Article: Which Premier League teams are setting up to fail? - Football, Manchester United

So as the season edges closer I wonder which team next season doing all the talk now will end up with the most egg on their face.

Man Utd - Well we are Champions, have brought in new younger players but have lost some top class players aswell. Still dont have that CM player we need but still can be quietly confident of winning number 20.

Chelsea - Seem to be keeping their heads down so far, little in the way of transfers and a squad which on paper seems good but in reality isn't all that.

Arsenal - Well its only a matter of time before Wenger pipes up about Arsenal's chances. They will go from failures to certain quadruple winners to failures in the space of a year no doubt.

Man City - Getting better but with an awful manager, in fighting to some degree and Gael Clichy coming in and Tevez set to leave they are weaker than last season right now.

Liverpool - King Ken, huge sums spent, new belief...........setting themselves up for something over at Anfield. Question is.......success or failure. I know which most think.

Tottenham - Tasted Champions League football last season but missed out this time. Do they have what it takes to get 4th spot once again. Should they aim that high?

So in your own opinion who is setting up for a season of failure?

 

For me its a toss up between Liverpool and Arsenal.

If for example both have decent starts they will let their imaginations run free and believe they will win the league. It simply wont happen. Both sides are poor and littered with average players. Liverpool are building a squad which in a few years may be able to start competing at the top but for now its more a battling team. Arsenal I feel will continue to slide.

 

wengers already said it's thier destiny to win the pl this season if we keep modric and get acouple of signings we're after we have the ability to make 4th again,but it should be a good battle

 

Liverpool will be the biggest fail, the fans just think he is so good, but his record suggests otherwise.
Then again, French Arse could fall flat.

 

Oh wait, its arsenals destiny, aaah ok then ARSENAL WILL WIN THE PL

 

If I knew it was their destiny I wouldnt have been thinking united or chelsea for the last month, silly me

 

link?

 

How did it become an article?

 

the link was a couple of day's ago on the bbc website.it might still be up there

 

Sagna? Just better than avaerage
Gibbs? poor but young
Koscielny? Not decided yet
Djourou? Decent
Vermaelen? Youur best CB.
Sczcsney? Shown nothing at all to warrant being rated anything above average
Fabianski? Awful
Almunia? Makes awful look good
Squillaci? I doubt his existence
Nasri? Great
Fabregas? Quality
Walcott? Average to ok to good depending on his game.
Wilshere? Good
Van Persie? Fantastic
Chamakh? Pretty sure he was bought as a dare. Average at best.
Bendtner? Dreadful
Gervinho? Cant comment
Rosicky? Not bad
Song? Slightly above avergae
Denilson? Horrific.
Arshavin? Solid player with some magic if he can be bothered.

Blunt but my view.

 

I think that Arsenal's players might start to become disillusioned with their manager. Might be the beginning of the end for Arsene.

 

Hes got a pretty good point though.

 

I think they already have. There's no smoke without fire.

 

Oh come on. The players want trophies as much as the fans do.

 

I don't often agree with you, but spot on

 

God knows how this biased piece of **** thread made it to be an article. Hilarious.

 

Wenger really could do with signing a heterosexual.

 

Surely the team most set up for failiure is Chelsea?

With a new manager who is less experenced than anyone else in the league Chelsea could be in for a mighty fall. I dont know much about the guy, and everyone is comparing him to Mouriniho, but surly there is as much chance that he is the next Christian Gross?

If it blows up in Romans face the compitition is there this year to see them drop out of the top four.

 

there going to be loads of twists and turns throughout the season. well im hoping for a top 17 finish for the swans. lol