Highlighting the English Premiership
Ejaz Khan
Seven games down the line now and the Usual suspects - Arsenal , Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea- back where they belong, in the top half, Manchester City still continuing their good run, Newcastle under new Boss Sam Allardyce have vastly improved and look destined for one of the Uefa spots again. West Ham have quietly climbed up the table too. On the other end of the spectrum, Derby County languish in last place, and Tottenham Hotspur even though splashing the cash in the transfer market, they sit worryingly third from the bottom. Early days, yes, but who will be the next managerial casualty of the season ?
Surprise package of the season so far : Arsenal
The Gunners hold top spot with a solid run of performances so far and have a young squad capable of doing great in all competitions this season. Adebayor leading the top scorers list, Kolo Toure the rock on which Wengers boys mount attack after attack. Cesc Fabregas the commander in offense is pulling the strings and they are playing the most beautiful football in the premiership, all without Thierry Henry…Who would’ve thought?
Story of the month – Jose Mourinho’s departure
“The special one” is not so special after all. Well, certainly not in Chelsea’s billionaire owner Roman Abramovich’s eyes as a small departing gift of 25 Million Pounds should insure he never comes back. For all his eccentricities Mourinho was adored by the his players and the media for his often outrageous comments that usually came across as overly-arrogant. He made magic for Chelsea, not fancy at all on the ground, but his style was effective. He landed the blues the League twice, the FA Cup , and two semi finals in the Champions league all in the space of three years, and thats a remarkable achievement, though most critics agree he did have the resources at his disposal to succeed. He has left now and a new era begins as Chelsea look to bring excitement back to their football, which is the main reason behind his axing. Ronaldinho to Chelsea is looking more and more realistic. Marco Van Basten has been offered the post, so too Guus Hiddink, but is Chelsea 15 minutes of fame up ?
The jury is still out on that one
Top Goalscorers
Emmanuel Adebayor Arsenal – 6 Goals
Nicholas “Abdus Salaam Bilaal” Anelka – 4 goals
Cesc Fabregas – Arsenal - 4 Goals
(EPL Statistics)_
Top 4 – League Standings
1) Arsenal
2) Man United
3) Man City
4) Liverpool
Ejaz Khan
Seven games down the line now and the Usual suspects - Arsenal , Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea- back where they belong, in the top half, Manchester City still continuing their good run, Newcastle under new Boss Sam Allardyce have vastly improved and look destined for one of the Uefa spots again. West Ham have quietly climbed up the table too. On the other end of the spectrum, Derby County languish in last place, and Tottenham Hotspur even though splashing the cash in the transfer market, they sit worryingly third from the bottom. Early days, yes, but who will be the next managerial casualty of the season ?
Surprise package of the season so far : Arsenal
The Gunners hold top spot with a solid run of performances so far and have a young squad capable of doing great in all competitions this season. Adebayor leading the top scorers list, Kolo Toure the rock on which Wengers boys mount attack after attack. Cesc Fabregas the commander in offense is pulling the strings and they are playing the most beautiful football in the premiership, all without Thierry Henry…Who would’ve thought?
Story of the month – Jose Mourinho’s departure
“The special one” is not so special after all. Well, certainly not in Chelsea’s billionaire owner Roman Abramovich’s eyes as a small departing gift of 25 Million Pounds should insure he never comes back. For all his eccentricities Mourinho was adored by the his players and the media for his often outrageous comments that usually came across as overly-arrogant. He made magic for Chelsea, not fancy at all on the ground, but his style was effective. He landed the blues the League twice, the FA Cup , and two semi finals in the Champions league all in the space of three years, and thats a remarkable achievement, though most critics agree he did have the resources at his disposal to succeed. He has left now and a new era begins as Chelsea look to bring excitement back to their football, which is the main reason behind his axing. Ronaldinho to Chelsea is looking more and more realistic. Marco Van Basten has been offered the post, so too Guus Hiddink, but is Chelsea 15 minutes of fame up ?
The jury is still out on that one
Top Goalscorers
Emmanuel Adebayor Arsenal – 6 Goals
Nicholas “Abdus Salaam Bilaal” Anelka – 4 goals
Cesc Fabregas – Arsenal - 4 Goals
(EPL Statistics)_
Top 4 – League Standings
1) Arsenal
2) Man United
3) Man City
4) Liverpool
Top 4 earners in the Premiership
1. John Terry Chelsea £130,000 per week
2. Michael Ballack – Chelsea - £121 000 per week
3. Andriy Shevchenko – Chelsea -£ 121 000 per week
4. Steven Gerrard – Liverpool - £120 000 per week
Stars to keep an eye on :
John Utaka – Portsmouth – Powerful , bursting with Pace, he is Harry Redknapp’s best buy so far and will prove to be one the strikers of the season
Micah Richards – Manchester City - Still only 19 , he is the wall which seems to keep Manchester City in the the top 6 so far , and he can only get better with age
Fernando Torres – Liverpool - Adapted quite speedily to a new team, new style of football and environment, The 23 year old striker is by far Liverpool’s most expensive and also most exciting buy in years and has scored 6 goals already in all competitions already
The new players have settled, the tactics are clicking into place, teams are finding their rhythm and some high tempo football is being played,
watch this space....
1. John Terry Chelsea £130,000 per week
2. Michael Ballack – Chelsea - £121 000 per week
3. Andriy Shevchenko – Chelsea -£ 121 000 per week
4. Steven Gerrard – Liverpool - £120 000 per week
Stars to keep an eye on :
John Utaka – Portsmouth – Powerful , bursting with Pace, he is Harry Redknapp’s best buy so far and will prove to be one the strikers of the season
Micah Richards – Manchester City - Still only 19 , he is the wall which seems to keep Manchester City in the the top 6 so far , and he can only get better with age
Fernando Torres – Liverpool - Adapted quite speedily to a new team, new style of football and environment, The 23 year old striker is by far Liverpool’s most expensive and also most exciting buy in years and has scored 6 goals already in all competitions already
The new players have settled, the tactics are clicking into place, teams are finding their rhythm and some high tempo football is being played,
watch this space....
