A third of the way
(1) Now that the season is about a third of the way through, the usual suspects are bubbling up to the top. And things are getting shaken into order.
(2) An exception being the Bundesliga, where Wolfsburg and Stuttgart don’t seem close to being ready to relinquish their stranglehold of the top spot. Let’s see how the ‘Yankees of the Bundesliga’ Bayern respond (In all fairness, they might be distracted by their European campaign right now… and may focus on the domestic scene as and when warranted. It’s nowhere close to a crisis right now).
(3) Roma are really struggling (despite the draw with Milan). Something needs to be done drastically to improve their situation… Inter need to pick it up as well.
(4) Although Juve started unbeaten, they have a confident and capable Milan on their heels. They seem to suffer from the same ‘unbeaten’ syndrome that afflicted Arsenal, who are now SECOND in their league… despite all their antics with unbeaten streaks and such. Goes to show… boring draws can get you streaks but not necessarily the title.
(5) Chelsea, on the other hand, seems to be the most exciting team in the premier league. They are doing well in Europe as well.. and Mourinho seems to bring to them the edge that Ranieri never had. He’s got that Phil Jackson-like ruthlessness about him. Good on you, Chelsea.
(6) Sam Allardyce must be elated with his team’s performance. Bolton are sitting pretty up in the table.
(7) Man City must be mighty proud as well. If there is only one club in Europe I dislike… even if irrationally… it is Man Utd. Aaah… and what sweeter feelings than those of siding with a derby team that can stifle your hated team!
(8) Força Barça ! They are doing great in Europe and at home. I hope they really do sustain this form… and exorcise the ghosts from Madrid. Real have somehow bubbled up to number 2. It’s hard to keep them down for too long really… even if I do dislike their penchant for stocking up on an abundance of riches!!
And so they go on… the leagues. A bunch of irrelevant and mismatched World Cup qualifiers are on next week. I’m really looking forward to the next Champions’ league match day though. It should polarize the table somewhat.
(2) An exception being the Bundesliga, where Wolfsburg and Stuttgart don’t seem close to being ready to relinquish their stranglehold of the top spot. Let’s see how the ‘Yankees of the Bundesliga’ Bayern respond (In all fairness, they might be distracted by their European campaign right now… and may focus on the domestic scene as and when warranted. It’s nowhere close to a crisis right now).
(3) Roma are really struggling (despite the draw with Milan). Something needs to be done drastically to improve their situation… Inter need to pick it up as well.
(4) Although Juve started unbeaten, they have a confident and capable Milan on their heels. They seem to suffer from the same ‘unbeaten’ syndrome that afflicted Arsenal, who are now SECOND in their league… despite all their antics with unbeaten streaks and such. Goes to show… boring draws can get you streaks but not necessarily the title.
(5) Chelsea, on the other hand, seems to be the most exciting team in the premier league. They are doing well in Europe as well.. and Mourinho seems to bring to them the edge that Ranieri never had. He’s got that Phil Jackson-like ruthlessness about him. Good on you, Chelsea.
(6) Sam Allardyce must be elated with his team’s performance. Bolton are sitting pretty up in the table.
(7) Man City must be mighty proud as well. If there is only one club in Europe I dislike… even if irrationally… it is Man Utd. Aaah… and what sweeter feelings than those of siding with a derby team that can stifle your hated team!
(8) Força Barça ! They are doing great in Europe and at home. I hope they really do sustain this form… and exorcise the ghosts from Madrid. Real have somehow bubbled up to number 2. It’s hard to keep them down for too long really… even if I do dislike their penchant for stocking up on an abundance of riches!!
And so they go on… the leagues. A bunch of irrelevant and mismatched World Cup qualifiers are on next week. I’m really looking forward to the next Champions’ league match day though. It should polarize the table somewhat.
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