Inter v Liverpool

[CCTV]

The malaise set in after the league cup final, well before the league was wrapped up. Had Arsenal put us under any real pressure then, I'm positive we would have crumbled and blown it.

We played 5 games after the cup final loss, won 4 & lost 1.
12 points from 15
2.4 points per game.

After 34 games we had 82 points.
2.41 points per game.

Had we kept on a 2.4 points per game rate over the last 4 PL games,
We'd have wracked up 91 to 92 points.

In the last 4 games we got 2 points. Not 9 or 10
0.5 points per game.
Thats 19 points over a season.

For me, its quite clear the title winning form continued throughout the season,
And only collapsed over those last 4 games as the historic number 20 was celebrated.

It was a season that started with a squad that some suggested caused Klopp to walk early...
We were top of the league, but we hadnt played anyone....
(in the toughest league in the world..)
Then we played more teams, but there was no teams to play....
(in the toughest league in the world..)

Winning number 20 & stopping cituae to their 5th in a row PL title - roundly dubbed a poor title win by many, maybe, the worst by some

Then it was the injury crisis for Arsenal with a credible 2nd place finish, our points gap to Arsenal developed before their "injury crisis" and they managed as much points per game before and after their injury crisis. The title winning gap predated their "injury crisis"
Finally its the low points total, and suggestions this was because the squad wasnt too good...
10 points clear of Arsenal & 13 clear of cituae.

Had the gap been any bigger, I'm sure it would have made our winning Number 20 even worse somehow, for some, and likely those who felt the 10 point gap wasn't big enough.

Considering Jota died.... I'm delighted we won it early and got to take it in before the end of the season, lapping it up, number 20, before the trophy day, before the parade featuring terrror/mentalhealth incident, and before Jota died shortly after the season ended.

[Martyboy]

Anyway stop your whining Slot went with my 4312 and we got a win

A champ manager by any chance??....My 4312 on CM 01/02(21-22 data) kicks arse...I prefer 21412 myself though......

[JockStrap]

You can only look after your own business and we did that perfectly.

This. All day long.

Had Klopp been in charge last season and won the league there wouldn't have been a single word about how Arsenal bottled it. Nor the number of points needed. Nor anything else.

[jozza800]

A champ manager by any chance??....My 4312 on CM 01/02(21-22 data) kicks arse...I prefer 21412 myself though......

I used to play 4-1-3-2 with a DM and the 3 central midfielders all bombing forward!

Ah, those were the days!

CM was such a massive upgrade on SWOS. I literally wasted hours on these two games as a kid.