Liverpool at the top of the Premier League, finished first in the Champions League table and are deep in the domestic cups – but will there be silverware to show it?
The opportunities are overwhelming in favor of Arne Slot. According to the OPTA supercomputer, Liverpool has a 90 percent chance of raising the Premier League trophy this season.
If they do that, Slot will achieve something, nor Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp nor Arsene Wenger, winning the competition in their debut campaign.
However, Liverpool's title costs last season serves as a warning story. At the beginning of February they led Manchester City and Arsenal with five points to fade only five points and finish third – nine points behind the city and seven drift of Arsenal. Injuries played an important role in that downfall and a similar fate could derail their current momentum.
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A glimpse of the average Liverpool positions in their victory of 10 February at Burnley last season emphasizes the contrast. Of those who started that competition, only Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson and Luis Díaz remain the most common starters this season.
In the meantime, Alisson, Trent Alexander -Arnold and Mohamed Salah – three pillars of the team – were sidelined for crucial pieces. Alexander-Arnold, immersed during the break in that Burnley competition, missed the next seven league matches-in the same period Alisson was out. Salah missed eight consecutive competition between mid -January and mid -March. That collapse was no coincidence.
This season, Liverpool has the absences of more than one match in the Premier League, according to Prime Minister Paluries. But with important luminaires that pop up, one big setback can change everything.
A tough run-in?
A lot has been made from the so -called more difficult walk -in of Liverpool than that of Arsenal – but how much does history tell us?
Looking at the accompanying matches of last season, Liverpool dropped 16 points in their upcoming games, while Arsenal only lost seven (assuming victories against newly promoted parties). If those patterns repeat themselves, Arsenal would end up a point for Liverpool.
For those who question the validity of this method, consider this: Liverpool is currently at 56 points, almost identical to the 55 points they had of the same luminaires last season.
With travel to Manchester City and Everton later this month – two games where they dropped points last season – Liverpool's title Fate can be decided well in the coming weeks.
Navigate successfully and the 'locking machine' can be about to hit the jackpot.
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