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Liverpool are being gifted the Premiership by the other teams this season as they stumble and screw up against teams they should be beating. I have said for some time now that the standards in the premiership have dropped remarkably and that some of the more likely bigger teams have gone backwards.
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If Liverpool win both their games in hand they will be 19 points clear with 15 games to play that works out to only 9 games that they have to win from now on. The way the others are playing it will most likely be a lot less and possibly 6 games will win them the title. Who would have thought that the title could be won before the end of February, but it is looking more and more likely right now.


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Teams like Wolves and Sheffield United were not meant to be where they are currently and has put bigger teams under immense pressure.

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Manchester City, Chelsea,Tottenham,Arsenal and Manchester United are definitely not the same quality teams we were watching 10 years ago. This is not such a bad thing either as every game now has a result which is not so obvious. There are no bankers and throw in VAR and anything is possible on the day.

Looking at the table it is starting to condense and this is unheard of with teams in the top 10 having played 23 games yet only having 30 odd points. That was regarded as borderline form for relegation a few years ago as over the years 37 points has normally been regarded as safety. This season it could be a bit higher like we had a few years ago with a team on 42 points being relegated. Any team from 8th downwards could still end up in trouble.

This season is somewhat different though as any of the current bottom 3 have enough to move away as we have seen what Watford have done over the last 4 weeks. My head tells me the likes of Bournemouth, Norwich and Vila will disappear to the Championship next season, but it is too soon to call just yet.

The Premiership guarantees teams a guaranteed 100 Million for staying in the league so there is much fighting still to happen. teams like Crystal Palace, Newcastle and Sheffield United were not supposed to be in areas of relative safety already which kind of upsets the apple cart.

I must admit I have been disappointed with the lack of quality all round shown by the teams which doesn't add up. The teams are being paid more than ever these days yet they have gone backwards allowing smaller teams who haven't improved, but stayed constant to get ahead on the table.

Lets all be honest Newcastle and Crystal Palace are crap sides who are there only to make up the numbers and receive a paycheck at the end of the season. Saying that what does that say for the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea with the latter looking more and more likely to drop out of the top 4 at some point.

Chelsea along with Manchester United have scored only 10 points in their last 6 matches and have been relying on other teams doing well to keep them in the positions they are in the league currently. Who would have thought that Wolves or Sheffield United could be in the Champions League as it is still a huge possibility. Those league positions in the past would have normally gone to a bigger club and still will possibly ,but that is where the fight is currently as everyone is wanting more.

The wheel constantly turns and if you are not on top it is hard to get back as it takes time and money. Teams need to invest big if they are going to mount a challenge next season as Aston Villa has shown after spending a good 160 Million Pounds, maybe not enough just to stay up.



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Leicester City and Manchester City are mainly the huge culpirt here, I think it's safe to say Liverpool has won the EPL just like Tottenham also gifted them the Champions league you know.

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That makes it a little worse when it isn't necessarily that they are the better team but things are just falling in their favor. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good though :)

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