The Premier League's Christmas devil schedule would have four league games in 11 days.
The first league game, which was the 19th round of the Premier League, was over.
After a two-day break, the second half of the Premier League was immediately ignited.
Liverpool faced the challenge of Wolverhampton Wanderers at home. Recently, Liverpool's form had declined.
On the one hand, Torres's recovery from injury was slow. On the other hand, players like Raúl were not used to the high density of games in the Premier League without a winter break.
Before Qin Xiong went to the AFC Asian Cup, he used his actions to provoke an attack!
In the game against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Raúl and Torres continuously missed good opportunities. It was not until the second half of the game that Qin Xiong received Gerard's pass and bypassed the opponent's defender in the penalty area to break the deadlock on the field!
After Wolverhampton Wanderers pressed up from behind, Liverpool launched a counterattack with Qin Xiong's long-distance dribbling and breaking through two Wolverhampton Wanderers players before shooting a clever shot.
2:0
Liverpool won two consecutive games.
In this season's Premier League, Qin Xiong was the best player of the game for the ninth time. He only played in 16 Premier League games, which made him the 2010 Player of the Year by the British media.
His 20 league goals also put him in the lead on the goalscoring charts!
In an interview after the game, Qin Xiong humbly said, "I think the outside world's praise can sometimes be exaggerated. I just did what I could do, not that I created miracles. The team's victory is the most important thing, and the team's victory depends on everyone, not just me. I want to thank my teammates. They made me better. Together, we can make Liverpool better! "
In the same round of the league, Manchester United was forced to a 1: 1 draw with Birmingham City in the away game. Arsenal, who was proclaimed by Wenger to have become a "man" at the end of the last round, was also forced to a 2: 2 draw with Wigan Athletic in the away game!
Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers with a goal at home and finally won a game.
Manchester City beat Aston Villa 4: 0 at home.
After this round, the Premier League standings had undergone a surprising change.
Of course, the leader was still Liverpool, but the second place was Manchester City!
Liverpool 50 points
Manchester City 39
Manchester United and Arsenal: 38 points
Chelsea 37 points
Being able to rank second in the league in the middle of the season was a huge boost for Manchester City. It also made Fleet Street place high hopes on Manchester City, hoping that Manchester City could put pressure on Liverpool.
However, the local Liverpool Echo newspaper did not see it that way.
Tony Barrett wrote in his column: Liverpool has begun to shake off the other strong teams in the Premier League!
So what if Manchester City is ranked second?
Could they threaten Liverpool?
If Manchester City is three points away from Liverpool, or five points away, then we can all have hope for Manchester City.
But a difference of 11 points? In the past, this was the distance between the champion and the fourth place!
But now, it had become the first and second place, and this gap was likely to widen!
Who could stop Liverpool now?
Liverpool, which was quiet and stable and full of ambition to create a dynasty and continue to rule, had not made any big mistakes. Benítez left behind a good team, and Comain improved and sublimated it. Liverpool was now in a strong period!
On the first day of 2011, the 21st round of the Premier League began.
The traditional four powerhouses plus Manchester City, which was ranked second in the league, had a total of five teams. Except for Chelsea, whose form was fluctuating, who was forced into a draw with Aston Villa 3: 3 at home, the other four teams had won.
Manchester United beat West Bromwich Albion 2: 1 in the away game.
Manchester City beat Blackpool by a goal at home.
Arsenal beat Birmingham City 3: 0 in the away game.
Liverpool defeated the visiting Bolton Wanderers with a thrilling 2: 1 victory at home.
At Anfield, Qin Xiong once again contributed a killer move!
When the score was still 1: 1 in the 85th minute of the game, Qin Xiong received Johnson's cross in the penalty area and snatched the header to score. After he scored the goal, the whole stadium cheered thunderously. All the Red Army fans had an unimaginable excitement.
In fact, the Red Army fans could really afford to lose now!
Because their lead was too big.
Even if the team lost a game or lost points, as long as there was no problem on the mental level, and it was not a game against a mortal enemy, the Red Army fans would be tolerant of the team and understand the team occasionally if they were forced into a draw by the opponent or lost three points by mistake.
But Liverpool was moving forward on a path where there was room for error but resolutely avoided making mistakes. This reflected their attitude!
Especially after Qin Xiong contributed a killer move, all the fans suddenly realized: this was why he was the world's number one superstar!
He would not be easily satisfied and relaxed. He was persistent in his pursuit of victory!
Chelsea was left in the dust by the top four groups in this round. It was already a big joke to talk about winning the title. Staying in the top four might be the direction that Chelsea should work towards in the second half of the season.
Liverpool 53 points, Manchester City 42 points, Manchester United and Arsenal 41 points, and Chelsea 38 points.
On January 5, the 22nd round of the Premier League, Qin Xiong would go to the AFC Asian Cup after participating in this game. During that time, he also had to attend the FIFA Ballon d 'Or award ceremony.
Qin Xiong continued to be in good form with the team in the away game. In the away game, Qin Xiong scored a hat-trick in the 4: 1 win over Blackburn Rovers in the away game!
Qin Xiong, who scored 24 league goals, was on par with Real Madrid's star player, Ronaldo, in the entire European top scoring list. It would be a big question whether he could defend the European Golden Boot this season.
In the same round of the league, Manchester United defeated Stoke City 2: 1 at Old Trafford.
Arsenal and Manchester City staged a focal battle at the Emirates Stadium!
In the end, the two teams scored 0: 0 in the fierce 90-minute confrontation. Before the end of the game, Sagna and Zabaleta were both sent off!
The result of this game should have been good news for the top four groups. Manchester United overtook Manchester City to take second place in the table. Chelsea also had a chance to shorten the gap between them and the top four, but Ancelotti's team had a shocking upset!
Chelsea lost to the bottom team in the league, Wolverhampton Wanderers, 0: 1!
The Blues were performing a jaw-dropping fall from a high altitude!
In the table, there was a four-point gap between Manchester City and Arsenal, who were in fourth place. The most important thing was that the Blues had only won one game in the past ten games! Even if the opponent was Manchester United, it could not make everyone who cared about the Blues optimistic.
Chelsea's season was very much like Real Madrid in Qin Xiong's third season.
The summer's transfer and recruitment efforts were a failure. The club also experienced turbulence due to the departure of the management personnel. When the team was hit by a wave of injuries, the team's results immediately declined.
The small investment of more than twenty million pounds in the summer did not bring any substantial reinforcement to Chelsea, especially under the premise that they also let go of a number of important players.
Now it was time to correct this mistake!
While the outside world was speculating about Abramovich's "enthusiasm" for Chelsea, Chelsea began to brew a major transfer storm in the winter transfer window!
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