Three-quarters of the Premier League schedule has passed, and at this stage, the strong teams in Group 1 are either competing for the title or retaining their Champions League places, in short, they are busy with relatively high-level things. The teams in the relegation zone may be more competitive, after all, no one wants to fall into the Championship. In contrast, those teams in the middle of the table really don't have much to do. If it's not too far from the first group, they can theoretically fight for a European place, but if it's too far away, it's really embarrassing because they don't know what they're fighting for and what they're busy with in the next few rounds. I still remember that very early on, some fans joked, who wants to brave the heavy rain to see Birmingham and Coventry to compete for 14th place in the Premier League?
In this round of the Premier League, there is a strong matchup, which should be a big battle full of gimmicks. But with both teams currently in an awkward position, it seems that whatever the outcome of this game, will have much of an impact on the situation in the Premier League, even for themselves. The game was quite lively, the score was 4:3, obviously, the process was thrilling and eye-catching. But do you have a feeling that this 4:3 has a sense of sadness - combined with the historical background and current status of the two teams, this game would have been a Premier League derby if it had been put 20 or even 10 years ago, but now, this game can only be reversed to brush up the sense of existence.
Chelsea 4-3 Manchester United.
The process of this game is very similar to the group stage of Euro 2000 Spain 4:3 Yugoslavia. Both sides had periods of time to lead, and in the final stoppage time, one side scored twice in a row to complete the super comeback. Looking at this process alone, this 4:3 is definitely a classic matchup this season, but unfortunately, it is just a carnival in the middle of the Premier League. At the moment, Manchester United are in sixth place, nine points away from fifth-place Tottenham, and there is little hope of breaking into the first group. Chelsea, on the other hand, are in tenth place, with a value of close to one billion euros, and can only be regarded as a mid-stream team in terms of results. Moreover, Chelsea have nothing left to fight for this season, relegation is out of the question, but it is also impossible to get a European place. The aforementioned examples of Coventry and Birmingham are put on Chelsea, and there is no sense of disobedience -
The two mid-stream teams are more than the lower and the lower than the above, is there any substantive significance and value in the game? By the way, it also rained heavily in this game.
In the past, this match was not a key battle for the championship, but at least a duel to win a better position in the first group. Even, this matchup can reach the specifications of the Champions League final - remember the rainy night in Moscow in the 07-08 season?
And now, the match between Chelsea and Manchester United is no longer the top matchup in the Premier League. Don't look at the 4:3 in this game, but in terms of weight and importance, it is even worse than the boring 0:0 between Manchester City and Arsenal before. After all, it's a battle of the kings of the world that is about the championship, and what about the battle between Chelsea and Manchester United.
Let's put it this way, the game between Manchester United and Chelsea, if it wasn't for the reversal drama, probably wouldn't have attracted so much attention. Isn't it sad, the Premier League derby back then, now can only rely on the reversal of the drama to brush up the sense of existence.