IS THE TOP FOUR ABOUT TO CHANGE?
Liverpool are having a terrible time of it at the moment. They did manage a 1-0 mid-week win against Debrecen to stop a run of losses. It didn’t help keep them in the Champions League however.
Top 4 is currently under siege from a host of teams such as Manchester City, Aston Villa and the current pole-sitters: Tottenham Hotspur. Sunderland, who sit just below Rafa’s men, have shown fine form – especially against the Top 4. They drew with Manchester United and recorded wins against Arsenal and Liverpool. Another team that Liverpool should be acutely worried about is Stoke City. Seriously? Stoke, if they had recorded as many away wins as they have home ones, would currently be sitting in 2nd.
The last time the Top 4 were breached was back in 04/05 when Everton pipped Merseyside neighbors Liverpool to the hot seat by 3 points. Liverpool got the European place due to having won the competition in dramatic fashion against AC Milan.
Tottenham came close to knocking Arsenal out of the Top 4 in 05/06. They just needed a win against Wigan Athletic. A bout of food poisoning meant that they only had enough energy to grab a draw. Unlucky!
This year Spurs have a much better chance of upsetting the norm and winning the fight for the lucrative 4th spot. It will cost someone. The biggest question now is who?
The answer to that must surely be; Liverpool.
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