A few months ago, after Liverpool really started to reap the rewards of Kenny Dalgish's appointment, I had a look at the pattern of their points accumulation and it looked like this:
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Even after only a few games Liverpool's points tally jumped considerably.
Now, near the end of the season it looks like this:
When considered in the midst of the rest of the league it looks even more impressive. Indeed, the most striking thing about the next graph is the way in which the teams that occupied the top 5 positions for most of the season (Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City, Spurs) pulled away from the rest of the league from around fixture 17 only for Liverpool's renaissance to force their way back into the leading pack:
Thanks for sharing.Thoroughly informative,although we all acknowledge Liverpool's meteoric rise under Kenny Dalglish.
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