Premier League Round 5 Impressions: Mourinho as Stunned as Tu Hai

One of the most emotional images from the Premier League last week was the photo of manager Jose Mourinho standing stunned on the Goodison Park sidelines as he watched Chelsea fall 1-3 to Everton.

Coach Mourinho's helpless eyes

1. Mourinho's helpless eyes

On August 30, 2014, also at Goodison Park, Chelsea crushed Eveton 6-3 to continue to lead the rankings with 9 absolute points after 3 rounds, Mourinho smiled brightly and patted his colleague Roberto Martinez on the shoulder to encourage him before leaving the field. But more than 1 year later, the story was completely opposite. He stood quietly to the side and witnessed Martinez's emotional explosion with Everton's 3-1 victory. The Portuguese coach looked far away as if he wanted to find sympathy, or a way out for the crisis at Chelsea that was getting worse and worse.

Mourinho 1 year ago...

Mourinho stood silently watching Martinez celebrate... and Mourinho 1 year later stood silently watching his colleague Martinez celebrate

Mourinho’s helplessness is palpable at this moment. Even in his statements, he is no longer rational as usual. Unable to find someone to be a “scapegoat”, Mourinho had to blame it on… bad luck. He asserted that his team did not play badly so the results they received were not deserved. But in reality, everyone saw that Chelsea played very badly, not badly, only Mourinho did not see it. Life is like that, smart people often find it difficult to accept the truth when things are not as they thought.

2. Naismith's Unforgettable Birthday

Associated with the defeat of Chelsea and Mourinho was of course Steven Naismith, the brightest star of the round. The striker, who just turned 29 today (September 14), gave himself an early present with a perfect hat-trick against Asmir Begovic. The word perfect needs to be emphasized because Naismith scored with his left foot, right foot and head. All were extremely decisive, extremely neat and sweet as the taste of cake. Perhaps in Naismith's career there will not be a better performance than last Saturday.

Naismith is the protagonist of round 5.

3. Rookie mark

It was not until this round 5 that some expensive new recruits had their first match in the Premier League, and fortunately, most of them made a promising debut. The most famous was certainly 19-year-old striker Anthony Martial with a solo goal that contributed to MU's 3-1 victory in the highlight match against Liverpool. The goal not only made Martial crazy with joy, but MU fans who were skeptical about their team's performance suddenly became more excited and confident when... "talking" about the price of owning the "new Henry".

Martial celebrates his first goal on his debut for MU

Meanwhile, the blue half of Manchester, Man City, was also satisfied with what the club's biggest signing in history, Kevin de Bruyne, showed in the match against Crystal Palace. After replacing the injured Sergio Aguero, De Bruyne had many brilliant passes and smart moves, showing great vision for the game. With more time to integrate, the Belgian midfielder will certainly be even more dangerous.

Less well known is Virgil van Dijk, the Dutch centre-back Southampton signed from Celtic Glasgow on transfer deadline day for £11.5m. Van Dijk was recognised by Sky Sports for his contribution to Southampton's 0-0 draw away to West Brom, with the player of the match being named the best player of the match. Son Heung-min was another new signing this round, helping Tottenham beat Sunderland 1-0, but he was less impressive than the three above.

4. De Gea returns

One of the most anticipated events of round 5 was the return of David de Gea in the MU goal. Since the beginning of the tournament, due to the controversy over his stay and departure, De Gea has not been used by coach Louis van Gaal in any match. When the Spanish goalkeeper agreed to extend his contract for another 5 seasons, he was immediately given the starting position in the important match against Liverpool.

De Gea's first appearance this season

It must be said that this was a match where De Gea did not have much to do because Liverpool's attack was so poor, but when he had the chance, the 24-year-old player still knew how to show his worth. This goalkeeper had a jump like a shrimp to push away Danny Ings' volley with his fingertips. Then he had a save to block Jordon Ibe's dangerous shot into the far corner. MU fans can rest assured that the time on the sidelines did not dull De Gea's reflexes and more importantly, he once again served the team wholeheartedly.

5. Benteke's legendary goal

All that remains to be remembered about Liverpool in the English derby is Christian Benteke's perfectly executed overhead kick. It's a goal that every player dreams of achieving once in their lifetime. For Benteke personally, it's even more special because this masterpiece was scored against MU right at the Theatre of Dreams, so it will be mentioned over and over again. Choosing words to describe this goal is a difficult task, so please enjoy it with your own eyes through the video below.

VIDEO: Benteke scores a super overhead kick

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