Sunday, July 27, 2014
Suarez Rant
As you know Luis Suarez has been banned from all football related activity or has he. A Fifa representative announced that he had been banned from all football related activity for 4 months such as playing a profesional football match, training in the clubs facilites or with fellow teammates. He is also not allowed to enter a football stadium or attend functions on behalf of the club and etc. But yet he is allowed to transfer from club to club and give press conferences which should be defined as football activity. I also think that he should have given atleast an 18 month ban because it was a third offence and biting someone in any circumstances is disguting.
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Championship Playoffs who will get promoted?
The playoffs start on Thursday 8th of May and the final is played on the 24th of May. So who do I think will get promoted.
The first game to take place is Brighton hosting Derby, I think Derby should go through to the final simply because I don't think Brighton have the quality to be a Premier League side and I think when they finish 6th on the final day says a lot about it, if they were Premier League quality they would of been in with a shout all season and they weren't at the start of the season or a few months in.
The second game between QPR and Wigan is more evenly matched, QPR have more quality and depth in their squad but they haven't been on the best run of form in the last few months with a few dropped points against teams they should be beating. Wigan have had a good season an FA Cup semi final and a 5th place finish in the Championship but promotion would make it even better. I don't think they will do it though I think QPR will edge it and win the playoffs.
The first game to take place is Brighton hosting Derby, I think Derby should go through to the final simply because I don't think Brighton have the quality to be a Premier League side and I think when they finish 6th on the final day says a lot about it, if they were Premier League quality they would of been in with a shout all season and they weren't at the start of the season or a few months in.
The second game between QPR and Wigan is more evenly matched, QPR have more quality and depth in their squad but they haven't been on the best run of form in the last few months with a few dropped points against teams they should be beating. Wigan have had a good season an FA Cup semi final and a 5th place finish in the Championship but promotion would make it even better. I don't think they will do it though I think QPR will edge it and win the playoffs.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Should Wenger be given another chance.
Arsene Wenger has been under a lot of pressure because of recent results and unlike other people I still think he is the right man for the job and here's why and what he has to for next season:
1. A good season for Arsenal's recent standards: It has been a good season despite a several poor results against the top 6 in the league. These were shocking results losing 6-0 to Chelsea, 5-1 to Liverpool, 6-3 to Manchester City and 3-0 to Everton. They have ended up challenging for a place in the top 4 towards the end of the season in last 7 or so seasons and to win the FA Cup at end of it will be one of their most succesful in recent years. Also to be top of the league for so long with a squad that lacks depth.
2. Ozil Signing: The Ozil signing was a huge factor this season, it was one of the main reasons they had such a good start, I don't think it was always his performances that directly affected the clubs results, I think that it was just the fact they had signed a Galatico for 42.5 million that motivated the club and got them thinking maybe Arsene Wenger has bigger ambitions this season.
3. Poor Performance against Wigan after a string of poor results: After a string a poor results against Everton, Swansea, Chelsea and Liverpool, the fans were expecting a good performance and a comfortable win. They got neither but only good teams can play poorly and still manage to grind out results and thats what he did on Saturday evening.
4. Injuries are always their downfall: They have always had injury problems in recent seasons in the last couple of months, Ozil, Ramsey, Wilshere and Walcott have all been injured and that is their starting midfield and not many teams could do well if they had there starting midfielders injured at the same time for 2-3 months. They also had injuries to Podolski and Giroud and were forced the play Bendtner and Sanogo but I think that is their own fault only having 4 strikers and only 2 of them are proven goalscorers.
5. Rebuild his squad: In order to win the League next season he needs to rebuild his squad the area that stands out is buy a striker with the same caliber that Benzema, Dzeko or Diego Costa. I am sure that the board will back him. Giroud has been good at certain times this season but awful in other times he should not be Arsenal's first team striker he should be a backup. They need to strengthen their defence Monreal and Mertsesacker need to go I remember watching Monreal in Arsenal's 6-3 defeat to Manchester City and he is honestly one of the worst defenders I have ever seen in my life and so is Mertsesacker he is slow and prone to panicking when he is under pressure. As soon as an opposing player gets infront of him their is no chance of him catching them up let alone getting infront of them. They need to sign the likes of Mangala, Diego Godin, Shaw or Alaba.
So overall I think he should stay at Arsenal for the reasons stated above.
1. A good season for Arsenal's recent standards: It has been a good season despite a several poor results against the top 6 in the league. These were shocking results losing 6-0 to Chelsea, 5-1 to Liverpool, 6-3 to Manchester City and 3-0 to Everton. They have ended up challenging for a place in the top 4 towards the end of the season in last 7 or so seasons and to win the FA Cup at end of it will be one of their most succesful in recent years. Also to be top of the league for so long with a squad that lacks depth.
2. Ozil Signing: The Ozil signing was a huge factor this season, it was one of the main reasons they had such a good start, I don't think it was always his performances that directly affected the clubs results, I think that it was just the fact they had signed a Galatico for 42.5 million that motivated the club and got them thinking maybe Arsene Wenger has bigger ambitions this season.
3. Poor Performance against Wigan after a string of poor results: After a string a poor results against Everton, Swansea, Chelsea and Liverpool, the fans were expecting a good performance and a comfortable win. They got neither but only good teams can play poorly and still manage to grind out results and thats what he did on Saturday evening.
4. Injuries are always their downfall: They have always had injury problems in recent seasons in the last couple of months, Ozil, Ramsey, Wilshere and Walcott have all been injured and that is their starting midfield and not many teams could do well if they had there starting midfielders injured at the same time for 2-3 months. They also had injuries to Podolski and Giroud and were forced the play Bendtner and Sanogo but I think that is their own fault only having 4 strikers and only 2 of them are proven goalscorers.
5. Rebuild his squad: In order to win the League next season he needs to rebuild his squad the area that stands out is buy a striker with the same caliber that Benzema, Dzeko or Diego Costa. I am sure that the board will back him. Giroud has been good at certain times this season but awful in other times he should not be Arsenal's first team striker he should be a backup. They need to strengthen their defence Monreal and Mertsesacker need to go I remember watching Monreal in Arsenal's 6-3 defeat to Manchester City and he is honestly one of the worst defenders I have ever seen in my life and so is Mertsesacker he is slow and prone to panicking when he is under pressure. As soon as an opposing player gets infront of him their is no chance of him catching them up let alone getting infront of them. They need to sign the likes of Mangala, Diego Godin, Shaw or Alaba.
