Chapter 274: The Fallen Shuanghonghui
England's league evolution history was from being the only one to competing for two strong men, then the three kingdoms were in a stalemate, and then it turned into a four-nation war. Now, the Premier League has begun to move towards the situation of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period.
Before the founding of the Premier League, Liverpool was the king of England's top league, and after the founding of the Premier League, Manchester United rose strongly and started a dominant mode.
Then Arsenal began to rise with the arrival of Wenger, and with the rise of Arsenal, the Premier League evolved into a three-country alliance, and even Liverpool became the weakest one.
But Arsenal's strength did not last long. In addition, the Russian oligarch brought the ruble to the Premier League, and the "Golden Dollar Storm" in European football kicked off, and the Premier League also evolved into a four-country war.
In the evolution of the Premier League, the Red Devils' championship rivals were almost iron-clad, from Liverpool at the beginning to Arsenal later to Chelsea rising strongly.
But this situation has changed with the retirement of Manchester United godfather Ferguson. Ferguson, who has ruled Manchester United for more than 20 years, not only brought Liverpool down the throne, but also led Manchester United into the world's top giants. Its impact on Manchester United has reached all-round.
Manchester United is deeply trapped in the quagmire because of Ferguson's departure, but on the other side of Manchester, another team representing Manchester officially rose.
The Premier League has entered the era of the top five competitions, but don’t forget that in London, there is still another team that is constantly getting stronger. Perhaps in the near future, the six countries will compete for hegemony. With the current situation in the Premier League, another team will appear at any time.
In the changes in the Premier League era, two red giants have become foils early, and have even become increasingly unbearable in recent years. However, this situation has changed this season.
But this change is not a good thing for Liverpool, because Arsenal is rising again this season. After winning the game in the last round, Arsenal's winning streak has reached 8 games, and the standings share the top spot with Chelsea.
In contrast, Liverpool is currently a bit miserable. After losing to Manchester United in the last round, Liverpool still has only 21 points, which makes Liverpool rank in the middle and lower reaches of the league.
However, the league is still long, and Liverpool still has a chance to save itself. What really makes Liverpool uncomfortable is that the Champions League group was eliminated. You should know that if you want to participate in the Champions League, you must enter the top four in the league. However, with Liverpool's situation, it may be difficult to enter the top four this season.
Not to mention Chelsea's strength and Manchester City's stability, Manchester United has made huge investments in order to return to the top four this season, coupled with the rise of Arsenal and Tottenham's pursuit.
Originally, Liverpool and Arsenal were with each other, and the two teams felt like they were in trouble, and even fans on both sides became much closer because of this reason.
But this season, Arsenal suddenly had a momentum, which made Liverpool very uncomfortable. The fans of both sides did not have the same harmony as before, especially when the game came, the fans of both sides had already started arguing on social platforms.
Liverpool fans blamed Arsenal for abandoning them, while Arsenal fans talked about what Liverpool had said last season. If it weren't for Gerald's mistake, it would be Liverpool's abandonment of Arsenal.
Compared to the discord between the fans, the players on both sides performed very harmoniously. Anyway, no one stood up before the game to provoke each other.
In fact, it’s not that everyone doesn’t want to do it, it’s just that they don’t have that mind. Liverpool’s life is very sad now. The elimination of the Champions League has made fans and club management dissatisfied. The team’s head coach Rodgers is not having a good time now.
Last season, Rodgers almost led Liverpool to his first championship since the founding of the Premier League, but in the end he fell under the low-level mistake of meritorious captain Gerrard. Although it was not Gerrard's own fault to lose the championship at the last moment, this had a great impact on Liverpool.
In addition, during the transfer period in the past, Liverpool sold its leading striker Suarez. Although Liverpool spent a lot of money to buy people, there were also searches for Balotelli, and even Rodgers wanted to use Balotelli to replace the departing Suarez.
I don’t know if Rogers was too naive or if his results last season made him so angry that he felt that he could use Balotelli well, and I didn’t think that before him, Balotelli was playing football under the accounts of those famous coaches.
Originally, the media could have used Balotelli to provoke the war between the two teams, but unfortunately, Balotelli missed the game against Arsenal because of the yellow card against Manchester United in the last game.
In this case, Balotelli just wants to participate but cannot participate, and the players who cannot participate say nothing is useless.
Besides, with Balotelli's current state, even if he starts, he may not be able to pose any threat to the goal guarded by Li Shou. Until now, he has joined Liverpool, Balotelli has scored a goal in the Champions League and has scored a goal in the league so far.
This may be the reason why Liverpool's current record is so poor. Suarez scored 32 goals in 33 league games last season and also sent 12 assists.
What is Balotelli this season? The Champions League faces the weak team Ludogorec scored a goal, and has always been from Bulgaria, and the real bottom team in the Champions League group stage.
Currently, there are 10 appearances in the league, 8 starts, 2 substitutes, 0 goals and 0 assists.
22 million euros, 6 million annual salary, this is the money Liverpool spent on Balotelli, which does not count the signing fee and other bonuses.
It is estimated that Rodgers is already very regretful at this moment, Liverpool's management is so depressed that he vomits blood, and the fans are silently crying. If nothing unexpected happens, this is definitely the worst transfer in the Premier League this season.
Since there is the worst, there must be the best. Judging from the current situation, the best one is undoubtedly Arsenal. Li Shou’s net worth is two million less than Balotelli. As for salary, the two are almost the same.
But the role of the two on the team is one world. Arsenal has begun to rise with Li Shou, not only to attack the championship in the league, but also won a complete victory and conceded zero goals in the Champions League group stage.
So Balotelli's suspension made the media very painful because the fuse that caused the war between the two sides was cut off. The media could have made a big fuss about the two, which was the most valuable reason and the least worthwhile signing of the season. It just so happened that the two were goalkeepers and a striker. The spear and shield were born against each other, so they were simply too topical.
The media is very uncomfortable, but for both teams, Balotelli's suspension is a good thing. Liverpool does not want to cause trouble at this time because if one cannot do it, it will be a tragedy.
Arsenal also doesn't want to cause trouble. Although Arsenal's current record is very good, Arsenal is really not strong. The reason why he has the current results is entirely due to Li Shou.
Chapter completed!