1361 The traditional pattern is subverted
The Premier League is about to come to an end, and Liverpool will be fielding substitutes in the final round of the season to prepare for the Champions League final after the game.
On May 22, the 38th round of the 2010-2011 English Premier League season was concluded, and ten matches were played at the same time.
Liverpool, for their part, made their debut at Villa Park with a group of young players and substitutes, and Koeman is also looking at summer purges as he develops his young players.
Aston Villa has no desire at home, but since the opponent is Liverpool, and since Liverpool has sent a despised lineup, Aston Villa is naturally full of fighting spirit to teach the defending champions a lesson.
Liverpool, for their part, didn't care about winning or losing the game, and the game was not surprisingly lost.
Aston Villa beat Liverpool 1-0 at home, and the defending champions immediately put the defeat behind them before setting their sights on the Champions League final seven days later.
In the rest of the final fixture, United won 4-2 at home to Blackpool to send their opponents back to the Championship.
Manchester City won 2-0 away at Bolton Wanderers and ended the season perfectly!
The remaining two games are the most interesting.
Chelsea have taken a conservative stance at Goodison Park and will secure a Champions League ticket if they don't lose to their opponents by a narrow margin.
But what Chelsea didn't expect was that they would be beaten by Everton!
Carlo Ancelotti's side ended their final three games of the season on a three-game losing streak.
Arsenal came to the final game away to Fulham, the farmer.
They drew 2-2 with Fulham after 90 minutes of fierce battle.
Arsenal, who have not even won a victory, are two points behind Chelsea and will miss out on next season's Champions League!
The press conference hall at Craven Farm Stadium was filled with long-awaited journalists.
Naturally, Fleet Street reporters will be waiting for Arsene Wenger here.
After all, before the final game, the probability of Arsenal missing the Champions League is more than 99%.
Arsene Wenger appeared in front of everyone with a mournful expression.
Naturally, his mood was very sad.
The financial cost of missing out on next season's Champions League is very real. That would hinder Arsenal's progress.
And right after the end of this game. Cesc Fabregas left the team straight away and embarked on a trip to Barcelona. There are signs that Arsenal's captain will change clubs in the summer.
Arsene Wenger told reporters: "A miracle didn't happen. We have made a lot of mistakes this season, the immaturity of the team is the main reason for the decline this season, and we cannot ignore the strength of other rivals such as Liverpool and Manchester City, who have been the favourites to win the league since last season, and Manchester City have also been consistent this season and will make their first Champions League appearance. They are improving, and Arsenal are not only making mistakes, but the immaturity of the team is also a cost. ”
A reporter in the audience shouted: "Arsenal has not only won any championships since 2006, but now it has lost the Champions League qualification, it is obvious that Arsenal is in decline!" Will Arsenal still not bring in stars and invest heavily this summer? ”
Suddenly not having the Champions League for a season may not be too much of a blow, but if Arsenal can't catch up and invest in the transfer market in time to bring in high-quality players, then once they miss the Champions League for many consecutive seasons, Arsenal's attraction to top players will really become less and less. At that time, it will become that Arsenal will not be able to buy even if they have money, unless they are as rich as Manchester City. I don't care about spending money at all, and I use money to attract stars completely.
Arsene Wenger said with a blank face: "If football can be solved with money, then it represents the death of modern football, the sport will not become the number one sport in the world, Arsenal will stick to their philosophy, we still have a very competitive squad, next season we do not have the task of the Champions League, we can concentrate on the main league, this is our advantage, I believe Arsenal will not stay away from the Champions League for too long, we will soon return to our stage!" ”
Arsene Wenger's declaration may break the hearts of countless Gunners fans, and from this day on, Arsenal's fan camp began to split, and voices of defection to Wenger began to surface.
On the other hand, Chelsea, who lost the game but retained their Champions League qualification, also ushered in a drastic change.
Chelsea's sacking of Carlo Ancelotti may not come as much of a surprise, as no manager has escaped a title since Abhimovi took charge of the Bridge.
However, the way Ancelotti was fired reflects the "savagery" of the Russians.
After the media revealed that Ancelotti did not expect the club's decision to be so fast, after the 0-1 defeat to Everton, he boarded the team's bus as usual, and in the "witness" of all the players, CEO Gorray informed the Italian of his decision to leave the class, which made Ancelotti stunned on the spot.
In his post-match interview, Carlo Ancelotti was in a good mood and expected a more formal meeting next week to inform him of the final decision.
"I'm on vacation right now, and I don't know how long it will be!" When An Shuai said this after the game, he didn't know what would happen to him two hours later.
"We haven't scheduled talks yet, but I think it will be next week."
To the complete surprise of the Italians, the Russian boss did not think about the talks at all, and the decision to dismiss them took effect immediately.
Of course, Carlo Ancelotti was prepared for the result: "I don't want to say anything to the club, they can judge me for two years and I just have to wait and see what happens. ”
Less than two hours later, An Shuai waited for the verdict of fate, but it was so fast, so simple and rude, he probably didn't expect it.
The dismissal of Carlo Ancelotti on the bus is reminiscent of the cold-blooded dismissal of assistant coach Wilkins during the season.
On a Thursday morning, the Blues won 4-0 between Chelsea and Bayern Munich in a warm-up match at the training ground, with Wilkins and Carlo Ancelotti in attendance, before he received a phone call at half-time that CEO Gorre was looking for a talk to him and went to the office, never to return.
In his office, Wilkins was told that Chelsea would not renew his contract with immediate effect, with media commenting that Chelsea had cruelly asked Wilkins to leave at half-time.
Abou joined Chelsea in 2003, and in the past 8 years, six managers have been replaced, Ranieri, Mourinho, Grant, Scolari, Hiddink, and now Ancelotti.
The Red Army defended its title, the Red Devils changed, the Blue Moon rose, the Blues changed the sky, and the Arsenal fell.
After the first decade of the new millennium, the traditional pattern of the Premier League will be gone forever! (To be continued.) )