So overall I think he should stay at Arsenal for the reasons stated above.
Monday, March 10, 2014
Relegation Battle opens up although Fulham look doomed for the drop, the perfect oppurtinity for Arsenal to end their trophy drought and Eto and Meyler celebrations.
The Relegation Battle looks even more interesting and Fulham look doomed for the drop.
There were some big results and poor results for teams at the wrong end of the table on Saturday here's a glimpse of them:
Norwich 1-1 Stoke
Cardiff 3-1 Fulham
Crystal Palace 0-1 Southampton
West Brom 0-3 Manchester United
Good results for Stoke and Cardiff. Stoke gained a vital away point to relegation rivals Norwich despite having a Jonathon Walters sent off late on. This puts them on 31 points in 12th postion. A vital win for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men that puts them on 25 points in 18th place.
Poor results for West Brom, Crystal Palace, Fulham and Norwich. Pepe Mel is still without a win since taking over at West Brom which is after 7 games in charge. They are sitting in 17th on 25 points. Crystal Palace should be getting something out of their home games especially at this stage in the season the sit in 16th on 27 points. Fulham looked doomed for the drop after Magath has managed them for 3 games and he has drawn 1 and lost 2 they are bottom of the league with 21 points and have the worst goal difference in the league with it at -36 which is 8 worse than Cardiff who have the second worst goal difference. They need to win atleast 6 of their remaining 10 games to stay up which is highly unlikley. Norwich drew their home game against relegation rivals which is very bad they should be winning home games with teams in ther position but atleast its a point gained they are currently on 29 points.
Arsenal's perfect oppurtinty
With Manchester City crashing out of the FA Cup with a shock 2-1 home defeat to Wigan. That puts Arsenal more or less in pole position to win the FA Cup. Arsenal, Wigan, Hull and Sheffield United remain the 4 teams and you would think that Arsenal should come out on top in both matches. Obviously Wigan can put in great performances as this is the second time they have knocked Manchester City out of the competition in 2 seasons. Most Arsenal fans will remember what happened in the league cup in 2011 when they lost to Birmigham but now I think they have a better squad and they have top of the league for the majority of the season so far. I think Arsenal will win the FA Cup and hopefully it will give them more confidence for next season.
Eto's and Meyler's Comical Celebrations
Chelsea's Samuel Eto and Hull's David Meyler celebrated their goals comically at weekend. Eto scored the opener against Tottenham in a 4-0 win and since he was turning 33 a couple days later he thought it would be funny to limb over to corner flag as if he had an imaginary zimmer frame. It did prove to be quite hilarious though. David Meyler's celebration was the funniest out of the two in my opinion he celebrated after scoring the second in Hull's 3-0 win over Sunderland to progress into the semi-finals of the FA Cup. After getting headbutted by Alan Pardew the previous week he ran over to the corner flag and headbutted it. Which is great to see he took it in good humour.
There were some big results and poor results for teams at the wrong end of the table on Saturday here's a glimpse of them:
Norwich 1-1 Stoke
Cardiff 3-1 Fulham
Crystal Palace 0-1 Southampton
West Brom 0-3 Manchester United
Good results for Stoke and Cardiff. Stoke gained a vital away point to relegation rivals Norwich despite having a Jonathon Walters sent off late on. This puts them on 31 points in 12th postion. A vital win for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men that puts them on 25 points in 18th place.
Poor results for West Brom, Crystal Palace, Fulham and Norwich. Pepe Mel is still without a win since taking over at West Brom which is after 7 games in charge. They are sitting in 17th on 25 points. Crystal Palace should be getting something out of their home games especially at this stage in the season the sit in 16th on 27 points. Fulham looked doomed for the drop after Magath has managed them for 3 games and he has drawn 1 and lost 2 they are bottom of the league with 21 points and have the worst goal difference in the league with it at -36 which is 8 worse than Cardiff who have the second worst goal difference. They need to win atleast 6 of their remaining 10 games to stay up which is highly unlikley. Norwich drew their home game against relegation rivals which is very bad they should be winning home games with teams in ther position but atleast its a point gained they are currently on 29 points.
Arsenal's perfect oppurtinty
With Manchester City crashing out of the FA Cup with a shock 2-1 home defeat to Wigan. That puts Arsenal more or less in pole position to win the FA Cup. Arsenal, Wigan, Hull and Sheffield United remain the 4 teams and you would think that Arsenal should come out on top in both matches. Obviously Wigan can put in great performances as this is the second time they have knocked Manchester City out of the competition in 2 seasons. Most Arsenal fans will remember what happened in the league cup in 2011 when they lost to Birmigham but now I think they have a better squad and they have top of the league for the majority of the season so far. I think Arsenal will win the FA Cup and hopefully it will give them more confidence for next season.
Eto's and Meyler's Comical Celebrations
Chelsea's Samuel Eto and Hull's David Meyler celebrated their goals comically at weekend. Eto scored the opener against Tottenham in a 4-0 win and since he was turning 33 a couple days later he thought it would be funny to limb over to corner flag as if he had an imaginary zimmer frame. It did prove to be quite hilarious though. David Meyler's celebration was the funniest out of the two in my opinion he celebrated after scoring the second in Hull's 3-0 win over Sunderland to progress into the semi-finals of the FA Cup. After getting headbutted by Alan Pardew the previous week he ran over to the corner flag and headbutted it. Which is great to see he took it in good humour.
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Englands left back choice and should Arsenal get compensation for Wilshere's injury?
England's left back dilema
There are 3 left backs in contention to go to Brazil Ashley Cole, Luke Shaw and Leighton Baines and it will be difficult for Hodgson to pick two so I am going to anaylze each contender and give my opinion on which one of these players should go to Brazil:
Ashley Cole: He has only made 20 appearances out of a possible 42 which is quite poor to be honest if you want to play reguarly for your nation you should be starting 90% of your clubs games when fully fit. He is 33 so he will provide some experience but his lack of game time this season might cost him. He can attack and defend very well and I still think Ashley Cole has been one of the best left backs in the world but I think his time is up and he will retire in the next couple seasons.
Final Verdict: I don't think Roy Hodgson should pick him to go to Brazil mainly because he is getting on a bit in terms of age and has featured in about 50% of Chelsea's games this season.
