I am getting bored waiting for the start of the season so have decided to post my first article in a while. This has probably been done a million times already and will likely be done a million more before the season begins. But I want people to predict their top 6 (in finishing order) and the bottom 3. Try to justify it as well. I'll do mine now:
1. Man City - They have so much quality, a great spine and the fire power to do it again. All the right ingredients - and they will probably add to it!
2. Man United - Will be there or there abouts. We always are. Think Kagawa will be a great signing but think that we'll struggle after champions league games and just see us falling short.
3. Arsenal - Probably surprising that I've gone for Arsenal over Chelsea here to some. But Arsenal impressed me with how they responded to a nightmare start last year. They'll likely lose their main front man but have signed some real firepower to counteract that already. Arsenal are the scorpions of the Premier League. Should the world implode, they'd still make top 4!
4. Chelsea - Have the talent to make a title bid. Hazard should light the league up. But some how I just don't see it coming together. I don't think Di Matteo will be able to get the results over 38 games and may well find himself in the dole queue the wrong side of Christmas.
5. Tottenham - Expect villas boas to do a good job and prove himself in the Premier League at the second time of asking. But I can't help but feel that last season was their big chance and it way now be too late.
6. Liverpool - As a United fan, I leave myself open to accusations of bias having them this far down. But with the struggles they've had, the rebuilding job they require and the other top squads around them, I don't think this would be a bad finishing position for them. Progress is the name of the game and I expect plenty of that under a forward thinking new manager and the top 4 isn't entirely out of the question.
Bottom 3:
Norwich- Lambert is a top manager in my opinion. I think the direction both his former club and new club move in this season will emphasise this.
Wigan - They always find a way to survive - but not this time!
West Ham - Big fan of Big Sam but I think he has his work cut out.
As for the other newly promoted teams, they both have wealthy owners and I see them having enough about them come the start of the season to survive. I expect Le Fondre to shine, if given the chance.
Well, that was long winded but I was bored! What do you guys think?
Finishing positions
posted on 16/7/12
Personally, i see United to win it - but not my canter as our CM needs have not be addressed.
Dont really care for the remaining permutations.
posted on 16/7/12
"They missed chances, didn't you watch the game? They carved chelsea open on numerous occasions but were wasteful infront of goal."
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So? If we'd taken all of our chances last season, we would be champions.
posted on 16/7/12
That's not what the debate is about though. You said their defence was amazing, I described why it wasn't. If they were so good defensively Barca wouldn't have carved them up so easily
posted on 16/7/12
A good defence prevents chances, not goals.
Finishing and possibly luck make the actual goal.
Chelsea's defence allowed a lot of chances. Therefore Chelsea didn't defend well.
posted on 16/7/12
our park the bus against Barca still worked better than either of United's attempts to do the same
posted on 16/7/12
comment by redconn > (U5676)
posted 9 minutes ago
A good defence prevents chances, not goals.
Finishing and possibly luck make the actual goal.
Chelsea's defence allowed a lot of chances. Therefore Chelsea didn't defend well.
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Nail on head, agreeing with a scouser
posted on 16/7/12
"That's not what the debate is about though. You said their defence was amazing, I described why it wasn't. If they were so good defensively Barca wouldn't have carved them up so easily"
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Whatever, Barca and Bayern are two of the three best teams in Europe, they'd create plenty of chances against any defence in the world, Chelsea's defence shouldn't be judge based on those two games alone.
Chelsea have the best defence in the league.
posted on 17/7/12
Another factually incorrect statement. The best defence in the league concede the least amount of goals and that's not Chelsea.
So please stop posting rubbish. Silly me, it's Kamran
posted on 17/7/12
It's not that simple you idiot. I already told you, their defence was made to look average for most of last season because of AVB's tactical nativity. Stop trying to be smart with your stupid little comments, if you have no argument, quit acting like a
Going by your logic, Everton have a better defence than Arsenal and Chelsea because they conceded less goals in the league
posted on 18/7/12
Kamran, this may come as a shock to you but the best defence usually concede the least amount of goals. The best attack scores the most goals. The striker with the most amount of goals wins the golden boot.
it's crazy, why use information that way. Why don't they just give accolades to teams for no reason. The team that wins the league as well should be awarded before the season starts. Who cares how many points they achieve.
Why consider goals as well? Just give the 3 points to the team that looks better on paper.
You really are an idiot, by the way if Everton finished the season conceding less goals than your team did, they have a better defence. This really isn't rocket science.
You seriously can't be this stupid.