The first game of 2022 is about to wipe out the suspense of the 2021/22 Premier League title. People can't help but wonder, is this still the Premier League at the beginning of that season, three legs, you sang my debut in the Premier League?
At the end of the half (round 19), the defending champions Manchester City have reached a six-point lead, and there is no suspense to win the Christmas title of the Premier League this season, and after the last round (round 20), Manchester City extended the lead by 2 points. Usually, after half a mile, there are 3 races to advantage, this championship is already ten to nine stable, and then refer to the probability of the last 9 seasons of Christmas champions to finally stabilize the Premier League championship, Manchester City's Christmas champions this time, can almost officially declare the Premier League champions.
But Premier League officials seem to feel that the direction of this title is not clear enough, and the biggest winners of the 2 games related to the Premier League title competition in this round are all directed at Manchester City.
Coincidentally, this round of the Premier League happens to be the first to face the fourth, the second to play the third, and the referee's penalty in 2 games has always given people a kind of Premier League official attempt to "guarantee" Manchester City to defend their title.
Manchester City away to Arsenal, referee Stuart Artwell's penalty caused widespread controversy after the game, several key penalties, the profit is Manchester City. Although the penalty decision was not too wrong, Gabriel's 2 yellows and 1 red and Rodri's 3 fierce shoveling fouls did not show any indication, which really made the Gunners suffer a big loss.
The focal point battle between Chelsea and Liverpool was officially arranged by the Premier League referee Anthony Taylor, the benevolent brother who sent Rees James for a red card in the first leg of the meeting between the two teams. Whether this arrangement is deliberate or purely coincidental, I am afraid that the Premier League official itself cannot say clearly and clearly.
This game cannot be a draw if the Premier League title is to remain suspenseful this season, but Anthony Taylor seems to have come with the task of making the red and blue forces shake hands.
Just 30 seconds into the opening, Mane gave Azpilicueta an elbow in the scramble, but this standard red card move was nothing more than a yellow card warning. This penalty also caused great dissatisfaction among the Blues general after the game, and Mane should also be sent off in light of an anthony Taylor's red card for sending Reese James.
Not to mention that the Reds will not score their first goal after Mane is sent off, just to say that this opening will be 1 less person, how can the Reds withstand the Blues' 90-minute firepower?
After Salah rewrote the score to 2-0, impatience and anxiety were written on the face of the Blues general, Mount also made up a kick after knocking down Zimicas, Anthony Taylor did not say too much, the score was behind and then sent Off Mount, the Blues could lose, obviously maintaining the balance of numbers, in order to give the Blues the hope of a tie.
Mateo Kovacic's out-of-the-air and Pulisic's powerful volleys allowed the Blues to equalize before half-time, while mendy and Kellech's heroic play in the second half kept the score from being rewritten, but the presence of Anthony Taylor always gave the impression that no matter who rewrote the scores at Liverpool or Chelsea, he had the ability to make the scores a draw again.
The draw, for Chelsea and Liverpool, is better than nothing, and after each side takes 1 point, the gap with the leaders Manchester City is 10 points and 11 points respectively (Liverpool is 1 game less). The African Cup of Nations is about to start, Chelsea has no goalkeeper, Liverpool has lost its core attack group, all of which are irreplaceable, and although Manchester City will also lose Mahrez, a winger, the impact is obviously negligible.
After this round, Manchester City's odds for winning the title have dropped to 1-1.083, and it has almost been determined that the champion is Manchester City. While thanking her peers from the bottom of her heart, Guardiola took the championship trophy into her arms.