Luke Shaw: He is a brillant young talent and has been linked with moves to Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea this season and that doesn't happen to an average footballer at the age of 18. He has appeared in 26 of Southampton's league games and 4 FA cup matches which is the majority of their season so far. The minimum requrirment for an English player is play 50 Premier league games and he has played 48 of Southamptons league games over their two season on going Premier League campaign and he will hit the 50 match mark. He is not the most experienced player but he has got a lot of quality and can defend extremly well. Although he is only 18 and it might affect his confidence if he performs badly and he also doesn't have much international experience which only 1 game under his belt for England.
Final Verdict: I think he should 100% go to Brazil it will help him so much to peform on the international stage at the age of 18. Theo Walcott was only 17 went he went to the World Cup in 2006 so there is no reason why a player of Luke Shaw's quality shouldn't be selected to go to the World Cup.
Leighton Baines: The 29 year old is a quality player and this without a doubt his last chance to play at a World Cup for England. I think he he will bring a lot to the team he defend well, attack well and he is also a very good free kick taker and a good penalty taker and penaltys are very important for England as it has been one of their weaknesses over the years. He has played 27 games for Everton this season 22 in the Premier League and 5 in the FA Cup and he has been a regular in their start X1 since he joined 2007 and is one of their best players at the moment.
Final Verdict: I think he should go to Brazil and be their starting left back in the team he has so much to offer and he throughly deserves it after the sucess he has had with Everton. It would be incredibly harsh on him if he is not selected.
Should Wenger get compensation for Wilshere's injury?
Jack Wilshere was injured in a friendly between England and Denmark, he is out for 6 weeks after breaking his leg following a collision with Daniel Agger. Wenger wants 600,000 pounds for the injury but Jack Wilshere said he felt he could carry on and was later subbed off for Adam Lallana on the 59th minute. Personally I don't think that Wenger should get the compensation because if he does get the money what is that going to do it's not going to get him fully fit any earlier or be able to purchase a new central midfielder because the transfer window isn't open. Also Wilshere chose to play on because he felt fine, he has a dedication to his club and country. They are going to overlap for example he played 81 minutes against Stoke 4 days earlier and with the quality that Wilshere has Wenger should possibly limit his game time but then that will decrease Arsenal's performance in the League and other competitions, so its a very difficult situation. I don't think a manager should rest a player for their club game just for the sake of letting them start in an international game because then the manager is making his job harder to make the international team managers job easier. So it's a very difficult situation and it goes the same in Walcott's situation because he was injured in an Arsenal game and now England have to suffer for it but so do Arsenal. Players are going to get injured and some players are more injury prone than others you can't really do much to prevent other than limit their game time and hope that the oppositions players won't mistime a tackle which makes a managers job almost impossible. But I still think that Wenger shouldn't get the money.
There are 3 left backs in contention to go to Brazil Ashley Cole, Luke Shaw and Leighton Baines and it will be difficult for Hodgson to pick two so I am going to anaylze each contender and give my opinion on which one of these players should go to Brazil:
Ashley Cole: He has only made 20 appearances out of a possible 42 which is quite poor to be honest if you want to play reguarly for your nation you should be starting 90% of your clubs games when fully fit. He is 33 so he will provide some experience but his lack of game time this season might cost him. He can attack and defend very well and I still think Ashley Cole has been one of the best left backs in the world but I think his time is up and he will retire in the next couple seasons.
Final Verdict: I don't think Roy Hodgson should pick him to go to Brazil mainly because he is getting on a bit in terms of age and has featured in about 50% of Chelsea's games this season.
Luke Shaw: He is a brillant young talent and has been linked with moves to Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea this season and that doesn't happen to an average footballer at the age of 18. He has appeared in 26 of Southampton's league games and 4 FA cup matches which is the majority of their season so far. The minimum requrirment for an English player is play 50 Premier league games and he has played 48 of Southamptons league games over their two season on going Premier League campaign and he will hit the 50 match mark. He is not the most experienced player but he has got a lot of quality and can defend extremly well. Although he is only 18 and it might affect his confidence if he performs badly and he also doesn't have much international experience which only 1 game under his belt for England.
Final Verdict: I think he should 100% go to Brazil it will help him so much to peform on the international stage at the age of 18. Theo Walcott was only 17 went he went to the World Cup in 2006 so there is no reason why a player of Luke Shaw's quality shouldn't be selected to go to the World Cup.
Leighton Baines: The 29 year old is a quality player and this without a doubt his last chance to play at a World Cup for England. I think he he will bring a lot to the team he defend well, attack well and he is also a very good free kick taker and a good penalty taker and penaltys are very important for England as it has been one of their weaknesses over the years. He has played 27 games for Everton this season 22 in the Premier League and 5 in the FA Cup and he has been a regular in their start X1 since he joined 2007 and is one of their best players at the moment.
Final Verdict: I think he should go to Brazil and be their starting left back in the team he has so much to offer and he throughly deserves it after the sucess he has had with Everton. It would be incredibly harsh on him if he is not selected.
Should Wenger get compensation for Wilshere's injury?
Jack Wilshere was injured in a friendly between England and Denmark, he is out for 6 weeks after breaking his leg following a collision with Daniel Agger. Wenger wants 600,000 pounds for the injury but Jack Wilshere said he felt he could carry on and was later subbed off for Adam Lallana on the 59th minute. Personally I don't think that Wenger should get the compensation because if he does get the money what is that going to do it's not going to get him fully fit any earlier or be able to purchase a new central midfielder because the transfer window isn't open. Also Wilshere chose to play on because he felt fine, he has a dedication to his club and country. They are going to overlap for example he played 81 minutes against Stoke 4 days earlier and with the quality that Wilshere has Wenger should possibly limit his game time but then that will decrease Arsenal's performance in the League and other competitions, so its a very difficult situation. I don't think a manager should rest a player for their club game just for the sake of letting them start in an international game because then the manager is making his job harder to make the international team managers job easier. So it's a very difficult situation and it goes the same in Walcott's situation because he was injured in an Arsenal game and now England have to suffer for it but so do Arsenal. Players are going to get injured and some players are more injury prone than others you can't really do much to prevent other than limit their game time and hope that the oppositions players won't mistime a tackle which makes a managers job almost impossible. But I still think that Wenger shouldn't get the money.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Liverpool are Title Race "Chihuahuas", Mackay blamed for Cardiff's money loss and confusion over Joseph Minala's real age.
