Do not be fooled by the recent murmurings of unrest in north
London; despite not having won the Premier League since the 2003-4 season,
Arsenal will be this season’s surprise package and the biggest threat to the
Etihad.
Manchester City boss, Roberto Mancini, should fear red this
season, but not that of their cross-city rivals, Manchester United, who remain
eternally popular with fans placing a football bet.
As United look to complete the signing of Robin van Persie,
Gunners boss, Arsene Wenger, has been astutely recruiting this summer.
In stark contrast to his haphazard approach last season,
which saw the last minute panic buys of Mikel Arteta and Per Mertesacker,
following the departure of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri, the French man has
used his cheque book wisely.
Lukas Podolski, Santi Cazorla, and Oliver Giroud are all
fantastic additions to a squad that finished last season so strongly. Wenger
has not messed up this time and, with just over two weeks till the transfer
deadline closes, the Emirates club have made the soundest purchases of any top
flight team.
Podolski has proven his worth at the highest level of
football, shining in German colours. Cazorla is a class act who has shone in La
Liga with Malaga and Villareal, drawing comparisons with a certain Fabregas.
Giroud is a striker who has the muscle and presence that Wenger’s team have
lacked in recent years.
Theo Walcott is maturing into a fine winger and Alex
Oxlade-Chamberlain will be a year older. The future’s bright, but this year it
will be red.
Meanwhile, title hopefuls, Chelsea, have lumped their money
on skilful ball players, but not replaced the might of Didier Drogba.
With a style of football that does not suit ‘tikka-takka’
football and an obscene amount of pressure on Roberto Di Matteo, the Blues will
plummet this year.
Last year’s runners-up, Manchester United, have done little
to bolster an average side – who were lucky to be going into the final game of
the season with a chance of winning – and Liverpool are simply nowhere near the
level of Manchester City.
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