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Three consecutive victories!

Liverpool's victory in the double-red meeting at the start of the Premier League further proved the team's ability to fight tough battles.

Even without Suarez, this Liverpool team is a top Premier League team.

And what makes Liverpool most happy is that after this round of games, Liverpool, which has won three consecutive victories, can already lead the standings alone.

This season, although the personnel replenishment of several giant teams is very impressive, but limited by the internal problems of their respective teams, at the beginning of the season, except for Liverpool, other giant teams have lost a certain amount of points.

Manchester United has lost Ferguson, the meritorious coach, and the team is still the same team, but the coaching ability of the new coach Moyes, as well as his control over the dressing room, can be seen from the results of the two tough battles against Chelsea and Liverpool at the beginning of the game. It seems that they are far behind Ferguson. Manchester United lost 5 points in 2 games, which is really not like the state that a defending champion should have.

As for Tottenham, after losing Bell this summer, although the team has introduced many players, but with so many players, the number of players on the field is limited after all. Without Bell, a explosive player with super personal ability, the team's offense has a clear gap compared with last season.

Only scored 3 goals in 3 games, barely achieved a record of 2 wins and 1 loss, but unlike Liverpool, who defended the game for the sake of defense, Tottenham's tactics are more due to their own unsatisfactory offense in terms of the scene. , resulting in the delay in expanding the score.

Both Arsenal and Manchester City capsized in the gutter early in the game.

Arsenal lost 1-3 at home to Aston Villa in the first round, exposing many weaknesses in their defense, while Manchester City lost 2-3 away to Cardiff City in the second round, which was also attacked by their opponents. And fight back with a severe beating.

Now ranked second in the league is Chelsea led by Mourinho who has just returned to the Premier League. However, in the previous red-blue battle, they drew with Manchester United away and lost two points. They were able to score 3 points steadily against the underdogs. , showing a good competitive state.

However, the dressing room under Mourinho's control is a big problem. Many Chelsea players have already complained about Mourinho's training methods and the "bus tactics". The problem is that when the hearts of the team are not in harmony, Chelsea is very likely to collapse.

As far as the opening stage of the Premier League is concerned, Liverpool is definitely the team with strong strength, good form, and the most championship-looking team.

However, Liverpool's three-game winning streak in the Premier League was interrupted by the national team match day.

After the national team match day, the FIFA virus hit, and most of Liverpool's starting players were exhausted by the two national team games.

In the fourth round of the Premier League, in the away game against Swansea, most of the main players played two games on the national team match day, which caused serious physical problems for the players, and the Swansea players who were recharged They directly formed a suppression by running.

Swansea used pass control and active running at home, occupying the initiative on the field most of the time, Liverpool players who are not in the best condition, there is no way to limit the opponent's attack.

Liverpool, which had not conceded a goal in the previous three league games, was scored twice in this game under the continuous attack of Swansea.

It's just helpless. Liverpool's defensive loopholes in the frontcourt of this game are too many. No matter how strong Yang Feng and Mignolet are, it is impossible to control all the empty positions in front of the pitch and goal.

In just 3 minutes of the opening, Liverpool was hit back by the old player Shelvey.

After Shelvey stole the ball in midfield, he made a long-distance attack with a long-range shot, giving Swansea the lead at the start.

In the following games, although Liverpool wanted to attack, they were suppressed by Swansea, who played at home.

In the 33rd minute of the first half of the game, Michu, who came from Swansea at a low price, used his off-the-ball running to intersperse into the penalty area, directly received a through ball from his teammate, and succeeded in pushing the shot. West expanded the score.

Liverpool, who fell behind by two goals, woke up like a dream after a half-time break, and began to want to use their own offensive system in the game to seek suppression.

At the opening stage of the second half, Sturridge seized the opportunity of Shelvey's pass error, single-handedly entered the penalty area, succeeded in pushing the shot, and pulled back a goal for the team.

And Sturridge, who scored in four consecutive games, also became the first player in Liverpool's Premier League era to score in four consecutive games at the beginning of the season.

Afterwards, Liverpool's offense was stubbornly blocked by Swansea, unable to create further opportunities.

Fortunately, Rogers made a timely substitution, replacing Henderson, who performed poorly in this game, with Moses, who was on loan from Chelsea.

This substitution was considered Rogers' excellent adjustment ability after the game.

Compared with Swansea players who rely on the tight defense of the lineup and whose personal athletic ability is not good enough, Moses, a player who has a place in football purely relying on his personal ability, has a very strong personal breakthrough ability.

Although Moses' single-player style of play is destructive to the team's overall offensive tactics, but for Liverpool, what is needed at this time is immediate combat power and offensive players who can create threats.

Relying on his personal ability, Moses broke through on the right side and created a pretty good offensive effect. Relying on Moses' personal breakthrough, Liverpool's side attack came alive.

With the breakthrough of Moses, the single-point explosion on the field was completed, and Liverpool successfully created an opportunity on the right.

After Moses completed the dribble alone, he forced a breakthrough into the penalty area, and completed a kick before the Swansea player's defense was in place.

Although this kind of pure personal hero ball does not conform to Liverpool's current offensive philosophy, but in the case of falling behind, the goal that can equalize the score is more important than anything else.

The final score was fixed at 2 to 2. Liverpool scored 1 point away and still occupies the top spot in the Premier League standings.

Fortunately, the adjustment ability of the Liverpool players is excellent. After being tied by Swansea in the away game, Rodgers deliberately gave the players a day off even if they played twice a week, so that the players can have a good rest and let the players relax for a day. In order to relieve the physical and mental fatigue of the national team after the match day.

The task of Liverpool's game in the middle of the week is of course the start of the new Champions League season.

Suarez, who was suspended within the British competition, was finally able to play in this season's Champions League to complete his season debut.