Barclay’s Premier League 2008/2009 – Welcome

Welcome everyone to another wonderful season of English Football  … !!

Manchester United will be trying to emulate the fantastic double achieved last season and would have been happy that the Ronaldo saga is over .. for the time being at least ! .. They are on the lookout to add another striker to the team and Berbatov seems to be the most likely target …

Main contender to the crown will be Chelsea and the Samba contingent .. Scolari may have won the World Cup but we have to wait and see if we can handle the pressure of weekly football games and the hunting pack of english paperazzi !! ..

Arsenal have a very good mix of young and older (less than 25 yr olds) players and are the team to watch .. they have been affected by the loss of the midfiled trio of Flamini, Hleb and Gilberto but there has been talk that Wenger could bring in Gareth Barry to Emirates, leaving Rafa Benitez fuming at his Amreican owners.

Apart from the top three, it is not possible to see anyone else winning the title … Liverpool will have achieved greatness if they finish in the top four .. Apart from Torres, Gerrard and Mascherano, the team lacks good players and will struggle this season. Torres had a great season last year but it will be difficult this season as defenders will know how to handle him better …

Other UEFA cup potentials to watch for are Aston Villa, Portsmouth and Man City. Martin O’Neill has bought wisely and will be given the Barry cash to buy more players. Losing Barry will be a great disadvantage to the club but they have a very good blend of young exciting players and old experienced players. Ashley Young will be the key player to watch !!

Relegation candidates have to Hull City, Stoke and West Brom … all three newcomers have not bought well and will struggle this season against the Big Boys of BPL !!

Lookout for my Opening Day predictions soon !!

Take care for now …