After 120 minutes of tense football watching. Nothing would be sweeter than a cup of tea. But who should make it? Al (blue Polo shirt ) chooses Chelsea and after 3 pens things are not looking good!
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Liverpool Season Preview 2008
Is this going to be the season that Liverpool finally overcome their problems, remain consistent and at last get their hands on the Premiership trophy that has eluded them for such a long time? In short, no. Well, at least in my opinion.
I'll start with the positives. They have some world class players in every department of their team. Reina is a solid goalkeeper and hasn't let them down too many times when it has really mattered. Carragher is one of the best centre halves in the world and reads the game better than anyone. Nobody has to say anything about Steven Gerrard or Fernando Torres as their quality speaks for itself. When these players are all on the pitch at the same time then Liverpool can beat anyone.
The reason Liverpool will once again slip away from the title race comes down to two reasons. Firstly, their support cast. Yes, they have a number of truly world class performers but out of the Big 4 clubs they always have the weakest support players. The likes of Pennant, Lucas, Voronin etc all have their days when they can perform but aren't suited to challenge for a title. Secondly, Benitez won't pick his best squad for a sustained run of Premiership games, meaning they're likely to get picked off every now and again by the weaker sides. This is where Arsenal, Chelsea and Man Utd always get their extra points. I really can't see Benitez changing his ways and for that reason more than anything, I don't think they'll reach the heights the club deserve to.
If they are going to compete then they need at least three high calibre players to support the stars already at the club. Gareth Barry would be a good start in midfield, but they also need a forward to help Torres out and (in my opinion) another midfielder who can provide chances from wide areas.
As far as my prediction for Liverpool goes, I think it will be a case of the same again. They'll do well in Europe and win some big matches in the Premiership but I can't see them getting over that final hurdle and lifting the crown. I'll go for a third place finish and yet another season where Liverpool football shirts don't get that gold championship badge printed on them.
วันศุกร์ที่ 12 มีนาคม พ.ศ. 2553
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Premiership Season Preview 2008-09
The start of a new Premiership season always brings about a sense of excitement with teams hoping for a successful campaign. Unfortunately though, as exciting as the Premiership is, I don't see it being dramatically different from previous seasons.
The big 4 will remain the big 4 and Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Man Utd will certainly take up the top positions and probably all the silverware. I also think there will remain consistency in the positions of these clubs with Man Utd and Chelsea battling it out for the title, Arsenal falling just short and Liverpool struggling to remain consistent enough.
I wonder if any of the teams in and around the top 4 can make a serious challenge to break in. The likely candidates have to be Aston Villa, Everton and Spurs but I don't know if any of these sides will have what it takes. Its almost certain that two of these three sides will make up the fifth and sixth places but a lack of depth will restrict further success.
At the bottom, I can only see doom for the three promoted clubs. As much as I'd like to see Stoke City and Hull make a go of it, I'm not sure they have the depth or ability in their squads to compete week in, week out. West Brom probably have the best chance of survival but even they need to make some quality additions to their team in order to be competitive.
The question is, who else could get dragged into the relegation dog-fight and my instincts tell me that Fulham, Bolton and Middlesbrough could be likely candidates. The amazing thing is that these sides are good enough to play at the highest level, but the competition in the Premiership is so fierce that they will almost certainly finish closer to the bottom than the top.
My tip for success this season is Portsmouth. I can definitely see them kicking on from last season's cup success and making an impression in the Premiership. I think a top 6 finish is definitely on the cards and who knows how far they could go, if Crouch and Defoe really start to fire up front. From an English point of view, it would be great to see these two strikers form a partnership.
Whatever the outcome of this season's competition, Premiership football shirts will definitely be worn with pride as the league continues to dominate the world stage.
