Football. Ua sums up the 35th round of the championship of England.
Chelsea managed to overcome the main obstacle to the championship in the face of Everton, Totenham confirmed superiority over Arsenal, Manchester grandees made a gift to Liverpool, Burnley got the first away victory in the season. About this and much more - in the review of Football. Ua.
Tour Results:.
Tottenham: In North London, the new owner has already managed to grow a generation of fans of Tottenham, who have never seen their club finish higher than Arsenal in the standings. Gunners for more than 10 years can not win the Premier League and justified at least by stability. The team steadily finished in the top four and thus took the place above Tottenham in the table.
Last season, a miracle happened to Lester, who won the championship. There was a miracle of Tottenham, suddenly wedged into the fight for the championship. And there was a miracle that remained somewhat in the shadows - Arsenal did not fight for the title, but at the finish ahead of Tottenham.
For as many as 4 rounds before the finish of the championship Spurs secured a place above Arsenal, and did it in a match with the Gunners themselves. Tottenham confidently proved that it is better - how can someone argue this? Arsene Wenger has recently known many defeats, and now they will be added one more. Arguments in favor of the Frenchman are less and less, but it is unlikely that this will prevent him from remaining in his place and next season.
It's funny that for all its troubles Arsenal keeps good chances for the top 4, because of the lost points only 3 points inferior to the coming third Liverpool and Man City, yes 2 - MJ. Are we waiting for the final breakthrough and another Wenger triumph?.
Middlesbrough: Late woke Middbrose was able to get hold of one point in the match against not anyone but a formidable Manchester City. This is unlikely to help Rechnik, because to save propiska in the elite team must win all 3 remaining matches and at the same time to Swansea scored no more than 3 points, and Hull - no more than 1.
But Man City draw can really annoy, because they missed a chance to break away from Manchester United, who previously shared points with Swansea. And then, everything could be much worse if the team once again did not come to the rescue of Gabriel Jesus, equalizing the score. By the way, the assistant for the Brazilian was Sergio Aguero, before realizing a penalty - it seems, in the arsenal of the City will now appear and the scheme of the game with two forwards.
Manchester United: Ooops, we did it again It's interesting, how would Jose Mourinho scoff at an opponent who always plays in a home stadium in a draw? So far, we will not be able to assess the witticisms of the Portuguese in this regard, because in the role of a fan of draws - he himself.
Jose is humanly sorry, because the team really tortured injuries - only in a fight with Swansea injured Luke Shaw and Eric Bayi. But on the other hand - the saying "for two hares you will chase - not one you will not catch" has arisen for a reason, and Mourinho tried to keep up with 4 hares - the Premier League, 2 cup tournaments and the Europa League.
The Mancunians have won in the League Cup, they can win in the Europa League and finish in the top 4, but for this they have to pay, including the cost of injuries to players whose organisms no longer withstand the loads of the debilitating season. The desire to win everywhere complicates the path to these victories - a sad paradox, do not you think?.
Oh yeah, MJ broke the record for the duration of the unbeaten series in one season of the Premier League, and at the same time the record for the number of draws in this tournament. Are United fans happy about these records?.
Chelsea: One step closer to the title of Everton, Middlesbrough, BWA, Watford, Sunderland - these are the five steps that separated Chelsea from the title before the start of the 35th round. The coolest of them seemed to be a duel with Everton, which is good this year, and Goodison Park is playing well. Middlesbrough and Sunderland for the game with Chelsea already could issue a start (the first, however, still have chances), and the WBA and Watford in this championship does not need anything anymore.
But all the hopes that the fans of Tottenham pinned on Everton were in vain. Yes, the Toffee looked good, but Chelsea was better and quite deserved put in his piggy bank the next 3 points. England, of course, is famous for its unpredictability, but it is unlikely that in the remaining matches the Blue will gain by as much as 4 points less Spurs. In the table of the winners of the Premier League it's time to start inscribing "Chelsea".
Liverpool regained the fate of the LP voulette in their own hands. Liverpool's inclination to take away the points from the "big" teams and give them away "small" has long been the subject of ridicule among the fans. It was she who made us worry before the Reds' fight with Watford, obviously weaker rival.
