The race to the end of the rainbow...my 2 cents.

1/4 of the EPL is over and the race at the top is as tight as ever. One of the tightest I've seen in recent years. The usual suspects are there with the exception of Liverpool. Spurs on the other hand is proving to be a force to be reckon with ; in England and Europe. All the years of hard work by Harry Redknapp is finally bearing its fruits. Not to mention his astuteness in the transfer market. Van der Vaart in my opinion is thus far the buy of the season. Vdv and Gareth Bale has been a revelation to the Spurs team who look increasingly dangerous as the season progresses. This surely doesn't augur well for Liverpool who will visit the white hart lane this weekend.

Despite the comfortable win over West Ham who look awful, this Liverpool team spells inconsistency. A win over Chelsea followed by two disappointing results against Wigan & Stoke has many Liverpool fans dreading the weekend. No one knows which Liverpool team is going to show up. Perhaps the most worrying factor is the fact that the team is not playing as a team. Lack of passion, determination and guts have proved costly in recent games. Many still cannot identify the type of football Roy wants the team to play and the jury is still out on some of his buys. Having said that, Meireles looked good in the centre of midfield in the absence of Gerrard. I've always thought he's a good player, technically. Hopefully he's able to make a strong claim for the centre mid position in the next few games. 

The usual suspects

Chelsea looked like its wheels has come off in the last couple of weeks. The sacking of Wilkins and the rumoured resignation of Ancellotti (and then denied) is definitely taking its toll on the team. The loss to Birmingham and the unconvincing win over MSK Zilina in the Champ League spells trouble. But surely this won't last when their influential players come back from injury. 

Arsenal on the other hand, still lacked maturity and experience on the field despite the manager denying the fact and the need for a proper goalie. Until Wenger realises the shortcomings in his team and stops being a soar loser ; Arsenal will continue to live in this make believe world that they're a strong contender for the EPL title or for the matter Champions League. 

The midweek win over Rangers and the winning goal scored by Rooney is a very positive sign for Man.Utd who thus far remains unbeaten in the EPL despite placing behind Chelsea. In my opinion, this team is not as strong as it used to be. Over reliant on senior players and some buys who don't look good enough to wear the united shirt has thus far managed to keep Man.Utd in the hunt. Having said that, this team will need strengthening in the January window to really have a go at the big titles.

And Man City will just continue to buy buy buy.....

Pondering about their futures