Why Liverpool Is Always Hard Won Premier League?

Liverpool, rumoured to Sky Sports, Wednesday (25/1/2017), always have a difficult period in January in their quest for the title of champion of the Premier League. The 2016-2017 season even potentially be the worst period throughout the history of the participation of The Reds since the 1992-93 season.

In January 2017, Liverpool just grab one victory, even against the League's third tierClub United Kingdom, Playmouth Argyle in the League Cup, United Kingdom. Moreover, out of a total of six matches, Liverpool grabbed a three three draw and swallowing defeat.

The latest, they yield 2-3 from Swansea City, at Anfield, Saturday (21/1/2017). In thePremier League, a few minor results makes Liverpool, previously ranked compete with Chelsea in second place and first, slumped to fourth position.

Of a total of 22 matches of the 2016-2017 season, Jurgen Kloppl's squads collected45 points, linked to 10 digits from Chelsea who occupy the first position standingswhile the Premier League.

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However, this is not a bad record for the first time Liverpool had ever experienced.According to Sky Sports, since the 1992-93 season, Liverpool has always experienced a difficult situation when starting a new year. Here is the explanation:

1. the worst Month

Since the era of the Premier League, the average winning percentage of Liverpool during the period January in various event of 45 percent. This season, Liverpool even just noting 16.7 percent victory. However, they are still leaves two games against Southampton (United Kingdom League Cup) and Wolverhampton (FA Cup).

Reference against note from January to August in 2016-2017, the best achievement The Reds took place in October 1999 after they recorded 80 percent victory, then November (75 per cent), and December (66.7%).

Hence what logical reason behind the decline in the performance of Liverpool in January 2017? Sky Sports predicts, the absence of Sadio Mane, who is currently defending the national team of Senegal at the African Cup of Nations, as well as injuries toPhilippe Coutinho became a major cause.

In this season, Sadio Mane has contributed nine goals and seven assists from 19 matches for Liverpool in the Premier League, while Philippe Coutinho scored six goals and seven assists from 15 matches.

In addition, Jurgen Klopp train style known has always relied on the intensity of theplayers also already be other factors. It makes the conditions a key player for Liverpool a lot drained during the Boxing Day 2016.

2. What will happen in may?

With the downward trend in the period of the end of the year, Liverpool are certainly some times difficult to close the season with either. Period of may has become the second worst month after January that always plagued Liverpool since 1993. They just grabbed an average victory 46.2 percent in that period.

One of the latest examples can be seen of the incident in the summer of 2013-2014when Liverpool predicted strong candidate to become Premier League champions.However, in fact, the 0-2 defeat of Chelsea on April 27 to make their dreams become a champion wasted.

3. the best Period?

Liverpool's best period in terms of the average percentage of victories since the Premier League was a period of March (58.4 percent). After that, August is ranked second (58.2%), followed by October (54.1%), April (51.4%), and December (51.2 per cent).

The other entry is Liverpol to win their four matches in the period July which is usually the beginning of their way through crowded new season. In 2005, Liverpool grabbed three wins, the rest occurred in 2010 as they appeared in the Champions League Qualifying and the Europa League.