Green Journey

Chapter 437 Premier League half-time summary!

After winning Liverpool, Manchester City fans were very happy. In interviews with the media, they all declared that these 3 points were the best New Year gift.

But the fly in the ointment is that Manchester City still failed to return to the top of the Premier League.

In this round of the league, Chelsea played against Stoke City at home and played 4-2. It was quite easy for Conte to win the Premier League half-time championship.

Every year around Christmas, the media and fans are keen to discuss the probability of the Christmas champion and the Premier League champion being equal.

Since the establishment of the Premier League, a total of 24 Christmas champions have been born, but only 13 have finally won the championship.

Among all the Premier League teams that won the Christmas championship but failed to win the championship, the most famous unlucky guy is the Red Army Liverpool.

Liverpool's bad luck is not enough to describe its unlucky degree.

In the 2008-09 season, the Premier League half-time champion was Liverpool, but they failed to have the last laugh.

When the Premier League champion of the season was Manchester United, they won the Premier League championship one round ahead of schedule after they drew with Arsenal in the penultimate round of the Premier League.

This is also the second time that Ferguson led his team to achieve three consecutive Premier League titles, while Liverpool became the first team in Premier League history to lose only two league games, but ultimately missed the Premier League title.

This matter has been used by Liverpool's hostile fans to make fun of Liverpool until now.

But it wasn't the only time.

In the 2013-14 season, the performance of Liverpool led by Rodgers in this season is unforgettable for every Red Army fan.

That season, Liverpool won the Christmas championship again, and it was a season that was infinitely close to the first Premier League championship in team history.

But Gerrard slipped that century and directly handed over the Premier League title to Manchester City.

That year, when the Premier League finished 35 rounds, Liverpool ranked first with 80 points, followed by Manchester City with 77 points and Chelsea with 74 points.

As long as Liverpool play steadily in the remaining three rounds, they can win the first Premier League trophy in team history.

However, in the 36th round of the Premier League, facing the Blues Chelsea led by Mourinho, Gerrard, the captain, lost the chain at a critical moment.

In the 47th minute of stoppage time in the first half, Gerrard received a cross from Sakho, made a mistake in stopping the ball and slipped, allowing Demba Ba to quickly insert the ball and get a one-handed chance, and then easily pushed and scored.

It was precisely because of this mistake that Liverpool lost the game and at the same time lost the initiative to win the championship.

Since then, Liverpool's morale has suffered a huge blow, and the players' mentality has also gone wrong. In the end, Manchester City came from behind and won the Premier League championship that season with 86 points.

This has also become the biggest regret in Gerrard's career. He still mentions it in interviews with the media and claims that it is his lifetime regret.

This year is no exception. With the end of the 19th round of the Premier League, whether Chelsea, the Christmas champion, can finally win the championship has become one of the hottest topics in England nowadays.

Chelsea under Conte this season is really too strong.

Completely different from the top six Premier League teams such as Manchester City, Liverpool, and Tottenham, Chelsea under Conte's state is terribly stable.

For Chelsea fans, it is definitely good news for the team to be crowned Christmas champion.

Because from the perspective of historical data, although only 24 of the 13 Christmas champions established by the Premier League finally won the championship, the probability is [-]-[-].

But for Chelsea, it is 100%, because Chelsea won the Christmas championship four times before, and finally won the Premier League championship smoothly.

The reason why Chelsea can soar all the way in the new season is absolutely inseparable from Conte's training.

According to statistics, since the 2011-11 season, Conte's coaching data in the league can be called abnormal.

Counting Juventus, the Italian led the team to play a total of 129 games, with an astonishing record of 96 wins, 25 draws and 9 losses, scoring 252 goals and conceding only 78 goals.

In addition, Conte's coaching ability has also been well reflected in Chelsea.

Before Chelsea switched to a 343 formation this season, they scored 6 goals in 10 games and conceded 9 goals.

But after changing to a 343 formation, he scored 13 goals in 34 games and only conceded 5 goals.

As the topic of whether Chelsea, the Christmas champion, can win the final championship heats up, more and more football celebrities and the media have also participated.

The point of view in the "Times" report is very clear, Christmas champion ≠ Premier League champion, especially for Chelsea.

Although Chelsea now lead the Premier League with 45 points, the difference between them and the teams behind them is extremely small.

Judging from the current situation, Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal, and Manchester City are still in the ranks of the championship.

Especially Manchester City, who are only two points away from Chelsea, it only takes one game to change.

