From Heartbreak to Triumph: Liverpool's Journey from 97 Points to an 80-Point Title
Six years ago, Liverpool played a nearly perfect season under Klopp, scoring 97 points, but still ranked behind Manchester City and regrettably won the Premier League runner-up. That year, the Reds only lost one game in the Premier League, almost interpreting perfection to the extreme. However, Guardiola's Manchester City laughed at the end with a slight advantage of 98 points, making Liverpool's efforts seem particularly bitter.
Time flies, and six years later, Liverpool ushered in a new coach Arne Slot. The Dutch young coach took over the torch left by Klopp, but encountered a completely different Premier League situation. In the general environment where competitors are generally in ups and downs and giants frequently lose their footing, Liverpool led by Slott successfully won the Premier League championship even with only 80 points.
It's the same Premier League championship, but it's a completely different landscape.
On the one hand, this reflects the fierce competition in the Premier League that year. Liverpool and Manchester City in the 2018-19 season can be called a historical "double hegemony". Liverpool has 97 points and has almost locked the championship in the five major leagues in history, but it happened to meet the equally crazy Manchester City.
On the other hand, this also reflects the changes in the Premier League. In six years, traditional powerhouses such as Manchester United, Chelsea, and Tottenham have declined. Although Manchester City is still strong, it has gradually exposed its fatigue in financial investigations and personnel changes. Although emerging forces such as Arsenal and Newcastle have impacted, they lack stability, making the championship competition not as fierce as it was in the past.
Of course, this does not mean that Sloter's victory can be downplayed. Any Premier League championship trophy is extremely precious and is the crystallization of sweat and wisdom. Sloter successfully continued Liverpool's high-pressure style, while incorporating his own ball control and rhythm changes, so that the Red Army still maintains strong competitiveness at the time of the transition between the old and the new.
Conclusion:
Liverpool six years ago taught us that "trying your best may not lead to success", but it also laid the foundation for the subsequent glory; six years later, under the leadership of the new coach, Liverpool once again reached the top in a relatively stable manner. This is both the reincarnation of time and the continuation of the Red Army spirit. No matter how many points are scored, as long as the trophy is finally lifted, the glory of Liverpool is worth remembering by everyone!
