With nearly halfway through the Premier League season, Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool have gradually widened the point gap between them and the teams behind them, and if there are no big surprises, this season's league championship trophy will be difficult to leave other teams. Of those three teams, defending champions Manchester City once again seem to be the most champions, once again coming in for the top and showing great form. And whether it is from the overall strength of the team's main squad or from the stability of the team's state, Manchester City is also more competitive than the other two competitors.
In the past period, Manchester City have indeed been the best performing team in the Premier League, and in the last 6 league games, Guardiola and his players have all won. It was thanks to this wave of outstanding performances that they overtook Chelsea and Liverpool and took the initiative in the title race. This season, City have won 12 of their 16 games, with a win rate of 75 per cent, the highest winning percentage of any team in the league. In the other four matches, Manchester City have won 2 draws and the other 2 have suffered defeats. In the league table, Manchester City, as the leader, scored 38 points and averaged 2.38 points per game, which is a pretty good statistic. If City can continue to be in such excellent shape, they are still the most promising team to win the championship trophy.
What's even more remarkable is that this season's Manchester City is not the same as their previous style. With a lack of a top scorer in the squad, City's goals this season have not been as impressive in the league as they have been before. This season, City have scored 33 goals in the league, placing them in third place in the league. In terms of players in the team, the most goalscored was Bernardo Silva, the Portugal international who scored seven goals. However, with the exception of Bernardo Silva, the rest of the Manchester City team have scored fewer than five league goals, but the number of players who have scored goals is quite high, reaching 13. City's biggest improvement this season has been on the defensive end, with only nine goals conceded in the league this season and conceding an average of just 0.56 goals per game, the team conceding the fewest goals. Although there are no particularly prominent players in The City's backline, City have maximized their defensive efficiency by relying on their excellent game control and excellent defensive system.
However, there are still some shortcomings in City's squad, and some players have not performed as expected, such as Gralis. In fact, at the beginning of the season, Glalis was a dazzling sight, and his excellent foot skills and ability to control the ball in a small area made him a success on the left side of Manchester City. However, as the season progressed, Glalish's shortcomings began to be intuitively revealed. For example, his technical characteristics determine that he needs a lot of ball rights in the game, which leads to the reduction of the ball rights obtained by De Bruyne, the original core of Manchester City's organization, which affects De Bruyne's play to a certain extent. Moreover, There is still a significant gap between Glalis's passing ability and De Bruyne, which has affected City's attacking efficiency. What's more, in City's "no front" system, Guardiola requires every player to frequently intersperse and quickly play the ball, and in this regard, Gralis has not done a very good job. As a result, over the past period of time, Glalis has slowly faded out of the team's starting line-up.
Meanwhile, Ferran Torres is likely to leave the team during the winter break, and Sterling may also leave the team. If both players leave the team at the same time, City will have to sign another top winger. According to the Manchester City Evening News, Manchester City are focusing on the talented winger Felix who plays for Atletico Madrid. Felix has not been able to secure a stable starting position under Simeone this season, making eight league appearances this season and only three for the starter. In Simeone's defensively focused tactical system, Felix has not been well integrated into the team. In this case, it is reported that Felix already has the idea of transferring and leaving the team. From the technical point of view, Felix's good running position, mobile and flexible characteristics are very suitable for Manchester City's tactical system, if he can minimize injury troubles, then his prospects at Manchester City are very promising. In the transfer market, felix, 22, is worth 70 million euros and his contract with the team has another 5 years to expire.
In addition, on the Liverpool side, as the most offensive team in the league, the performance of 45 league goals is almost unsatisfactory for almost all other teams in the five major leagues. However, among Liverpool's strikers, Origi's positioning has always been awkward. Although he occasionally played well on the bench, he was never able to get enough playing time. According to the market, AC Milan are interested in the Belgium international and hope to bring him to the San Siro stadium during the winter break. Origi is worth €12 million on the transfer market, and with his contract expiring, the transfer fee is expected to be significantly lower than his worth if he chooses to leave the team during the winter break. (The picture comes from the Internet, if there is infringement, please contact to delete)