The life of a manager of a top premier league team is tough.Each have their qualities,but the common goal of winning comes to a select few,and that too after a load of hard work.The big four of the Premier league no longer exists,its more of a top six now.And while we wait,we all see the wile and guile of the team managers.
Arsene Wenger is having a tough time since that League Cup final loss to Birmingham.The dreams of a quadruple faded in the rubble that was caused by knockout defeats to Barca and United in the CL and FA Cup,the season began with important players like Nari,Fabregas and Clichy leaving,and Wenger was listless to get replacements that ended up in them getting hammered 8-2 to a powerful United side.They bought players of unproven talent rather than tried and tested due to their financial constraints.They
barely managed to scrape through to the CL group stages,courtesy to a wasteful Udinese side.Wenger has a lot to prove and ponder upon this season.
The other London club also have seen a lot.Eliminated by United in the CL and Everton in the FA cup.Chelsea took out the trash with firing the listless Ancelotti and getting in the colorful Andre Villas Boas.Out went the deadwood.In came Romeu,Mata, Meireles and Lukaku,and a blossoming Sturridge.Fernando Torres needed direction and Villas Boas looked just the man having won the treble with Porto.Although it will take time for him to make the pride of London champions again.
Now with the team that has seen it all-the brink of administration,board trouble,revolving door of managers,lack of funds,controversial transfers,swindling ownership to transformation to a top side again,they found stability with Kenny Dalglish up front-again as manager.He is not one for tactics or analysis,he is more better as a man manager,and his future shall ride much with the expensive commodities
in Downing,Carroll,Suarez and of course Stevie G.He has a good team but we need to see how far can King Kenny go with his colorful squad.
Now to Manchester.First the City.Almost spending half a billion in players since coming in,the mega rich side with Roberto Mancini leading them has shown that money still rules the game.Mancini's Italian grounding is seen with his teams stubborn defense,although new buys of Aguero and Nasri may make them a deadly front in attack,although they still lack a cohesive unity as seen when Bayern dismantled them in Munich.Mancini has an expensive squad ,but in no way will the road be easy for him.
His main challenge will be from none other than the legendary SAF-the imperialistic Scot who has fulfilled his word when he toppled Liverpool with their league win last season.Although the Barcelona side got them into submission in Europe for the second time in three years,The Scotsman is now making a squad that will challenge not just in England but also in Europe.No trophy is safe from his clutches while he still manages the Red Devils.
Finally,back to London,where the gambling,bumbling and oft fumbling Harry Redknapp.Having tasted European pinnacle in Champions league, Real Madrid
attached a ball and chain when they were cruising in their orbits.Having beaten the two Milan sides in engaging contests,the European adventure took a toll,which is why they failed to get in to the top four.Although losing badly to the Manchester sides may have caused doubts whether they can get back into the top four,buys and loans of Scott Parker and Adebayor have made sure they will have a say in who wins the league,and with arch rivals Arsenal faltering,Harry has a battle in hand to fight off Liverpool for the last CL spot.Although with the influential Modric staying,
Harry just might get 'lukay'...
The battle rages on...
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