The difference between Liverpool, Tottenham and Arsenal and Chelsea is also within 5 points.

So it is too early to say that Chelsea will win the Premier League.

The views of "The Times" have been recognized by many fans and famous players in English football.

In fact, as the Premier League schedule has moved back in recent years, although the reference significance of the Christmas championship is still there, it is no longer great.

Judging from the 24-[-] winning data of the [-] Christmas champions born after the establishment of the Premier League, whether the half-time champion can win the championship is determined by whether the opponent is strong or not.

One is like the unlucky Liverpool, who won the Christmas championship twice, but eventually lost the championship because their opponents were too strong.

The other is that, like Arsenal, they pulled their hips inexplicably, and finally handed over the championship to others.

And this year, judging from the current situation, if Chelsea want to win the championship, they must not only face strong opponents, but also fight against themselves.

The difficulty can be said to be directly doubled.

Judging from the current standings, Chelsea's main competitors for the championship are mainly Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham. There is also a temporarily undecided backup player Manchester United.

Let’s talk about Manchester City first. Although Manchester City’s defense is well-known to be unreliable, Manchester City has Chu Zheng, the number one midfielder in the Premier League.

Now that half of the Premier League has passed, the reason why Manchester City has been able to cling to the back of Chelsea so far is that Chu Zheng played steadily and efficiently. Manchester City on the taillights was pulled back into the car body, and Manchester City did not fall out of the ranks of the championship.

Just like Suarez in Liverpool in the 2013-14 season, Chu Zheng can now be said to be using his super personal ability to carry the ups and downs of Manchester City forward.

This is also the main reason why Chu Zheng's value in the transfer market has continued to rise since the beginning of the season. He is so outstanding that there is no team that does not covet an all-around midfielder.

It's a pity that Manchester City is not short of money, and they are destined not to dig it away.

As for Manchester United, as the league progresses, Manchester United, which has recently won 5 consecutive league victories, can be said to be one of the hottest teams in the Premier League recently.

Currently, Manchester United is temporarily ranked sixth in the standings, with 6 points, 36 points behind Chelsea. There is still hope for the championship, but it is difficult.

Under the leadership of Mourinho, Manchester United does have a different temperament from the past.

The biggest problem with Manchester United under Mourinho this season is the many draws.

In 19 Premier League games, Manchester United lost 3 games, one more than Manchester City and Chelsea.

But the recent upward trend of Manchester United is obvious.

Pogba, who has been called a big parallel importer by Manchester United fans since the beginning of the season, has also found the correct way of playing in Mourinho's tactics. Recently, he has averaged 2.8 times per game, 3.1 times for the top, and the pass success rate is also fast. The season climbed and became the first in the team.

The Manchester United players and Mourinho's tactics are getting better and better, so Manchester United still have a chance to win the Premier League in the second half.

For Tottenham's side, they are the youngest team in the Premier League on average this season. They currently rank fifth in the Premier League standings with 39 points, 6 points behind Chelsea.

But this age advantage is also precisely Tottenham's disadvantage.

Young players mean unlimited possibilities but also instability.

Although Tottenham are one of the three teams with the fewest losses in the Premier League so far this season, they, like Manchester United, have too many draws.

Tottenham, who also play three central defenders, has the best defense in the Premier League. Since the beginning of the season, they have only conceded 16 goals, one more than Chelsea.

But the offensive end is hard to say.

The performance of Tottenham's strikers is amazing. If these young players play crazy, it is often a big victory. On the contrary, it is hard to find a goal!
Although the state has fluctuated greatly, Tottenham still has a large number of fans who are optimistic about it, and they also hope to compete for the Premier League championship.

As for Arsenal, this season can be said to be their relatively thick lineup in recent seasons.

In this round of the Premier League, Arsenal defeated Crystal Palace 2-0 at home.

At present, because of the advantage of goal difference, it has squeezed out Liverpool, which was defeated in this round, and came to the third place in the standings.

Although the results are good, the Gunners fans are terrified.

Because maybe without knowing when, Arsenal will suddenly stretch their hips and expel themselves from the championship.

Over the years, Gunners fans have almost gotten used to it. Every year, they compete for the championship at the beginning of the season, and compete for the fourth after Christmas.

Therefore, until the last round of the league, their hearts can't rest in their stomachs.

Including Liverpool, who likes to overturn the gutter and specializes in killing strong teams this season, there is still a lot of suspense about whether Chelsea can win the championship.

(End of this chapter)