Liverpool labelled Title Race "Chihuahuas"
Brendan Rodgers has labelled Liverpool "chihuahuas" in the title race in post match interview after their midweek victory over Fulham. Liverpool currently are sitting 4th in the league with 53 points 4 points behind leaders Chelsea, they have a goal difference of 34 the second highest in the league only 7 off of Manchester City's 41. I however certainly rate them in the title race, however that was not their goal at the start of the season they could do it now. After thrashing Arsenal 5-1 at the weekend thats when I thought they could win the league Liverpool still to play Manchester City and Chelsea at Anfield, their is no doubt that they could win both those games. Although they have some trips to Old Trafford and St Marys which will be tough but I think they will win those games. They can score goals as proven by Suarez and Sturridge as they have scored combined effort of 39 goals in the league. They have had problems defending but they will probably fix that in the coming weeks.
With Manchester City still having to go the Emirates, Anfield, Old Trafford and Goodison Park, their could be a few points dropped. Also they have been in a bit of a slump aswell with no goals in their last 2 games who have averaged 4 goals of a game this season is poor.
The only tough away trip Chelsea have to take is to Anfield although they have to make some trips to teams in relegation trouble and they have already dropped 9 points to teams in the bottom half of the table. Also Chelsea seem to be over reliant on Eden Hazard because he is one the key reasons they are top of the league and if he goes off the boil, gets suspended or injured, they could slip up.
Arsenal still have to make trips to Stamford Bridge, Goodison Park and White Hart Lane and play Manchester City at the Emirates and they have only gained 8 points out of a possible 24 points against teams in the top 6 home and away, 5 of them have been home games and 3 games have been away. You should be winning your home game against the any team especially against the teams in and around you. That would accumlate to a minimum of 15 points against the top 6 and if they had gained those points then they would still be top of the league. They needed a striker in January and didn't get one so they have made to pay for it.
So my overall thoughts on Brendan Rodgers words are that he is just playing mind games and I rate them as serious title contenders and they have a really good chance of winning it and I think they will be 1st or 2nd in the league after they have played Manchester City and Chelsea at Anfield.
Malky Mackay Saga Continues...
Another story this week is former Cardiff manager Malky Mackay is being blamed for Cardiffs 50 million pound loss. He is being blamed on the basis that transfers like Andreas Cornelius, John Brayford, Peter Odemwingie and Gary Medel have been criticized by Vincent Tan. Mackay over spent his 35 million pound budget for transfer fee's, agent fees, and wages by 15 million pounds. Andreas Cornelius was bought for 7.668 million a fee that could rise to 10.93 million and had wages of around 45,000 pounds per week. He was sold back to FC Copenhagen after an injury struck career with Cardiff after only making 7 apperances and scoring 0 goals. Peter Odemwengie signed from West Brom for 2.25 million who was earning 35,000 pounds per week. He made 15 appearances scoring 2 goals and was later involved in a swap deal with Stoke's Kenywne Jones. Gary Medel has been a sucess on the other hand starting the majority of Cardiff's games and putting in decent performances. John Brayford has only featured in 2 of Cardiffs games this season which is disapointing.
In my opinion the way Mackay is being treated is horrific, he should have never been sacked he guided them to promotion and a League Cup final in 2 and a half years at the club and to sack someone after that shows that Vincent Tan knows nothing about footballl and it is now being treated like a business and not a sport. He had 2 more years in his contract which costed them more money. If they kept him he could of probably led them to more sucess such as staying the Premier League. I think only one of them was a poor signing was John Brayford. Cornelius was not his fault because you can't really prevent someone getting injured and he didn't sell him back to Copenhagen. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did, Odemwengie I thought was a good signing but it just didn't click for him and was swapped for Kenywne Jones.. So I don't think they should be blaming him because he has brought a lot of sucess to the club and it seems like Vincent Tan doesn't know what he is doing.
How old is Joseph Minala?
Allegations about Joseph Minala's real age after he read alleged statments saying he was 41 posted on the website senego.net.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Premier League 2013/14 Review So Far.
With the season over halfway done its time for an evaluation on all the clubs performances and where they need to strengthen in January.
Manchester City don't need to invest in January there squad is the best in the league by a mile in terms of quality and depth. I think if they do invest heavily in January it will ruin their title chances and the players will need more time to gel. They need to improve their away form though they have picked up 11 out of a possible 27 points on the road this season which is poor for title contenders. But at home they have been unstoppable they can't stop scoring if there opposition scores 3 they score 6. Their defence is quite vunerable they got their first clean sheet against Palace since they start of December. I think they can win the league but they need to improve their form on the road and a positive is they are doing well without Aguero.
Chelsea
Chelsea have a lot of work to do they have been good in recent weeks but they need a striker and I think is poor that of Abramovich that he's ended up with Torres, Ba and Eto and he could have had Sturridge and Lukaku. Also their defence has been week this season with Terry getting on and I have never thought Cahill was what Chelsea needed, they need to sign a player like Varane or Godin. I think they need to sign a striker like Diego Costa, Aguero or Suarez that is guaranteed to get them 20- 30 goals every season. Overall they have had a decent start to the season I think those 2 draws they got at Old Trafford and The Emirates will give them a slight advanatage but they need to stop slipping up against teams the smaller teams like they did against Stoke and West Brom.
Liverpool
Liverpool have had a terrific start to the season with Suarez in the form of his life and Liverpool are sitting in 4th position at the moment and I think that's were they will finish. There strengths have been against the small oppositions because they been able to put them out of the game at half time which is a plus. Although they have learned in recent games that they have to play for 90 mins because at Chelsea they scored first and then Chelsea took charge and managed to win the game. I think they need to sign a couple midfielders because at the moment they have Gerarrd who will retire soon, Henderson who is a terrific player but I don't think he is up there with the likes of Ozil or Mario Gotze. I also think they need to change defensivley because Mignolet says that he doesn't care whether he doesn't keep a clean sheet as long as we are winning games by big margins we are fine. But against the big teams like Everton who the conceded 3 goals against which is poor althought they didn't get thrashed by Chelsea, Arsenal or Man City they could of done better defensivley maybe players like Varane, Godin or Lescott could help out.
