Just this weekend, the top 4 spots of the English Premiler League
table experienced a reshuffle. The reason for the reshuffle is not
far-fetched. It was as a result of a game, the match between Chelsea and
Manchester City. The full time score of the match goes thus, Chelsea 2,
Manchester City 0.
With this result, Chelsea is now 3rd on the
table and Manchester City 4th. So one can see the uneasiness in the top 4
spots of the EPL. Prior to this Manchester City was leading Chelsea.
Man City was occupying the 3rd position while Chelsea FC was occupying
the 4th position. They were leading Chelsea with 2 points. But after
Sunday's game the table was turned and thus we have the current
situation mentioned earlier.
The question is this, what is the
implication of this to the top 4 contenders currently occupying the top 4
positions in the league? The answer is simple; the title race is not
over yet. No space should be considered secure at least for now. Even
the team occupying the number 1 position, Manchester United cannot
afford to say that the title is now within their grasp and that no other
team can move them out of that number 1 position. They still have a lot
of work to do to remain at that most coveted position. Complacency on
the part of Man U at this time will cost them this cherished position.
But
this disturbance at these cherished places on the table is caused by
only 1 club at the moment. The club causing it is Chelsea FC. The impact
of this disturbance was increased on Sunday when Chelsea won their home game against Manchester City 2-0. Of course, this was
not a good news to Man u fans. This is because their current most
dreaded rival is Chelsea. So they know the uphill task they have ahead.
Their darling team must overcome this rival if they must be sure of
winning the title. Again, those of them that are current with the league
know that this their rival still has a game in hand. If they win this
game, the 9 point gap between their darling team and their foe will be
reduced to 6 which make the matter worse. Here again we see the
uneasiness among the top flight.
Actually, the top four positions
were never in a peaceful condition this season. They have always been
experiencing a change in occupants.Therefore, the winner of this
season's English Premier League will be one that will overcome this
restiveness with the weapon of consistency.
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