Potter goes to the bottom with other divers.
We know that the worst in the top 5 are Southampton, Cremonese and so on. But it’s silly to even stammer that they disappointed the most. Barcelona fans, who went hard on Xavi yesterday after two defeats in a row, have more reasoned demands on their team than inconsistency in dipping from wingers.
And there is a category of clubs whose matches you often watch. They have money, fans and status, but they play terribly. Resources were allocated for the fight for high places, but they achieved something in the style of Chelsea. Six games without a win, the risk of relegation from the Champions League and the knowledge that Potter’s relationship with angry fans is getting worse by the day. Who will keep company at Chelsea?
7th place. Atalanta
Fiorentina and Valencia could have been on this list, but their failures have come as no surprise for some time. Unfortunately, they are no longer strong clubs. The “violets” last season moved from 14th to 7th place, but since the team left the Kokorin talisman, they will see no luck. But seriously, Fiorentina and Valencia, where the incomprehensible Lim family reigns, have not been demanding anything for a long time. Unlike Atalanta. Gasperini was third two years ago. Reached the final of the Italian Cup. But they didn’t take the trophy. A tough coach quarreled with the players, important people left. Miranchuk wasn’t like that, but he is better off in Turin. Atalanta have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are 24 points behind Napoli leaders in Serie A. Only by taking away points from Juventus does Juventus leave them in the top six. The Bergamo club will most likely slip, because so many come on and leave, and the selection is not always able to perfectly compensate for the defeats.
6th place. “Villareal”
Champions League semi-finalist, Europa League winner. But without manager Unai Emery, who traveled to Birmingham to upset another slate member Everton, the small Spanish side have sunk in the table. Villarreal are in 10th place in a season which sees Atlético recover from last year’s setbacks and Real Sociedad and Real Betis battle for a place in the top four. Villarreal are betting on tough veterans and don’t have any interesting old players at their disposal, but their luck has remained. The kings of ceramic tiles have surprised time and time again Champions Leaguebut now it’s down again.
5th place. Bayer
Given the current lineup of the season, Bayer should be in the top four, like last time out. But they were eliminated from the Champions League. And in the Bundesliga they risked drowning in the struggle for survival. Xabi Alonso has lifted Bayer a little further up the table, but Lunev’s side have unstable results. Monaco’s move to penalties in the Europa League did not inspire Azmoun and company to win over Freiburg. Serdar is now at the base, he helped avoid defeat, but more was expected from Wirtz, Diaby, Glozek, Shik and Demirbay before the season started. Bayer showed glamorous football, but it didn’t last long.
4th place. “Seville”
End of match vs PSV on the road explains why Sevilla, traditionally in the top four in Spain, are now in 14th place, two points away from direct relegation. In their favorite competition, the Europa League, the Sampaoli team scored three times against Van Nistelrooy’s team. But they conceded two goals in the second leg. They proved once again that there was no trace of the previous stability. Sevilla is not what it used to be. Only the backup goalkeeper Dmitrovich showed fighting techniques. Reply to a wild fan PSVwho ran onto the pitch and punched the goalkeeper in the face.
3rd place. Everton
Lampard led one of the richest clubs on the planet. The transfer costs are comparable to Klopp’s spending at Liverpool. And it turned out to be a team for the relegation zone. New manager Dyche will have the opportunity to save the Toffees from their first top-flight relegation in 72 years, but the bitterness won’t go away. The composition is normal, but no calcium. There are three clubs in the top three Premier League – The tournament is incredibly difficult, but that doesn’t really justify Everton. A year ago, they were fighting for survival and not playing for all the money. West Ham and Leicester have slipped after a decent last year but have a much better chance of a rematch in the future than the hapless Toffees.
2nd place. Chelsea
Not the first, because there are more objective reasons why Chelsea play football so badly than the winner. Unsuccessfully changed the coach, kicked out a strong mentor Tuchel. There have been injuries to key players like Kante and James. There has been a decline in those who contributed to Champions League victory. Not only Mendy and Mount are on the list. Boeli has bought the newcomers, but they are failing. Potter looks confused. He spits on the results and doesn’t understand what the team is missing. Chelsea are tenth in the table because they don’t know how to regain and exploit the space.
1st place. “Liverpool”
Imagine being told in August that Liverpool would leave Arsenal 21 points off the table at the end of February with a game in hand. And now it’s a fact. Arteta in the fight for the championship and Klopp must beat the teams of the level that have gained momentum Manchester Unitednot compete with Fulham and Brighton for a place in the Europa League. It is unlikely that it will be possible to climb into the top four, because Klopp’s seventh season is like a “black mark”. Jürgen hopes to survive this autumn. But initially it was the favorite Premier League on a par with finalist Manchester City Champions League last year.
Injuries and fatigue are topics, but read what Reds fans themselves write about the quality of the team’s football. Here all experts will agree with them. Liverpool wake up from time to time, but much more often they sleep in defense and yawn in attack. This is Jurgen’s fiasco. Important managers are running away from the coach, and the managers want to sell the club, so they are in no hurry with transfers.
