This year ends possibly the mark of competition for first place in the premier league. with chelsea and liverpool slipping you have to start asking why whilst manchester city skip to the finish line in a manner in which they can not be knocked for.
liverpool will make improvements and add depth which will increase their ability to fight for the league but as rogers has said, he is working on perfecting his perfect attack. this means they are limited to 2 tactics, the perfect counter/attack and then the barcelona way in which they have shown with their short passing this season which has broken apart defences. they need a team of complete contrast, the ability to work around tactics making yourself completely unpredictable.
chelsea have been worked out by everyone this season. if you're a good team expect to see a minimum of 9 of their player behind the ball when not in possession and be wary of the counterattack. to be fair to mourinho he did not use this tactic against arsenal. now arsenal are predictable, they have 4 CAM and arteta which means that they play a very attacking line which means there is space to exploit behind them as they leave a large space between them and the defence. they attempted the offside trap but then they lost 5-1 to liverpool. as i was saying about chelsea (my ability to wander between subjects is both dazzling and irritating as i have ruined the plot of my next paragraph, ah well ). they play with two tactics and against the teams that are lower down the league they play with arrogance. which is why mourinho has cost chelsea every title. attitude is one of the most important things when the player has got it right. i was watching the man utd game and the reason hull city lost, possibly, is because of the celebration after the goal. he simply wandered back to the centre circle and got ready for the restart. i have no problem with that but however he must show determination and character and the fact that he feels they are still in it. he wandered back to the semi circle at 2-1 down in the 60th minute.
arsenal are actually the one team i think that can challenge next season for more than just the FA cup. bring a striker in who is small and pacey. this means that he can play striker or if a winger is to become injured then he can move over to the wing. they also need a more stable midfield. the midfield we saw at the start of the season which was brilliant with one of their goals making it on to a pornographic site. this faded with injury and they almost devolved as a team. they need some holding midfield player. i would honestly look into lampard this season and get him on the free on a 1 year contract. he does the job brilliantly and will give it his all as he closes in on retirement.
man city are only going to get better. they're money fuelled and determined. and so far you have to hand it to mancini that he built the basis of an amazing team. so this for me is the end of the battle for first as that will be handed to man city depending on their transfer window. chelsea, liverpool and arsenal will be in the battle for 2nd. we can only hope that man utd improve to regain their status as a high end football team. but tbh, they need to start playing with the positions in which people play in.
thanks, bryn.
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