[인터풋볼] Reporter Shin Dong-hoon = The defending champion who fell more seriously than Liverpool this season was Chelsea in the 2015-16 season.
Liverpool are struggling this season. Injured evil spirits, which started from the beginning of the season, were the main cause. It was the most painful for the main center backs Virgil Van Dyke and Joe Gomes to escape due to long-term injuries. Even when the injured player returns, it was difficult to properly form a squad as the vicious cycle of another player injured was repeated. He called up the youth and reinforced the players in the winter transfer market, but the situation did not improve.
In 2021, Liverpool went down steeply. He recorded 5 wins, 1 draws and 8 losses in 14 official matches. The situation is not so good that he is recording 5 consecutive home defeats in Anfield, which was the same as Cheol Ongseong. This has never happened in Liverpool history. It fell to 7th with 43 points, 4 points to 4th place Chelsea and 22 points to 1st place Manchester City.
It is in stark contrast to last season. Liverpool, who stayed in second place despite scoring 97 points in the 2018-19 season, took the lead from the beginning. In the end, he achieved 99 points with 32 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, and was honored to win the English Premier League (EPL) after 30 years. The momentum seemed to continue as there was no departure from the main players, but Liverpool has long since lost the dignity of the defending champion.
Like Liverpool, they were defending champions, but there were several EPL teams with the worst records of the season. Manchester United coached by David Moyes in the 2013-14 season, Blackburn Rovers in the 1995-96 season, and Leeds United in the 1992-93 season. They all lost about 30 points compared to the previous season.
Leicester City for the 2016-17 season is also not to be missed. Leicester won the EPL with 81 points in the 2015-16 season, but only scored 44 points the following season. Because of this, coach Claudio Ranieri, who led the championship, was hardened.
The same was true of Chelsea. Chelsea, which won the 2014-15 season, completely collapsed in the 2015-16 season. Having suffered from a variety of bad news, coach Jose Mourinho humiliatedly left the team, and coach Gus Hiddink served as a substitute. Chelsea finished the season with 50 points, but lost 37 points compared to the previous season. British ’90min’ said, “Chelsea in the 2015-16 season was the defending champion that fell by the biggest gap.”
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