Everton
Everton have been terrific only 2 defeats so far this season and got some good points against the big teams a victory over Chelsea and draws against Arsenal and Liverpool and a win at Old Trafford. They have been terrific so far their home form has been great and their away form. The whole squad has performed well like Lukaku, Barkley, Coleman, Baines, Jaglieka, Pieenar, Mirallias and Delofeu is starting to impress aswell. The only thing they need to think about transfer wise in January is finding a replacement for Lukaku because he had a big impact and I don't think he'll stay at Everton next season. I think the will finish in the top 6 without a doubt they deserve it maybe not top 4 but top 6 is a definite and I think this will do the good for everyone at the club but they will need to keep a hold of players like Barkley and Coleman because they are young and they will be key for Everton in the next few seasons to keep some consistency going.
Tottenham
Tottenham have been a bit up and down this season with some poor results like humiliating defeats to Man City, Liverpool and West Ham and even a home defeat to Newcastle. Although they have had good results aswell but known that stand out. I think Andre Vilias Boas's s but it seems to have been good for the club at the moment. He did some business in the summer after Gareth Bale left, I think the only postion the club need to strengthen are their strike force because it has been poor this season, Soldado hasn't been great, Defoe has been poor for a while and Adebayor has just hit form. I don't think he is the player to get them 20-30 goals a season and Adebayor and Defoe are getting on bit now anyway so I think Remy, Leandro Damaio or Benteke would be a perfect fit. I don't they will get top 4 they will finish in the top 8 I think the 4 places below the top 4 will be filled with Everton, Newcastle, Tottenham and Man United, possibly not it that particular order but with those teams.
Manchester United
Manchester United were always going to struggle when Sir Alex left no matter who took over. I think they need to invest in January, bring in a couple of defenders and couple of midfielders. There has been talk of Ronaldo coming back but it doesn't look like that is going to happen maybe players like Fabregas, Schwiensteger or Modric would do well. Defensivley they could do with maybe Subotic, Hummels, Varane, Pique or Verthoghen. I think Manchester United won't get top 4 or anything apart from the community shield they already have under their belt. I don't think Moyes should get the sack because of this because he is trying to improve them and give him maybe 2 seasons to setlle in make the team he wants and build from their but he needs to buy in January he has already said he is not a fan of it but saying that isn't going win over anyone.
Newcastle
Newcaslte have done amazingly well this season after a poor season last season, it is quite suprising since the only signing he made was a loan signing from QPR which was Loic Remy. But this was a fantastic signing of course they already have lots of quality such as Cabaye, Krul, Tiote, Ben Arfa, Debuchy, Sissoko and many others. Of course the majority of their talent is French but this is not nessceraliy a bad thing because it is working for them. They have had some big results such as beating Spurs at White Hart Lane, winning at Old Trafford and a draw at home with Liverpool. I don't think they need to spend big in the transfer window they might get 1 or 2 players but I think they have enough quality to see them out until the end of the season and finish on a high. I think they need to hold onto their stars and getting into Europe might help that, I think they will finish it the top 8 and that will be a good season for them.
Southampton
Southampton have been on a bit of a slump latley with just 6 points from their last 9 games they did well the first 10 games were they gained 21 points. If they continued that form they would still be in the top 4 but they haven't. I think they need to buy in January to pick up that form back up maybe a centre back, winger and a young striker to learn off of Lambert and Osvaldo because they are quite old. But i would say their main objective is to g I think without a doubt they will pick up form and finish in the top 10.
Hull
Hull have done very well this season that 6-0 win over Fulham a couple weeks ago was a fantastic considering they haven't managed to score that many goals. They've had some good results with wins over Liverpool, Newcaslte at St James Park and draws away to Swansea and West Brom. Steve Bruce should be proud of what hes done. They need a topclass striker they have been lucky in some of their games and the second half of the season is always the hardest because teams figure out your style of football and it becomes difficult to win games. I think Steven Fletcher or maybe Shane Long. I also they should sign a few defenders I think Bertrand or Micheal Manciene would do good maybe as loan signings to get some experience. I think they will finish mid table and avoid relegation.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa have been poor this season for my liking Benteke is out of form their home form is terrible. They can't seem to score and with games against Arsenal and Liverpool coming up the could drop into a relegation battle being only 6 points above the drop zone. They have a young squad and will take 2 or 3 more seasons for them to the experience of their old players like James Milner, Ashley Young and Gareth Barry. They could do with trying to get an experienced striker such as Darren Bent or Defoe. They need a creative midfielder like Michu or Lallana. They would be good signings. I think they finish mid table and not have to deal with another relegation battle.
Stoke City
Stoke got of too a rocky start but have picked up now and I can see them staying in the league for another season. I think people will start calling them regulars soon. They need to get a proper striker that can manage to score 15- 20 goals a season because they always got by with strikers scoring 7 or 8 goals and their midfielders and defenders chipping in an odd 15. It will soon come back to bite them foot. There defence has always been solid at this point last season the only team in Europe with a better defensive record was Barcelona so that says alot about their defence. I think a player like Adebabayor or Chamakh would suit them perfectly also it would be to put a bid in for them now because they have hit form. If that fails they can always go for someone like Shola Ameobi or Wellbeck. They haven't had any stand out results but have been beating the teams in a relegation batlle so that will push them away from one.I think they will finish 12th or 13th around the area they are now.
Swansea City
Swansea have struggled this season mainly down their Europa League campaign having qualified for the Europa League and Michu has been injured most of the season so far and he is one of their key players. Laudrup made some good signings in the summer such as Wilfred Bony, Jonjo Shelvey, Jordi Amat, Jonathon De Guzman and many more. They need to sign another striker in January because Wilfred Bony isn't scoring most games he has only scored 6 goals in the league and for record signing at 15 million that is quite poor. They have had an average Europa League campaign but to get drawn against Napoli is just unfair for all the hard work and sacrifices they made to qualify from their group. Although they will probably be saying that they are that its an honour to play against a team of that caliber with a squad full of world class players. I think Swansea will finish mid table this season they won't have as good a season as the last but Laudrup will keep his job and they will stay in the Premier League for another season.
