Tottenham Manchester United of Dong-Byeon, who is the target of ridicule for running 1st and 3rd in the league

Dec 23, 2024

Tottenham Manchester United of Dong-Byeon, who is the target of ridicule for running 1st and 3rd in the league
English Premier League Fake Ranking Table. Source =Trollfootball



Tottenham Manchester United of Dong-Byeon, who is the target of ridicule for running 1st and 3rd in the league
Son Heung-min came out as a substitute in the second half against Liverpool on the 23rd and looked at the stadium with a despondent look. On this day, Tottenham suffered a crushing 3-6 defeat at home. REUTERS Yonhap News
Tottenham Manchester United of Dong-Byeon, who is the target of ridicule for running 1st and 3rd in the league
United manager Ruben Amorim bowed his head after losing 0-3 against Bournemouth on the 23rd. EPA Yonhap News
"Manchester United is in the race for the championship."

Social networking media outlet 'Trollfootball', which introduces various memes circulating in the soccer world, released the updated English Premier League (EPL) rankings on the 20th (Korea time) when Manchester United suffered a crushing defeat by Bournemouth.

Manchester United suffered a 0-3 defeat against Bournemouth in the 17th round at Old Trafford, their home stadium, by dedicating one goal in the first half and two goals in the second half. Manchester United, which has lost three of its last four league games, ranked 13th with 22 points. His performance is worse under the newly appointed Ruben Amorim than under Erik tenhach, who was dismissed last month due to poor performance.




There are seven teams from 1st to 7th place in the rankings posted by 'Trollfootball'. But it's somehow different from the actual ranking table. Tottenham (23 points) is in first place, Brentford (23 points) is in second place, and Manchester United is in third place. West Ham (20 points), Everton (16 points), Crystal Palace (16 points), and Leicester City (14 points) are ranked fourth to seventh.

It turns out that 'Trollfootball' takes the first two digits out of the double-digit rankings. In other words, the released ranking table is actually 11th to 17th, not 1st to 7th. It is a common expression among fans, 'More League'.

Tottenham Manchester United of Dong-Byeon, who is the target of ridicule for running 1st and 3rd in the league
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This 'fake table' gives us a glimpse of how badly Tottenham and Manchester United have fallen into a slump. Manchester United will spend Christmas in the 'More League' for the first time since the launch of the EPL and 35 years after the 1989-1990 season.




Tottenham fell to 11th place with a 3-6 defeat by Liverpool at home on the 23rd. The last time Tottenham finished the season below the top 10 was when Son Heung-min ranked 11th in the 2007-2008 season, long before his professional debut. Tottenham, which has lost 12 times and ranked fifth in the 2023-2024 season, has already lost eight times in 17 games. With the current trend, it is far from entering the single-digit rankings, let alone the top four.

Son Heung-min said, `I think it's a bit of an unacceptable result. I was in a difficult situation by allowing more goals at home"I couldn't hide my disappointment. At times like this, at bad times, it's most important that the players come together."

Tottenham will go on an away trip to Nottingham Forest on the 27th, after Christmas. On the same day, Manchester United will play Hwang Hee-chan's team, Wolverhampton, away.






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