Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Fantastic Start To The Season

The EPL season has started with some great scores from some top flight teams, not to forget the newcomers as well. Liverpool, Chelsea and the young Gunners kicked off their EPL campaign with wins, meanwhile last season's champions Manchester United failed topic up maximum three points against stubborn Newcastle.

Newcomers Hull City won their first outing against Fulham and it gives them a big boost of confidence . Forget about Gareth Barry's transfer saga, Aston Villa are not distracted and showed this as they started with a win. In their hat-trick hero,Gabriel Agbonlahor I can see the potential of an England player.

Sadly the team Villa beat, Manchester City, are currently troubled by aninternal crisis.Lacking fire power up front has left Manchester United's Sir Alex Fergusona worried man, although he remains keen on signing Spurs' Dimitar Berbatov, which would complete the jigsaw puzzle in a partnership with Rooney and the injured Cristiano Ronaldo.

At the Emirates, the Gunners can play the most beautiful football in the EPL but are they good enough to land title? Honestly, I still missed Thierry Henry at Arsenal.

Some good signing such as Samir Nasri, who scored the winning goal on hisde but will improve the squad along with Carlos Vela, Aaron Ramsey and Lukasz Fabianski. But I would also like to see Theo Walcott more in the young Gunners squad and add more spice to the attack with Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor. The latter's new long-term contract is good news for Gunners fans.

Liverpool look like serious title contenders this season. Maybe the strike-force partnership of "El Nino" Torres and Robbie Keane could be the answer to the long 19-year wait to take the title back to Anfield.

With a new manager and a fabulous new player (Deco) scoring on his debut,Chelsea have all they need to be champions this season. The Blues withboss Luiz Felipe Scolari, look a more stronger squad with their experienced players and great signings. Winning more than a trophy could make Scolari the new "Special One."

The teams to watch are obviously the top four, but there should be some great action at Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Blackburn and Newcastle as they fight for European spots.

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