If there were still people who didn't want to believe it before, now they have to admit this fact.
The first day of the 13th round of the Premier League once again proved this point.
Liverpool lost 0-2 at home to Manchester City.
Although the advanced team did not continue the offensive storm that scored a flood of goals before, they still firmly suppressed Liverpool at Anfield Stadium, took advantage of the game, defeated their opponents 2-0, and escaped from Anfield.
Even Alan Hansen, Liverpool's former star and guest of [Today's Match], confessed on the show: "Manchester City deserved these three points tonight, and they performed even better."
But Alan Hansen is still defending Benitez and his Liverpool, believing that there is no problem with defending set pieces.
He seems to have seen in advance that tomorrow's major media will criticize Benitez's defensive tactics of set pieces.
The biggest upset of this round was Arsenal's away defeat to Black Cats Sunderland 0-1.
The Black Cats, coached by former Manchester City coach Mark Hughes, defeated Arsenal 1-0 at home with Wright Phillips assisting Darren Bent's goal.
This upset can be said to have made people see clearly the current situation in the Premier League. Arsenal is really weak.
Of course, this is not without reason.
The main reason is the national team competition, the Gunners have too many international players.
After losing to Sunderland, Wenger criticized FIFA's schedule, believing that half of each month in September, October and November should be allocated to players to participate in national team competitions. It is a very serious damage to the professional league.
Everyone can see that Wenger is angry now. Who made the Gunners perform poorly?
The reason is that Arsenal's bench is not thick enough.
Another eye-popping game was when Tottenham Hotspur beat Wigan Athletic 9-1 at home. Duff scored five goals by himself to help Tottenham beat their opponent.
Roberto Martinez suffered another humiliating defeat.
It can be said that after the first day of the game, the entire Premier League felt the change.
Especially the big melee between the top teams.
This is almost unprecedented in the history of the Premier League.
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"Gao Shen completely disrupted the Premier League!"
At Chelsea's Cobham training base in south London, assistant coach Wilkins made his own judgment on the current Premier League situation. He believed that the culprit of the chaos in the Premier League was Gao Shen.
"Manchester City's investment is indeed amazing, but if the head coach is not a senior coach, it would be difficult for any other head coach to achieve such amazing results, a total of thirteen consecutive victories!"
When he said this, Wilkins was filled with wonder and even a little fear.
Manchester City is really going strong this season.
It’s not that I haven’t encountered troubles, challenges, or ups and downs, but Gao Shen always has a way to solve it.
Either it depends on his technical and tactical level, or it depends on the thickness of Manchester City's bench. Anyway, they can always win.
"Nowadays, the situation in the Premier League has become a mess. Manchester City is leading the way, but the lead is only six points. We and Liverpool are closely followed, Manchester United and Arsenal are on the same point for the time being, and then there is Tottenham. Tottenham Hotspur.”
Everton, who originally had high hopes, actually failed to pose a threat to the top four. Aston Villa is still three points behind Tottenham. There is a chance, but the possibility is not very high.
Judging from the current situation, the teams most capable of competing for the top four are the teams currently ranked in the top six.
Six teams compete for four spots. You can imagine how fierce the competition is.
In the past, it was difficult to see such a situation, because the top four teams have always been the top four in the Premier League.
This season, the rise of Tottenham Hotspur has been expected by everyone. To a certain extent, Redknapp's team is not looked down upon because they still have obvious problems.
shortcomings.
But Manchester City is different.
Under the control of Gao Shen, this newly reorganized team performed at the peak of its debut and seized the lead in the Premier League standings.
This is equivalent to saying: I won the championship, you can grab the others!
The other teams below are all hating, but their skills are inferior, so they can only frantically grab the other three positions.
If this were replaced by another head coach, especially one like Mark Hughes, he would not be afraid of forcing G4 at all, because his level is there, and no matter how much money Manchester City spends, it will not change the status quo.
But Gao Shen not only reorganized Manchester City's lineup, but also reshaped Manchester City's DNA.
"Do you think Wenger will stay in the fourteenth round?" Ancelotti suddenly asked.
Although the 13th round has not yet started, Ancelotti does not take the home game against Wolves seriously. He will be sure of these three points. The real trouble is the Champions League in midweek.
Chelsea are currently unbeaten in the group stage with three wins and one draw, but their competitor is Porto of the Portuguese Super League. They have three wins and one loss. The fifth round of the group will be held in midweek, and Chelsea will challenge Porto away from home.
This will be a crucial battle to determine the top spot in the group.
After playing Porto, Chelsea will face Arsenal.
