A new football season is here and the French Ligue 1 would be setting the pace with it’s resumption this weekend. The traditional opener of the English Premiership which is tagged the Community Shield is also billed for this weekend and Arsenal would be taking on Manchester City at the Wembley stadium. Clubs have been strengthening and some pretending to strengthen, we shall see how that pans out. The transfer window closes by the end of August but I am glad I don’t have to wait that long to watch footy as the EPL officially kicks off mid-month (16th August, 2014) , no disrespect to other leagues.
My beloved Man Utd in my opinion have not strengthened reasonably well with only two additions made in Ander Herrera and Luke Shaw. Two good players no doubt but I am still not convinced, I am not even moved by the string of performances some of the Manchester United lads have put together. Yea Ashley Young should know that was a piss at him.
Could this be the year of the Arsenal? We shall see. Arsenal’s capture of Alexis Sanchez show they mean business after falling off as title contenders at the turn of the year last season. They have also acquired the services of French man Mathieu Debuchy and young Calum Chambers and it seems they are ready to stop splashing the cash. Chelsea are not left behind in the spending spree as they have captured ex-Gunner Cesc Fabregas, former Atletico Madrid striker and defender Diego Costa and Filipe Luis and they have also brought back Arsenal’s tormentor in chief, Didier Drogba letting promising striker Romelu Lukaku sign for Everton and refusing to renew the contract of their legend Frank Lampard. Lampard is back to haunt them though after signing a loan deal with Man City. Liverpool have also been busy bringing in players after selling Luis Suarez to Barcelona.
I think the best deal so far has been Bayern Munich’s capture of Robert Lewandoski though it’s safe to Real Madrid has the strongest team on paper after bringing in Toni Kroos from Bayern Munich and James Rodriguez from Monaco. This two players were top performers for their countries Germany and Colombia respectively at the just concluded World Cup which held in Brazil. Add that to the fact that Real Madrid has the current best player in the world (Cristiano Ronaldo), Gareth Bale, Xabi Alonso, Isco, Illaramendi, Marcelo, should I go on? I figured. There are many other deals done and some deals are still in the offing, there are also rumours (Arturo Vidal signing for Man Utd) that have refused to go away.
I want to lay down my predictions along with predictions from a few friends and family. I would have loved to put a wager on this but there are good Christians amongst us, lol.
Find below the predictions and Olami is the only lady in this group.
Bablo
EPL – Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Man United
La Liga – Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and XXXXX
Serie A – Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma and Napoli
Ligue Un – PSG, Monaco, Lille and Lyon
Bundesliga – Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke
Phammo
EPL – Man City, Man United, Arsenal and Chelsea
La Liga – Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Valencia
Serie A – AC Milan (Dreamer), Juventus, Roma and Inter
Ligue Un – PSG, Monaco, Lyon and Lille
Bundesliga – Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart
Olami (Not bothered about 2nd, 3rd and 4th positions)
EPL – Man United
La Liga – Real Madrid
Serie A – Roma
Ligue Un – Monaco
Bundesliga – Dortmund
Damz
EPL – Arsenal (in my dreams), Man City, Chelsea and Everton (hahahahaha pun intended on Man Utd)
La Liga – Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Malaga and Barcelona
Serie A – Roma, Juventus, Napoli and Inter
Ligue Un – PSG, Olympique Marseille, Monaco and Bordeaux
Bundesliga – Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Dortmund and Schalke
DejaVu
EPL – Arsenal (in my dreams), Man City, Chelsea and Man United
La Liga – Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Valencia
Serie A – Juventus, Napoli, Roma and Fiorentina
Ligue Un – He says the league lacks quality
Bundesliga – Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke
Zizu Last King of Scotland
EPL – Man United (Possible), Chelsea, Man City and Liverpool
La Liga – Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Valencia
Serie A – Juventus, AC Milan, Inter and Napoli
Ligue Un – PSG, Lille, Monaco and Lyon
Bundesliga – Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Hamburg and Schalke
Big Yomz
EPL – Man United (Possible), Chelsea, Man City and Arsenal
La Liga – Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla
Serie A – Roma, Juventus, Napoli and Inter Milan,
Ligue Un – PSG, Monaco, Olympique Marseille and Lille
Bundesliga – Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Schalke and Bremen
ManVick
EPL – Chelsea, Man City, Liverpool and Arsenal
La Liga – Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia
Serie A – Napoli, Roma, Juventus and AC Milan
Ligue Un – PSG, Monaco, Lyon and Lille
Bundesliga – Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke
Kzo
EPL – Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Man United
La Liga – Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Valencia
Serie A – Napoli, Inter Milan, Juventus and AC Milan
Ligue Un – PSG, Monaco, Lille and Olympic Marseille
Bundesliga – Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Schalke and Hamburg
Myself
EPL – Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal and Man United
La Liga – Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Valencia
Serie A – Juventus, Roma, Napoli and Inter
Ligue Un – PSG, Olympic Marseille, Monaco and Lyon
Bundesliga – Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke
There you have it but please remember predictions are different from desires, lol. Please feel free to harass the comment box to put in your opinions and possibly your own top four. Thanks and remain blessed.
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Hey rude boy, correct EPL prediction. Ur head dey there. i can see ur predictions are almost similar to mine. It shows u are learning fast, Aburo. Cheers
Famous *** man… lol. Thanks for reading bro. Bless