homme de fer
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Less than a week away from the new season. Wondering what are peoples thoughts of the new year.
Myself, the top two will be Man C and Chelsea but the next 5 will be a complete toss up.
1. Chelsea. Great defence with a few more options up front could see them through
2. Man C. Because they can buy the best talent. They still haven't really gelled as a team yet despite winning the league last year.
3. Liverpool. This one is tough. Last year they grew together and got stronger as the year went on. Even without Suarez, all they need to do is tighten up defensively and hope for progression from Coutinho and Sterling. Or, maybe they'll come right off the rails, who the hell knows.
4. Arsenal. They always find a way. Wenger has a knack of getting the team to pull together
5. Man U. This is another tough one. They might pull together and finish 3rd or they might believe they "deserve" to finish in the top 4 every year because of who they are. A certain Liverpool team did that and found themselves on the outside looking in.
6. Tottenham. I'm not convinced that team can be made to work together. They bought good players with the Bale money but no one bothered to ask if they can be more than the sum of their parts.
7. Everton. I'll put them here but, again, who knows. This is a team that seems to build their roster off of loaned players so you can't really tell what the team is going to look like till transfer period closes.
Out of those teams, Man C and Chelsea can best weather the storm of injuries so a Champions League spot is guaranteed for both. Arsenal, Tottenham, and Man U can leapfrog Liverpool if an Sturridge has a major injury.
Myself, the top two will be Man C and Chelsea but the next 5 will be a complete toss up.
1. Chelsea. Great defence with a few more options up front could see them through
2. Man C. Because they can buy the best talent. They still haven't really gelled as a team yet despite winning the league last year.
3. Liverpool. This one is tough. Last year they grew together and got stronger as the year went on. Even without Suarez, all they need to do is tighten up defensively and hope for progression from Coutinho and Sterling. Or, maybe they'll come right off the rails, who the hell knows.
4. Arsenal. They always find a way. Wenger has a knack of getting the team to pull together
5. Man U. This is another tough one. They might pull together and finish 3rd or they might believe they "deserve" to finish in the top 4 every year because of who they are. A certain Liverpool team did that and found themselves on the outside looking in.
6. Tottenham. I'm not convinced that team can be made to work together. They bought good players with the Bale money but no one bothered to ask if they can be more than the sum of their parts.
7. Everton. I'll put them here but, again, who knows. This is a team that seems to build their roster off of loaned players so you can't really tell what the team is going to look like till transfer period closes.
Out of those teams, Man C and Chelsea can best weather the storm of injuries so a Champions League spot is guaranteed for both. Arsenal, Tottenham, and Man U can leapfrog Liverpool if an Sturridge has a major injury.