Liverpool had an EFL Cup mission in the middle of the week.
They had to pay attention to the domestic cup this season. This was the goal set at the beginning of the season and also the military order that Comain made to the board of directors.
In view of this, Comain sent a lot of main players to play in the EFL Cup and appeared to be a lot more utilitarian towards the game.
The midfield line with Tiote and Lucas as the defensive midfielders placed great emphasis on defense.
Kuyt and Suarez continued to work together to attack. Gerrard sat on the substitutes' bench, Qin Xiong's position continued to retreat to organize the midfield, and the young player Sterling galloped freely on the two flanks.
Liverpool visited the City in the Sky. The game did not have much of a quicksilver effect. Instead, it was straightforward. In a simple and crude showdown with quick attacks and defensive counterattacks, Liverpool defeated Stoke City in a thrilling away game with a score of 3: 2 and smoothly advanced into the EFL Cup quarter-finals!
And their opponent in the Europa League quarter-finals would be Chelsea of the Blues.
Three days later, the tenth round of the league tournament arrived.
Liverpool continued to rotate and Comain was already in his element.
Gerard, Alonso, Qin Xiong, Raúl and Suárez all played.
However, as they continued to play away games, Liverpool's offense was restrained and focused on controlling the game.
West Bromwich Albion resisted with all their strength at home, but they still fell under Suárez's penalty kick in the penalty area. Qin Xiong changed the score in one move with the penalty kick and West Bromwich Albion lost 0: 1 at home.
Liverpool took the lead in winning the away game in this round.
Manchester United defeated Everton at Goodison Park with Little Pea Hernández's final shot. After losing two consecutive games, they finally won to stop their decline.
Manchester City continued their invincible momentum and sent off Wolverhampton Wanderers with a score of 3: 1 at the Etihad Stadium.
The highlight of the round was played out at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea of the Blues led by Andre Villas-Boas faced Arsenal led by Arsène Wenger at home.
The Premier League teams had crazy moments this season, and today, it was Arsenal's turn to show their might!
Arsenal went crazy!
At Stamford Bridge, facing Chelsea, who had won all their home games this season, the Gunners scored five goals for the Blues, and Robin van Persie scored a domineering hat-trick. After the incredible 0: 7 and 2: 8, Wenger's team surprised people again, but this time they were the victors.
"We are getting stronger and stronger …"
At this week's shareholders' meeting, Wenger gave an emotional speech that lasted 11 minutes and 37 seconds. The Sun compared him to Winston Churchill.
And this "King's Speech" ultimately had to be made on the field, just like Churchill's famous speech "Blood, Sweat and Tears" that went down in history, but also his victory on the battlefield of World War II.
Arsène Wenger continued his king-like speech after the match: "That's right, Arsenal is getting better and better!"
"Winning can make you stronger. The strength that we have shown today will make you more confident. Now we are much more stable. At the beginning of the season, we lost to Liverpool and Manchester United in the 10-man competition, but the team line-up was not complete at that time. I feel that we are much stronger now. "
Arsenal's recent results supported Wenger's statement.
In the last nine games in various competitions, the Gunners had won eight. In the nine games, Arsenal had scored 22 goals in every game. In the Premier League table, the Gunners were also climbing. Now they were only three points and a goal away from Chelsea.
"We have to show that we are united, because this is the only way to survive at the top. If we stay united, the situation will be difficult, but if we don't, there will be no chance … "Wenger said in the middle of the week. Victory could unite people. Now Arsenal had passed the difficult period when people's hearts were scattered.
BBC commented before the game that Chelsea was somewhat unlucky compared to Liverpool and Manchester United two months ago when they faced Arsenal, because the Gunners were significantly different from when they were massacred by the Red Army 0: 7 and the Red Devils 2: 8.
At that time, Arsenal was in a period of shock after the summer. The players' mentality was affected by the departure of Cesc Fàbregas and Nasri, and the morale was a little low. The new players had just arrived and the team was still adapting. The whole team was not together.
But now, the Gunners had regained the feeling of being a strong team. It could be said that at the end of August, Liverpool and Manchester United picked up soft persimmons. When it was Chelsea's turn, Arsenal had become a tough nut to crack. If there was an "if" and the current Gunners were to compete with the Red Army and the Red Devils again, it would be hard to say who would win. But this was the so-called timing. There were no "ifs" in the football field.
Wenger said that the timing was irreversible, but the person also planned.
In the emotional part of the midweek speech, the professor gave his promise. "If I can achieve something in this meeting today, it will make you believe in us, believe in the strength of the team, believe that this team will fight to the end! If you help us do this, I believe we will have a successful season! "
"Blood, Sweat and Tears." After Churchill made this famous speech, he led Britain to win the war. Now, Wenger led Arsenal to go against the trend. He wanted to use limited resources to compete with the whole world.
"The only thing I can offer is blood, toil, tears, and sweat. What we face is an extremely harsh test, a protracted struggle and suffering … If you ask what our goal is, then what is it that we have to do? I can answer with one word, and that is victory. Win at all costs. Do not fear all horrors. Win. No matter how long the road ahead is, no matter how difficult it is. Win! "
Arsenal's desperate comeback finally came after a delay of two months. Finally, the Gunners fans began to look forward to this season's Arsenal.
But on the Blues' side, it was a different scene. The honeymoon period between Villas-Boas and the Blues only lasted for a short time.
Now Young Manager Villas-Boas was under pressure and the team had lost two games in a row! And they had lost against the strong teams Manchester United and Arsenal!
Compared to the few strong matches that had already taken place this season, the only similarity in this game was that it was another game with a big score.
And the Blues had lost five goals in this goal battle, which also set a disgraceful record for the team in the Premier League. The last time Chelsea lost five goals in a game was back in 1989.
Arsenal defeated Chelsea with a score of 5: 3. The Sun's headline was "High Five," expressing surprise that the Gunners could score five goals against the Blues in an away game.
Sky Sports called the game a "Capital Classic," "Eight Goal Thriller," "Amazing Football Extravaganza," and other words were frequently used.
In fact, similar words were almost overused in this season's Premier League.
Only ten rounds of the league tournament had been played. Many games that were rarely seen in many years had appeared together. The 5-3 score in this game was relatively "normal." It had only been 22 years since the last time the Blues lost five goals at home. And in the strong matches, there were even more outrageous processes and scores, and there was even a spectacle that spanned a century.
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