Guest Edd Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 It's easy to forget that that although they had a suspect manager, injuries to important players and some internal unrest, Chelsea came withing 2 points of winning the league. With Scolari now in charge and with their new signings they will be even better than last year. Added to that ManU relied a lot on Ronaldo and he's not going to repeat last years performance, so they need others to contribute more or they will slip behind Chelsea. By the same token Arsenal only finished four points off the pace and for a long period were looking nailed on for the title. Everyone seems to forget them. Yeah very true, although I'm far from convinced they've progressed over the summer in the way Chelsea have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 you can put a multiples bet on at betfair where you can have man utd or chelsea, then birmingham or QPR etc. ANYONE TEMPTED BUT AINT SIGNED UP YET YOU CAN PM ME FOR MY REFER AND PAY CODE. (i'll post up winnings if someone wants an example) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MW Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Chelsea Manyoo Liverpool Arsenal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmk Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 If Liverpool signed Berbatov would fancy them more, but Keane nah they aren't catching anyone up this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearer9 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Interesting to see where people stand on this one now, especially after Scolari's sacking. Still going with Man Utd but I think Liverpool will have a close second. Wouldn't be at all surprised to see Villa finish third at this point. Villa are actually really interesting to me, I think it's a case of the sum being much greater than the parts. Of the players that play regularly, this is how I'd classify them in a theoretical top 4 team. Top 4 Worthy: Young, Agbonlahor, Barry Borderline Top 4: Laursen, Bouma, Carew Friedel (age is the only reason I put him here) Not top 4 material: Everyone else. I think Everton probably has a better squad but Villa will finish well above Everton because O'Neill has it figured out and knows how to use speed and counter attacks. He also knows how to give each player on the pitch a definite role that contributes to an overall victory, I really wonder what he could do with a bit more money there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Have to say i fancied Chelsea at the season's opening... thought the same at the end of September sorta time aswell. I reckon Manu have it wrapped up now like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Interesting to see where people stand on this one now, especially after Scolari's sacking. Still going with Man Utd but I think Liverpool will have a close second. Wouldn't be at all surprised to see Villa finish third at this point. Villa are actually really interesting to me, I think it's a case of the sum being much greater than the parts. Of the players that play regularly, this is how I'd classify them in a theoretical top 4 team. Top 4 Worthy: Young, Agbonlahor, Barry Borderline Top 4: Laursen, Bouma, Carew Friedel (age is the only reason I put him here) Not top 4 material: Everyone else. I think Everton probably has a better squad but Villa will finish well above Everton because O'Neill has it figured out and knows how to use speed and counter attacks. He also knows how to give each player on the pitch a definite role that contributes to an overall victory, I really wonder what he could do with a bit more money there. Agree with your assessment - As for Villa, that is why I rate MON as an excellent manager...he has obviously learned from Clough that a proper TEAM will always beat a team of top individuals in a long contest like the League. If you look at most of Clough's sides, they were better as a unit than when dissected individually..people like John McGovern were basically journeymen-workers, but Clough took him to every club he managed. That isn't to say he didn't have some top players in his sides - the likes of Roy McFarland and Archie Gemmill(Derby)Trevor Francis and Peter Shilton(Forest), were Internationals, but he believed in a good 'mix'of players. O'Neill has done likewise at Villa and whilst it may be a bit soon for them to finish in Top 4, I wouldn't rule it out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Man U, by 10pts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Don't think there's such a thing as a 'top 4 player', by definition all of Villa's players would be exactly that if they finished there. All there are are top 4 teams, and Villa are certainly one of those at the moment. Even Man Utd have players like Brown, O'Shea, Park and Fletcher that you might not consider 'top 4 players', but they're going to run away with the title by a mile. You just need a balanced, dynamic team - and that is exactly what O'Neil is building. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Don't think there's such a thing as a 'top 4 player', by definition all of Villa's players would be exactly that if they finished there. All there are are top 4 teams, and Villa are certainly one of those at the moment. Even Man Utd have players like Brown, O'Shea, Park and Fletcher that you might not consider 'top 4 players', but they're going to run away with the title by a mile. You just need a balanced, dynamic team - and that is exactly what O'Neil is building. Spot on. Look at us under SBR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diddimz Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 How come I can't vote Spurs? Because its to obvious an answer, this is their year, or liverpools, one or the others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Voted villa for a laugh. Realistically nothing will stop manure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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