It's back !

The Premier league is back !
It's that time of the season , when you cant control your excitement, eager to see your team in action after a break of 3 boring months. I watched the world cup this time, but to be honest, it was nowhere exciting as the league. Some might say passion for playing for the country and all that, but it can no where come close to the 100+ years of history and rivalries of the club. You can nowhere find an atmosphere like in a 60,000 capacity packed stadium with everyone singing the club anthem !
As always, its hard to make predictions as the premier league never fails to surprise you - who would have thought Liverpool would finish 7th last season ? or that Spurs would qualify for Champions League ? or it would be a 3 - horse race for the title with 2 months left ?
So, I would just play safe and just give a brief  look on how the teams shape up at the start of the season.

ARSENAL :
Positives : Arsenal look the most refreshing side this season, with all the creative players they've got and adding Chamakh to the strike force might just be the missing piece of the puzzle ! There has been never been a problem scoring goals for Arsenal, and it is enough if they just keep playing the way they play but just tightening up the defence.
 Negatives : If Arsene Wenger is at his stubborn best and fails to sign a decent GK and Centreback,  that can severly affect Arsenal's title chances.

CHELSEA:
Positives : Quality players, quality squad, experience of winning titles. Just about everything right apart from their style of football. Defending champions Chelsea begin the race as the team to beat.
Negatives: Aging squad. Though full of quality players, everyone is above the 30 age mark and this might affect their performance in mid season. There are times in the season where they lose the motivation and start dropping points.

LIVERPOOL:
Positives: Roy Hodgson. Frankly, I was expecting Liverpool to collapse after last season's 7th place finish but they have surprisingly recovered by signing Roy Hodgson, a great manager and holding on to their want away players - Gerrard and Torres. If Gerrard and Torres can manage top form for most of the season, Liverpool will be back in Champions League.

MANCHESTER UNITED :
Positives: They are Manchester United. It happens every season. However mediocre the squad may look, one or two players step up,like Ronaldo or Rooney, have an exceptional season and challenge for the title.
Alex Ferguson's teams always have a good defence and they are the masters of grinding out wins from ordinary performances. And they have the new boy Javier Hernandez, who looks sharp !
Negatives : The squad looked too jaded last season, and with Rooney out of form this season, it is a possibility that finally the frailties of Man Utd get exposed.

The Premier League kicks off on August 14, 5:15 PM IST with the match between Spurs and Manchester City.
And we have the big match coming up on Sunday 8:30 PM , it's
LIVERPOOL VS ARSENAL !
Come on Gunners  !!!
Have a great season !!!