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FanCast columnist and Villa fan Greg
Symonds is in no doubt
who he feels are Manchester United's main rivals for the Premier League title.
You can forgive Martin O'Neill for revealing that he
woke up feeling optimistic Sunday morning. I think most Villa fans, heartened
by our early season form, felt we could go to Stamford Bridge and get something
from the game. It didn't happen and that has to go down as the biggest 2-0
thrashing I have ever had the displeasure of witnessing.
Make no bones about it we were totally outclassed;
in every area of the pitch and I thank the lord this that in this game we didn't
get hit for six or seven. It wasn't that we were bad, but we just couldn't get
the ball off them.
I don't know what Phil Scolari has done to this football club, but boy he has found the magic touch. I always looked upon Chelsea as a dour efficient outfit, dare I say an Arsenal of old, but he has brought some buoyancy and flair to the proceedings. The intricate football is superb; straight out of the Wenger manual, but unlike their North London rivals, Chelsea still possess that ruthless streak in and around the goal. I think Villa fans can back me up here when I say that is the finest display I have seen against us in some time and was the kind of reality check I think we all have needed. If that is what it takes to challenge for a title, then we are simply light years away.
Watching Chelsea play yesterday, only leads me to believe that the title race is merely between them and Manchester United. Liverpool looked extremely ordinary when they played us at Villa Park and Arsenal - who I personally had high hopes for this season, are seemingly missing that extra something, when games are tight. A Manchester United or Chelsea wouldn't lose to a Hull City or draw with the likes of Stoke or Sunderland and that is why over the course of the season that it is going to be a straight fight between Scolari and Ferguson teams for top spot - after yesterday's performance, I know where the smart money should be going.
Agreed, we look a different
Agreed, we look a different outfit this year and I really feelthe title is ours this year, we should have won it last year but for a terrible injury record but this season we look so much stronger.
It will take a lot to beat
It will take a lot to beat Chelsea this year, i think it will be United playing catch up with them this season, but with Scolari they can last the distance.
Utd drew at home to
Utd drew at home to Newcastle and Chelsea drew at home with Spurs - where are they currently in the table?
Liverpool and out played and out fought Utd, Villa played with 10 men behind the ball AT HOME against them too, lets see what happens on 26/10 then we might have a better idea where Liverpool are headed
Chelski plays Liverpool at
Chelski plays Liverpool at home soon and that will tell us more than your crystal ball writing off teams other than Chelski and the Manure!
The Liverpool side that drew
The Liverpool side that drew at Villa Park is a much different side than the one that played City this weekend. I would certainly agree that Chelsea looks good, but I wouldn't say that they're going to run away with it much less write Liverpool off so completely until the two play at the Bridge in two weeks.
didnt united draw with
didnt united draw with Newcastle?
As a neutral (as far as
As a neutral (as far as Title contenders go, being a Stoke fan!) I can't see how you can write off Liverpool. They are getting results without playing consistently well - we had the footballing gods with us at Anfield. When they have played well they have absolutely murdered Man U & Man City (in the second half). They must be a force again this year - you should wait until they have played Chelsea before making such comparisons.
Yesterday was the day the
Yesterday was the day the pretenders got a wake up call city for all their millions still have nowhere near the depth of quality to get in the top four and villa were swatted aside like the overhyped wimbledon they are. Top four wil be chelsea...then a big gap liverpool utd arsenal. Merry Christmas
i cant realy disagree with
i cant realy disagree with that,although arsenal do have 4-5 strikers two me there are to deadly strikers there edardo and vela,ade and rvp need to be alot more conistant,when games are very tight and most of the games are going to be ade and rvp are not roofless enough but vel and edardo are.
Agreed. It's a different
Agreed. It's a different Liverpool team when they drew at Villa Park. No Reira and both Gerard and Torres just came back from injury. Besides, Liverpool should have been beaten Stoke as early as 4th minute in the match if not ruled out a legal goal by the referee. In the other end, as planned for every season, Manure continues to gain two gifted controversial goals from the referees. One illegal penalty against Bolton and one goal that should have been disallowed for a foul on the goalkeeper against Blackburn.
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