Now the epl is in full flight already with lots & lots shocking results. Arsenal fans all over the world were busy cursing arsene Wenger after their 8-2 drubbing at old trafford(of course they 8-2 remember that). The gooners arguement Һα∂ been of lamentation & perceived carefree attitude of the coach(you say board)for not replacing quality with quality, with fabregas & nasri sold over the summer & not been properly replaced, arsene Wenger’s youth policy & extreme miserly attitude in d transfer market was held responsible for the team’s capitulation at the theatre of dreams. Thanks goodness, the defeat forced Wenger into buying some real quality players, albeit cheaply.
But what about man United’s flat-faced demolition at the same old trafford? To lose a match is one thing, to lose at home by a record margin to your one time very poor cousin whom fergie once called “the noisy neighbours” is just as humiliating as it is leaves a very sour & bitter taste in the mouth, so painful fergie said it was his worst ever day as a manager(really). What excuse? Yes, man u spent a lot in the summer windows plus having 2 talented youngsters returned from successful loan spell to great effect. Opinions have been divided on why the champions suddenly became a laughing stock, not just in Manchester but worldwide. some say it was fergie underestimating city by not playing his best defender(Vidic), some fans put the blame at the players door for not rising up to the occasion(oh dear Evans) and some very shallow thinking fans have summed it all up ∂ŋd put the blame at the glazer’s door(man u owner) which sounds very very ridiculous considering how much united in the summer windows: can football fans be pleased? No!.
And now to the most recent ∂ŋd most surprising of it all; Chelsea’s disgraceful, awful & schoolboy defending at Stamford bridge that gave a rather hopeless ∂ŋd equally awful arsenal a giant win at the bridge. Despite dominating the 1st half coupled with Daniel sturridge wearing an oversized boot(can’t even score if his life depended on it) it surprised every football followers considering arsenal’s well documented ills ∂ŋd their recent record against Chelsea at the bridge(even at emirates) save for drogba’s suspension for a mindless & brainless lunge that earned him a straight red against QPR. There is just no excuse for losing that match, they had no injury worries ∂ŋd they’ve strengthened during the summer. Juan Mata was courted throughout the summer by arsenal but ended up at the bridge, add to the dynamic raul meireles, the sturdy(tank-like) lukaku, the returning sturridge ∂ŋd not to forget a certain Fernando Torres who’s yet to justify the huge bucks paid by Chelsea for his signature. To make it worse, Torres was outshined by Van Persie, a player who cost arsenal just £2.7m and their controversial captain john terry chopping more grass than the lawnmower while bowing to van persie coupled with the total lack of communication between the players which looks more of a spectacle to neutrals but horror for Chelsea fans. If it Һα∂ been arsenal alone in their clown boot defending, well it won’t be surprising but Chelsea! That’s one mockery of miserly defending reputaion they earned under Jose Mourinho, fine-tuned by ancelotti. Infact, the last time Chelsea have conceded as much as this at this stage of the season is over 20yrs ago. The alarm bells have been ringing since the beginning of the season, one caή only hope their very brilliant manager finds a solution(of course he’s brilliant, u don’t win 4 trophies a season if you’re Steve kean).
My prediction for this season
1st: man city- too strong. They seem to have too many good players
2nd: man united- they still have a big chance to defend their title. No matter how bad a man u team is they always have that shades of champions
3rd: well, Chelsea, they shld improve next season
4th:…..undecided- arsenal’s mini resurgence flatters with spurs having a real go with Scott Parker & luka Modric pulling the strings for them in midfield ∂ŋd Liverpool being far too inconsistent to have a run of successive victories.
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