by Cool Hand Luke » Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:40 pm
Chelsea are favourites, the only other teams that have a chance of winning the league are Man Utd and Arsenal. I personally think Man Utd will push Chelsea hard this season and end up finishing in the top 2 and Arsenal will be 3rd. But in truth a title challenge from either/both Man Utd and Arsenal depends on their key players being available for 90% of the season.
I think we were 2/3 good players away from having 4th spot firmly in our grasp. A first team centre back, a first team right winger complicated with back up for right wing would have given us a very impressive squad, by far the best outside the top three.
I hope Bolton and Everton get past the first UEFA cup round so that they enter the groups stages and are guaranteed another 3 matches, if this happens I think they will suffer. Tottenham are fortunate in some ways as they don't have any European distractions, and they are on the way to assembling quiet an impressive squad. Middlesbrough have a good first team but they have very little quality in depth. I think Newcastle and Man City will push for a top 6 finish.
My prediction come January 1st:
1 - Chelsea/Man Utd/Arsenal
2 - Chelsea/Man Utd/Arsenal
3 - Chelsea/Man Utd/Arsenal
4 - Tottenham/ Liverpool/ Man City
5 - Tottenham/ Liverpool/ Man City
6 - Tottenham/ Liverpool/ Man City
7 - Newcastle/ Everton/Bolton/Charlton
8 - Newcastle/ Everton/Bolton/Charlton
I know I’ve cheated by selecting a number of teams in multiple positions and offering 4 teams for the last 2 positions, but it’s too hard to eliminate teams at this early stage.
i think yes what about you