Week 1 of the English Premier League kicks off Saturday, August 13.
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“I know the expectations are high”, he said. Especially when there are rumors of another Premier League club bidding more than that for one of Leicester’s players.
Hull City are in all sorts of trouble and must be the shortest odds ever to go down. Hull City hasn’t found its new coach after the surprising resignation of Steve Bruce. There is no doubt that there isn’t much quality, and some would even argue that there isn’t direction.
They’re back, and fortunately for all of us Joey Barton isn’t tagging along with them. I have to leave that with them.
This is a hard decision.
Thank you to Chris and the players for making everyone feel so good for those few weeks. I believe in that. Now let’s not get insane and think Negredo will have a monster season, but if he can get anywhere near 12 goals, the signings of Valdes, Guzan, and others will be enough to keep them alive for another go in the Prem.
Will Moyes start his Sunderland campaign by surprising a really big side?
Sunderland have turned into perennial relegation survivors in recent years. Losing Giaccherini was a big blow.
Second season slump? Don’t think so. Keeping Calum Wilson healthy would be huge.
They’ve hired the two most coveted coaches in world football. Signing Sinclair was a good pickup, as well as Zuniga.
This has been a particularly tough three months for City fans, who could not wait for the start of the season. They only finished three points outside the top-four despite an bad spell during the middle of the season.
North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur saw their seasons fizzle out previous year, and defensive issues have raised some doubts about the credentials of the former, at least initially.
For the hotbed not just of English football but the world game, look no further than Manchester. “All the managers that have more experience than me in England talk about that”. I’m sure the players will do that for themselves, for the Club and for our supporters.
“We’re building and slowly getting better”. Simply because any of these teams from 10 to 7 could switch places.
After arriving from Everton earlier this week, John Stones could make his debut for Manchester City at center-back. Can’t use that anymore.
In one fell swoop, City now look ready for the off, suitably stocked in all departments with a depth of squad to match all comers. Retaining Arnautovic was a must.
Finding his best team and fast.
How will Manchester City fare in 2016-17? However, that doesn’t bother Claudio Ranieri’s boys as the same was the case last season when they won it. West Ham is in the qualifying rounds. Two or three big teams could easily finish outside the top four.
“To play with soul, we don’t need time”.
Yes, I have Chelsea out of the top 4. The game is 90 minutes and it doesn’t always work like you want. Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp, Antonio Conte, Mauricio Pochettino and Arsene Wenger will all lock horns this season.
“So the quicker there are answers, the better it is to move forward, but I am not in control of that”. Janssen helps take pressure off of Kane which will also benefit the Spurs.
Guardiola has yet to sell any players this summer after running the rule over his first-team squad in preseason. This for a team that is experiencing a major systematic and philosophical shift under Guardiola, one that will nearly definitely take some time to set in.
Man have things changed for United. The signings they have made to date were under everyone’s noses but Walsh’s knowledge combined with the data from Southampton’s “black box” that Ronald Koeman has hopefully brought with him should ensure that Everton will be bringing in some exciting talent from around Europe. And a lot of it has been borne of the arrival of Pep Guardiola and a handful of real quality and key off-season signings.
Now they have Guardiola.
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No player scored the first goal of the game more often than Jamie Vardy (12 – level with Gonzalo Higuaín) in the big five Euro leagues in 2015-16. Let the passion play begin.
