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1276 The Sleeping Blue Army

The Premier League Christmas Express battle is upon us.

Since Qin Xiong will go to Qatar to participate in the Asian Cup in mid-January, his mission in the club will be even heavier before that.

Qin Xiong has already made up his mind to fight continuously.

On December 12, in the 26th round of the Premier League and the finale of the first half of the season, Liverpool came to Blackburn's home court.

Qin Xiong, Torres, and Raul's three major attackers all made their appearances.

Because it was Christmas, Blackburn didn't want to be too useless at home, so Violent Ben was very unrestrained at home.

They are competing with Liverpool through strong physical confrontation.

Liverpool showed their advantages in speed and technology. The game was not full of twists and turns, but it was not dominated by Liverpool.

In the end, with the goals of Qin Xiong and Raul, Liverpool won the away game 2:1.

Manchester United beat the black cats Sunderland 2-0 at home.

The London derby between Arsenal and Chelsea is the focus of the battle. Chelsea, who had a difficult victory over Manchester United in the last round, suffered another defeat at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsene Wenger's team beat a sluggish and up-and-down Chelsea 3-1 at home!

Losing 1-3 away to Arsenal, Chelsea is farther and farther away from the Premier League leader Liverpool.

After the game, coach Ancelotti said that he is not afraid of being fired by the boss, but the team needs to wake up.

After this battle, the gap between Chelsea and Liverpool has reached a shocking 13 points, and the team's ranking has also dropped to 5th, with Manchester City occupying 4th.

Questions have also arisen about Ancelotti's future with the Blues.

Asked if he was worried about his fate, Ancelotti said: "No. You have to ask the boss that question, I am confident."

Ancelotti analyzed the game: "The difference between the two sides lies in their strength. Compared with us, Arsenal showed stronger strength on the court. They can play together, and their performance is stronger than ours."

Ancelotti believes: "We didn't play well, we didn't pass the ball well many times. We started the second half badly, we were not 3% focused. We conceded 2 goals in [-] minutes and after that it was impossible. Got it back. We reacted well, but it wasn't enough. We're in a difficult moment. We need to try to win the game against Bolton. We're going to keep working.

Ancelotti expressed his dissatisfaction with the team: "In the past two weeks, we have worked hard, but today our performance was not good. I was surprised by the team's performance because last week our training session was very good. If If you look at the game, what we're lacking right now is confidence. Obviously, I'm concerned because we've only won one game in six or seven games. I don't see the team playing the games we want. That's it. That's where I'm worried, but that's normal."

Talking about the situation in the standings, Ancelotti said: "The situation is not good, but this is reality. We have to wake up. Now we are still sleeping."

The first half of the Premier League for the Blues this season was simply anticlimactic. Looking back at this time, when the Blues and the Reds were fighting for the top spot, the gap between the two teams was only 1 point.

The Red Army won that game, and the Blue Army lost by 3 points, but the more far-reaching impact lies in confidence!

It can be said that Liverpool destroyed Chelsea's ambition to compete for the championship!

Halfway through the league, Chelsea had fallen behind, and they were the last ones to fall behind.

Arsenal won a rare tough game, which allowed Wenger to seize the opportunity to motivate the team.

Wenger declared after the game that his team has matured. When it comes to the Premier League championship, the professor believes that the Gunners are not far from the leaders.

Wenger specifically mentioned that Arsenal's confrontation ability has been greatly enhanced, and they are no longer afraid of the opponent's aggressive playing style.

"Two years ago, the same players might have been overwhelmed by the ferocity of Chelsea, last year I felt we were close in that regard, and this year we lost against Manchester United and Chelsea away, and we were no different. A slow process of improvement.”

Asked if his team had "turned into men", Wenger said: "We're not going to be intimidated anymore, that's for sure. I feel like we've matured in the last two years."

For Chelsea, who are in poor form, Wenger still believes that they are one of the opponents in the title race.

"It's always tough conceding goals before half-time and then we scored two more. Opponents haven't had the ball lately, confidence has dropped. But with Chelsea you can't predict, they have a lot of experienced players. I still think Chelsea are one of the title contenders and even after tonight's game I don't think they're out."

"I personally admire Ancelotti a lot and I don't believe he will be sacked by Chelsea."

"I don't think we're far from the top of the table. It's December and we're following Liverpool. We have to keep improving. Hopefully tonight's win will reassure the team that we're on the right track and in the right direction."

Wenger was right to motivate the players.

But Fleet Street thinks Wenger is too optimistic!

He thinks Arsenal are not far from Liverpool?

Look at the standings.

Liverpool 47 points, Manchester United and Arsenal both 37 points, Manchester City 36 points, Chelsea 34 points.

Leaving Manchester City and Chelsea aside.

Liverpool only lost 19 points in 10 league rounds in the first half of the league!

The gap between Liverpool and Manchester United and Arsenal is also exactly 10 points.

In other words, both the Red Devils and the Gunners lost 20 points!

If Liverpool maintain their performance in the first half in the second half and lose another 10 points, Manchester United and Arsenal must win the second half of the league to tie Liverpool!

This is simply not possible.

First of all, they have to improve the performance of losing 19 points in 20 league rounds and averaging more than 1 point per game, and pray that Liverpool's state has declined significantly and their record is dismal before they can achieve a reversal!

10 points, to put it more realistically, even if Liverpool lose three games in a row, Manchester United and Arsenal win three games in a row, Liverpool still have a huge advantage over them and top the list!

When summing up the performance of the strong teams in the first half of the Premier League, Fleet Street was also a little helpless.

Tottenham, Manchester City, and Everton are not up to par, and they can't even play the role of spoiler in the championship.

Chelsea is the most heart-wrenching team. It seems that under Ancelotti's command, they suddenly despaired and lost their willpower and determination to win the championship!

Manchester United and Arsenal have a lot of problems in terms of lineup. They did not make better supplements and improvements in the summer, so that their competitiveness failed to catch up with Liverpool.

Liverpool, which is more stable than last season, has quickly entered the role and state of the ruler after restoring the English throne!

They are suppressing the British powers, and the Red Army generals led by Qin Xiong are creating a new generation of Liverpool's dynasty! (To be continued~^~.)