3 games were decided, Liverpool met strong opponents, Chelsea fell into a strange circle, and lost without a red card

Over the weekend, the 10th round of the Premier League took place as scheduled. Chelsea and Liverpool each had their own difficulties. Liverpool has faced strong opponents in a row. The results of three games may determine whether Slott will stay or go. Chelsea has fallen into a strange circle and lost without a red card. According to the program schedule, CCTV will broadcast the match between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest on Saturday night.

A few months ago, Chelsea was invincible in the Club World Cup. New players including Pedro quickly joined the team and performed quite well. However, returning to the Premier League may be too tiring. Many players did not have many bright performances, and injury stories often happened. After losing to Bayern Munich and Manchester United in succession, and experiencing their first defeat in the Champions League and the Premier League, they started a journey that is definitely not good at all, and not so bad at all. Now they can only rank 9th in the league, the lowest ranking among the six traditional giants.

This week, Chelsea will go to the away game to challenge Tottenham in the same city. In the past four meetings, Chelsea has won all of them and has a certain psychological advantage. Next week, they will face Karabakh in the Champions League and Wolves in the league. They are not very strong. After the national team match, before challenging Barcelona and Arsenal, they will also have the opponent of newly promoted Burnley. Therefore, Chelsea cannot be careless in these games, otherwise it will be difficult to compete for the top spot in the Premier League, and it will become more difficult to compete for eighth place in the Champions League.

In the past League Cup, Delap's late red card once again caused a small crisis. Fortunately, Gittens performed well and soon expanded the lead to two goals. Although Wolves scored in stoppage time, they could not save the defeat.

This is Chelsea's sixth red card in the last nine games, including the general's. It has been ridiculed as a "red car" by fans. Disciplinary issues have become the primary issue that must be faced squarely. Maresca has repeatedly criticized the players' stupid behavior. However, as the coach, Maresca did not lead by example. He himself was suspended due to a red card. Of course, his players followed suit, and there were constant stories of "attrition".

Interestingly, if you count the opponent's red card, there have been red cards in 7 of the past 9 games. The most recent game without a red card occurred in the last round of the league, when Chelsea lost to Sunderland by one goal. The impression seemed to be that if neither side had received a red card, Chelsea would have suffered a defeat.

Chelsea needs to overcome the problem of too many red cards, while Liverpool has to face the setback of too many losses. Liverpool has lost 6 of the last 7 games, which is in sharp contrast to the previous 7 consecutive wins. In the League Cup, Slott was timid before the battle, thinking that even if he sent out the main force, he might not be able to defeat Crystal Palace. There is no problem with rotation, but as a head coach, you should not say surrendering words in public. This will damage the team's confidence. What will the players on the field think?

In this round, Liverpool is at home and faces Aston Villa. Villa's situation is just the opposite of Liverpool's. In all competitions, they had 4 draws and 2 losses in 6 games at the beginning of the season, and a win was hard to come by. However, the situation has completely improved with 6 wins and 1 loss in the last 7 games. Emery slowly led the team out of the relegation zone. Unknowingly, the league points were tied with Liverpool, just beating Chelsea.

Slott complained earlier that Liverpool's five defeats were all due to consecutive away games, and they were all double matches in a week, leaving no room for relaxation. It's different now. Liverpool will stay at Anfield for 4 of the next 5 games, so they don't have to worry about traveling. I wonder, does Slott have any excuses?

The next three games are very critical for Liverpool. They face Aston Villa, Real Madrid and Manchester City respectively. All the past records are not important. The key is whether the whole team has enough confidence to face strong opponents. Only with determination can they have a chance to defeat strong enemies. Otherwise, they will only lose again and again. If there is no win in three games, or even three consecutive defeats, there will be another two-week national team match day, and Slott's departure from the team will really become one of the options.

Coincidentally, at almost the same time last season, Liverpool also encountered a devilish schedule, and the opponents were actually similar. In the end, starting from Brighton (Crystal Palace this year), Leverkusen (Frankfurt, also from the Bundesliga this year), Aston Villa, and finally ending with Real Madrid and Manchester City, Liverpool won seven consecutive victories.

The same is Slott. Last year, he broke everyone's glasses with his unbeatable victory. This year, there is really not much time left for Slott.