What the Premier League is all about: Best season ever, Dyche back to his best

The bottom of the Premier League is getting more even with each passing week. In the seventh installment of our weekly column, in which we analyse interesting facts from the world of English football, we will focus exclusively on the relegation zone. Beyond that, we’ll also look at talk of the best season in the history of the English top flight.

Bournemouth to the rescue?

Before the season, nobody believed in staying among the elite and there were no signs of it for a long time. But now Bournemouth is on a game-winning run, which was reflected in a home triumph over Liverpool at the weekend round.

And it wasn’t just thanks to one chance and dogged Cherries defending. Jürgen Klopp himself admitted after the game that the underdog deserved the points. In addition, let’s not forget that Bournemouth a round before led 2: 0 on the ground of Arsenal.

Coach Gary O’Neil found a foothold in goalkeeper Neto in the winter, reinforced the weak offense with speedster Dang Ouattara and suddenly Bournemouth is a completely different team. They are only a point behind the position guaranteeing salvation.

Dyche will defend the rescue again

The Everton management knew why they called Sean Dyche into another fight for salvation. It has bet on proven quality. A man who has been able to save Burnley’s mediocre squad year after year and who has made the careers of defenders Ben Mee and James Tarkowski.

Both defenders were immediately snapped up by Premier League teams after relegation last year. Tarkowski has Dyche at Everton and the partnership is working again. He has got the Toffees out of the relegation zone, albeit by just one point. And the fans believe in him.

Dyche kept Burnley in the Premier League for six long years thanks to his ability to put his team 1-0 up and then defend it. It may sound like a silly little thing, but defending 1: 0 is for the strong of character. Dyche has managed it three times in the first seven league rounds.

The best season ever

Speculation is rife through the British media and on fan boards that this Premier League season could be the best ever. And indeed, several facts play in favour of this. At the heart of it all is an even battle for the title, which, given Arsenal’s determination and Manchester City’s enormous strength, will be a thrilling one.

The Top 4 and Top 7 are still open, with Fulham, Brighton and Brentford all having a chance of a historic year. Moreover, it’s shaping up to be a thrilling fight for relegation as only five points separate 12th and 20th place. It really could be a historic year.

Source: Premier League