Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Football Predictions
OK, since this request has been put in since my Euro 2008 predictions, here are the predictions for the 2008/09 season*
Simple one to start - who will win the league?
Not really a simple task to predict, as the top four teams look juicy. But, I'll have to choose Liverpool. Reason is because they have got a rated striker in Robbie Keane to partner Torres - which would possibly mean all those draws last season could be turned into wins.
Which team will go down with Hull and Stoke?
I would say West Brom as all three teams promoted last season don't really give me the confidence of lasting the distance. Also, if the league was of 17 teams, the bottom three may be Sunderland, Wigan and Bolton and they look to me to have too much experience amongst them to fail over the three promoted teams. Having said this, I actually hope Bolton go down as I can't stand them.
And will either of those two beat Derby's 'total'?
Sadly, because of the class of the top four and the next six after them - Everton, Villa, West Ham, Spurs, Blackburn and Citeh (notice I have not included Newcastle in this group) the league seems to be split in two sizes: the big teams and the average teams. Thus YES it is very possible that the bottom three would not be able to gather enough points amongst each other to beat Derby's dismal record.
How many points will Liverpool finish behind the champions?
As I said in the first question - I predict Liverpool would win this year, but I expect it to go right down to the last 3 matches with all the top four actively involved.
First manager to go?
I don't think the predicted bottom three would fare any better with new managers - they probably need new budgets, so it would have to be one from the other 17. Looking up the ladder where the pressure is bound to be greatest - i predict one of the newbies, Paul Ince.
Will Cristiano Ronaldo be that good again?
No.
1. Because he will miss the first part of the season,
2. Because after last years glory, there won't be much motivation,
3. After the summer speculations, his heart would clearly be not into the job as before and
4. I just can't bear another 'C. Ronaldo' season.
Will Mark Hughes do a better job than Sven?
No. I see Mark Hughes as a great manager, but then again if you are not in the top four, the foundations are not strong enough and with the turmoil surrounding Citeh, I don't see him succeeding where Sven has not really failed.
Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
Samir Nasri. A lot of people forget that Arsenal have purchased a potential gem in Nasri. Didn't impact Euro2008 much, but then again which of the French team did?
And which one will flop horribly?
There is not much choice here as the transfer market has been relatively silent this season compared to the previous one. So, I probably have to choose a striker - since they are usually judged harshly by the goals scored, so it's Jo for Man Citeh.
Who has the best chance of cracking the top four?
Looking at the squads, I would actually say Aston Villa - they have a great English 'backbone' and players have been in the Premiership for sometime (except in defense) compared to the teams around them. I hate to say this, but they could quite possibly slip pass Arsenal for fourth spot.
Which transfer saga will be boring us all this time next year?
Hopefully for the last time - Christiano Ronaldo finally shipped to Real Madrid. And Didier Drogba to Italy.
*bear in mind this was typed out on 13th August 2008 - there may be additional changes in three weeks time!
Note: Questions taken from the Football365 website
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1 comment:
thats cool....
but liverpool?
hahaha...we will c we will c...
cheers!!
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