Next Wednesday, it will be the fifth round of the League Cup, Chelsea will face Blackburn Rovers, and Arsenal will challenge Manchester City away.
There is basically no hope for Arsenal in the Premier League this season. Even if they line up, they may not be able to make it.
From the current point of view, Manchester City is the most likely to win the championship, followed by Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United all have opportunities. Among them, Manchester United relies most on Ferguson's consistently strong record after the winter break.
From the perspective of winning the championship, it is also an option to stay in the league and compete for the League Cup.
But Wilkins shook his head with certainty.
"For so many years, Arsenal's record in the second half has always been worse than the first half. If Wenger wants to compete for the top four, he must concentrate all his energy on playing in the league, and he may even give up the Champions League."
Ancelotti thought about it for a while and understood.
After all, the Premier League ranking is more valuable.
On the one hand, part of the Premier League broadcast fee sharing is based on rankings, and the other reason is to participate in the Champions League next season.
In comparison, the League Cup is useless.
This means that Arsenal will definitely fight against Chelsea, but may give Gao Shen a break in the League Cup.
"This kid is so lucky, even Wenger helped him!" Ancelotti snorted and sneered.
He still remembered that the last time he asked Gao Shen to play cards, this guy left early and didn't give him any face.
For Chelsea, this schedule is still very stressful.
After thinking about it, Ancelotti felt that it was better not to get Gao Shen in vain.
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On the second match day of the 13th round of the Premier League, Chelsea defeated Wolves 4-0 with Essien scoring twice.
At the post-match press conference, Ancelotti said in an interview with the media that Manchester City's 13th consecutive victory has changed the top four pattern of the Premier League.
"I have known Gao Shen for many years. He has always been an excellent head coach. I believe he can do it."
"His team is very good and is getting better and better, so I think Manchester City has become one of the strongest teams in the Premier League this season. They can break into the top four and even compete for the championship."
"Yes, if Manchester City enters the top four, there will definitely be a team that will be replaced. It may be Manchester United or Arsenal, because they are the two teams in the lowest form right now."
The Gunners head coach publicly criticized Ancelotti at the pre-match press conference before the fifth round of the Champions League group stage.
"Some people have just come to the Premier League. They may not be familiar with the situation in the Premier League. Here, the league is from August to May of the following year, and now it is about to enter December."
Wenger said, "It's too early to say who can win the championship and who can keep the top four."
Subsequently, in the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, Chelsea beat Porto 1-0 away, and Arsenal defeated Standard Liege 2-0 at home.
But in the 14th round of the Premier League at the weekend, Chelsea relied on Didier Drogba's brace to beat Arsenal 3-0 in an away game and won a crucial victory.
This battle can be said to have completely exposed Arsenal's weaknesses, and it also proved to everyone that Ancelotti's Chelsea is getting better, and a very important reason is Joe Cole.
In Ancelotti's 442 diamond position, Joe Cole took on the role of dribbling the ball, which made Chelsea's entire midfield more reasonable and the ball advancement smoother.
The strong and tough midfielder immediately showed strong offensive power after Joe Cole injected delicacy and creativity.
Among Chelsea's three goals, Joe Cole contributed two assists and was also the most outstanding player in the game.
This has also led many media to say that Ancelotti's 4-4-2 is complete.
However, some media pointed out that Ancelotti's tactics are very similar to the 4-4-2 diamond position adopted by Gao Shenzhen at the beginning of the season. Joe Cole has assumed a role similar to Hazard's.
function.
Ancelotti denied that he had learned from senior players, but revealed that Chelsea is now in a very good stage.
"I think we are ready," Ancelotti said provocatively.
No matter who it is, they will be full of confidence in their team after defeating Arsenal three to zero.
The sophisticated Manchester City defeated Hull City 2-0 in the fourteenth round and won fourteen consecutive victories.
After winning the best of the month in the eighth, ninth and thirteenth months in a row, Gao Shen's team entered November and its form declined.
After Tottenham defeated Wigan Athletic 9-1, many people believed that Redknapp would replace Gao Shen and become the favorite for November's Coach of the Month.
Unexpectedly, in the fourteenth round, Tottenham drew 1-1 with Aston Villa.
This immediately increased the suspense.
Gao Shen still won four consecutive victories in November, Chelsea only played three games, and Ancelotti won three consecutive victories, replacing Redknapp and becoming Gao Shen's number one competitor.
And once Gao Shen wins the best of the month again, it will achieve an unprecedented four consecutive wins.
He and his Manchester City will become even more arrogant!
