With Arsenal losing to Aston Villa, the eighth round of the Premier League is over. The number one position in the Premier League has changed hands three times in one round. If Liverpool's number one is added, the number one position in the Premier League in the round has changed hands four times. First Liverpool, then Southampton, then Tottenham also reached the top again under Mourinho, and finally became Leicester City. Such a speed of change is enough to see the fierce competition in the Premier League this season.
The highlight of this round of competition must be the strong dialogue between Liverpool and Manchester City. As the Premier League champions of the previous two seasons, the strength of the two teams is naturally beyond doubt. However, as the two favorite teams in this season, Liverpool and Manchester City sent a 1-1 draw, each with one point. In the end, Liverpool lost the first place in the league, and Manchester City was still ranked tenth in the Premier League and could not go further. Such an outcome is not a particularly acceptable result for Klopp and Guardiola.
However, in general, neither team played particularly well in this game. Neither De Bruyne, Jesus or Sterling on Manchester City’s side, or Jota and Firmino on Liverpool’s side have not fully demonstrated their strength. Especially in this game, the joint appearance of Firmino and Jota is not a good offensive idea. The tacit understanding between the two still needs more running-in.
In addition to this game, Mourinho's Tottenham is also a disappointed team. After relying on Kane's last-minute lore to defeat West Brom, Tottenham successfully climbed to the top of the Premier League. But just in the past two hours, Leicester City beat the Wolves 1-0, putting Tottenham in second place. Speaking of it, Tottenham have been unbeaten in 7 games so far this season, only losing to Everton in the opening game, but still can not help them get the league first. One of the most critical reasons for
is that after Tottenham’s 5 victories, there are also 2 draws. They were a 1-1 draw with Newcastle and a 3-3 draw with West Ham United. Judging from the strength of this season, the strength of the two teams is not too strong, but Tottenham still cannot successfully win the opponent. One of the most critical reasons is that there is a huge problem in the defense. They can score, but they can also concede, and they can only end in a draw.
Of course, the Premier League has only just had less than 10 rounds. It is still a little far away if anyone wins the championship. But as the current Premier League’s strongest teams, if they lose consecutive points in the early stages of the league, they are likely to put the power of determining their fate in the hands of other teams in the final stage of the league. Again, if you rush to the championship from the beginning, then every game and every point in the league is very important.
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