Fleet Street was delighted to see many Premier League goals. Regardless of whether the game was rich or not, it could at least excite and excite the audience.
After five rounds, the situation in the Premier League also filled Fleet Street with anticipation.
The defending champions, Liverpool, did not continue the fantastic start of the previous two seasons.
Manchester United topped the list with 15 points after a five-game winning streak.
Manchester City followed with four wins and a draw, with 13 points.
Chelsea had three wins and a draw, with 10 points, and was already behind Manchester United by 5 points.
Liverpool had two wins and two draws, with 8 points behind Manchester United by 7 points!
Arsenal … with 4 points.
The seven-point gap between the defending champions and the Red Devils made Comain start to feel pressure from the outside world.
However, Koeman was very calm in the team. He simply said to the players, "The league tournament has just begun. We don't need to care too much about the standings. Let's maintain our focus and work hard. Then, the championship that belongs to us will come. However, this will also require us to put in more effort and sweat than in the past. Please work hard, everyone. We are walking on the road of glory. While we enjoy the glory, we also need to be more conscious."
The Liverpool team was not affected by the outside world's public opinion. They were united and determined. Reina also apologized to everyone at the team meeting and gave a military order that he would work hard to recover and strive not to be a burden to the team. In a good atmosphere of mutual encouragement and competition, Liverpool was ready to attack the EFL Cup.
In view of the poor performance of Liverpool in the domestic cup in the past two seasons!
Liverpool F.C.'s senior management was also quite critical of Comain. Comain would invest a certain amount of energy in the domestic cup this season and pay more attention to it.
In the away game against Brighton, Comain sent a lineup of substitutes and a small number of main players.
Young player Sterling began to stand out in Liverpool's substitutes' lineup. He shone in the game and assisted Raúl and Kuyt to score. The two assists were already very eye-catching.
Liverpool defeated Brighton by 3: 0 in the away game as expected and successfully advanced to the top 16 of the EFL Cup.
In the sixth round of the Premier League on the weekend, Liverpool went all out to face Wolverhampton Wanderers at home.
Even if they had a Champions League match next week, they could not turn a blind eye to the seven-point gap in the league behind Manchester United.
The relegation team, Wolverhampton Wanderers, had not only come to Anfield with a passive defensive stance, but even the starting lineup was composed of substitutes and young players.
The Wolverhampton Wanderers manager's explanation for the starting lineup was that they had just played in the EFL Cup in the middle of the week, and many of the players were not in good physical condition and needed to rest.
Wolverhampton Wanderers' approach was bombarded by the managers of the other four strong teams in the Premier League.
Ferguson, Mancini, Arsène Wenger, and Andre Villas-Boas all said that Wolverhampton Wanderers were going to Anfield to pay tribute to the defending champions, Liverpool!
Since it was not a home game, the Wolves had nothing to worry about.
They probably weighed the pros and cons and pessimistically believed that even if they went to Anfield with the goal of forcing a draw with Liverpool, they would not get the result they wanted. They would die anyway, so they might as well conserve their strength.
Liverpool, who had put in all their main players, was very reasonable at home.
After Qin Xiong and Suárez each scored two goals, they retreated.
Wolverhampton Wanderers came to Anfield to give away three points. If Liverpool did not know what was good for them and went on a killing spree, it would be a bit too cruel.
Of course, a 4: 0 victory was not considered a killing spree for Liverpool.
Liverpool won. Manchester City easily defeated Everton at home with a 2: 0 victory. Chelsea defeated Swansea City at Stamford Bridge with a 4: 1 score. Arsenal defeated Bolton Wanderers at home with a 3: 0 score. Among the contenders for the title, only Manchester United was forced into a 1: 1 draw with Stoke City in an away game.
After six rounds, Manchester United's lead was shortened.
Manchester United 16 points.
Manchester City 16 points.
Chelsea 13 points.
Liverpool 11 points.
Arsenal 7 points.
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The second round of the Champions League group stage started in the middle of the week.
Liverpool was at home to face Olympiacos.
The Red Army's formation for the new season was basically set.
After nearly two months of experimentation, Comain set the main formation at the 4-3-12 formation.
Qin Xiong's position retreated to lie in ambush behind the two strikers.
The attack on the flanks was handed over to the two full backs.
Suárez was the unshakable striker on the front line. His risk partner was adjusted according to the opponent. Raúl and Kuyt rotated. If there was a shortage of players, the young player Sterling was also an option.
Qin Xiong was actually the free man in the front field. Behind him, Alonso was basically the unshakable starting choice.
Then, according to the needs of the opponent and the actual situation on the field, they could basically match two defensive midfielders or supporting midfielders. Cabaye, Gerard, Lucas, Mascherano, Tiote, and Comain had to play the midfield to the limit.
The formation could also be switched according to the actual needs. With Qin Xiong as the winger, the formation could be changed to 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3.
On the basis of Liverpool's past success, Comain was trying to make Liverpool's comprehensive tactical ability continue to improve as much as possible.
Olympiacos could not find many chances in the face of Liverpool's powerful offensive suppression in Anfield.
But they still scored a goal through a counterattack when they were two goals behind.
Liverpool eventually beat Olympiacos 4: 1 at home with Suárez's hat-trick and Martin Skrtel's goal.
Another game in the same group had an unbelievable result.
Dortmund, who revived in German football, went to France and was defeated 0: 3 at the feet of Marseille!
After two games, Liverpool was at the top of the list with 6 points.
Marseille also won two games and got 6 points to rank second.
Olympiacos was second from the bottom with 0 points.
Dortmund, who were in the same boat, also got 0 points and was at the bottom of the group.
Back in the league, in October, Liverpool would go to Goodison Park to face their arch-rivals, Everton, in the last Premier League game before the FIFA World Cup.
Everton's development had been relatively stable in recent years due to their capital strength, but they were a mediocre team in the Premier League. They could not go up or down. After Baines and Arteta were poached by the Premier League's powerhouses, the team's strength had picked up through the transfer market, but the gap between them and the Premier League's powerhouses had widened.
Liverpool fought fiercely with Everton at Goodison Park for 90 minutes. Other than Baines, who played a mediocre influence under the boos of the Toffees fans, Liverpool's entire team performed well.
In the away game, Qin Xiong broke through the goal in succession, receiving Johnson's pass from the flank to break the goal, and playing a series of wall collisions with Gerard, who made his comeback, before charging into the penalty area to pass the defender and shoot successfully.
Liverpool finally defeated Everton by 3: 0 at Goodison Park. The team won four consecutive games in all competitions. Their performance was steady and they finally looked like the defending champions.
Everton could only helplessly accept the pain of victory being taken away by their arch-rivals at their doorstep. The gap between the Toffees and the Red Army was getting further and further, which left Moyes with no way out.
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