Enigmatic English title enthralls
Enigmatic English title enthralls
Posted by Gio Franco

Every year in the Barclays Premier League the football viewing public is graced with some form of football drama for the title. Last year at this time United were walking away with the title, waving to competitors with confidence. The year before, City and United took the drama to the last day to the very last second and kick of the final game. The year City won the title was one of the most entertaining and emotional occasions in the English Premier League. This current season has the same capacity to enthrall and entertain the football viewing public today as it did two years ago. In fact to an extent this campaign can be one of the most entertaining in the last decade.

 

 Liverpool, the Brendan Rogers experiment has more than impressed this campaign making a push for the English title.  The current form that Liverpool has found are in must be accredited to their manager Brendan Rogers and they’re number nine Luis Saurez. Out of all the forwards in the world the Uruguayan has to be top of the list of all the strikers. Many pundits would argue today that Luis Saurez is the ultimate number nine today. In fact Luis has the most goals in the English Premier League so far with 29 goals. The man behind him is also another Liverpool player, Daniel Sturridge, with a total of 20 goals, both Luis Saurez and Daniel Sturridge have combined for a total of 49 goals in the Barclays Premier League. Under the current form both Sturridge and Saurez are exhibiting its safe to say they will combine for over 50 goals this season. The total number of goals scored for Liverpool this campaign is at 88, with the SAS combining for over 50% of the Reds goals this year. Will Liverpool hit 100 goals this campaign with it the domestic title?

 

On the other side of the country in Manchester, the blue moon has fallen out of the FA cup and Champions League. The citizen's demise from Europe and the FA Cup could serve as a blessing to Manchester City and to those who watch the English Premier League. Currently in third place in the league with two games in hand to still play to catch up with the rest of the league. City can usurp first from Liverpool by just winning their two games in hand which can add to a total 76 points to Liverpool's 71. Manchester City who have just won the newly dubbed Capital One Cup this season and are definitely not satisfied with just that piece of silverware. Since City was eliminated from Europe by Barcelona, and the FA Cup by what seems to be their kryptonite, Wigan Athletic. Manchester City will more than likely be zeroing in on the league trophy, since their quest for the quadruple has sputtered into a journey for a minor domestic double.

 

Finally back to London, to the blue side of the city, Chelsea at the start of the New Year enjoyed sitting top of the dog pile. At the start of the new year Chelsea seemed to be in firm command of the title from the get go. As time progressed and as teams fixtures began to pile on, fatigue and frustration begins to set in. In regards to Chelsea who currently sit first even after shock defeats to both Aston Villa and Crystal Palace the blues are looking to remedy their situation quick in England. The upcoming weeks left in the Barclay's Premier League will be vital to the blues. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho should be diligent to have his squad recover from their current stumble since they are also still competing in the Champions League. Even though they lost 3-1 to the Parisian giants, the score line can easily be overturned. Remember the year Chelsea won the Champions League they needed a turn around against Napoli who won 3-1 in Naples and Chelsea won 4-1 in London. Mourinho isn't a stranger to competing on two fronts; he has won multiple trophies with teams before, the treble with Inter Milan and doubles with Chelsea and Porto.

 

Now to the red side of London, Arsenal have taken a beating recently after a humiliating display against Chelsea a few weeks back 6-0. Arsene Wenger's side has found it difficult to pick themselves back up after that lost, and after drawing to visiting Swansea City. Another tough match against Manchester City yielded another draw for the Gunners. Arsenal currently sits in fourth in the league in the last crucial space for a spot in the UEFA Champions League. The Gunners are aloft from the top spot currently by seven points. Wenger's side appears to be reorganized and reset, which the Arsenal faithful will hope that their side can push for the league this year. Many of the Gunners' supporters would also hope they can make a push for the FA Cup this year since they are in the semifinal match up against Wigan.  

 

The English Premier League again is one of the most entertaining leagues in the world (yes we at World Football Daily agree, well at least I do). Contrast to last year where United were running away with the title to give as a parting gift to the best manager in British history (Sir Alex Ferguson). This campaign has the potential to give the football public the same thrills and spills that occurred two years ago when City took the title with the last kick of the game. This time though the competitors for the title are definitely between three contenders possibly four depending on how Arsenal do on the road against Everton this coming Sunday. The upcoming fixtures are tough on the top three as Liverpool host Manchester City on the 13th of April and Liverpool again entertains Chelsea on the 27th of April. Again this is under the grounds that all three teams get all three points in their other remaining six games of the league. Remember the Citizens do have two more games in hand as well, instead of six games they have eight, one of those eight is against Liverpool. This campaign may come down to the last game and to the very last kick again to settle who will come up on top of the heap. 

 

 

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