Chapter 22: Premier League chaos

After the start of the new season, according to Arthur's habit in previous years, this time should be ready to travel to the warmer southern hemisphere, but this time he had to go back to England, because this season's Blackburn,

Arthur returned to Blackburn Rovers on the afternoon of 21 November local time, a third of the Premier League season had already been completed, and three international break weeks had cut the first three months into order. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Overall, the general trend of the entire Premier League has basically fulfilled the expectations of fans and media for this season's Premier League after the end of last season, and has truly achieved a state of a hundred flowers, as a league of entertainment value and intensity, only at the beginning of this century the era of the seven sisters of Serie A to compete for the title can be compared.

According to the standard basically recognized by many fans all year round: "The first ten rounds of the league are lively, and the general trend can be seen after ten rounds", and Arthur also made a special trip to come back at this time.

This season's Premier League situation is complicated, there are as many as 8 teams at the top of the standings, and the score difference is about 1:2 points, in addition to the traditional top 6, Southampton and Everton have also joined the ranks of spoilers, but such troubled times, there are also many strange phenomena.

Tottenham are in seventh place, but they are just one point off the Champions League zone and five points off the top. Strangely, they have scored just nine goals in 11 games, including three penalties, the third-lowest in the Premier League, and they have been able to bite the ground in the table thanks to their defence. So far, they have only conceded six goals, and if you count the number of goals conceded per game, they are in 7th place in the league and even less than Barcelona and Bayern Munich!

Another odd side is Manchester City, who have been the most firepower in the Premier League this season, with 28 goals to top the Premier League, and strangely enough to sit in eighth place in the table, behind Tottenham, who have scored more than three times as many goals.

They can beat their arch-rivals Manchester United 4-1, slaughter Norwich 7-0, lose 0-1 to bottom-placed Sunderland and lose 2-3 to promoted Magadiff City. England's top goalkeeper Joe Hart, who won the Premier League's Golden Glove, has made a series of mistakes this season, and his ups and downs are a microcosm of Manchester City's record this season.

Another impressive team is Southampton, who currently sit third in the table, have the best defence and the fewest losses in the Premier League, and have conceded more goals than Roma and Lille in the top five leagues.

With a win over Liverpool and a draw away at Manchester United, Southampton have become a formidable new force in the Premier League, and who would think it's not a strong conversation when they travel to London to face Arsenal and Chelsea away?

And let's not forget Everton, despite the loss of David Moyes, who has been in charge for 11 years, and Marouane Fellaini, who have not been able to compete for a top-four finish in sixth place, are enough to be a serious spoiler, and the 1-0 win over Chelsea proved that they are not a small player.

The new season is less than a third of the way through, but the battle for the title and the top four spots is already underway, with each round of competition yielding new standings and unexpected results in each round.

Strong conversations?

Can't stop!

Although Kompany's injury and Ivanovic's performance led to a lot of low-level mistakes and points lost, Blackburn's squad is undoubtedly very thick, and the 38-round league marathon to win the championship either depends on the good luck of not being injured or relying on an adequate supply of gunpowder, and Blackburn has a very obvious advantage in this regard.

In addition, Blackburn's home record of 100% victory, and almost every game is a hearty victory, is the guarantee of the later championship, it is obvious that after the arrival of Klopp, Blackburn's home field has once again slowly become the first devil's home stadium in Europe.

Neymar, who joined the club in the summer for a record £50 million transfer fee, quickly integrated into the team and formed good chemistry with Suarez almost immediately, and after an initial period of discomfort, he adapted to the Premier League after two or three games.

At the back, due to Kompany's unexpected injury, Alderweireld and Raphael Varane began to gradually become the main players of the team this season, although there were occasional mistakes, but the growth rate was gratifying, and both were selected in the Premier League team of the current round once. And their partner, Phil Jones, has taken away the nickname "Little Terry" from previous years and is moving towards a truly world-class central defender.

John Stones and Bellerin, two young players who have just moved from the development squad to the first team, have not played many games and played limited minutes, but they can also see the potential to become a pillar of Blackburn Rovers in the future.

In midfield, Alonso Lam Pedro is already one of the strongest midfield configurations in the world, and only a few midfield combinations such as Xavi Busquets Iniesta can match, which is also the backbone of Blackburn.

The departure of the two veterans of Duff and Cambiasso has given Pogba, Sterling, Casemiro, De Bruyne and Coutinho more opportunities to play, especially Pogba has completely sat on the first substitute in the team's midfield, and Alonso almost you and I began to rotate again, so far there have been 6 league starts, 2 Champions League starts, and he can no longer be positioned simply as a "substitute".

The forward line is the most crowded place in Blackburn's squad, in addition to the trident of Neymar Suarez, who has performed extremely well and firmly occupies the starting position, Torres, Hernandez, Harry Kane and Anthony Martial are all hoping to have more opportunities to play, especially in the World Cup next summer, it is not ruled out that Torres and Hernandez will seek loans, and Harry Kane and Martial also have the possibility of loan to the Championship team to "practice".

It's a pity that the state of instability has become the biggest problem of the current Blackburn Rovers, using "robbing the rich to help the poor" to describe them, it is the most appropriate In the strong dialogue, Klopp led Blackburn Rovers never lost, 31 away against Manchester City, 40 at home to Manchester United, 30 to beat Arsenal, are Blackburn's classic battles this season, but they can also lose 0:1 to Fulham away from home, 12 to Birmingham.

It is precisely because Blackburn Rovers are unstable and have lost too many points against weak teams that they will temporarily sit in second place in the standings.

