achieved a tie with Liverpool on points.
Chelsea defeated Bolton Wanderers with a score of 4: 0 in the away game. They scored nine goals in the two rounds of the league tournament. Ancelotti's Chelsea seemed to have activated a nuclear weapon and began to sweep the British team. After getting this victory, the gap between Chelsea and Liverpool was shortened to one point.
The Red Devils, Manchester United, defeated Blackburn Rovers with a score of 2: 0 at Old Trafford!
At the end of the game, the stands at Old Trafford were like boiling seawater. The Red Devils fans cheered and celebrated the start of the new season. The defending champions finally reached the top of the league table!
They overtook their arch rival, Liverpool, by one point!
Comain was under immense pressure. Whether it was Fleet Street or Liverpool's local Echo, they were all firing at him. At the same time, it further emphasized the impact of Qin Xiong's absence on Liverpool.
"Admit it! Liverpool without Qin Xiong is just like before. They seem to have the strength to win the title, but in fact, they will only disappoint! "
"If you want to bet that Liverpool can win the Premier League title this season, please bet on the healthy Qin Xiong, not Comain! The latter has proven that the light of his success is sharing Qin Xiong's glory, confusing the public and creating an illusion! "
"Liverpool needs Qin Xiong!"
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Countless Liverpool fans counted the days on their fingers as they waited for Qin Xiong's return. Many fans even went to his house to pull up banners with words of hope that he would recover as soon as possible.
On November 4, Liverpool, whose recent results had declined significantly and whose morale was low, were the guests to challenge Lyon, the tyrant of Division One.
They could not afford to lose this game, at least they could not lose.
The entire Liverpool locker room knew this. Qin Xiong went with the team and he was on the substitute list for the game.
But in fact, he could not play. Comain would rather sacrifice a substitute spot to let Qin Xiong appear in the locker room.
Although Qin Xiong had not joined Liverpool for a long time, he not only improved the team's combat effectiveness with his individual skills. In the two months before his injury, the fighting spirit he showed in training and games was enough to infect the entire team.
The arrogant Lyon failed to take down Liverpool at home. If Liverpool's rear defensive line had not made a mistake, Comain would have taken away the victory.
The final score was 1: 1.
Liverpool got a draw in the fourth game of the Champions League group stage.
In the other game in the same group, Fiorentina won 5: 2 at home, as expected.
Although the ranking of the group did not change, the gap in points had made Liverpool's situation very different from two rounds ago. Two rounds ago, Liverpool was at the top of the group.
Lyon won three out of four games and drew one, accumulating 10 points.
Liverpool won two out of four games, drawing one and losing one, accumulating 7 points.
Fiorentina won two out of four games and losing two, accumulating 6 points.
Fiorentina lost four out of four games and accumulating 0 points.
Fiorentina, who seemed to have no chance of qualifying for the knockout stages two rounds ago, reappeared!
This result put a lot of pressure on Liverpool. Fortunately, after returning to England, Carragher's recovery from his injury gave Liverpool a little comfort.
But in the following round 12 of the Premier League, Liverpool was forced to a 2: 2 draw by Birmingham City at Anfield.
The outside world's expectation of Liverpool's comeback could not be continued.
In the same round, Chelsea defeated Manchester United 1: 0 at Stamford Bridge and overtook Liverpool by one point!
Manchester United and Liverpool had the same points.
Arsenal topped the league table after a 4: 1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the away game!
The BIG4 Group seemed to have started taking turns to be the banker.
Two rounds ago, it was Liverpool. The previous round was Manchester United. This round, it was Arsenal again.
Arsenal had 28 points.
Chelsea had 27 points.
Liverpool had 26 points.
Manchester United had 26 points.
The new season of the Premier League was very enjoyable for the outside world. The BIG4 Group never left the team behind and the situation for the title was confusing.
Qin Xiong had started training with the ball at the Melwood Training Ground and was expected to officially announce his comeback after two rounds!
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