IT'S BACK!

Harewood for England? Stranger things have happened.

     Finally after many weeks of World Cup embarrassment and wondering what to do with our Saturday afternoons the Premier League is back! And better than ever if I say so myself... And with 26 goals in the 10 games it was quite the goalfest. The one result that undoubtedly shocked everyone was "The 'Pool"'s 4-0 demolition of Wigan with goals from Gary Taylor-Fletcher, a 5 minute double from Marlon Harewood(an England call-up perhaps? I think not...) and then one in the second half from Alex Baptiste. I'm sure it made many people think "Perhaps these could stay up?", in my opinion, I highly doubt it. Remember Burnley last season? Wins against United, Sunderland and Everton early in the season but still ultimately relegated. I reckon it's just another case of the opposition team not knowing what to expect. 
   Other than that no surprises. The 'Main Condtenders' for the title looked as sharp and ready as ever inflicting respectable 6-0 and 3-0 defeats to the other newly promoted teams, Newcastle and West Brom. Looks like it is going to be another killer season!

Premier League Predictions...

It's only right for me to predict where everyone's gonna end up. So here goes...

1. Manchester United

2. Chelsea

3. Tottenham Hotspur

4. Manchester City

5. Arsenal 
6. Liverpool
7. Aston Villa
8. Everton 
9. Fulham
10. Bolton Wanderers 
11. Sunderland
12. Blackburn Rovers
13. Stoke City
14. Birmingham City
15. West Ham United
16. Newcastle United
17. Wigan Athletic
18. Wolverhampton Wanderers
19. West Bromwich Albion
20. Blackpool


Top Goalscorer: Didier Drogba

England's World Cup Hangover

     After being mauled by the German machine in Bloemfontein, last night was Don Fabio's chance to prove to the English public that all hope is not lost in English football and that we should stick with the beautiful game instead of fleeing to some other meagre sport.

    Sadly this wasn't the case and, although England had the majority of the play, they were hardly convincing as a footballing force. With the wave of changes and new blood Capello has brought in I personally do not think it is enough. Although I like the 4-2-3-1 Fabio employed for the first half, before reverting back to the monotonous, virtually extinct everywhere else, 4-4-2, I think that the players he picked were best to suit it. Frank Lampard was, to be frank, abysmal and, in my opinion, at fault for England's poor performance in the first half.





A drastic accusation you may think but in the 4-2-3-1 system the 2 holding midfielders are there to cover the marauding full backs who should support the forwards. Frank Lampard however did not do this and was caught wandering up field leaving Steven Gerrard to cover and subsequently leaving the English attack bereft of the creative flair he brings. As he has done with Becks, Fabio should call time on Lampard's England career, make good on his promises of bringing in new players and bring in Jack Rodwell who would consummately fill that role as he showed for the under 21s. The new era of Fabio Capello shall be eagerly awaited...