Football's hand covers the sky

Chapter 277

The history of the evolution of England's league is from a dominance to a two-strong rivalry, then a three-nation confrontation, and then a four-nation war. Now, the Premier League has faintly begun to move towards the situation of the Warring States Seven Heroes.

Before the establishment of the Premier League, Liverpool was the king of England's top league. After the establishment of the Premier League, Manchester United rose strongly and started the dominance mode.

Then Arsenal began to rise with the arrival of Wenger, and with the rise of Arsenal, the Premier League evolved into a three-nation rivalry, and even Liverpool became the weakest one.

However, Arsenal's strength did not last long. In addition, the Russian oligarchs brought the ruble into the Premier League, the prelude to the "Golden Dollar Storm" in European football kicked off, and the Premier League also evolved into a four-nation war.

In the evolution of the Premier League, the almost iron-clad opponents of the Red Devils, from Liverpool at the beginning to Arsenal later and then to the strong rise of Chelsea.

But this situation changed with the retirement of Manchester United's godfather Ferguson. Ferguson, who has ruled Manchester United for more than 20 years, not only brought Liverpool down from the throne, but also brought Manchester United into the world's top giants. His influence on Manchester United has reached all aspects.

Manchester United was in a quagmire because of Ferguson's departure, but on the other side of Manchester, another team representing Manchester officially rose.

The current Premier League has entered the era of the top five, but don’t forget that in London, there is another team that is getting stronger, and maybe the Six Nations will compete for hegemony in the near future. With the current situation in the Premier League, another team will emerge at any time.

In the changes of the Premier League era, two red giants have been reduced to a foil early, and have even become more unbearable in recent years, but this situation has changed this season.

But this change is not a good thing for Liverpool, because Arsenal is on the rise 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's points are still only 21 points. This score puts Liverpool in the middle and lower reaches of the league.

But the league is still very long, and Liverpool still have a chance to save themselves. What really makes Liverpool uncomfortable is the elimination of the Champions League group. You know, if you want to participate in the Champions League, you must enter the top four in the league. But with Liverpool's situation, it may be difficult to enter the top four this season.

Not to mention the strength of Chelsea and the stability of Manchester City, Manchester United has invested heavily in order to return to the top four this season, coupled with the rise of Arsenal and the pursuit of Tottenham.

Originally, Liverpool was accompanied by Arsenal, and the two teams felt like brothers and sisters, and even the fans of both sides became closer because of this reason.

But this season, Arsenal suddenly became imposing, which made Liverpool very uncomfortable, and the fans of both sides did not have the harmony before, especially when the game came, the fans of both sides had already quarreled on social platforms.

Liverpool fans blamed Arsenal for abandoning them, and Arsenal fans blamed Liverpool for abandoning them last season. If it wasn't for Gerrard's mistake, it would be Liverpool abandoning Arsenal.

Compared with the disharmony among the fans, the players on both sides were very harmonious. Anyway, no one stood up to provoke each other before the game.

In fact, it's not that everyone doesn't want to do it, it's just that they don't have that kind of thought. Liverpool's life is very difficult now. The elimination of the Champions League has already dissatisfied the fans and the club management.

Rodgers almost led Liverpool to the first championship since the establishment of the Premier League last season, but in the end it fell to the heroic captain Gerrard's low-level mistakes. Although Gerrard was not alone in losing the championship at the last moment, it had a great impact on Liverpool.

In addition, Liverpool sold their leading striker Suarez during the past transfer period. Although Liverpool did not spend less money to buy people, Balotelli was among them, and Rogers even wanted to use Balotelli to replace the departing Suarez.

I don't know if Rogers is too naive or the results of last season made him feel that he can use Balotelli well, and he doesn't think that Balotelli played under those famous coaches before him.

Originally, the media could use Balotelli to provoke a war between the two teams, but it is a pity that Balotelli missed the game against Arsenal because of the yellow card he received against Manchester United in the last game.

In this case, even if Balotelli wanted to participate, he couldn't participate, and the players who couldn't participate said nothing.

Besides, with Balotelli's current state, even if he starts the game, he may not be able to pose any threat to the goal guarded by Li Shou. Since joining Liverpool, Balotelli has only scored one goal in the Champions League, and has scored goals in the league so far.

This may be the reason why Liverpool's current record is so poor. Last season, Suarez scored 33 goals in 32 league games and also sent 12 assists.

And what about Balotelli this season, he scored a goal against the weak team Ludogorets in the Champions League. He has always come from a Bulgarian team, a real team in the Champions League group stage.

The league currently has 10 appearances, 8 starts, 2 substitutes, 0 goals, 0 assists.

2200 million euros, 600 million annual salary, this is the money Liverpool spent on Balotelli, not counting the signing fee and other bonuses.

It is estimated that Rodgers has regretted it deeply at this moment, the Liverpool management is even more depressed to vomit blood, and the fans are crying silently. Not surprisingly, this is definitely the worst transfer in the Premier League this season.

Since there is the worst, there must be the best, and judging from the current situation, the best is undoubtedly on Arsenal's side. Li Shou's worth is 200 million less than Balotelli's. As for the salary, the two are about the same.

But the effect of the two on the team is different. With Li Shou, Arsenal began to rise. Not only did they attack the championship in the league, they also won the Champions League group stage without conceding a goal.

So Balotelli's suspension made the media very painful, because the fuse that provoked the war between the two sides was broken. Originally, the media could make a big fuss about the two. What is the most valuable reason and the most worthless signing this season? It just so happens that the two are a goalkeeper and a striker.

The media is very uncomfortable, but Balotelli's suspension is a good thing for the two teams. Liverpool don't want to make trouble at this time, because if they can't do it themselves, it will be a tragedy.

Arsenal also doesn't want to make trouble. Although Arsenal's current record is very good, Arsenal's strength is really not strong. The reason for their current results is entirely due to Li Shou.

(End of this chapter)