Volume 1: Males Appear, People Pay Attention. Chapter 269: Three Points, only Three Points Away! (Second Update Asking for Monthly Tickets)

Although there has been a war of words with Real Madrid, the first thing Liverpool has to fight is Tottenham.

Tottenham and Liverpool have a feud.

This hatred is related to two transfer cases, Bale transferred to Liverpool and Richards transferred to Tottenham. But now more than half a season has passed, and the situations of the protagonists in the two transfers are different.

After Gareth Bale moved to Liverpool, he quickly became the main force and has now become an indispensable and important member of Liverpool's frontcourt offense. But what about Richards? Because of his poor performance in the game against Liverpool, Tottenham coach McLaren was completely thrown into the cold palace. So far, his ankle injury has healed, but he has not played a single game for the team.

Now with the passage of time, the hatred between the two sides has actually gradually faded. Richards had a difficult time at Tottenham, and Chen Yingxiong was very happy. Tottenham fans have long begun to slowly learn to adapt to the absence of Gareth Bale. Now when they see Bale, they will only feel slightly sad, but they will not make a fuss at Anfield because of it.

This was supposed to be a pretty uneventful game.

But the result caused another stir in the entire league.

Tottenham drew with Liverpool away from home!

Originally, Liverpool had been leading 1:0 thanks to a goal from Chen Yingxiong.

Until the 88th minute of the game, Liverpool led 1:0, but in the last minute, Tottenham won a free kick.

Then Van der Vaart took action himself, and the football flew into Liverpool's goal...

When he saw the football flying into the goal guarded by Reina, Martin O'Neill angrily kicked away the water bottle next to him.

he is very angry.

But can he not be angry? Seeing that the three points were about to be obtained, all the pressure was thrown on Manchester United. But at this moment, at the last moment, the city gate fell!

There is nothing more frustrating than losing three points like this!

Tottenham just took a free kick...

Oh shit!

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Martin O'Neill was very angry, and the Liverpool players seemed a little stunned. None of them expected that after persisting for a whole game, they would be defeated by the opponent at the last moment...

Some people still can't believe it and think it must be a misjudgment. For example, if our human wall is not set back enough to 9.15 meters, we will be fined heavily. Another example is that the opponent did not wait for the referee's whistle before kicking the football out...

But no. The referee's gestures and whistle showed them - this is a valid goal!

Tottenham really equalized the score!

"Ah! Unbelievable! Tottenham actually equalized the score at the last moment! They drew with Liverpool away from home!"

"1:1! Van der Vaart! Van der Vaart! He saved Tottenham!"

Compared with the stunned Liverpool players, the commentators and Tottenham players were very excited.

After scoring the goal, Van der Vaart took off his jersey in excitement. Even if you get a yellow card. He admitted it too!

Then he was pinned down by other Tottenham players...

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Van der Vaart's goal brought a very bad thought to the minds of Liverpool fans - this year's league championship is not really going to be lost, right?

Once this idea appears, it cannot be suppressed and grows wildly in the hearts of every Liverpool fan, filling every corner of their hearts.

Then it spreads around like a plague.

So while Tottenham players were wildly celebrating their narrow escape, Anfield fell into a dead silence.

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Liverpool was eventually tied by Tottenham, with one more game in hand. Leading Manchester United by six points. If Manchester United wins next, the two sides will be only three points apart!

Three points!

A tempting score gap can make Manchester United full of fighting spirit and desire. Panting heavily, they want to take off Liverpool's clothes and push them to the ground...

Three points...

A score gap that panicked Liverpool. They all seemed to be able to feel the hot air coming from the bloody mouth of the tiger behind them. Everyone's heart was hanging up, as if they couldn't breathe.

There are too many possibilities for this gap.

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Liverpool was tied by Tottenham, so what will Manchester United do next?

All eyes are on Manchester United. Although Liverpool was tied, this was an opportunity for Manchester United, but it was also a huge pressure. Because if Manchester United always has Liverpool's game in their mind, then their own game will definitely be affected.

Manchester United did not disappoint everyone who wanted to watch the excitement. After 90 minutes of fierce battle, they defeated Aston Villa 3:2 at home.

"Three points! Manchester United is now only three points behind Liverpool!" At the end of the game, the live commentator shouted excitedly.

The Manchester United fans in the stands also gave out deafening cheers.

From the beginning of the season, they have always thought that there is no chance of winning the league championship this season, and they can only pin their hopes on the Champions League.

Who would have thought that the league was almost over, but they actually ushered in a turning point and survived!

It's like being on a roller coaster.

They started chanting in the stands: "Champions! Champions! We want to be champions!!"

Others chanted anti-Liverpool slogans: "Let Liverpool die! Damn Liverpool bastards! Kneel down and lick our toes!"

