Chapter 426: 2nd Crown in 2016!
The next day, the front pages of the English media were headlined with news that Liverpool had lifted the 2015/2016 English Premier League title at Anfield.
Jiang Chenxi and his teammates lifted the Premier League trophy high to the cheers of tens of thousands of Liverpool fans, successfully defending the league title.
After failing to win the top league championship of English football for more than ten consecutive years, in the two seasons when Jiang Chenxi came to Liverpool, Liverpool dominated the Premier League for two consecutive years, and the outstanding performance of the FIFA Mr. Golden Ball in 2014 and 2015 made people admire.
"Well deserved!" - The Times praised Liverpool, who believed that Liverpool had been outstanding throughout the season, except for a brief slump at the beginning of the season, especially after beating the then leaders Manchester City in a direct duel in the league, and almost always led the league despite Leicester City having been catching up behind. Foxes did not really pose the most direct threat to Liverpool, even if Leicester City once narrowed the gap to within a game of victory, but Liverpool never dropped the chain at a critical moment, and in the end, after Liverpool led for most of the season, Liverpool's success in defending the title can be said to be well deserved!
"Jiang's victory!" - "The Guardian" praised Jiang Chenxi very much, in the second Premier League season, the Chinese star continued the crazy scoring state, 45 league goals is the biggest guarantee for Liverpool to win the championship, "51 goals last season, this season has scored 45 goals so far, the superstar from China, directly brought the Premier League Golden Boot from the 30 sequence to the 40 or even 50 sequence, the pursuers behind him can only look at his back from a distance and feel desperate ......."
“20! 45! The Daily Mirror used two big numbers as front-page headlines, 20 referring to Liverpool's twentieth top-flight trophy in the club's history, while 45 representing Jiang's current league goals.
“2!” - The Daily Mail also uses numbers as headlines, but their headline is a '2', which refers to the fact that this league trophy is Liverpool's second trophy of the season, after beating Manchester City in the League Cup final, and this '2' means: 2nd title in 2016! In addition, this '2' can also be understood as Jiang Chenxi's second time winning the Premier League Golden Boot.
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While the praise for Liverpool was also being hailed, some media lamented the Premier League's biggest dark horse of the season, Leicester City.
Leicester City, which was still fighting for relegation last season and was barely relegated in the final stage of the season, has counterattacked all the way this season and has become the biggest dark horse in the Premier League this season.
"It's a shame." The Manchester City Evening News lamented Leicester City, saying, "The Foxes have been astounding this season. Their luck has also been good, with Chelsea suffering a serious dressing room crisis this season, with Arsenal still the familiar Arsenal and Manchester United continuing to rebuild...... However, Leicester City did not have time for ecstasy at all, because Liverpool, who have Jiang Chenxi, have shown desperate stability. ”
In the media, there are also regrets and admiration for Leicester City, the performance of this small city team this season shocked everyone, "Even if it is a regrettable runner-up in the end, this Leicester City team still won the admiration of the world." ”
In addition, many of the big clubs also regretted that Leicester City did not have a chance to win the championship in the end, and of course, they were most interested in Leicester City's many stars.
First of all, Vardy, the grassroots English goalscorer, is likely to win the Premier League Silver Boot this season, and, in the eyes of many people, Vardy is the Golden Boot, why? Because Jiang Chenxi is too fierce and belongs to a category beyond people's understanding, some English media even joked that Vardy should be awarded a golden boot and Jiang Chenxi a space boot, because only outer space people can be so fierce.
Then there's Riyad Mahrez, whose brilliance is no slouch for Vardy, with his breakthroughs, shots and passes being Leicester's number one attacking weapon.
Then there's Leicester's centre-back pairing, with Morgan and Hout being one of the few tall and powerful centre-backs to be found in the mix, which normally lacks agility and speed, but the tower's performance is impressive.
These players have caught the attention of other Premier League giants, including Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United.
However, the most eye-catching is Leicester City's French midfielder N'Golo Kante, in the eyes of some media, Kante has even been confirmed to be the best signing in the Premier League this season, although the figure does not match people's traditional impression of "black and hard", but in the eyes of the media and fans, the French midfielder can be said to have inherited the soul of Makelele, whether it is interception or tackle is like a mad dog. Once you're in his sight, there's no chance of escape.
The main interest in N'Golo Kante right now is Chelsea, who have had an extremely poor season.
However, on Liverpool's side, their manager Jurgen Klopp is also keeping an eye on the Frenchman, but he didn't make an immediate move and was still hesitating.
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After defending their league title, Liverpool did not have a grand championship parade because the season was not over, and the team had the FA Cup final and the UEFA Champions League final to play, and finally the club decided to hold a championship parade on May 29, the day after the UEFA Champions League final, which was obviously interpreted by the media as Liverpool's ambition to win the Champions League.
Three days later, Liverpool ushered in a make-up match in the 35th round of the league, and in the end, Liverpool, who had won the championship in advance, drew 1-1 at home with Newcastle in this game.
After this replayal game, Liverpool are left with only the final round of the Premier League away to West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League this season.
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