Today's winner, Arsenal, was also the loser two months ago.
In late August, Liverpool slaughtered the Gunners with seven goals at Anfield and Old Trafford, and Manchester United set off a frenzy of 8: 2. The Red Army and the Red Devils teamed up to give Arsenal the most painful defeat in 115 years. The last time the Gunners lost so badly, China's Guangxu Emperor was still in power.
Not long after, Manchester United and Chelsea teamed up to present a magical game. Although the score seemed to be normal 3: 1, there was an even more jaw-dropping bizarreness behind this normalcy: Torres did not score with an empty goal, Rooney slipped with a penalty kick, and both sides squandered a lot of chances to score. The score could have been close to double digits. After the game, Sky Sports called the game "Old Trafford thriller."
Manchester United laughed twice, but in the end, they were met with a tragic cry.
In the last two rounds, the locations were still Anfield and the "Theatre of Dreams." Two more incredible games appeared. The Red Army slaughtered Manchester United at home with a score of 5: 0. Manchester City, beat the Red Devils with a score of 6: 1. The world was amazed. The last time Manchester United lost six goals in a home league game was 81 years ago. At that time, the first World Cup had just ended.
22 years, 81 years, 115 years … so many rare spectacles appeared in such a concentrated manner that even Ferguson, Wenger and other famous managers could not understand.
After losing to Manchester City, Sir Alex said it was the most painful defeat in his football career. And when Wenger was asked about this year's powerhouse team oddities, he also said he had not figured it out.
"This is a very good question, but it's hard to answer." Wenger said, "Is it because there are so many good attackers on the field? Is it because the teams are playing more openly now? Or is it because the top teams are more fragile in defense? We need more games before we can make a judgment. "
Arsenal defeated Chelsea, Manchester United defeated Arsenal, and Manchester City defeated Manchester United. Only Liverpool and Manchester City stood out in the competition between the strong teams. And this made people look forward to what kind of game Liverpool would play against Manchester City. Consecutive big scores were a blessing for the Premier League fans, but it was a problem for the managers.
Andre Villas-Boas said he needed to reflect. Chelsea had conceded nine goals in a row, tying the embarrassing record of 2003.
Ferguson also had his own troubles. Manchester United's midfield could not straighten up. His back was not good, and his body's resistance.
Wenger was now full of confidence, but after all, Arsenal was only ranked seventh in the standings.
At the top of the "food chain," it seemed that only Mancini was leisurely.
And Comain, who had turned to keeping a low profile, was hiding the ambition of the Red Army. The importance of the local cup showed that Liverpool's desire for glory was stronger than in the past. The gap between Manchester City in the standings and the league table still had 28 rounds to catch up. The king of European football would not have the slightest sadness, joy, complacency, or disappointment at this time.
The tenth round of the Premier League was over.
Manchester City stood out with 28 points. The Blue Moon, who had nine wins and one draw in the first ten rounds, was close to the record for the best start in Premier League history.
Liverpool 23 points.
Manchester United 22 points.
Chelsea 19 points.
Arsenal 16 points.
The fourth round of the Champions League group stage would be played in three days.
In view of the huge pressure on Liverpool's multiple battles this season, and the team's soul, Qin Xiong, also had national team duties, he had to travel back and forth between Europe and Asia during the season.
Comain and the coaching staff spent more time in the boot room to study the opponents and formulate tactical deployments.
After Marseille arrived at Anfield, they would never have thought that Liverpool's game tactics would catch them off guard!
In the first 20 minutes, Liverpool pressed Marseille even more frantically than before to launch a frenzied attack!
They pressed forward aggressively, as if they were cutting off all means of retreat.
Marseille was caught off guard all of a sudden. Or rather, they were stunned by the Red Army's frenzied blitzkrieg!
3:0！
Within 20 minutes, Liverpool scored three goals in a row. Qin Xiong scored twice and Alonso also scored a goal.
Then Liverpool quieted down and began to focus on defense to control the rhythm of the situation on the field.
Marseille was not reconciled!
Anfield's bones had not yet warmed up. When they looked up at the scoreboard, they were behind by three goals!
So they also pressed forward aggressively. Liverpool used a strong defense in the midfield and backfield to constantly create opportunities for counterattacks and quick attacks.
Shortly after, a tragedy was born!
Qin Xiong scored a hat-trick in the first half, and Raúl scored twice in the second half, frequently breaking through Marseille's defense with exquisite straight passes. Liverpool looked fierce in Anfield, but they easily massacred Marseille with 8: 0!
The process of this game made Fleet Street praise Comain.
"Liverpool taught Marseille a lesson!"
"Comain trained Liverpool to be able to control and unleash at will!"
Comain was not proud of it. Instead, he pushed the credit to the coaching staff.
He believed that the credit for maximizing the team's resources and bringing victory to the team was due to everyone in the coaching staff.
In another game in the same group, Dortmund beat Olympiacos 1: 0 at home and finally got a victory.
But this victory sent Liverpool into the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Liverpool had three wins and a draw, with 10 points.
Marseille had two wins, a draw and a loss, with 7 points.
Olympiacos had one win and three losses, with 3 points.
Dortmund also had one win and three losses, with 3 points.
Liverpool advanced to the top 16 of the Champions League two rounds ahead of schedule!
Such a result was not unexpected.
Liverpool's strength in this group stood out.
Back in the league this weekend, Liverpool would play against Swansea City at home.
Comain continued to use the tactical deployment from the midweek Champions League game.
Seize the opportunity to attack at the start of the game and attack hard!
Because of the home advantage in Anfield, Liverpool's chances of winning were much higher if they went on a frenzied attack before the opponent was fully in the game. If they slowly got into the game like in the past, the opponent would have already gained a firm foothold and the battle would be extremely difficult.
Although such a tactic was extremely risky, once the opponent was ready to give Liverpool a head-on blow, it would be more difficult than the game.
But Comain had focused on studying and analyzing the opponent's mentality over the past two months.
The mid-to-lower Premier League teams lost less than they won against Liverpool, which showed a problem: the opponent was overly afraid of Liverpool!
More than 90% of their energy and attention would be on defense!
And they did not dare to easily hope and invest their forces to break through Liverpool's walls. Only when Liverpool could not break through for a long time, would they come up with other ideas to tentatively threaten Liverpool's goal!
Since the opponent was more afraid, then they had to make good use of this fear and create greater fear!
In the game between Liverpool and Swansea City, Liverpool repeated the same trick. In less than 20 minutes of the game, Suárez's overhead kick changed the score to 2: 0 under Liverpool's aggressive attacks in the front field to speed up the pace of the game!
Swansea City was also a little confused!
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