West Bromwich Albion
West Brom have enjoyed an up and down season with some fantastic results like the win a Old Trafford, a draw at Stamford Bridge and White Hart Lane and a draw at home with Arsenal. Steve Clarke did some good business in the summer buying Anichebe, Sessegon, Vydra, Anelka, Scott Sinclar, Lugano and Amalfitano. Strenghten all areas of the pitch especially their strike force since they had Lukaku last season. I just think they all need a bit more time to gel as a team because buying 7 players that most of them are in the starting XI. They have a great squad and they have got themselves in a relegation battle. I think they will stay up by the skin of their teeth 17th place finish for them.
Norwich
Norwich have had some good results in the last month or so that has pulled them away from trouble but they should be in a better position than they are now with they quality they have in their squad like Van Wolfsinkel, Hooper, Fer, Snodgrass, Ruddy and others. They can score goals but its at the back they need strenghten because against the big teams they concede a lot of goals they conceded 7 at the Eithad, 5 at Liverpool, 4 at Arsenal and 3 against Chelsea. Thats 19 goals conceded against the top 4 at the moment, they need to bring in some strong defenders in January. They have performed average this season but I think they will finish mid table.
Fulham
Fulham have been poor this season with the likes of Berbatov, Bent, Tarrabt, Parker, Hangeland, Kasami, etc. They should be midtable but they have had some poor results this season like the 1-4 home defeat to Sunderland a 6-0 defeat against Hull and a 3-0 defeat to West Ham. You can't expect to get thrashed by teams in and around you and expect to stay up. They to buy a striker and some defenders to keep the goals out but my prediction is that they will get relegated, they will finish 18th.
West Ham
I think West Ham have been unfortunate to be in this postion when Andy Carroll got injured everyone knew they needed to get a backup striker and now they have paid for that with the position they are in. The win at Cardiff at the weekend was a big one and another positive Andy Carroll played the last 20 minutes so he might play 30 or so minutes against Newcastle and he's came back at the right time with some crucial fixtures at home to Swansea, Norwich and Southampton and away to Aston Villa. They could see themselves drift away from the relegation zone. They have quality such as Morrison, Carlton Cole, Noble, Nolan, Diame, Jarvis and etc. I think they will stay up they will finish no higher than a 13th place finish and no lower than 15th.
Cardiff
Cardiff have done well this season it was unfortunate to see Mackay treated the way he was. He didn't deserve to get sacked and I think most teams in the country would want him as their manager. It just shows that some owners treat football as a business and not a sport. I think Solskajear will flop, he has done well in Norway but the Premier League is very different and I think he will struggle. Their is no doubt that Cardiff have quality like Medel, Caulker, Ben Marshall, Odemwengie, Campbell, Whttingham and others. They have had some good performances like the win over Manchester City and Swansea and the draw with Manchester United. I reckon Mackay was the right man for the job and with games against Manchester City and Manchester United so this could see them drop further into the relegation zone. I think they will get relegated a 20th place finish for them.
Sunderland
I think Sunderland have improved dramatically since Gus Poyet took over but too be fair they couldn't have done much worse when Di Canio was in charge. With wins over Everton, Fulham, Man City, Newcaslte. He has helped them have a good cup run with wins over Southampton, Chelsea and Manchester United but they still have to come away with something from Old Trafford. With their next three home games being against Southampton, Stoke and Hull they could start to get away from the relegation zone. I think with some of the quality they have like Steven Fletcher, Adam Johnson, Ki and others. I think a 15th place finish for them.
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace have been playing well since Tony Pulis took over they have gained 10 points in 9 games with crucial home fixtures against Stoke and Hull which they need to win. I think they will finish 19th because if they are on a good run of form and they are still bottom of the league then they really are lacking quality and after their next two homes games they have to play the teams around their area away from home and so they need to win away or beat one of the top 6 at home and I can't see them doing that. Tony Pulis is a fantastic and well proven manager and I think that he shouldn't get sacked even if they get relegated. I think a 19th place finish for them.
Arsenal
Arsenal currently top with a 2 point gap over Liverpool and Chelsea and a 3 point gap over Man City, the title race at this moment only has 4 contenders Arsenal are one of them despite being top they are still not favourite’s so to help them become favourites they need to buy in January. People have been saying Arsenal have a thin squad and they do and they have coped tremendously well with that squad. One position they have to invest in is there strike force Giroud has been starting up front for most of the games, Bentdner has played a few games, Podolski played the first 6 or 7 games but has been injured since and Sanogo isn’t going to get a game. They have been linked with Benzema and Morata and but think Benzema would be a perfect fit for Arsenal because he has more experience and is more proven as a top quality striker and it will also give Giroud more competition so he can up his game and then their strikers can score more goals. I think their midfield is fine the way it is they have Ozil, Ramsey, Cazorla, Wilshere, Walcott, Flamini, Arteta, Rosicky and a few more. Defensively they have been great Mertsesacker and Koscienly have been a great pair at the back but Koscienly is injured and playing with two centre backs is risky if one of them gets suspended or injured then they are in trouble. They have been linked with Adil Rami from Valencia and another suitable contender would be Diego Godin from Atletico Madrid or maybe Hummels or Subotic from Dortmund but they would have to bid big to get one of the Dortmund pair but the board will definitely back Wenger because they need to buy. Also I think they need to buy a left back because I watched the Arsenal and City game and Monreal was poor and Gibbs is young, not to experienced so a perfect replacement would be Baines, Clichy or Jordi Alba.
Manchester CityArsenal currently top with a 2 point gap over Liverpool and Chelsea and a 3 point gap over Man City, the title race at this moment only has 4 contenders Arsenal are one of them despite being top they are still not favourite’s so to help them become favourites they need to buy in January. People have been saying Arsenal have a thin squad and they do and they have coped tremendously well with that squad. One position they have to invest in is there strike force Giroud has been starting up front for most of the games, Bentdner has played a few games, Podolski played the first 6 or 7 games but has been injured since and Sanogo isn’t going to get a game. They have been linked with Benzema and Morata and but think Benzema would be a perfect fit for Arsenal because he has more experience and is more proven as a top quality striker and it will also give Giroud more competition so he can up his game and then their strikers can score more goals. I think their midfield is fine the way it is they have Ozil, Ramsey, Cazorla, Wilshere, Walcott, Flamini, Arteta, Rosicky and a few more. Defensively they have been great Mertsesacker and Koscienly have been a great pair at the back but Koscienly is injured and playing with two centre backs is risky if one of them gets suspended or injured then they are in trouble. They have been linked with Adil Rami from Valencia and another suitable contender would be Diego Godin from Atletico Madrid or maybe Hummels or Subotic from Dortmund but they would have to bid big to get one of the Dortmund pair but the board will definitely back Wenger because they need to buy. Also I think they need to buy a left back because I watched the Arsenal and City game and Monreal was poor and Gibbs is young, not to experienced so a perfect replacement would be Baines, Clichy or Jordi Alba.