The entire Old Trafford fell into a crazy atmosphere, and everyone inside could not suppress the excitement in their hearts. They just wanted to open their mouths and roar with the people around them.

On the night when Manchester United defeated Aston Villa at home, someone wrote: "The 2013-14 English Premier League season has officially kicked off!"

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Mourinho received a text message: "Manchester United has won!"

He smiled and held the phone in his hand.

The day before, Liverpool was held to a last-minute draw by Tottenham, and today Manchester United won. The gap between the two sides is only three points.

Every subsequent game is a decisive battle for Liverpool. They cannot afford to lose a game or draw a game...

They have no choice but to win.

Under such huge pressure, can Liverpool still perform normally?

Mourinho pays so much attention to the Premier League because it is related to how far Real Madrid can go in the Champions League.

A battered Liverpool that has been frustrated by domestic league opponents is Real Madrid's most ideal opponent.

Should we give up the domestic league or the Champions League?

Mourinho is waiting for Martin O'Neill's answer.

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Although the Champions League game is about to begin, Martin O'Neill is still after the game against Tottenham. All the players were given a whole day off.

When everyone reunited, they all knew the result of the Manchester United game.

before training begins. O'Neal stood in the center of the line. Everyone formed a circle and listened to the head coach's speech.

"Yesterday's game. I don't know how many people watched it. Anyway, I watched it live in front of the TV." He got straight to the point and didn't go around in circles.

"Bad news, Manchester United won. The miracle didn't happen, or it couldn't have happened. If we were in their position, we would have won, right?"

he asked. But no one answered. Everyone looked at the boss, wondering what he wanted to say.

"What I want to say is... I have no intention of adding more pressure to you. I know you are under a lot of pressure now. But the current situation is not up to me. If we continue to lose or draw, we will He gave up his hard-earned first place in the league, and gave it to Manchester United! So in every game that follows, everyone must go all out to win. We have now reached a very critical moment, I can't bear to make any mistakes. I don't want to see a game like Tottenham's again. I don't want something as shameful as the final collapse to happen to a century-old giant like Liverpool!"

"Our game against Real Madrid is coming soon. I don't know if we can eliminate them in two legs, but we will try our best. Every next game, whether it is a domestic league or a Champions League game, is very important for us. It is a severe test for everyone. But this is what we must go through. I have an idea that Liverpool’s future should not be the kind of team that must abandon another championship after winning this championship. We should become the overlord, no What principle of equivalent exchange exists! We want to win all the championships we can win. We can't always be like this - this is not the ability that a wealthy team should have."

"I know it's cruel to ask people to do this or that at a time like this, but if we don't be cruel to ourselves, in the end we will be the laughing stock of everyone. Are you willing to let Manchester United reverse your ten points and win the league title? Will you look back and laugh at you?"

"I don't want to!"

Originally, Martin O'Neill didn't intend to get a response. He was just talking to himself, so he was about to say the next sentence soon, but he didn't expect to be interrupted by a sudden response.

He found out it was Chen Yingxiong.

Chen Yingxiong raised his hands as if he had something to say.

He winked at Chen Yingxiong and signaled him to speak.

Chen Yingxiong took a step forward from the crowd and said: "Anyway, we must win the league championship this season. I'm not afraid of others laughing at us, but we promised that the vice team will definitely win a league championship." Give it to him. I don’t want the vice team to think that I’m a bad guy! There’s no airport game anyway, so let’s all fight for it! If we win a league championship, everyone can have fun this summer, okay It’s been a lot of fun! Wherever we go, people will say we are the champions of England!” He pointed at himself with a thumbs up. "And what we got back is the first Premier League championship in Liverpool's history! Isn't everyone excited about such a memorable thing? No matter what happens to Manchester United, we are now three points ahead of them. If they want to win the championship, then First of all, we have to ask whether we agree. We definitely can’t agree! As long as we don’t lose and keep winning, it makes no sense for Manchester United to follow us and win more! So we just need to do our own thing and leave Manchester United alone. What about death? In fact, there isn’t that much pressure anymore. Just like before, wouldn’t it be nice to just keep winning?”

Martin O'Neill listened to Chen Yingxiong saying this and smiled bitterly in his heart.

Do you really think the whole team is the same as you, hero? Your structure is different from ours, okay? Just because you don’t feel pressure, doesn’t it mean that others don’t feel pressure either? Just because you don’t feel tired, doesn’t it mean that others don’t feel tired?

Manpower is sometimes exhausted. No matter how hard you work alone, you can't change the fact that football is a team sport. Your performance in these games has been very good, but has the team won?

But he was just thinking about it in his mind. He didn't say it out loud, which would have affected morale too much and hurt people's hearts too much.

He also has to thank Chen Yingxiong for helping him boost the team's morale - who knows if such encouragement is useful...