911 Ambush, sneak attack, guerrilla attack!
The last Premier League match in 2019 is the final half-time match of the Premier League. Liverpool's 4-1 defeat of Manchester City at home may not make other teams ranked at the top of the standings happy.
Except for Manchester City and Liverpool who had a direct conversation with Liverpool, all the other teams won!
Chelsea beat Stoke City 4:2 at home.
Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 2-1 at Old Trafford.
Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 2:0 at home.
Tottenham beat Watford 4-1 away.
After the Premier League half-time, two of the top group in the Premier League scored the super-strong data that was rare in many years.
Liverpool, 50 points.
Chelsea, 48 points.
Arsenal, 43 points.
Manchester City, 39 points.
Tottenham, 38 points.
Manchester United, 35 points.
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Entering 2017, Liverpool can only rest on New Year's Day, January 1, and then go to the Light Stadium on the 2nd to challenge the Black Cat Sunderland.
In this round of league, Situ Yunbing performed appropriate rotation. The team consumed too much. If they didn't do this, there would be endless troubles.
Sunderland played very passionately at home, and the pace of high pressure was very fast throughout the whole process. Liverpool's defensive performance today was not very good. Due to Casemiro's injury and Kante's rest in the rotation, the weak defense in the back midfield position led to a very passive defense. The team was once in a state of back score. Fortunately, Vardy's goal at the last moment helped Liverpool take 1 point away.
2:2.
Liverpool failed to win the opponent away. In the same round, Chelsea, who had been strong for a long time, also suffered a defeat. They were defeated by Tottenham 2:0 in White Hart Lane!
Arsenal also encountered a draw away. They fought with Bournemouth for 90 minutes and scored a 3-3 draw.
All the top three league points were lost!
Manchester City beat Burnley 2-1 at home, and Manchester United beat West Ham United two goals away.
The gap between the First Group narrowed in this round.
Liverpool, 51 points.
Chelsea, 48 points.
Arsenal, 44 points.
Manchester City, 42 points.
Tottenham, 41 points.
Manchester United, 38 points.
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At the end of the Premier League Devils schedule, Situ Yunbing set out to Zurich to attend the Fifa Golden Globes Awards ceremony. Before that, Liverpool's draw in the Champions League knockout round was released. They will fight against Naples in the 1/8 final, which is definitely a good draw. Compared to drawing Barcelona or Atletico Madrid, it is better to be better.
At the Fifa Golden Globe Awards Ceremony, Liverpool's no player this year is a hot spot, because 2016 is the year of the competition, and Ronaldo, who won the European Cup, became the hot spot.
Situ Yunbing continued to become the best coach with his highest achievements last season, while Ronaldo won the Golden Globe Award. Although Gareth Bale entered the top three, he only won the third place. After all, he was recuperating for several months before the selection, which was very harmful to his popularity.
After the Fifa Awards Ceremony, Situ Yunbing returned to Liverpool to lead the team to the FA Cup.
Liverpool faces low-level team Plymouth at home.
No need to think, the team must be undergoing large-scale rotation.
The game trend is lukewarm, and Liverpool did not perform much better than their opponents, but created more opportunities than their opponents, and then seized the opportunity as much as possible.
In the end, Liverpool won the opponent 2:0 at home and easily advanced to the next round.
Liverpool rested for about 12 days after the end of the last round of the league, and then welcomed the 21st game in the league.
This time they will be visiting Old Trafford to challenge Manchester United, England Derby!
Mourinho's team is in good condition recently. Manchester United's record was terrible between the end of September and early November last year, which is the main reason why they lag behind Liverpool and the top 13 points gap.
However, after running-in, Mourinho's team has found its state and also found the trick to win.
The outside world is speculating on what kind of psychological battle Situ Yunbing will launch against Mourinho, but in an interview before the game, Situ Yunbing was very friendly to Manchester United.
"If we only look at the record of the past month and a half, Manchester United is one of the teams that performed well in the Premier League. What the standings can never tell us is when the lost points occurred, what happened in the specific game, whether it is a problem of the team's strength or condition.
When we prepare for the game, we will hardly refer to the rankings and points on the standings, unless it brings survival pressure or target pressure to us or our opponents. For example, some teams may face relegation, while some teams expect to compete for the top four.
As of now, although Manchester United is not perfect, it has almost reached its best state.
This confrontation will not be easy, but we will try to take a victory away at Old Trafford.”
As the reporters tried to bring Mourinho into the topic, Situ Yunbing shook his head and said, "Sorry, I have no opinion on Mourinho."
Situ Yunbing had his war, but it was not about taking everyone in!
Mourinho currently coaches Manchester United and has not shown any signs of threatening Liverpool's dominance.
