Call it the World’s greatest drama series and you won’t be far from the truth. The Barclays premier league is by miles, the most lucrative and exciting in the world. The glitz, the glamour, the fame, the publicity all wrapped in one, makes the Epl the best league in the world, Fact. Little wonder why so many foreign businessmen and investors invest so much in accumulating shares and signing of players. They pay over the hill salaries for these players. Talk about investment, Manchester City plays the lead role. The arrival of Kun Aguero, Samir Nasri , Gael Clichy to a congested team, oozing of World class talent like Balotelli, David Silva, Yaya Toure just to name a few speaks of their title aspiration. Their 6-1 whitewash of their city rival Manchester United is a serious statement of intent.
Chelsea is another football club that has invested heavily in acquisition of players down the years. This year, still the same outcome plus a new manager (normal at the bridge) in Andre Villa-Boas. Plethora of signing followed the new manager to Chelsea, Spanish hot-shot Juan Mata, Belgian old-fashion striker Lukaku, Portuguese midfielder Raul Miereles. Only Mata looks the deal at Chelsea, with the rest struggling for form and consistency, he has already created a niche for himself.. The man who brought him looks destined to be on his way out, after series of bad results. Abrahamovic’s faith in AVB is on life support after just 13 games. 2 defeats to Liverpool in 10 days, humbled at home by Arsenal, out of the carling cup, Champions league round 16 ticket not yet guaranteed. Life at the top level isn’t rosy for the young Portuguese manager at the moment. Everybody knows how impatient Chelsea’s Russian sugar daddy is.
Manchester United, the present force of English football, the defending champions. Started the season like a house on fire, with a resounding 8-2 bashing they handed Arsenal. Since city rivals Manchester city disgraced them at Old Trafford, their form have been below par. The lack of creative midfielder in the squad is a huge source of worry for the faithful. Carrick, Anderson and Ryan Giggs haven’t arrived at the party this season. New arrivals such as De Gea, Phil Jones and former Aston villa wing wizard Ashley young have been blowing hot and cold. Wayne Rooney can’t find his scoring boots; he can’t score a goal to save his life at the moment basically because he has been drafted into the midfield. Injuries also had a few roles to play in their recent awful form Rafael, Anderson, Cleverly and most importantly Vidic’s on and off cameos has given the gaffer few hitches. The swift, sweet, sexy 1-2, well-connected, traffic-free, well-tailored counter attacking football
Arsenal play is not only down to Arsene’s artistry of football buy the technicality of his young players, sadly, these is not enough to guarantee trophies. Arsenal play the best brand of football in the Epl, but that title-winning mentality is what their awesome football can’t balance. The injury table at the Emirates never gets a day off. This season Sagna, Wilshere, Gibbs, Miyachi have been regular players in the INJURY LEAGUE. The return of Vermaelen is a fantastic plus to the gaffer. Wenger let down his youth policy by bringing in the right blend of experience and talent, Gervinho from Lille, Arteta from Everton and Brazilian flying full back Andrea Santos from Fernabache.the biggest force for Arsenal this season since the departure of Cesc and Nasri, is Van Persie. The Dutch striker has been in lethal form, the free scoring striker has scored 31goals in 29games this calendar year. An amazing record for the injury-prone player
There are the perennial pretenders in the premier league; sadly Liverpool has joined the category. The persistent injury to talisman Steven Gerrard and their continuous failure to qualify for any European competition is just confidence-draining. The inclusion of former striker Craig Bellamy, Stewart Downing, former Blackpool engine room Charlie Adam plus the usual suspects at Anfield, Suarez, Kuyt and the mis-firing striker Andy Carroll. Finally, they are looking like a team capable of challenging for silverwares. Spurs have created a niche for themselves among the big boys. Van der vaart, Modric, Bale and new arrivals like midfield pitbull Scott Parker and controversial striker Emmanuel Adebayor have already stepped on the accelerator this season. How far they go this season depends on the consistency of their top performers. Modric’s future is certainly unknown, how long he remains at Spurs only the future can tell.
Newcastle have been the surprise package of the season, Alan Pardew has mixed the team up with the right ingredient. The Colloccini –Taylor combination has been superb, coupled with the performance of players like Tim Krul, Cabaye, Demba Ba, they are enjoying football at the top-flight once again. A ticket to Europe next season looks to be top on their wish list.
On the other half of the table are the relegation-hunted teams even after just 13games, they are already candidate for the drop zone. How Roberto Martinez (WIGAN) and Steve Kean (BLACBURN) still have their jobs remains an enigma to me. They can’t buy a WIN to save the world, toothless in attack, defensively porous; the midfielders are so far away from the strikers they need mobile phones to communicate... @Gingerstiff
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