The New Football Season
It's a great feeling. The optimism, the excitement and the hype. Today is the start of the football season 2007/08 and it's time for my predictions.
Firstly, the Premiership. No-one can deny Manchester United achieved an impressive feat by taking the title from Chelsea last season. Cristiano Ronaldo's contribution to United was tremendous throughout. On top of that, injuries to Cech and Terry, made the title defence increasingly difficult.
I can't see either finishing outside of the top two, with Arsenal joining them to complete the top three. I'm going to back United this season based on their summer signings (Hargreaves, Nani, Anderson) and my geographical bias. Surely Tevez will make their strike force the best in the country.
Liverpool have bought, but I'd argue unwisely. Torres won't settle into English football quickly, remember Morientes, but Benayoun should be a great signing. I continue to doubt Benitez in the league; tactically inconsistent and they lack the continual class of United or Chelsea.
My tips for relegation would be Derby, Reading and possibly a team who have been floating about for a while, like Wigan, Boro or Fulham. I suspect Sunderland and Birmingham will survive and other teams will struggle.
Coventry City, my beloved Sky Blues, start the season with many a new face. Having watched one pre-season friendly and read up on the others I believe we have a stronger squad than last season, particularly in the attacking third. Leon Best, Julian Gray and Robbie Simpson join Leon McKenzie, Michael Mifsud, Dele Adebola and Kevin Kyle from whom a worthy partnership could be forged and ought to be formidable in The Championship.
Arjan de Zeeuw comes in at the back and has been made skipper. A seemingly shrewd move by Iain Dowie. Gary Borrowdale has come in strengthen the defence and Michael Hughes joins the midfield. If our new comers settle in, and the promising talents of Jay Tabb et al deliver, there is no reason why we can't make the play-offs!
As such, our promotion/play-off rivals will be Wolves, Southampton, West Brom, Leicester, Cardiff, and Charlton. Not sure how Watford will adapt to life back down in the first division, but they shouldn't struggle with the parachute payments. So, enough said for now. Come on you Sky Blues and make me proud this season!
Firstly, the Premiership. No-one can deny Manchester United achieved an impressive feat by taking the title from Chelsea last season. Cristiano Ronaldo's contribution to United was tremendous throughout. On top of that, injuries to Cech and Terry, made the title defence increasingly difficult.
I can't see either finishing outside of the top two, with Arsenal joining them to complete the top three. I'm going to back United this season based on their summer signings (Hargreaves, Nani, Anderson) and my geographical bias. Surely Tevez will make their strike force the best in the country.
Liverpool have bought, but I'd argue unwisely. Torres won't settle into English football quickly, remember Morientes, but Benayoun should be a great signing. I continue to doubt Benitez in the league; tactically inconsistent and they lack the continual class of United or Chelsea.
My tips for relegation would be Derby, Reading and possibly a team who have been floating about for a while, like Wigan, Boro or Fulham. I suspect Sunderland and Birmingham will survive and other teams will struggle.
Coventry City, my beloved Sky Blues, start the season with many a new face. Having watched one pre-season friendly and read up on the others I believe we have a stronger squad than last season, particularly in the attacking third. Leon Best, Julian Gray and Robbie Simpson join Leon McKenzie, Michael Mifsud, Dele Adebola and Kevin Kyle from whom a worthy partnership could be forged and ought to be formidable in The Championship.
Arjan de Zeeuw comes in at the back and has been made skipper. A seemingly shrewd move by Iain Dowie. Gary Borrowdale has come in strengthen the defence and Michael Hughes joins the midfield. If our new comers settle in, and the promising talents of Jay Tabb et al deliver, there is no reason why we can't make the play-offs!
As such, our promotion/play-off rivals will be Wolves, Southampton, West Brom, Leicester, Cardiff, and Charlton. Not sure how Watford will adapt to life back down in the first division, but they shouldn't struggle with the parachute payments. So, enough said for now. Come on you Sky Blues and make me proud this season!
posted by JMCheung @ 1:52 pm
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