After the initial outrage over the 10pt deduction dies down, Toffees would be secretly happy that it came at the best time for them.
Last season, they’re relegated. Earlier this season when they were on a bad run and suddenly the doom and gloom around the club could’ve spiralled. Later this season and they wouldn’t have the games left to react.
But now, in a good run, with enough games to go and the siege mentality setting in with very low risk of actual relegation = best outcome of a bad situation.
It could also have spelled disaster for them in most other seasons when competition at the bottom of the table is tougher. This season, 30 points will most likely be enough to stay up because there’s 3-4 teams which aren’t PL-ready and completely outmatched.
Everton most improved, Liverpool best attack, Arsenal best defence, Man City prob best overall, Man Utd biggest decline, Sheffield United worst team in league & interestingly for all the Spurs hype their defence has declined by a similar amount that theor attack has improved by & they look like they should be midtable
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Up and to the right is ideal? That means you conceded less xG and created more xG.
So Everton are the most improved side in the league? Makes sense given their performances.
It’s either Everton or Chelsea. Quite hard to really say who from this graph
After the initial outrage over the 10pt deduction dies down, Toffees would be secretly happy that it came at the best time for them.
Last season, they’re relegated. Earlier this season when they were on a bad run and suddenly the doom and gloom around the club could’ve spiralled. Later this season and they wouldn’t have the games left to react.
But now, in a good run, with enough games to go and the siege mentality setting in with very low risk of actual relegation = best outcome of a bad situation.
It could also have spelled disaster for them in most other seasons when competition at the bottom of the table is tougher. This season, 30 points will most likely be enough to stay up because there’s 3-4 teams which aren’t PL-ready and completely outmatched.
I wouldn’t say very low risk tbh. Form can change. They’re probably going to be safe though.
Compared to every season for the last 3 or 4 years, where relegation would be a nailed on certainty, it’s pretty low risk.
Everton would have to royally screw up to get relegated this season.
They’ll be out of the relegation zone by the end of the weekend.
Everton most improved, Liverpool best attack, Arsenal best defence, Man City prob best overall, Man Utd biggest decline, Sheffield United worst team in league & interestingly for all the Spurs hype their defence has declined by a similar amount that theor attack has improved by & they look like they should be midtable