So... A quick review of the Premier League season is in order.
Champions Manchester United are worthy winners, there squad starting eleven and manager at the best in the world and I expect them to go on and retain the Champions League this evening against Barcelona.
Liverpool have closed the ground on the Manks considerably this season, but I can't help feel, without Man Utd's fixture congestion makeing them constantly a point and two games behind Liverpool for much of the run in gave a false sence of rivalry.
Sure United stumbled, slowed and chuffed at times, but they were always capable of winning every game they player in their run in.
Chelsea were disappointing under Scolari and i can't wait to see who comes in for next season and what shape the team form under there leadership.
Arsenal were at times brilliant but generally lacked experience and the consistency that usually brings.
Villa,Fulham and Wigan deserve honourable mentions for performing well above their status.
As for the Relegation battlers. Hull benefitted from maximising their points against teams on poor form at the beginning of the season, i'm think of the Arsenal game fundementally. Newcastle were effectively relegated last season when they started this negative cycle of decline and no Masiah could save them and West Brom were great but came up abit short. Boro the less said about the better, nice Club, Manager, Chairman, but they needed there summer signing Alfonso Alves to come up trumps for them in the final third and he didn't. Top goalscorer Tuncay with just 4 goals will testify that he needed alittle more help on that front.
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