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As the richest team in the Premier League, the Newcastle owner sits on a net worth of 320 billion pounds and is the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. After he became the owner, Newcastle became the biggest dark horse in the Premier League and the Champions League, affecting the championship situation of Manchester City, Liverpool and other teams.
However, after entering the two-front mode this season, Newcastle are showing signs of fatigue. Although the squad is luxurious, but the coach Eddie Howe is obviously unable to control such a giant team, after only 5 points in the Champions League 6 rounds of the bottom of the exit, originally thought that after the resumption of one-line operations, Newcastle can return to the top, but is this the reality? A few days ago, the 25th round of the English Premier League came to an end, Newcastle faced relegation fish belly Bournemouth at home, was miraculously forced to draw 2-2, lost 7 points in the last 5 rounds of the league, and completely lost the opportunity to catch up with the top four.
In the 51st minute of the game, Newcastle goalkeeper Dubravka slipped and made a mistake, and Solanke easily won the ball and pushed the empty goal to rewrite the score to 1-0. Although in the 58th minute, Schell scored a penalty in the penalty area, and Gordon equalized from the penalty spot. But just 10 minutes later, Semenyo made a long run down the right flank into the penalty area, and then smashed a powerful shot into the net to put the score back in again. Had it not been for the injury-time substitute Ritchie who scored in the goal-bridge scuffle, the 2-2 draw would not have been possible.
In this game, Newcastle had 65% possession, which was not consistent with their main defensive counter-attacking strategy. Over the course of 90 minutes, Newcastle had 20 chances on goal, but inefficient conversion rates allowed them to swallow the bitter fruit of a draw once again. Now, Newcastle has a 12-point gap from fourth-place Villa, basically losing the Champions League qualification ahead of schedule, and Newcastle, which was originally expected to be promoted to BIG7, now seems to be a flash in the pan, and the team smashed out with money is destined to have no foundation.
And such a sluggish performance of Newcastle gave hope to their sworn rivals Arsenal. Arsenal are now on a five-game winning streak and are just two points clear of Liverpool at the top of the table, with Arsenal hosting Newcastle in the next round. Considering the huge difference in form between the two sides, Arsenal are likely to avenge the first-leg defeat and regain face with a big win over Newcastle at home. Therefore, if Newcastle can't adjust their form in time, after losing to Arsenal, it is basically equivalent to ending the suspense of this season's Premier League title, and Arsenal will be completely overwhelming.