Who will win the Premier League?

[AnfieldEd]

in the 2nd half of the season Chelsea have to play away to fewer top teams then Arsenal and City, which is why i would give Chelsea the edge.

Away games against top teams in 2014

Chelsea - Man City, Liverpool
Arsenal - Southampton, Liverpool, Tottenham, Everton
Man City - Liverpool, Everton, Arsenal, Tottenham, United, Newcastle

That may be City's undoing.

 

[ebc_99]

Still think City will take it, they are so much better man for man than the rest.

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[Banana-Rama]

i said all along that arsenal's lead would evaporate in december, only 2 points from games against man city, chelsea and everton, they don't perform in the big games, nothing has changed in that regard...

 

[Jenks]

Chances are they'll be top of the league again next week.

 

[Banana-Rama]

Chances are they'll be top of the league again next week.

doesn't matter if they are, they won't win the league again under wenger, he's not a good enough manager anymore...

 

[suckabov]

We'll see. Things are so open it's impossible to exclude anyone or make a definite call. I still think any of the top 4 could make it. City look favourites but who knows.

 

[AnfieldEd]

I'm not going to change my pick when I said Chelsea. Especially if/when they sign a striker. Man City have the best squad but Chelsea IMO are more intelligent in terms of their knowhow of getting a result they need and have a better manager for the crunch time games.

 

[Ketoth]

doesn't matter if they are, they won't win the league again under wenger, he's not a good enough manager anymore...

Wenger's the only manager ever to win the premier league unbeaten, how's he not good enough?
He has to compete with far fewer resources than the likes of City, Chelsea and manu.

Over the past few years the critics always thought we will fall out the top 4 and each year we finish in the top 4. Now the critics think we can't win the title. We will see about that.

 

[antonnn]

But there's a different between making top 4 against the odds and winning a title. You guys have a bit of a reputation of floundering by around March when you've been in the title race in more recent times, you need to overcome that more than anything. Not saying you won't, but more than anything that's your teams problem.

 

[ZenI]

Voted City, but if Suarez keeps scoring hattricks for fun (dude is amazing atm) Liverpool could do it.

 

[antonnn]

Yeah their title ambitions pretty much rest solely on Suarez. If he gets injured I don't even think Sturridge could carry them to the same kinda results consistently.

 

[Ketoth]

Wasn't there a time, not too long ago, Liverpool fans were criticising, and some booing, Suarez?

 

[pEllee]

But there's a different between making top 4 against the odds and winning a title. You guys have a bit of a reputation of floundering by around March when you've been in the title race in more recent times, you need to overcome that more than anything. Not saying you won't, but more than anything that's your teams problem.

Well, to be fair, those seasons were mostly ruined by injuries at the wrong time. The squad players weren't good enough to replace them. Even SAF has bottled it a few times. 2011/2012 for example. And no one would ever say that he lacks winning mentality.

If anything, Arsenal have shown some great character by being able to bounce back into fourth after poor starts. It's happened for two season in a row now. Poor start because of key players leaving, only to then click towards the end and bounce back into the top four.

 

[Samuel Eto'o]

But there's a different between making top 4 against the odds and winning a title. You guys have a bit of a reputation of floundering by around March when you've been in the title race in more recent times, you need to overcome that more than anything. Not saying you won't, but more than anything that's your teams problem.

This current crop of Arsenal players have more character and heart than those that were there when they were in with a chance a few years ago.

 

[Jenks]

Yeah their title ambitions pretty much rest solely on Suarez. If he gets injured I don't even think Sturridge could carry them to the same kinda results consistently.

Obviously Sturridge can't carry Liverpool like Suarez can, but he was banned for quite a few games at the start of the season and Liverpool were still winning with Sturridge up top.