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After an insipid display in the 3-1 defeat against Bolton on the weekend, Liverpool find themselves 7th after 22 games, with 35 points and a goal difference of +4. With 48 points left to play for this season, Kenny Dalglish’s men face an uphill task to finish fourth and qualify for the Champions League. Just the size of this task, however, is something that a look back at previous campaigns can perhaps shed some light on. Since the 2001/2002 season there have been four Champions League places available to Premiership clubs, so for the point of this article, the ten seasons from 01/02 to 10/11 will provide the sample set of data. These ten seasons have to be divided, however, to give a realistic picture of the present climate within the Premiership, though. Following the artificial inflation of Chelsea and Manchester City through foreign ownership, the league has become more competitive in the top half of the table. The rise to prominence of Chelsea and Manchester City is further compounded by the rise of Tottenham Hotspur, who have become a competitive force for Champions League places. As such, the sample set will be considered but so will the two halves [...]
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