Personally I think Man Yoo will probbly be in the strongest position, as Chelsea will be rebuilding and transforming under Villas Boas, and Citeh will suffer once again with a lack of strong team spirit due to being a bunch of mercenaries rather than team players.
Liverpool under Dalglish will certainly improve from last season’s disaster, and could surprise people. A tin pot of some flavour isn’t an impossibility. Undistracted by Yerpean competition, they might be able to rotate the squad effectively, keep key players fit for key games, and maintain some consistency for once. The lack of last season’s uncertainty surrounding the finances of the club will help things no end. And they’ve bought some tried and tested decent Premier League players in for a change, not the unknown foreign quantities of the past. Look out for Suarez making headlines though.
I reckon Arsenal and Spurs could struggle for a top-four place. If Arsenal lose Fibreglass and Nasri, which looks quite likely, then they will have a massive gap to fill. Thing is, with their miserly spending record, will they be able to do so? I think other players there will become increasingly disillusioned and unmotivated. Whinger is the master of surprise, but I don’t think even he can pull another rabbit out of the hat this time. Last season they were quite lucky to get 4th place really.
As for Spuds; well, I still don’t think they have what it takes to challenge or the title, by a long way. Their priority will be to get into Yerp once more, even if it’s the Europa League. They can’t expect to suddenly be right at the very top, after centuries of mediocrity, as they don’t have Citeh’s billions.
Newcastle’s fayns will demand success but once more be left screaming for Mike Ashley’s head. That’s a certainty.
Relegation? Swansea and Norwich will be faves to go down of course, but I think QPR could just survive. They’ve got some big money behind them. West Brom, Wolves, Wigan and Blackburn could be in the mix for the drop as well.
I can’t wait!
