1036 The Great Rival
Situ Yunbing strives to become a good husband, good father, and good son-in-law. When cherishing the life he has, he is also working hard, but he always feels that it is not enough. He does not have enough time to spend with his family. He feels that he gives too little, but his wife gives too much and sacrifices.
But now his mentality is not as full of urgency and pressure as in the past nine years. He can relax properly, so he can better plan and manage his own life circle.
Liverpool rested for a week and then went away to Swansea.
In the 24th round of the league, the Reds challenged Swansea as a guest, and they set up a full lineup.
Swansea, which ranks at the bottom of the league, has a huge risk of relegation this year. It is a must-try at home, but they did not go crazy with Liverpool, and they only hope to get one point at home and be satisfied.
Liverpool naturally cannot get them to get what they want. Situ Yunbing has also started to transform tactically in training this week.
When Mbappe used more personal breakthroughs to form a point-to-face effect in the game, Liverpool was still a little uncomfortable at first, but soon the second half of the game was in the front court and the offense was smooth.
After Mbappe broke through on the right side of the frontcourt, as long as he caused a chain reaction in Swansea's defense line, he quickly took the ball and then stepped forward into the penalty area. Liverpool's attack in the middle created a threat, which improved its efficiency a lot.
Gareth Bale received Eriksen's wonderful pass in the second half and scored a goal from the left rib of the penalty area to win Liverpool's first goal.
Immediately after Robertson received the ball from the side, he hurled the ball into the right rib of the penalty area. Mbappe headed the ball and assisted Lewandowski to volley.
Liverpool led two goals away and finally beat Swansea easily.
While Liverpool won Swansea, Manchester City also defeated Newcastle United 3-1 at home!
Manchester United beat Burnley with a goal away, and Arsenal defeated Crystal Palace 4-1 at home.
Chelsea slaughtered Brighton four goals away.
In this round, Tottenham only went to Southampton to shake hands with 1-1 away game.
Liverpool, 68 points.
Manchester City, 68 points.
Arsenal, 62 points.
Manchester United, 49 points.
Chelsea, 47 points.
Tottenham, 42 points.
At the current pace, this season's Premier League championship is really moving towards the script of "Percent War"!
The air battle between Situ Yunbing and Guardiola is in full swing.
There was no war of words between them, but they were all trying to make their team perform the most perfectly to put pressure on the other side!
Liverpool will challenge Bristol City in the middle of the week. In the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals, Situ Yunbing said in an interview before the game that the team will continue to use the first leg starter, and he does not think Bristol City can turn the tables at home!
Some media over-interpreted Situ Yunbing's remarks, believing that he was provoking and trying to anger Bristol City, which made Situ Yunbing feel ridiculous. With Liverpool's strength and status in the world, using provocation to Bristol City was a bit of a self-destructive decline.
When Liverpool came to Bristol City's home court, he didn't play conservatively, but he was definitely stronger than the first leg!
As long as Bristol City attacks after half the game, it will be intercepted by Liverpool. Even if the ball cannot be cut off, it will delay the opponent with a foul.
For Bristol City, the first leg was defeated 0-1 away, and if you want to turn the tables at home in the second leg, you can score at least one goal to have the chance to drag the game into overtime.
But this goal is as difficult as climbing to the sky!
Griezmann headed the ball with Madison's cross in the opening phase of the second half to help Liverpool win the away game.
Liverpool has the advantage of leading by two goals in the total score.
Bristol City is basically out of the way!
When they launched a full-scale counterattack, Liverpool's fast attack, and Griezmann assisted Sancho to score, completely killing the suspense of the game.
Liverpool finally defeated Bristol City 2:0 away, and advanced to the League Cup final with a total score of 3:0!
They will meet with Arsenal in the final match of the League Cup!
Although Bristol City was eliminated and failed to perform a miracle in the semi-finals, they passed the League Cup this year, especially the broadcast revenue and home ticket revenue of the semi-finals and Liverpool were extremely generous to them, and there would not be too many regrets.
After the League Cup, the FA Cup is coming, and Liverpool's schedule has reached its peak in history!
Fortunately, the opponents in the FA Cup are not strong, and the Red Army is a guest to challenge Petersburg United. Situ Yunbing continues to use the lineup in the League Cup semi-finals to win more time for the main players to accumulate strength.
Due to the huge difference in strength, Petersburg United has no strength to fight back against Liverpool at home.
Griezmann and Sane teamed up to score 6 goals!