But this time the fears were not confirmed (maybe because Watford does not need glasses anymore) - Liverpool scored a minimal victory, but its importance is hard to overestimate. Now the coveted ticket to the Champions League is again in the hands of the Klopp guys - if the Reds win all 3 remaining matches, they are guaranteed to hit the top 4. Southampton and West Ham, who already do not need anything, as well as Middlesbrough (who most likely will fly to the 38th round) are not the worst on the paper opponents, right?.
Burnley: It's finished!.
Burnley this season was a very polite guest. Team Sean Dajch scored only 4 points for 17 away matches and never won. It was difficult to expect a victory and in the confrontation with the climbers who scored an excellent move Crystal Palace - everything was read the next guest defeat of Bordeaux.
Yes, that's just Burnley, it seems, was not aware of any hands! Yes, Palas has dealt more blows on goal, but to call an undeserved victory Bordovy does not work, and it is not necessary - you just have to be glad for the team that, from the penultimate attempt, finally reached the goal. What is more important, the wards of Shona Deutsch have practically guaranteed themselves the preservation of a residence permit in the elite - it is unlikely for 3 rounds they will lose 7 points advantage over Swansea.
Sunderland: It's finished!.
This tour was significant not only for Burnley. In it, I finalized my departure from the Premier League Sunderland. The team of the long 10 years was in the Premier League, in the last 3 seasons, escaping from Championships just before the ribbon, but this trick failed.
As it turned out, the unmotivated Bournemouth is the easiest to win in the Premier League on the road for the first time in 8 matches than Sunderland - wresting the victory in order to keep the hope of salvation. Hastily called before the start of the season, David Moyes once again damped his long-not-faultless reputation, but it's hardly worth blaming in the failure of the Scotsman - it was going to Black Cat's departure for more than the first season.
Leicester: Now you can sleep peacefully Remember, as in the last round, Claudio Ranieri talked about how Lester needed to score 40 points? Then for the whole season, the Foxes scored twice as much (81 points, but we will not quibble). Alas, in the current season the reality turned out to be very harsh - only in the 34th played match Lester overcame such an important line.
Fox for 3 rounds to the finish secured a game in the Premier League next season - in fact going to the 18th place Swansea, even theoretically, can not catch the guys Craig Shakespeare. Lester can already begin to work on the summer transfers and prepare for the next season.
One paragraph - Hull City played a draw on the Southampton field, which is not so bad, given the unimportant game of Tigers on the road. True, the next day Swansea also got hold of 1 point in the meeting with Manchester United, but holding the distance for 3 rounds to the finish is also a good result.
- Stoke City and West Ham, who have already decided all their questions in the current campaign, did not score goals. But this was enough to Stoke reached a magical mark of 40 points, and West Ham approached her closely - 39 points.
Figures and facts of the tour:.
1 - For the first time in 22 years, Tottenham will finish above Arsenal in the Premier League.
1 - For the first time in the history of the Premier League, the hosts did not score a single goal on the day of play with a minimum of 4 fights.
1 - Burnley won the first away victory in the current season.
1 - For the first time since January Chelsea has kept its gates on the castle. Prior to that, Londoners missed 11 duels in a row.
1 - Wayne Rooney - the first player of United, who scored 20 penalties in the Premier League.
2 - For the second time in its history, MJ has a two-digit home draw in the championship. For the first time it happened in the 1980/1981 season.
2 - Joshua King became the second Norwegian, who scored 15 or more goals per season in the Premier League. The first was Ole Gunnar Salskyaer.
3 - Lucas Leiva in the last 5 Premier League games made 5 assists - the same as in 163 games before.
4 - Sunderland flew out of the Premier League for the fourth time - tournament record.
20 - Watford's rivals got 20 times in the frame of the Hornets in the current NS.
25 - MJ does not know defeats for 25 Premier League matches - club record.
50 - Tottenham scored 50 points on White Hart Lane - more than ever in his history.
92 - Sunderland spent 92% of the time in the relegation zone this season.
141 - In fights between Arsenal and Tottenham, 141 balls were scored in the Premier League - more than in any other confrontation.
450 - James Milner played his 450th match in the Premier League. He became the 22nd player who conquered this mark.
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