As the most suspenseful professional football event in today's football, the Premier League once formed a three-way competition pattern. Liverpool and Manchester City with excellent performance, formed the first group to compete for the championship, among which the defending champion Manchester City, in the first 32 rounds, only ranked third in the standings, so that many fans look down on their championship prospects, the reason is also very simple, want to counterattack to the top, the Blue Moon Army needs to get as many points as possible, and the two direct competitors who are ranked higher than themselves also need to make mistakes at the same time, obviously the probability of these three things happening together is not large, after all, Arsenal and Liverpool's performance this season is stable enough, but just ended in the 33rd round of the Premier League, Manchester City ushered in a wave of wealth, as rivals Arsenal and Liverpool became brothers and sisters overnight, the two giants overturned together, allowing Manchester City to climb to the top of the standings strongly, and hold three advantages to write their own history!
Rivals became more difficult brothers, and Arsenal and Liverpool overturned
In the Europa League in midweek last week, Liverpool's form fell off a cliff, losing 0-3 at home to Atalanta, making their Europa League promotion probability very slim, hoping to return to the winning track in the league, and it has become the only hope of fans, but the European fiasco did not inspire the fighting spirit of Liverpool's soldiers, this round of facing the desireless Crystal Palace, Liverpool in the dominant situation, has never been able to score, but the opponent sneaked to win, and finally lost 0-1, swallowing the first home defeat of the Premier League this season.
Leaders Arsenal have encountered a strong opponent in this round, this season's biggest dark horse in the Premier League, Aston Villa, Villa beat the Gunners at home in the first leg, and Manchester City was also their defeat, but after arriving at the Emirates Stadium, Villa defended solidly, and scored two three-pointers in the last minute to beat Arsenal 2-0.
Pep Guardiola has three advantages in his hands to help Manchester City write history
Manchester City, which swept Luton 5-1 in this round, also sat on the throne of the Premier League leader, and Guardiola also held three advantages to help Manchester City hit the hegemony of the Premier League for four consecutive titles:
First, the schedule is superior, Manchester City is the top three in the championship, the remaining league is the least difficult, the only stronger opponent is Tottenham, on the other hand, Liverpool has to play against Tottenham and Villa, and Arsenal needs to face Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester United in a row;
Second, the depth of the squad is strong, at the end of each season, the players' physical fitness and energy have encountered a huge test, which is also the most test of the depth of the squad, now Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool are fighting on multiple fronts, and the Blue Moon Army has the strongest bench depth, which also allows them to maximize the stability of the team through rotation;
3. Mentality and self-confidence, as the Premier League champions of the past three seasons, Manchester City's players know better how to win the game at the end of the season with the least cost, which is also the so-called inertia, and it is clear that Liverpool and Arsenal are at a disadvantage in this regard.
In the history of the Premier League, there has never been a team that has been able to win the league title for four consecutive seasons, and now Manchester City has ushered in the opportunity to create a legend that belongs to him.