Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 284 Who Can Remain Undefeated
In the Anfield stadium on January 1, who can maintain their unbeaten golden stature between Manchester City and Liverpool has become the hottest topic in the crotch league, even surpassing the English players who will fall into Southgate's eyes.

Before the Blue Moon team won 16 consecutive victories, they were neck and neck with Liverpool in the standings, and they also remained unbeaten for the season, which can be described as a flash of light.

At present, among the five major leagues, only Barcelona in La Liga remains unbeaten like Liverpool and Manchester City.

Even if people know that it is not easy to win the league without defeat, it may still be more difficult than many people expected.

This year in Manchester City, it should be said that Guardiola has been unbeaten for the third time in the league for the whole season. He had once each in Barcelona and Bayern before.

In the 09-10 season, Barcelona swallowed the only defeat in La Liga in the 22nd round;

In the 13-14 season, Bayern was terminated in the 29th round of undefeated gold;
In Manchester City this season, Guardiola's first hurdle is the upcoming 23rd round.

In these three seasons, Guardiola's teams have played a very strong league dominance, with very high points per game (Barcelona 2.61, Bayern 2.65, Manchester City's current 2.70), but can Manchester City remain unbeaten this season? ?
在近20多年的欧洲五大联赛中，只有AC米兰（1991-92）、阿森纳（2003-04）和尤文图斯（2011-12）三支不败夺冠的球队。

Under the Premier League's 38-round league system, which is more difficult to break [-] points or go unbeaten in the season?

At first glance, it seems that it is more difficult to break through 100 points, but in the season when Juventus won the championship undefeated, Real Madrid scored [-] points in La Liga but failed to remain unbeaten.

In the next two seasons, Barcelona and Juventus scored 100 and 102 points respectively but still failed to remain unbeaten.

This is actually easy to understand: Breaking [-] points allows you to lose, but you need to maintain a very amazing winning rate, and an unbeaten season means that you cannot lose in any league game.

When the team's strength, state and dominance are super strong, it is very possible to win most of the games, but it may not be guaranteed that they will not lose a game.

There are six giants with outstanding strength in the Premier League, which means that a strong team will play a total of 10 games with the other top five, and it is difficult to guarantee that they will not lose. The same is true for Manchester City and Liverpool.

In the long league journey, there are too many factors that affect the team's performance. First of all, there is the main factor of the opponent's challenge.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are eternal rivals in La Liga. This season's Premier League is also a battle between Liverpool and Manchester City.

The upcoming Liverpool vs. Manchester City, the pre-match analysis must have felt that anyone has the possibility of victory.

In other words, facing the other five of the top six, you may win 8-9 games, but it is still very difficult to not lose a game.

If your state is slightly worse, or if your opponent is in a more aggressive state, defeat may come.

In addition, there are some normal attrition and personnel shortage factors, such as fatigue from continuous combat, injury and suspension, and so on.

Players' injuries and status are one aspect, and "motivation" is another aspect. Bayern's unbeaten league in the 13-14 season ended in two rounds after winning the championship one and a half months ahead of schedule.

A team cannot always exert 100% of its strength in the league throughout the season, so it is not new to lose during the adjustment period of the start or the relaxation period after winning the championship.

Just like this season's Ligue [-], when Paris signed Neymar and Mbappe, and Monaco lost many core members, it seemed difficult to imagine who could win Paris.

As a result, Strasbourg played the role of the big Paris killer. They used their home and team's resolute efficiency in the game, as well as Paris' squandering of opportunities and the slowness of coach Emery to make the seemingly indestructible Ligue [-] giants. Overturned the car.

You must know that there are many factors that affect football games. Some games are indeed like this. No matter how you play, your side can’t score. It's not that if you don't lose, you can't lose.

Luck will always be part of the game of football, although fans don't quite agree with the "luck theory", thinking it is an excuse for the team's poor performance.

But in individual games, bad luck will indeed appear. It may not be so big that it will affect the trend of the entire league, but it is still possible to determine the outcome of a game.

What's more, if you want to remain unbeaten, you need some luck to help you survive the thrilling moments. For example, Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson saved a penalty that could have killed the Blue Moon before the end of the game against Crystal Palace.

And the only game Bayern lost after Heynckes returned this season was full of injuries and two goalposts were hit in the game. When Bayern was in a bad state, it was only a few minutes, but Borussia was in these few minutes. Scored 2 goals.

This is actually a certain uncertainty on the football field-the team's state has ups and downs, it is impossible to maintain the best state every minute of the season, and there will be better and worse states in a single game stage.

But the problem is that the opponent may score 5 goals in 10-2 minutes if you seize your trough attack. Even if you have an overwhelming advantage with 80-85 minutes left, there is no guarantee that you will be able to even out the difference every time.

To fight against this uncertainty in 38 rounds (34 rounds) throughout the season, the team can do a lot, but it is limited after all, and not everything is under control.

Arsenal and Juventus, the only two unbeaten teams in the five major leagues for so many years, have won 38 rounds (AC Milan had 34 rounds). boost in this regard.

The Arsenal lineup of the "Armada" year was certainly strong, but it also escaped some occasions where it might lose:
For example, in the 6th round away game against Manchester United, Van Nistelrooy's 90th-minute penalty hit the crossbar. Sometimes there may be such a difference between unbeaten in the season and 1 in the season.

After the 8th round away game against Liverpool, the "Times" reporter mentioned that this Arsenal team has a strong feeling and can put results before style.

After bringing back a point from the home of the bitter host Bolton, Arsenal has established a so-called "invincible halo", and they increasingly believe that their team can escape from the predicament.

With the unbeaten record getting longer and longer, Wenger admitted frankly that the team needs some luck and mental strength to continue this momentum.

In terms of personnel, the success of Kolo Touré's transformation into a central defender has provided a stable guarantee for Arsenal's defense, unlike Manchester United who lost Ferdinand (suspended for the second half of the season).

After a 4-2 reversal of Liverpool, the then Red Army coach Houllier described Arsenal as a wounded animal, showing a crazy desire to counterattack, and they still have a star like Henry who can decide the game.

The Gunners' final record was 26 wins and 12 draws, and it seems that it is not accidental that there are more draws but they can be unbeaten throughout the season.

As for Juventus in the 11-12 season, there are also many factors that contributed to the undefeated championship:
For example, in the case of a very thin lineup, the indispensable Vidal-Pirlo-Markisio combination has no injuries throughout the year, and the total number of missed games other than suspension is less than 5 games;
In addition, there were too many draws in the first half of the season, which caused Juventus to be in a state of catching up for a long time, and they had to strive for points instead of just "maintaining unbeaten". It is certain that the championship has reached the 37th round, and no one wants to lose at home in the 38th round. defeat;
Not having the burden of the European war is also a very important factor. Like a 1-3 desperate tie with Naples, Juventus' hard work is naturally the main reason for the good results.

With the increasing pressure of today's football competitions, undefeated league matches are not the main goal pursued by each team. It is more important to adjust the team's physical fitness and competitive state to compete for various championships.

Injuries, low status and rotation in multi-line battles, slack after winning the championship early, short-term ups and downs in certain games, venues, referees, refracting balls and other factors, the opponent's status is against the sky...

If you win 38+ games in 30 games, it is possible to achieve a strong enough dominance; but if you want to not lose a game in 38 games, even the best team cannot guarantee it.

Both Klopp and Guardiola are the top coaches in today's football. They don't say anything, but they are actually suffocating in their hearts to break each other's undefeated golden stature.

(End of this chapter)