Griezmann scored a goal four times, Sane scored twice, and Sancho scored a hat trick to assist!
Madison, Gondocchi and Guerrero all performed almost perfectly in the games.
Liverpool massacred Peterborough United 6:0 away!
Advance into the FA Cup quarterfinals with his head held high!
At the end of January, before the 25th round of the league began, a small welcome party at Melwood Training Base.
Azpilicueta returns to the team to train!
In fact, he started training about 5 months after his broken leg, but he did not return to the club. Because he could not conduct high-intensity training, there was no need to come to the Melwood training base. After several months of careful recovery and continuous improvement in intensity, Azpilicueta finally returned to the Melwood training base at the end of January 2018 to start practicing with the team!
This is considered to be a formal return to the team.
Every player and coach took the initiative to come forward and hug Azpilicueta. His return is not just a happy event, but will also bring a positive stimulation effect to the team at this time.
Of course, Situ Yunbing was happy with Azpilicueta's return, but he also understood in his heart that it would be difficult for Azpilicueta to regain the main position from Arnold.
On the one hand, Azpilicueta has not played for nearly a year, so he needs to resume his game from the game of the reserve team. Secondly, the intensity of the game in the league is different, and it is even more different in the Champions League, and the difficulty is obviously of level.
Azpilicueta is just restoring his game and regaining his feelings. I am afraid that for the rest of the season, Liverpool can only be a substitute for the right back position at best.
And next season he will be nearly 30 years old, and Arnold's maturity will inevitably lead to Azpilicueta being held tightly on the bench!
It can only be said that the broken leg incident has enabled Liverpool to complete the update in advance at the right back position.
As for Azpilicueta, he may have to face the rest of his career with the mentality of making use of his remaining energy.
At the press conference before the 25th round of the league, Situ Yunbing was very happy to announce the return of Azpilicueta to the outside world.
"Each of us was excited and happy, Cesar was a strong and brave fighter who had made great contributions to Liverpool and would continue to fight for the team. He had experienced painful times, but he inspired all of us with his actions, and he stood up again and returned to us and fought side by side with us!
I think he symbolizes the spirit of the Red Army!”
Although the reporters on Fleet Street are afraid that the world will not be in chaos, they also have a certain professional level. They cannot think that Azpilicueta can return to Liverpool's main lineup in a short period of time. Some even concluded that Azpilicueta cannot regain his main position from Arnold.
But Azpilicueta's return will inevitably be a good addition to the Liverpool squad.
Even if Azpilicueta's impact power has decreased and his physical condition is not as good as before, his experience, especially his years of understanding of skills and tactics after following Situ Yunbing for many years, will definitely allow him to continue to play a role in the Liverpool formation. There is no doubt about this.
Situ Yunbing talked about the championship situation in the league, and he smiled and said: "Manchester City is the biggest surprise in the Premier League this season. Sometimes I can't help but wonder why it is like this?
We actually don't have a lead in the standings?!
This is incredible!
If you tell Ferguson when the league has played 24 rounds, your team has scored more than 65 points, and you are at the top of the list, but there is someone next to you, Ferguson will definitely tell you with a smile: Child, don’t be stupid, that’s impossible!
But the situation now is that Manchester City and Liverpool will feel strange.
We are all wondering: Why haven’t he lost yet?”
The reporters at the scene burst into laughter.
Situ Yunbing continued: "I was distressed about this. When my wife asked me why I was so depressed, I said I didn't know what else to do to get rid of my competitors, but she told me that you have put in all your efforts and your opponents are doing their best. Are you satisfied with your current results?
This made me realize that Manchester City won 22 wins and 2 draws, and Liverpool also had 22 wins and 2 draws. This is the best record in Premier League history. I should be satisfied. As long as we maintain this state and try not to decline the record, we will play the best season in history!
But what should I do if Manchester City also plays the best season?
I have thought about this question, this is the charm of competition, and this is also the charm of football. If Liverpool wins the championship, I will thank Guardiola. If Manchester City wins the championship, I will call Guardiola and Manchester City on congratulations.
People always define greatness by how many victories and championships a team wins, and I have achieved such greatness many times.
And now this season, Liverpool has a great opponent!
This will make this season even more special and destined to be unforgettable for life!
I will always inspire the team and keep the team motivated and full of enthusiasm for victory.
At the same time, I also want to inspire Manchester City here and hope that this great opponent can always maintain an excellent state!
Chapter completed!