In a match on 29 December, the 19th round of the Premier League ushered in a strong conversation, with Arsenal hosting West Ham United and Liverpool away to Manchester City.
This is also a direct dialogue for Champions League qualification, in the end West Ham United and Manchester City won the game with a 2-0 victory, Guardiola's team suffered two consecutive defeats away, and Arsenal failed to seize the opportunity, now in the standings, Liverpool 42 points, Arsenal 40 points, Manchester City 37 points, only 5 points away from the middle of the standings Arsenal still has hope to compete for the title, and Manchester City may only pin their hopes on the Champions League.
In this round of the game, Tottenham away to challenge the strength of Brighton, in the face of recent excellent opponents, Tottenham did not get off to the ideal start, in the first half only by two offside goals, they have been 0-2 behind, in the second half although Tottenham strengthened the attack, but also made a fatal mistake in the defensive end, and finally lost 2-4 away to Brighton, Tottenham suffered two consecutive defeats, the current standings, Tottenham 40 points, temporarily ranked 5th, behind Manchester United and Chelsea.
Tottenham's form has been up and down, after they drew 3-3 away to Liverpool, and in the last game, they also lost to Southampton away, and now lost to Brighton away, it can be said that Tottenham's title situation has been very serious, the team's coach Blestam also said after the game that the team's defensive problems have not been effectively solved, if they can't adjust their form as soon as possible, Tottenham's Champions League qualification may be in jeopardy.
In stark contrast to Tottenham, fellow London giants Arsenal have been in excellent form in recent times, winning 3-1 at Tottenham and then 4-1 at home to Hotspur, with the vast majority of fans believing victory is within reach against West Ham.
However, in the first two goals of the game, Arsenal's back line made a major mistake, resulting in the team falling behind 0-2, which also made the Gunners completely lose the opportunity to counterattack, the whole game, although Arsenal controlled the absolute rhythm of the game, but their attack was never able to open the West Ham United defence, but in the final stage of the game, the opponent scored a goal again, and finally lost 0-2.
The defeat also made Arsenal coach Arteta feel very frustrated, he admitted that the team does have certain problems in the attack in the front, especially in the game of counter-robbery, the Gunners' style of play is not good at pressing quickly, and in the transfer market, Arsenal is not much action at present, so it is difficult to improve in a short period of time, and now in the standings, Arsenal has 40 points, temporarily ranked second, and their title situation is still not optimistic.
... However, at present, the injury situation of the Reds is very serious, and there is no one else available on the forward line except Salah, which also affects the team's offensive firepower to a certain extent, and on the midfield line, the injuries of Fabinho and Hernandez are even more headaches for Klopp, so Liverpool can grit their teeth in the next game and withstand the huge consumption of the body
The current Premier League title pattern has been very clear, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal are considered to be the three most likely to succeed in the championship, but judging from the current data, Liverpool relies on Zidane's coaching, the state has soared, and it is very likely to successfully defend the title this season, therefore, the other two teams want to beat Liverpool to win the championship, they must have their own unique style of play and tactical arrangement to make a difference, do you think Liverpool will successfully defend the championship this season?