We've seen ten point swings in five games. We've seen ten point leads surrendered. We've seen a title won with two goals in injury time of the final game. And you want to play Mystic Meg on 1st October? ......with the track record for predicting that some of you have got
Come on, Little Luke! Enter into the spirit of it. Even the professional pundits don't have a clue half the time. Also, this isn't the Arsenal board - here, you can state an opinion, and everyone will know that it's merely temporary, based on how things appear at this point in time. We won't hold you to anything. Only, don't tell us that United will turn it around, because we all know that would be mere bias on your part. We've all said, right from the very start, that Moyes is not the man for United; he's not suddenly going to turn into a football guru.
I'm not in the right frame of mind to make predictions at present Moyes is a fantastic manager; he's spent eleven years trying to get Everton above Utd - and he's succeeded!
The news after six games is that last year's three through seven are just about one through five at the moment; or, to put it another way, one and two have stumbled coming out of the blocks. Few think City have serious problems, including me, as I rate Pellegrini. Lots of people think Man U are in trouble. We'll see. As good as Arsenal look at the moment, I wonder whether lack of depth won't cost them eventually. Liverpool and Everton are even thinner, but don't have European football. The key factor may be expectations. Man City and Chelsea won't be happy unless they win the league, though Chelsea, I think, would be more satisfied with second than City would. I think Arsenal would be satisfied, though not overjoyed, with third, but disappointed at fourth. Spurs would be happy with fourth, overjoyed with third and over the moon at second. Fifth would be a disappointment. Liverpool would be reasonably pleased, I think, to finish above Everton and/or to continue to improve. Everton would be happy to finish above Liverpool. Man U is the mystery. I'm not sure what would make them happy at this point.
Think you've summed it up perfectly. To be fair to United, as badly as they've started the season they are only 3 points behind City having played harder fixtures. I'm still unconvinced by City away from home and think they can be got at by the better teams coming to the Etihad. Pellegrini's inexperience in this league is showing in their away games. How often do City take the lead early in the second half and end up losing. Also as good as Arsenal are playing, I'm not so sure they can play much better in the tougher winter months when the weather will worsen as will the pitch conditions. Seems like 07/08 all over again to me. Providing we (Chelsea) beat Norwich on Sunday I'd be happy with our start and at this point take it over anyone else's, especially having been away to United, Everton and Spurs and then played a Villa side that has already beaten Arsenal/City and not lost (away) to a side outside the top 4 since October 2012.
You are correct, of course. But how is that going to irk the Gooners and Chavs? HIAG must have his fun.
Good Thread this, and must be the hardest year to predict for years. I really dont know, but I am thinking it will be, (In no particular order): Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs. Think Arsenal are going to play the best football, but the depth at Chelsea and Man City will keep them up there. Spurs will have the magic C which is consistancy. Although Im a pool fan, I think we are just going to miss out, (but think we will get back in the Europa.) Then Man Utd, then Everton, followed by Southampton and Swansea. Id happily be wrong and Liverpool make top 4.
Wouldn't completely rule Liverpool out although you'd probably say: - City have the best players - Chelsea have the best manager - Arsenal have the best player Generally speaking Arsenal are quick starters but remember in 2007/08 they won EIGHT out of their first TEN games, drawing just TWO and still faltered when the going got tough. The Premier League is fairly predictable on the whole but for once there is an element of unpredictability at the top.
I'd guess that Chelsea has the inside track at this point. You were very good at the end of last year, and now that Mata's back, may be just as good now. I hate to think of what you might do if you had a striker who could score. Man U obviously aren't looking very strong right now, and Man City, more than other rich English clubs, can act like a bunch of millionaires more interested in their investment portfolio and Twitter accounts. (IMO). It will be interesting to see how long Spurs, Arsenal, Liverpool and Everton do well, and whether any of them can mount a serious challenge for the title.
You are quite the handyman YV. DIY expert Spurs will definitely be there or thereabouts, they've got one of the best squads in the league now and a very good away record. You'd expect improvement on the goal front once Lamela and Eriksen settle. There is a top 7 now and it'll be that way for the foreseeable future.
