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EPL 30th anniversary ‘greatest team’ was Man City in the 2011-2012 season

adminApril 7, 2023

The English Premier League (EPL), launched in 1992 and celebrating its 30th season, is undeniably the world’s best professional soccer league.

Manchester United (hereinafter referred to as Man Utd), who has won the most titles since the launch of the EPL, Arsenal who wrote the only undefeated championship legend, Manchester City (hereinafter referred to as Man City), 온라인카지노which currently dominates the EPL with the power of oil money, and Liverpool, the symbol of English football, etc. Numerous prestigious clubs that have written a splendid history are loved worldwide.

ESPN, an American sports media outlet, selected the best team ever in the EPL, which celebrated its 30th anniversary on the 7th. Bonus points were added to 6 items including the quality of the champion (1-5 points), the quality of the runner-up team (1-3 points), and the quality of the title race (1-5 points), and the final ranking was given out of 30 points. .

As a result, the team with the highest score was Man City in the 2011-2012 season. I got a total of 26 points. Man City, who competed fiercely with Manchester United at the time, won the championship with a dramatic winning goal by Sergio Aguero in the second half of extra time in the final game of the season. At the time, the points were the same as Manchester United at 89 points, but they were ahead on goal difference. ESPN evaluated it as “the season that ended with the best day in EPL history.”

After that, the two teams with 25 points were named, which also belonged to Man City. After a breathtaking championship competition with Liverpool, the 2018-2019 season, which won the championship with 98 points, and the 2021-2022 season, which beat Liverpool by 1 point, were tied for second place.

The 4th and 5th places were named by Manchester United, Manchester rivals. The 2007-2008 season (24 points), when Manchester United created a double by winning the league and Champions League, was ranked 4th, and the 2008-2009 season (22 points), when they achieved 2 consecutive league titles, was ranked 5th. Man United’s 1998-1999 season (19 points), which wrote the first treble in EPL history, was tied for 11th place. ESPN explained why, “The 1998-1999 season is celebrated because of the treble, but in the league it is one of the least dominant champions of the era.” For the same reason, Arsenal in the 2003-2004 season (17 points), which achieved an undefeated league championship, was also not highly evaluated as it tied for 16th. ESPN said, “‘Undefeated’ Arsenal recorded 12 draws, which is the same as 4 wins and 8 losses in terms of points.”