Manchester United legend

Chapter 228 Summary of 2000 Season
After playing the last game on May 2000, 5, the Premier League finally came to an end.

Manchester United won the championship, Arsenal won the runner-up, and although Leeds United had a goalless draw with West Ham United in the away game, because Liverpool was defeated by the relegation team Bradford, Leeds United was lucky to rank third and catch the last train of the Champions League.

While Wimbledon, Sheffield Wednesday and Watford will sadly leave the Premier League, they rank in the bottom three and will be relegated to the Championship next season.

This season's Premier League is still full of sparks, and each team is more involved in offense, which makes the offensive spark of the game more dazzling and attracts more fans' attention.

Throughout the season, the teams scored a total of 1060 goals, 101 more than the entire season, with an average of 2.79 goals per game.

In the entire 380 games, the two teams finally won 288 games, more than three-quarters of the game.This shows how active the Premier League team is trying to win.

In this season, Manchester United has created a record of 11 consecutive victories and created a record of unbeaten at home.

At the same time, Manchester United is also the team that scored the most goals, scoring a total of 97 goals.

Chelsea became the team with the fewest goals conceded (only 34 goals) and the most unbeaten games (16 games).

In terms of comprehensive results, this is a season in which the Red Devils are still strong and unrivaled. Manchester United has a total of 91 points in this season, leaving the second team Arsenal as high as 18 points. This is almost the record for the largest difference in the Premier League.

Not only that, Manchester United is also the Super League team with the most goals since the Premier League, scoring a total of 38 goals in 97 league rounds.

In addition, Manchester United won a total of 28 games in the league this season, which also broke the team's old record.

Among them, the Red Devils also achieved a crazy record of winning 11 games in a row, breaking Arsenal's old record of winning [-] games in a row.

Manchester United's opponents are in different trends.Chelsea, the pre-season favorites to win the title, were the first team to withdraw from the competition.

Although the Blues created an unbeaten record in the Premier League this season, they have not been able to deal with the challenges of European and domestic competitions. The two-line battle caused the team to collapse very early.

There are too many old players in the Chelsea team, they suffer in physical strength, and the team's performance is not very stable. The team also stumbled to the end, only ranked fifth in points, and finally reached the final of the FA Cup.

The problem of the Arsenal team led by Arsene Wenger, Ferguson's biggest opponent, appeared in the first half of the league. The Gunners have been unlucky this season.

They rushed to catch up in the second half of the season, took advantage of the poor state of Leeds United to quietly catch up, and finally won No.2 two rounds ahead of schedule, and obtained the qualification to directly participate in the Champions League group stage next season.

In addition, Arsenal have made it all the way to the finals of the UEFA Cup this season.

It's a pity that they lost to the Turkish powerhouse Galatasaray and lost the championship trophy.

From the perspective of the overall level of the Premier League, Arsenal is currently the team that can compete with Manchester United.

Wenger's team not only played with a sense of art, but also as smoothly as flowing clouds and flowing water. The team cooperated actively and tacitly, and they often played wonderful cooperation on the offensive end. They created 532 shots throughout the season, ranking first among all teams. Although the scoring rate is not high, it reflects that they have created quite a lot of opportunities.

And their defense is also very sharp, with a tackle success rate of 60%, also ranking first among all teams.

Liverpool, a traditional strong team, has made significant progress after changing its coach. The 52-year-old Houllier has brewed and implemented a big change.

Before the season, Liverpool bought 7 foreign players at once. During the winter transfer window, they also bought the new England international Husky. It can be said that they have spent a lot of money to build a new team.

Judging from Liverpool's performance this season, Hyypia, Westveld, Harman, and Heskey have all become the main force of the team, laying a solid foundation for the implementation of Houllier's tactical play.

Houllier vigorously explored youth training seedlings, promoted and used Gerrard, Thomson, Murphy and other newcomers, which was affirmed by Liverpool fans.

Liverpool did not play well at the beginning and end of this season. Before October, their ranking dropped to 10th. At the end of the season, there were 12 draws and 2 losses. In the end, they could only rank 2th. Leeds United finally took away the place in the Champions League.

Liverpool are not at a disadvantage against strong teams. They have 2 wins against Leeds United, 1 win and 1 draw against Arsenal, 1 draw and 1 loss against Manchester United and Chelsea. The total score against these 4 teams is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. They have a good performance in the Big 5 small league, but their state against weak teams is very unstable.

Liverpool are generally on the rise from last season's disastrous 7th and will remain serious contenders for United going forward.

Their record of 1 draw and 1 loss against Manchester United this season did not drown out their anger and passion, nor did their hatred diminish in the slightest.

Leeds United, another favorite to win the championship before the season, performed well in the first half of the season. Before entering the new year of 2000, they had been at the top of the list.

But O'Reilly's team was too young and inexperienced to deal with adversity well, panicking once they played against the wind.

There was also a lot of negative news about the team, and the players had serious disciplinary problems. Both Bowyer and Woodgate were charged by the police, which caused various internal frictions.

These have seriously affected the team's combat effectiveness.

In addition to the traditional strong teams, dark horses have also emerged this season.First of all, the Sunderland team is amazing. They shine as a newly promoted team and their results are amazing.

In the first half of the season, the Black Cats ranked in the top three many times, leaving a strong team behind. In the second half of the season, they fell behind slightly due to problems with the lineup and determination, and finally won No.7.

Sunderland's offensive power is strong, and the chief striker Phillips won the Premier League's Golden Boot.

Another surprising team was Leicester City, which eventually won the League Cup.

In the absence of big-name stars and the sale of Husky to Liverpool later in the season, the team finally ranked ninth and won the League Cup.

Compared with strong teams and dark horses, there are also many things to watch in this season's relegation battle.

In the last two rounds of the Premier League relegation battle, the situation was not completely clear. Only Watford was definitely relegated. The team only accumulated 2 points in 37 games, setting the worst record after the establishment of the Premier League.

After 38 rounds, Wimbledon and Sheffield Wednesday regretted being relegated.

The relegation of these two teams also shows that the "old football" that upholds the traditional style of England has fallen behind and it is difficult to gain a foothold in the Premier League.

(End of this chapter)