Liverpool could have crowned, since today, their first title in the English Premier League after 30 years of waiting, but instead became the "Reds" in front of a mysterious fate that annihilates them and threatens their dream, after the decision to suspend the season against the background of the new Corona virus.
And the team of the German coach, Juergen Klopp, needed to lose his chases Manchester City to his host Burnley, the day before yesterday, in order to become his fate in his hands when he faces his arch-rival Everton, today, at Godison Park.
The coronation of Liverpool was almost a foregone conclusion and largely a formality, in light of the vast difference that separates it from City, but the dream is now pending after the decision to stop the league due to the virus «Covid-19», which caused a complete chaos in sports calendars around the world.
And the fans of the "Reds" live in a deadly waiting that may lead to the long-awaited dream, in case the suspension decision turns to canceling the rest of the season, because that raises many questions about how to determine the champion, and from the teams that will participate in the continental competitions next season.
For Liverpool, the message from Anfield is clear: “Nothing is more important than people's safety,” Klopp stressed in a press conference last Friday, saying: “I have said before that football always seems the most important of the least important things, today "Football and soccer matches are not important at all."
He added, "If (the proposed) is the choice between football and the good of the wider society, there will be no competition, right?"
Klopp's position was supported by the President of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanum Gebriesos, who thanked him for his "strong message."
Liverpool fans, despite their overwhelming desire to return to the top of English football, agree with their German coach, stressing that the epidemic is overwhelming football, according to what was published by the "Union Spirit of Shankly" group, an informal association for Liverpool fans, named after the coach Former Team Bill Shankly.
This group said, in a statement, that: “In the talks with Liverpool FC, we asked for assurances that non-players will not lose their salaries as a result of canceling their shift, we also need to take into account those who are most vulnerable, canceling football matches means that they will be affected a lot.” .
Liverpool suffered in recent times from bad results, as it came out of the price of the Champions League final, and conceded the title by losing back and forth against Atletico Madrid, as well as exiting the local cup competition at the hands of Chelsea.
But the "Reds" singing alone in the Premier League, which made them 25 points from their pursuits, Manchester City, the champion of the past two seasons and the second current arrangement. With the Brazilian, Alison Baker, among the three woods, and in front of him the heart of the Dutch defense, Virgil Van Dyck, up to the trio of the striking attack, represented by the Egyptian Mohamed Salah, the Senegalese Sadio Mane, and the Brazilian Roberto Firmino, Club Men imposed their absolute dominance in the Premier League this season. .
The journalist in the Daily Telegraph, Paul Hayward, said that Liverpool should be crowned the title for the 19th time in its history, and the first since the start of the Premier League season 1992-1993, even if the decision was taken not to complete the league.
Hayward wrote: "If the season ends prematurely, then the coronation will be decided according to the point he reached before stopping: 29 games out of 38 (stage), which is a respectable distance," stressing that "nullifying the 2019-2020 season will be nonsense." He believed that "handing the cup over based on the location of the teams, at the time the suspension was taken, would be the morally correct decision."
The position of Brighton CEO Paul Barber was not different from Hayward, as he saw that if the season was frozen, it would be unfair to Liverpool, adding to the BBC that "everyone in the game appreciates the wonderful season that "Liverpool have played it, the wonderful team that owns it, but it will be equally unfair for the teams to be relegated (to the first division) despite the survival of eight, nine or 10 games to fight in the English Premier League."
But West Ham United Vice President Karen Brady held that if the league could not be completed, the only fair solution would be to declare the season "null and void."
Brady, whose team is 16th on goal difference from the relegation zone, asked in an article in the Sun newspaper: "Who knows who would have landed or gone up if the matches were not fully played? It is a heavy blow for Liverpool, who faces the prospect of being denied their first title in 30 years. ” No one knows when the players will return to the stadiums, but when this is achieved many hope that Liverpool will be given a chance to continue their long journey towards the top.
The coronation of Liverpool was almost decided and a formality, in light of the vast difference that separates him from Manchester City.
- "Revoking the 2019-2020 season will be nonsense." Paul Hayward