Saturday 12 September 2015

August premier league review

The month of August was pure perfection for Man city who recorded 4 wins out of 4. Scoring 10 goals and their defence boasting a record of 4 clean sheets to go with there impressive form. Man city spent big over the summer and for me the pick of their transfers could be Kevin De bruyne. Yes 55 million is a huge amount of money and a club record fee for City but he comes with an impressive CV in the bundesliga since he left Chelsea in January 2014. He racked up a whopping 20 assists last season for Wolfsburg equalling a league record. The so called big teams in the league have all had stuttering starts; Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea, and arsenal have all looked unconvincing.

No one would of ever predicted The champions sitting 13th in the league after 4 games. Losing to both Crystal palace and Man city comprehensively, in a game in which saw Mourinho describe the outcome as a "fake result". Chelsea conceded the fewest goals (32) last season and only lost 3 times however the defence that was looking resolute and solid now looks very leaky. It would be very premature to think that Chelsea are out of the premier league race but it's vital that they win today at Everton. 

Since the season started last month I've been hugely impressed with Swansea and Leicester City and with Gomis, Mahrez and Ayew (The first two players are joint top goal scorers in the league with Callum Wilson all scoring 4 goals). Both Swansea and Leicester City remain unbeaten in the league.

Gomis has gone from strength to strength since Bony's big money move to Man City and becoming a starter in the Swansea side. In his last 8 seasons at Lyon he always scored at least 10 league goals a season. 

Man Utd vs Liverpool is always a game of great magnitude. It's a big game and Jamie redknapp was right in saying that neither side can afford to lose, both lost before the international break and a victory for either side could kick start their season. I'm hoping for a Liverpool win but realistically it will be a draw, final score 2-2.