![]() The Greek keeper backpedalled and in an attempt to tip the ball away (which was going inches out anyway) injured himself slightly when he collided against the goalpost. Xabi Alonso had a very good match starting in the first 11 as captain, and he showed his trademark of spectacular goals by testing retiring goalkeeper Nikopoulidis from his own half with another wonder-strike. Spain dominated the entire match with plenty of shots littered over the 90 minutes. However, kickoff has not started, so I'll count my eggs again after the first month of the season has started. So the Champions I predict is Chelsea, followed by Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs, Portsmouth. 2 of the most influential players in Blackburn.how is that going to help their cause to challenge the Top 4? Struggling to reach Europe I believe. I foresee them struggling in mid to bottom table.īlackburn, faltering again I believe. The 1 season wonder team may just fall short this time round. Trouble? Maybe.Įverton? Don't even go there. They have not been making any moves in the market that look to improve their squad, and they have sold off Olef Mellberg. ![]() Despite that, Villa is going to need players to really challenge the Top 4 and I do not see that happening. Crouch is a fairly skillful player and I think he will be the reason why Portsmouth are going to Europe next season.Īston Villa has an on-going feud with Liverpool for Gareth Barry, but the inspirational captain might see himself stuck in Villa this season. The best buy I feel, is getting Peter Crouch to partner Defoe. Harry Redknapp is a smart man, limited by the $ he has, but he has made smart purchases. Portsmouth should do fairly well this season. Take heed, they have improved tremendously. No doubt, they may have trouble defeating the Top 4, but they might still pry 4th spot from Arsenal or Liverpool. With Bentley in Spurs now, they should have more attacking edge. This has no particularly meaning though, although I feel that Spurs may still be a surprise package this season. But they have gotten rid of Paul Robinson. Tottenham had a torrid time, selling off Keane, fighting off Berbatov leaving. Kill off Torres and shut down the midfield, Liverpool cannot do nuts! So Liverpool is definitely in for a hard time, and winning the title, may yet take another year. With new boy Keane, more opportunities of attacking are available, but I think other teams have gotten smarter. However, these new players take time to blend in, and Liverpool has not been performing too well with a 1 man strikeforce. Liverpool has many buys, but are they great buys? They are the most active in terms of purchases and should only get stronger. Arsenal, could be battling for 3rd and 4th again. However, Arsenal has not really strengthen their side with good buys, and it may prove to be fatal when the season hits midpoint. However, with all the youth in the team, the experienced players may find it hard to blend with the youth, and that is the only problem I foresee Arsenal will have. They should be the likely Champions.Īrsenal has a new batch of youngsters, who proved that the big stage is no longer bigger than them. Chelsea proves to be more headstrong than Portugal, since there are less individualistic players and more team players, I think Chelsea will be a force to reckon with this season. Scolari is a shrewd manager, let down only by his team's attitude. With a new manager, a well-known manager in fact, Chelsea could be the team to beat this season. Heh.Ĭhelsea, looks to be the strongest so far. The old-timers have what it takes to hold of any challenges, but perhaps the odd draws might keep them from sweeping victories at the start of the BPL. Without Ronaldo for the start of the season could spell a bad start to the Champions for 2008. ![]() We have Man Utd, who despite all the rumours of Cristiano leaving, should retain him for this season. Sorry, but.how many readers do I have anyway? None?!Īnyway, with BPL coming, it is time to look at the likely champions and also the pretenders who might just topple the Top 4. ![]() So, I did not really bother about any updates after that. Towards the end, I was kind of getting abit bored by it.
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