Manchester City don't need to invest in January there squad is the best in the league by a mile in terms of quality and depth. I think if they do invest heavily in January it will ruin their title chances and the players will need more time to gel. They need to improve their away form though they have picked up 11 out of a possible 27 points on the road this season which is poor for title contenders. But at home they have been unstoppable they can't stop scoring if there opposition scores 3 they score 6. Their defence is quite vunerable they got their first clean sheet against Palace since they start of December. I think they can win the league but they need to improve their form on the road and a positive is they are doing well without Aguero.
Chelsea
Chelsea have a lot of work to do they have been good in recent weeks but they need a striker and I think is poor that of Abramovich that he's ended up with Torres, Ba and Eto and he could have had Sturridge and Lukaku. Also their defence has been week this season with Terry getting on and I have never thought Cahill was what Chelsea needed, they need to sign a player like Varane or Godin. I think they need to sign a striker like Diego Costa, Aguero or Suarez that is guaranteed to get them 20- 30 goals every season. Overall they have had a decent start to the season I think those 2 draws they got at Old Trafford and The Emirates will give them a slight advanatage but they need to stop slipping up against teams the smaller teams like they did against Stoke and West Brom.
Liverpool
Liverpool have had a terrific start to the season with Suarez in the form of his life and Liverpool are sitting in 4th position at the moment and I think that's were they will finish. There strengths have been against the small oppositions because they been able to put them out of the game at half time which is a plus. Although they have learned in recent games that they have to play for 90 mins because at Chelsea they scored first and then Chelsea took charge and managed to win the game. I think they need to sign a couple midfielders because at the moment they have Gerarrd who will retire soon, Henderson who is a terrific player but I don't think he is up there with the likes of Ozil or Mario Gotze. I also think they need to change defensivley because Mignolet says that he doesn't care whether he doesn't keep a clean sheet as long as we are winning games by big margins we are fine. But against the big teams like Everton who the conceded 3 goals against which is poor althought they didn't get thrashed by Chelsea, Arsenal or Man City they could of done better defensivley maybe players like Varane, Godin or Lescott could help out.
Everton
Everton have been terrific only 2 defeats so far this season and got some good points against the big teams a victory over Chelsea and draws against Arsenal and Liverpool and a win at Old Trafford. They have been terrific so far their home form has been great and their away form. The whole squad has performed well like Lukaku, Barkley, Coleman, Baines, Jaglieka, Pieenar, Mirallias and Delofeu is starting to impress aswell. The only thing they need to think about transfer wise in January is finding a replacement for Lukaku because he had a big impact and I don't think he'll stay at Everton next season. I think the will finish in the top 6 without a doubt they deserve it maybe not top 4 but top 6 is a definite and I think this will do the good for everyone at the club but they will need to keep a hold of players like Barkley and Coleman because they are young and they will be key for Everton in the next few seasons to keep some consistency going.
Tottenham
Tottenham have been a bit up and down this season with some poor results like humiliating defeats to Man City, Liverpool and West Ham and even a home defeat to Newcastle. Although they have had good results aswell but known that stand out. I think Andre Vilias Boas's s but it seems to have been good for the club at the moment. He did some business in the summer after Gareth Bale left, I think the only postion the club need to strengthen are their strike force because it has been poor this season, Soldado hasn't been great, Defoe has been poor for a while and Adebayor has just hit form. I don't think he is the player to get them 20-30 goals a season and Adebayor and Defoe are getting on bit now anyway so I think Remy, Leandro Damaio or Benteke would be a perfect fit. I don't they will get top 4 they will finish in the top 8 I think the 4 places below the top 4 will be filled with Everton, Newcastle, Tottenham and Man United, possibly not it that particular order but with those teams.
Manchester United
Manchester United were always going to struggle when Sir Alex left no matter who took over. I think they need to invest in January, bring in a couple of defenders and couple of midfielders. There has been talk of Ronaldo coming back but it doesn't look like that is going to happen maybe players like Fabregas, Schwiensteger or Modric would do well. Defensivley they could do with maybe Subotic, Hummels, Varane, Pique or Verthoghen. I think Manchester United won't get top 4 or anything apart from the community shield they already have under their belt. I don't think Moyes should get the sack because of this because he is trying to improve them and give him maybe 2 seasons to setlle in make the team he wants and build from their but he needs to buy in January he has already said he is not a fan of it but saying that isn't going win over anyone.
Newcastle
Newcaslte have done amazingly well this season after a poor season last season, it is quite suprising since the only signing he made was a loan signing from QPR which was Loic Remy. But this was a fantastic signing of course they already have lots of quality such as Cabaye, Krul, Tiote, Ben Arfa, Debuchy, Sissoko and many others. Of course the majority of their talent is French but this is not nessceraliy a bad thing because it is working for them. They have had some big results such as beating Spurs at White Hart Lane, winning at Old Trafford and a draw at home with Liverpool. I don't think they need to spend big in the transfer window they might get 1 or 2 players but I think they have enough quality to see them out until the end of the season and finish on a high. I think they need to hold onto their stars and getting into Europe might help that, I think they will finish it the top 8 and that will be a good season for them.
Southampton
Southampton have been on a bit of a slump latley with just 6 points from their last 9 games they did well the first 10 games were they gained 21 points. If they continued that form they would still be in the top 4 but they haven't. I think they need to buy in January to pick up that form back up maybe a centre back, winger and a young striker to learn off of Lambert and Osvaldo because they are quite old. But i would say their main objective is to g I think without a doubt they will pick up form and finish in the top 10.