"Blue Moon" Manchester City's home record this season is second only to Blackburn, from Nasri's recent comparison of Pei Shuai and Wenger, Diego Fran in the interview to Pei Shuai's instructions to players on the field is to play as freely as possible to analyze the information, Pei Shuai is more inclined to the philosophical Confucianism, this type of coach's debut season is not a special system of the team generally can not produce results, has always been the basic law of football.

Finally, Manchester City's miserable away record, 6 away games, 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses is the biggest obstacle on the road to the championship, if the next few away wins can not be achieved in time, the psychological impact of the "away bug" on Manchester City's title will be immeasurable.

There is no doubt that Tottenham Hotspur has been successful defensively in the new season, keeping a multi-game list, and almost no other team has scored more than two goals in a single game, and good defense is half the battle. Secondly, although the 7 new signings that Tottenham spent 100 million to buy were not fully integrated into the team, they will still give Tottenham more options in the long-distance running of the league.

If you compare it side-by-side with Manchester City's Negredo, the high-priced Soldado has not reached expectations at all, Tottenham's more than 20 feet and more than 30 feet in many games cannot be fully explained by luck, and the poor feeling or low quality of the forward shot will seriously limit the speed at which Tottenham can get points. Finally, Tottenham, who like to drop the chain at a critical time in the Premier League, will be even more difficult to move to the next level if they can't even get the top four.

Manchester United's forward combination Van Persironey is almost the first forward combination in the Premier League in terms of tacit understanding and individual ability, and if Manchester United can bottom out, the strength of the forward line will definitely be the main driving force.

Although Alex Ferguson has retired, the majority of Manchester United's squad has plenty of experience in title hunting, which is one of the factors that cannot be ignored as the league enters a white-hot phase.

As a coach, Moyes has always been a representative of the Mesozoic generation of coaches, "strength, no character", at the end of last season Everton lost a great opportunity to fight for the top four for a 0:0 at the Emirates Stadium, Everton's ranking at that time except for the top four to fight to the death can hardly have any burden, but Moyes did not take the risk at the critical time to win Arsenal, if the stage on the road to the championship is almost a big taboo to bury the future.

Finally, there is the problem that United fans acknowledge: the lack of creativity in the midfield, especially after Scholes retired completely and Shinji Kagawa did not have enough opportunities and positions.

In terms of squad, Chelsea, who are currently third in the table, are comparable to Blackburn Rovers, with two players in each position who can barely distinguish the main substitutes, and although the forward line is slightly lacking, the depth of the squad is fully guaranteed to compete for the title in the long term.

Jose Mourinho's football philosophy is "winning", and as a coach who can hardly accept a stage failure, the Portuguese has all the basic qualities to win the title at the expense of various interests in a single season, and this spirit of only being the first must be the biggest guarantee for Chelsea to win the title.

Abou has sacked 9 coaches in the past 10 years, and as we all know, Mourinho's first choice was Blackburn, but was rejected by Arthur, and Abou's first choice was Pep Guardiola, which was also rejected by the Spaniard.

Finally, Chelsea's huge squad cannot guarantee everyone's playing time, Blackburn is because there are enough authoritative captains to suppress the dressing room after Arthur took over, and although Chelsea's professional players have professional ethics, but human flaws determine that it is impossible for everyone to be satisfied, ensuring harmony within the team is Chelsea's biggest task.

Liverpool has two major advantages: one is low expectations, according to the information leaked by Liverpool fans at Anfield, few people really expect Liverpool to win the title this year, and the fourth is Liverpool's goal this year, and the low target will reduce the psychological pressure on Liverpool's title race, which may help Liverpool maintain their championship hopes for a longer time.

However, whether Liverpool's back three or back five can be adjusted in a timely and effective manner against strong and weak teams, or whether the players can seamlessly switch between several formations in different games in a season, is the biggest problem that Rodgers needs to solve and may be the biggest problem for Liverpool this season. Although Jordan Henderson has grown rapidly, Lucas has returned and Carroll is in good form, Liverpool's midfield is still a little lacking in control and creativity, and this weakness in midfield may be more evident in the strong dialogue.

As for Arsenal this season, they have not won a championship for 8 years, Wenger has repeatedly become a laughing stock, and the embarrassing title of "Fighting for the Four" has made this former gorgeous division a laughing stock. The poor results made Wenger want to cry without tears, and the cold ridicule of the fans was extremely harsh, and in the midst of such doubts, Wenger still stubbornly insisted on his own philosophy.

Arsenal, who have not won the league title for a decade, have not lacked the motivation to end the title drought this season, although the defeat to Old Trafford, for various reasons and the lack of disadvantage on the field, it is almost certain that a loss in one game will not affect the Gunners' confidence in winning the title this year. In addition, Arsenal's midfield has been frighteningly crowded, with five midfielders often coming up together in the last three months of winger injuries and a staggering configuration of two top-class midfielders on the bench, with strong control in midfield ensuring that the Gunners will have enough possession and create enough chances to earn more points in any game.

Even if Giroud is lucky enough to survive a season, in terms of physical strength and selection, Arsenal still lacks a striker who is more complementary to Giroud, or a more comprehensive world-class striker. In addition, the most important thing in the late stage of Arsenal's title race is to overcome the psychological barrier. Although Arsenal has not competed for the title in the past two seasons, the good habit of scoring points at the end of the season accumulated in the last two battles for the top four is in stark contrast to the collapse at the end of each season in the previous four seasons.

Overall, the entertainment value of the Premier League this year is likely to be the highest since the Premier League was founded in '92, and the satisfaction of winning the title in this season is perhaps stronger than in any other season. If the top six can all play on their strengths and avoid their weaknesses, the situation of the top six in the next spring may not be difficult to achieve, and Blackburn's league title will also face the biggest challenge.