[Epoch Times November 22, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Li Rongshi comprehensive report) Last weekend, the English Premier League in the 2021/2022 season played the 12th round. Chelsea defeated Leicester City 3:0 away and continued to lead the standings. Liverpool beat Arsenal 4-0 at home, and the two coaches almost fought off the court. After being humiliated by the “promoted” Watford 4:1 on the road, Manchester United fired coach Solskjaer.
Chelsea lead the strong lead and show the appearance of champions
“Leader” Chelsea is a guest at King Power Stadium to challenge Leicester City this round. As a result, the “Blue Army” pawns defeated their opponents 3:0 and won four consecutive away games in all competitions, all of which maintained “zero seals.” This is the first time they have achieved such a good result since December 2008.
In this game, Rudiger and Kanter scored separately in the first half, and Pulisic scored another goal in the second half to seal the victory for Chelsea. Throughout the game, Chelsea had 69% possession of the ball and shot 15 to 4. Leicester City hardly had much strength to fight back. This season, Chelsea have been excellent offensive and defensive, blasting 30 goals in 12 rounds, and only conceded 4 goals. Among them, only the “Blues” defender scored 13 goals, which is more than the other 19 Premier League teams combined ( 12) more.
After Tuchel took over the team last season, Chelsea changed drastically. The Germans built the “Blue Army” into a division to compete for the title. Currently, Chelsea leads the standings with a three-point advantage. If they can maintain their current strong performance, the possibility of reaching the top of the Premier League this season will be very high.
Strong dialogue between the two coaches
This round of strong dialogue-Liverpool vs. Arsenal at home. The three forwards in Liverpool’s starting field: Mane, Jota and Salah all scored. After that, Takumi Minano, who came off the bench, touched the ball for the first time and completed the goal. In the end, Liverpool beat Arsenal 4-0, defeating the Gunners in six consecutive league games, and also ending the eight unbeaten league games of the “Arsenal”.
Liverpool seemed to have won a big win, but the score did not reflect the full content of the game. Liverpool played a difficult game in the first half. The “Gunner” goalkeeper Ramsdale made many magical saves, causing the home team to return without success, and the Liverpool players became more and more impatient.
In the 32nd minute, Liverpool made a long pass from the backcourt. When Mane was fighting for the top, his arm hit Arsenal defender Fu An Jianyang in the face, and the Japanese fell to the ground. Arsenal coach Arteta immediately complained of Mane’s elbow foul, while Liverpool coach Klopp immediately rebutted. The two scolded each other on the sidelines and quarreled fiercely. The fourth referee and the coaching staff separated the two, and then the referee stepped forward to show each of them a yellow card.
The game was in a stalemate at the time, and the two coaches were a little excited. Only 7 minutes after the quarrel, Mane received a free kick from Arnold and scored a header to help Liverpool break the deadlock 1:0. Then the balance of the game began to tilt towards the home team. After the game, the two coaches calmed down and communicated. Arteta said after the game that he had chatted with Klopp and congratulated him, “Those controversies are left on the court.”
After this round, after Manchester City defeated Everton 3-0 at home, they accumulated 26 points, 3 points behind the “leaders” and ranked second; Liverpool accumulated 25 points and ranked third; West Ham United scored 0:1 in away games. The enemy Wolves still scored 23 points and ranked fourth; Arsenal scored 20 points and ranked fifth; the Wolves, who had won five consecutive victories, had scored 19 points and moved up to sixth. Tottenham beat Leeds 2-1 at home, with 19 points, ranking seventh.
Manchester United loses to “promoted horse”, fires Suo Shuai
“Promoted” Watford scored only 4 goals in 5 home games in the first 11 rounds of this season, making it the Premier League team with the second fewest home goals this season. In this round, Watford played Manchester United at home, and the result was a surprise to the fans. He scored 4 goals in a game and achieved a 4:1 victory.
In the whole game, Watford completely suppressed Manchester United on offense, shooting 20 to 9. There was no water in this big victory. If it hadn’t been for Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea to save a penalty, Manchester United might have lost even worse. After winning, Watford also temporarily escaped from the “relegation zone”.
After suffering the biggest defeat since 1989, Manchester United won only one game in the past seven league rounds, and now has 17 points, ranking eighth. Next, they have to face the challenges of Chelsea and Arsenal. Manchester United, which set the goal for the championship before the season, has become very difficult to fight for four.
In order to get rid of the current predicament, the club’s top management finally decided to relieve the employer coach Solskjaer. The two sides broke up amicably, and Manchester United compensated Suo Shuai for one year’s salary, about 7.5 million pounds. In July of this year, Manchester United and Solskjaer signed a contract renewed until mid-2024. Manchester United will be temporarily led by Carrick. At present, the former Real Madrid coach and Frenchman Zidane is the most popular candidate for Manchester United’s new coach.
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