In the middle of this week, the 33rd round of the Premier League started. In the game that has ended, the Wolves defeated Crystal Palace. The two teams should be close to relegation. Leeds and Leicester City are evenly divided, and the two sides continue to rank in the last two places in the relegation zone, unable to escape the huge relegation pressure.
Aston Villa defeated Fulham at home and the ranking has risen to fifth place. However, because they are 5 points behind Newcastle and Manchester United, and have played two and three more games respectively, it is not easy to get tickets for the Champions League.
According to the current points, Aston Villa still has great hopes for the top seven in the Premier League to participate in the Europa League or Conference League. Interestingly, Emery once led Sevilla to achieve three consecutive Europa League championships. If they can help Aston Villa participate in the Europa League, known as the "Emeri Cup", will they still perform well?
Since Emery took office midway, Aston Villa has moved from No. 16 to No. 5. The improvement is quite enviable. Emery led the team in 20 Premier League games, with 13 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, a total of 42 points, averaging more than two points per game, which can only be achieved by Manchester City and Arsenal.
Not only that, Aston Villa scored goals in all of these games, and the defense is also quite good. World Cup champion goalkeeper Martinez has a total of 8 zero games in 2023, the most in the entire Premier League. It can be seen that Emery's coaching level is commendable.
Therefore, many people think that without Gerrard, is Aston Villa capable of hitting the top four? Indeed, before Gerrard left the team, he only scored 9 points in 11 games, which is quite poor. Perhaps, Manchester United really want to thank Liverpool's old captain for making Aston Villa lose hope of winning the fourth place.
In addition to Aston Villa, the misjudgment of the Premier League referee also had a considerable impact. Brighton is temporarily ranked 8th, but only completed 29 games. The fifth-ranked Aston Villa played four fewer games and scored a maximum of 76 points.
However, the Premier League referee issued an apology statement to Brighton three times earlier, and made major mistakes in the games against Tottenham, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa. You must know that it is very uncommon for referees to publicly admit mistakes. Misjudgments in three games cost Brighton a lot of points.
Without the referee's error, Brighton should be a serious contender for a top-four finish in the Premier League. Judging from the performance in the FA Cup semi-finals, Manchester United's inability to defeat their opponents within 120 minutes is enough to prove their strength.
At present, it is relatively easy for Manchester United and Newcastle to finally win the top four in the Premier League. The two teams, with three to four victories in the remaining seven to eight games, can basically ensure their qualification for the Champions League.
CAB도메인 believes that Gerrard's poor results and Brighton's three misjudgments have reduced Manchester United's two competitors. Otherwise, can Manchester United easily compete for the fourth? .