Maybe next season is possible, but there is no hope this season.
So there is no need to fight an unjust battle, so let Mourinho concentrate on leading Manchester United.
Mourinho was also very low-key before the game. He complimented Situ Yunbing, saying that Situ Yunbing could still let Liverpool sit at the top of the list in a difficult situation. He admired Situ Yunbing's work very much.
Speaking of the upcoming England derby, Mourinho said Manchester United needs to show enough tenacity and fighting spirit in the battle with top teams!
This is the basis for their strength and cannot be ignored!
On the afternoon of January 14, the sun was shining, and Old Trafford was still popular in winter. After Situ Yunbing defeated Manchester United last time, he claimed that Manchester United had become another Mourinho team. Perhaps Manchester United fans would be a little dissatisfied, but Mourinho didn't care.
When Situ Yunbing entered the field, Mourinho took the initiative to nod to Situ Yunbing, and Situ Yunbing also nodded to him.
The starters of the two teams entered the court, and the deafening cheering made the atmosphere of the English derby hot.
"Good afternoon for everyone, everyone. Welcome to the 22nd round of the Premier League, where Liverpool is visiting Old Trafford to challenge the Red Devils and Manchester United!
The league is already half over. Although Liverpool ranks first, it has not widened the gap with the pursuers behind him. Chelsea is chasing and biting each other very tightly, while Arsenal and Manchester City are eyeing each other.
Although Tottenham and Manchester United are a bit behind, the former is 10 points behind and the latter is 13 points behind, there is not a chance at all.
As Situ Yunbing said before the game, Manchester United has been in very good shape in the past two months. Now it depends on whether they can make efforts in the second half of the league!
First, let’s introduce the starting lineup of both sides.
Manchester United, who is at home, started 4231 today.
Goalkeeper: De Gea.
Defenders: Valencia, Phil Jones, Rojo, Damian.
Midfielders: Mkhitaryan, Herrera, Carrick, Pogba, Martial.
Forward: Ibrahimovic.
Liverpool is a guest starter of 433 today.
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.
Defenders: Azpilicueta, Van Dijk, Kulibaly, Robertson.
Midfielder: Henderson, Erikson, Kanter.
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Mbappe, Sane.
Today, Mbappe is the center again. It seems that Situ Yunbing intends to let Mbappe transform into a center!
Let’s watch the game together!”
It seems that Manchester United has the desire to act in an offensive posture at home today.
Ibrahimovic, Martial, Mkhitaryan, Pogba, Herrera, and Carrick. Just the lineup in the frontcourt will remind you of various possibilities of attack!
But when the game started, basically only Ibrahimovic and Martial crossed the center line, and the other players were all in the midfield and backcourt to stay calm!
Situ Yunbing put his hands in his pockets and lowered his head and smiled slightly. This is Mourinho's team!
Mourinho is definitely thick-skinned and calm. Many big brands and first-tier stars are placed on the court and put on a bus. He doesn’t blush or beating, and he is calm and composed!
Giving the initiative to Liverpool for a strong attack, Manchester United will play a defensive counterattack at home!
Compared to Guardiola's style of never giving up without slashing his sword at the door of others' house, Mourinho also digs trenches to ambush and attacks on his own territory, which really lacks the style of a master!
But he is the way he is known to everyone in the world.
Manchester United does not have the initiative to control the situation, Liverpool can only ask for it. Then again, when Situ Yunbing is responsible for the team's victory, is Mourinho the same?
If you ideally want to be able to eat, why would Wenger lose his reputation for a lifetime?
The pace of the game is always lukewarm. Even if Liverpool wants to speed up, Manchester United's intensive defense always puts the game to a standstill.
This is the change that Mourinho made after summarizing the reasons for the last failure.
Regardless of whether you can defend it or not, as long as Liverpool has signs of speeding up, you will first make a tactical foul!
To disrupt Liverpool's rhythm and make the game unable to continue to operate smoothly at the rhythm Liverpool wants. Although Manchester United will be attacked by Liverpool continuously, what they get is the opportunity to counterattack after every successful defense!
Ibrahimovic's role in the frontcourt today is more of a fulcrum. With his tall and strong body, from the middle to the side, he will run there as long as the ball flies. When he is in control of the ball, Mkhitaryan will respond from the side and Pogba will respond from the middle. If Martial is not the nearest address point, he will advance into the running position and wait for his teammates to feed the cake!
Mkhitaryan and Pogba will not push forward too long distances to the forward dribble, especially if they encounter Liverpool defensive players approaching, they will decisively choose to go forward, even if they pass long!
Anyway, I can't concede the ball in the midfield and get a counterattack by Liverpool!
Situ Yunbing is really drunk!
Chapter completed!