After a summer of holidays, controversy, unsolved problems, new players,new coaches,new friends back,new kits and for some new owners. The fun is about to end with some old faces not returning to the action either on the pitch or on the bench. For some,it is the beginning of an era. This season is massively important to the players,as this is a season leading to a world cup,where you have to put good performances to be able to represent your country in Brazil. In this article we make some predictions ahead of season.
Where else to start than our prediction for who will claim the title as
Champions. Really you can look no further than the 2 manchester clubs and Chelsea. But I feel
Chelsea will just get there ahead of Manchester City,for the reason that Mourinho has come back with no pressure as he has done it before,and his squad is already impressive. I see them beating city marginally,but if they can buy a certain Wayne Rooney to cover up the weak point in their side,then betting for them to be champions is a safe bet. City have made impressive signings, but the aura of Mourinho & possibly Rooney will be too much for Pellegrini. Man utd sadly for Moyes,will have to settle for 3rd. At this point they haven't still solved the centre midfield problem, and if Rooney goes,it only helps to limit there chances of retaining their title,tuff for Moyes,but its the harsh reality.
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Fourth place, this is a tight one. Which in truth is basically between the north london due of Tottenham & Arsenal. But I feel
Tottenham will finally,at long last pip the gunners to 4th place. With or without Gareth Bale. They have bought well in Paulinho,Soldado,Capoue & Chadli. AVB's vision is clear for all to see, and with Bale it will be too far for Arsenal to compete with, but without him it makes it harder,but they will still get there. Paulinho will offer that Box-to-Box midfielder they've lacked,and Soldado will score loads of goals. Lewis holtby, & Chadli will add pace & excitement to the forward line. All they need, is a left-back (Fabio coentrao ??),and maybe a another big player to cover the Bale void. Arsenal meanwhile, have failed to do anything to solve their own problems,and in fact have only added french u-20 internation Yaya Sanogo. So much was promised to the Arsenal fans but nothing has happen, the addition of Luis Suarez,could make things tighter,but Liverpool are very adamant that they will not sell.
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Europa League excluding qualification via the FA cup or League cup, I expect Arsenal as said earlier to finish 5th, Liverpool will make it to 6th this time, they have added to their squad considerably well with the new signings fitting in to the squad without problems,Brenden Rodgers has said he still wants to add to the squad,so with and without Suarez,I expect them to come good,especially after the way the team played when they finally adapted to Rodgers' system towards the end of last season. Swansea are the team to finish 7th, they look the real deal, and just like Liverpool have bought well with new players settling in well. Michu says behind Bony is his best position and seeing what he did last season playing out of position, his partnership with Bony will be devastating. To me they have a better squad than Liverpool, but the fact that individually Liverpool have better players & don't have the distraction of Europe,puts them ahead of the swans. Everton would come close but not close enough.
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Relegated teams This is usually a tight one, but I'm going for Hull city tigers,for the fact that they looked shaky in the tale end of last season & only needed a goal keeping error by the 3rd choice keeper of Brighton to get promoted. They've bought in quantity but quality is still lacking.The name change to HULL TIGERS doesn't help matters. Crystal palace will also go,failure to keep Wilfried Zaha could prove costly, and 40 year-old Kevin Philips isn't the answer. The final spot to be goes down between Cardiff,Newcastle & Stoke. I'm going for stoke here because, Tony pulis left because the club was tired of "rugby style" football and sincerely Mark Hughes doesn't serve as the best to add class to the club and with 3 squad players bought,and Hughes' attempts to add style to a "rugby team". It only has to end in a epic fail. Newcastle would be lucky to escape,Joe kinnear's arrival didn't go down well with the Geordie faithful as well as the players,and with just Loic Remy bought & Cisse's shirt sponsor issues,arguably there best player,Yohan Cabaye could still leave. Its going to be a problematic season for them. Cardiff will just scale through,they have a good squad & will be a good addition to the league.
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Best player If Gareth Bale stays I will go with him winning the award again but that seems unlikely,Rooney if a chelsea player, would be crucial for the chase for the title,But I'm going for Eden Hazard. Mourinho's style suits him,and with this his 2nd season,he may finally improve into the player he is ment to be.
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Best young player This will go to Hazard again because of age, but really looking at youngsters(u-21) I'd go for Philipe Coutinho. He has a big season and judging by his pre-season & his performances last year,would be absolutely fantastic this season.
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Top scorer This is also going to be a tuff one again. Rooney, RVP,Suarez(if he remains in England),Benteke,Michu & even the new guys Negredo,Soldado & Bony have a shout. But I'm taking a big gamble on going for a player who has gone under the radar due to injury but on his day is a top talent. Sergio Kun Aguero. If he plays as the main striker and stays fit this season. I expect him to win the award.
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Best manager This award to be will be tight between Laudrup,Mourinho & AVB. But I'm giving the younger Portuguese, for the way his spurs team will play & qualify for Europe & how they managed it without Gareth Bale.
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Best signing I would love to give this award to Paulinho or Roberto Soldado because I see them being fantastic this season, but if Wayne Rooney's transfer goes through, it will be him,he will be out to prove a point to Utd & with Mourinho adding fire to his head, it will be devastating for the EPL & I expect him to be the best signing.
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Worst signing A difficult one as no one wants to be seen as a mistake, but I feel Gerard Deulofeu will have that title. I watched him at the u-20 world cup. He looked like one who has the talent but can't produce the goods. Indecision, numerous misses and going quiet in big matches is what Deulofeu could provide for spain in that tournament and doing that on a weekly basis could put an end to Everton's hopes of Europe.
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In all its set to be a good season, we all expect big from our clubs but some of our teams can't do all. Anyway you can have your say in the comments column :)
