Chapter 595 The Difficult Race Begins
Chapter 595 The Difficult Race Begins
In the last game in January 2012, QPR defeated Wigan Athletic 1:5 at home, showing a strong offensive power and continuing to lead the standings with 1 points.
And No.2 and No.4 also had a contest. Manchester City beat Tottenham 3:2 and continued to pursue QPR with 51 points. Manchester United defeated the strong enemy Arsenal and still ranked third with 48 points .
With 43 points, Tottenham have basically withdrawn from the championship.But they still have a chance to remain in the top four.
In February, QPR ushered in a golden schedule.
They have four league games this month, away to Aston Villa, home to Wolves, then away to Blackburn and home to Fulham.
This is the golden period. After this period of time, QPR will encounter strong enemies again and again. Therefore, if they cannot take advantage of this period to widen the gap, QPR's dream of winning the championship will be shattered.
On the evening of February 2, QPR challenged Aston Villa in an away game. Relying on Ricardo's brace and the goals of Nainggolan and Maicon, they defeated their opponents 1:4 and scored all 2 points.
Manchester United also won smoothly, but Manchester City unexpectedly lost to Everton away in this game, and the points gap with QPR was widened to 4 points.
This good news is like a shot in the arm,
On February 2th, in the 4th round of the Premier League, QPR played at home, scored a goal in each half, and beat Wolves 24-2.
On February 2th, in the 11th round of the Premier League, QPR led Blackburn 25-3 in the first half. In the second half, Ronaldo and Rico each scored a goal, and finally beat the opponent 0-5.
On February 2th, in the FA Cup quarter-finals, QPR, which had rotated most of the main players, defeated Birmingham 18-1 at home and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.
This series of victories made the fans rejoice.
They saw the hope of the double crown, and this is a miracle that has never happened in the history of the team for more than [-] years. The older QPR fans are now often crying, reminiscing about bitterness and thinking about sweetness. The younger generation of QPR Fans also feel that they are a lucky generation. They can witness the two football champions playing at Loftus Road Stadium, and they can witness the team reaching the top of the Premier League and advancing in the FA Cup.
They were indeed born in the best of times.
Seeing that QPR is about to end February with a perfect record, their city rivals quit.
On the evening of February 2th, in the 25th round of the Premier League, QPR played against Fulham at home.
The River Thames side were not willing to let their city rivals show off. QPR took the lead twice, they drew tenaciously twice, and finally the two teams shook hands 2-2.
After this round, QPR points reached 62 points, still maintaining a slight lead.
Manchester City won all the last three games in February, and the points chased back to 2 points.
Manchester United has 4 games, 3 wins and 1 tie. Not only did they defeat the Red Army Liverpool, but they also drew with Chelsea in an away game. They currently have 58 points and still retain the hope of competing for the championship.
Tottenham also has 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. They are in good condition and their points reached 50 points, but they lost their No.4 position.
Because the game they lost was to their direct competitor Arsenal, and they lost with a tragic score of 2:5.
With this battle, Arsenal successfully entered the top four with a one-point advantage.
So, Arsenal really has a secret.
No matter how well they start, you will always find them dying and going back to fourth.
No matter how badly they start, you always find them catching up and finishing fourth.
Not fifth, nor third, they got on the fourth bar.
In the scorer list, Ricardo played 25 times, including 24 starts, and scored 34 goals, not far from his own record of 38 goals.
Considering his fiery state of scoring consecutive goals, and considering that there are still 12 rounds left in the league, no one doubts that he can break his own record. The question now is, how far can he advance the record?
After the draw with Fulham, Simeone did not criticize the team too much.
In an important game like a derby, the weaker side will often burst out with extremely strong combat effectiveness.
No player was injured and he still scored a point. He is already very satisfied.
QPR have five league games and an FA Cup semi-final to play in March.
As for the opponents in the league, there are strong and weak ones, including traditional giants like Arsenal and Liverpool, and underdogs like Bolton.
Simeone said in training, "Because we didn't win all of them in February and failed to get rid of the teams behind, March is very critical for us. Against Everton, Bolton and Sunderland, I I want to win all. Against Liverpool and Arsenal, I ask everyone to score at least 3 points. I would be more satisfied if I can get 4 points. Of course, I would be very happy to get all 6 points. I hope everyone can cheer up, Don't drop the chain at this stage!"
As a result, in the first home game against Everton, QPR failed to take all 3 points.
As for Everton's team, it is always not weak when it is strong, and not strong when it is weak.In the game on the night of March 3, they showed this to the fullest.
After conceding a goal first, they tied the score tenaciously and achieved a reversal in the 72nd minute with Lukaku's header.
However, at the last moment of the game, Ricardo dribbled the ball solo and was brought down in the penalty area, winning a penalty for QPR.Ricardo personally took the penalty and accomplished it overnight, preventing the team from losing at home.
The QPR with 2 consecutive draws was tied by Manchester City and fell to second place due to the disadvantage of goal difference.
Fortunately, in the away game against Bolton on March 3, the QPR players cheered up again and won 10:2 with difficulty.
However, Manchester City stumbled and lost 0:1 to Swansea in the away game. QPR was once again able to lead the standings alone.
On the evening of March 3th, QPR, who played with all their main players, swept Leicester City with a disparity of 18:6, and was able to successfully enter the FA Cup final.
After the game, the media commented that the Rangers were indeed the nemesis of animals (foxes).
With the prestige of a big victory, on the evening of March 3, QPR ushered in Liverpool at home.
Although QPR was very tired, although Gerrard opened the scoring for Liverpool in the first half, after entering the second half, QPR played crazy.
Ricciardo scored a hat-trick of overhead kicks to equal his own record of 38 goals scored in a single season, and Ronaldo also scored.Although Skrtel scored a header for Liverpool at the last minute, it was too late. QPR defeated the opponent 4:2 and took all 3 points.
And Manchester City also beat the strong enemy Chelsea 2:1, and continued to pursue.
On the evening of March 3, the exhausted QPR challenged Sunderland away.The whole QPR team was out of shape in this game and fell behind by 24 goals in the first half.
Although Modric used a long-range shot to get back a goal for QPR after the start of the second half, he failed to change the situation. In the end, he lost to his opponent 1:2 and handed over the top spot to Manchester United.
The black cat Sunderland is indeed a hero who robs the rich and gives to the poor.
Manchester City also drew with Stoke City away and continued to maintain a 2-point gap with QPR.
(End of this chapter)