Hull
Hull have done very well this season that 6-0 win over Fulham a couple weeks ago was a fantastic considering they haven't managed to score that many goals. They've had some good results with wins over Liverpool, Newcaslte at St James Park and draws away to Swansea and West Brom. Steve Bruce should be proud of what hes done. They need a topclass striker they have been lucky in some of their games and the second half of the season is always the hardest because teams figure out your style of football and it becomes difficult to win games. I think Steven Fletcher or maybe Shane Long. I also they should sign a few defenders I think Bertrand or Micheal Manciene would do good maybe as loan signings to get some experience. I think they will finish mid table and avoid relegation.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa have been poor this season for my liking Benteke is out of form their home form is terrible. They can't seem to score and with games against Arsenal and Liverpool coming up the could drop into a relegation battle being only 6 points above the drop zone. They have a young squad and will take 2 or 3 more seasons for them to the experience of their old players like James Milner, Ashley Young and Gareth Barry. They could do with trying to get an experienced striker such as Darren Bent or Defoe. They need a creative midfielder like Michu or Lallana. They would be good signings. I think they finish mid table and not have to deal with another relegation battle.
Stoke City
Stoke got of too a rocky start but have picked up now and I can see them staying in the league for another season. I think people will start calling them regulars soon. They need to get a proper striker that can manage to score 15- 20 goals a season because they always got by with strikers scoring 7 or 8 goals and their midfielders and defenders chipping in an odd 15. It will soon come back to bite them foot. There defence has always been solid at this point last season the only team in Europe with a better defensive record was Barcelona so that says alot about their defence. I think a player like Adebabayor or Chamakh would suit them perfectly also it would be to put a bid in for them now because they have hit form. If that fails they can always go for someone like Shola Ameobi or Wellbeck. They haven't had any stand out results but have been beating the teams in a relegation batlle so that will push them away from one.I think they will finish 12th or 13th around the area they are now.
Swansea City
Swansea have struggled this season mainly down their Europa League campaign having qualified for the Europa League and Michu has been injured most of the season so far and he is one of their key players. Laudrup made some good signings in the summer such as Wilfred Bony, Jonjo Shelvey, Jordi Amat, Jonathon De Guzman and many more. They need to sign another striker in January because Wilfred Bony isn't scoring most games he has only scored 6 goals in the league and for record signing at 15 million that is quite poor. They have had an average Europa League campaign but to get drawn against Napoli is just unfair for all the hard work and sacrifices they made to qualify from their group. Although they will probably be saying that they are that its an honour to play against a team of that caliber with a squad full of world class players. I think Swansea will finish mid table this season they won't have as good a season as the last but Laudrup will keep his job and they will stay in the Premier League for another season.
West Bromwich Albion
West Brom have enjoyed an up and down season with some fantastic results like the win a Old Trafford, a draw at Stamford Bridge and White Hart Lane and a draw at home with Arsenal. Steve Clarke did some good business in the summer buying Anichebe, Sessegon, Vydra, Anelka, Scott Sinclar, Lugano and Amalfitano. Strenghten all areas of the pitch especially their strike force since they had Lukaku last season. I just think they all need a bit more time to gel as a team because buying 7 players that most of them are in the starting XI. They have a great squad and they have got themselves in a relegation battle. I think they will stay up by the skin of their teeth 17th place finish for them.
Norwich
Norwich have had some good results in the last month or so that has pulled them away from trouble but they should be in a better position than they are now with they quality they have in their squad like Van Wolfsinkel, Hooper, Fer, Snodgrass, Ruddy and others. They can score goals but its at the back they need strenghten because against the big teams they concede a lot of goals they conceded 7 at the Eithad, 5 at Liverpool, 4 at Arsenal and 3 against Chelsea. Thats 19 goals conceded against the top 4 at the moment, they need to bring in some strong defenders in January. They have performed average this season but I think they will finish mid table.
Fulham
Fulham have been poor this season with the likes of Berbatov, Bent, Tarrabt, Parker, Hangeland, Kasami, etc. They should be midtable but they have had some poor results this season like the 1-4 home defeat to Sunderland a 6-0 defeat against Hull and a 3-0 defeat to West Ham. You can't expect to get thrashed by teams in and around you and expect to stay up. They to buy a striker and some defenders to keep the goals out but my prediction is that they will get relegated, they will finish 18th.
West Ham
I think West Ham have been unfortunate to be in this postion when Andy Carroll got injured everyone knew they needed to get a backup striker and now they have paid for that with the position they are in. The win at Cardiff at the weekend was a big one and another positive Andy Carroll played the last 20 minutes so he might play 30 or so minutes against Newcastle and he's came back at the right time with some crucial fixtures at home to Swansea, Norwich and Southampton and away to Aston Villa. They could see themselves drift away from the relegation zone. They have quality such as Morrison, Carlton Cole, Noble, Nolan, Diame, Jarvis and etc. I think they will stay up they will finish no higher than a 13th place finish and no lower than 15th.
Cardiff
Cardiff have done well this season it was unfortunate to see Mackay treated the way he was. He didn't deserve to get sacked and I think most teams in the country would want him as their manager. It just shows that some owners treat football as a business and not a sport. I think Solskajear will flop, he has done well in Norway but the Premier League is very different and I think he will struggle. Their is no doubt that Cardiff have quality like Medel, Caulker, Ben Marshall, Odemwengie, Campbell, Whttingham and others. They have had some good performances like the win over Manchester City and Swansea and the draw with Manchester United. I reckon Mackay was the right man for the job and with games against Manchester City and Manchester United so this could see them drop further into the relegation zone. I think they will get relegated a 20th place finish for them.
Sunderland
I think Sunderland have improved dramatically since Gus Poyet took over but too be fair they couldn't have done much worse when Di Canio was in charge. With wins over Everton, Fulham, Man City, Newcaslte. He has helped them have a good cup run with wins over Southampton, Chelsea and Manchester United but they still have to come away with something from Old Trafford. With their next three home games being against Southampton, Stoke and Hull they could start to get away from the relegation zone. I think with some of the quality they have like Steven Fletcher, Adam Johnson, Ki and others. I think a 15th place finish for them.
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace have been playing well since Tony Pulis took over they have gained 10 points in 9 games with crucial home fixtures against Stoke and Hull which they need to win. I think they will finish 19th because if they are on a good run of form and they are still bottom of the league then they really are lacking quality and after their next two homes games they have to play the teams around their area away from home and so they need to win away or beat one of the top 6 at home and I can't see them doing that. Tony Pulis is a fantastic and well proven manager and I think that he shouldn't get sacked even if they get relegated. I think a 19th place finish for them.
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