Since the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo to the Spanish La Liga, the Premier League was searching for a
new world class player who could be as brilliant as the phenomenal Portuguese. Fernando Torres
threatened briefly until he started sulking more than scoring, Didier Drogba could never be that
star face as he is all brute force but Carlos Tevez could have been that world class marquee player
that the Barclays Premier League needed.
International matches are proving a bona-fide bane to Liverpool. It has been so since the Benitez
days. Charlie Adam came back from Scotland international duty with a slight injury concern. That
clearly hampered his performance at the Britannia last weekend. Even the hardworking Dirk Kuyt
looked very lethargic and contributed little at Stoke.
With over £110m spent over the summer and more to come, Liverpool impressively outplayed Bolton at
Anfield over the weekend. As a true measure of Liverpool's stylish performance, Kevin Davies was
substituted in that match. Liverpool completely subdued the Trotters' captain and talisman!
It has been a season of two halves, definitely for Liverpool fans. The first half was full of
woeful, embarassing and most times, disjointed performances. The second half of the season was
packed with joyful, eventful, spirited and without a doubt, title-contender performances.
Liverpool over the autumn and winter period of this season had a manager, Roy Hodgson who clearly
was ill-fitted considering the traditions and pedigree of the historical club.
Andy Carroll finally proved his worth to Liverpool against Manchester City on Monday night. In his
fourth full game for the Reds, the giant Geordie scored two brilliant goals underlining his
potential and ability as a big-game player. The goals showcased Carroll's talents and strengths, a
lethally accurate left foot and superb heading ability.
One of the major concerns about Chelsea these past seasons have been the ageing of their senior
players. Drogba, Lampard and Terry are all above 30 years old. These stalwarts have been the
backbone of the most successful Chelsea side in the club's history.
The rebuilding process have started with the buying spree in January.
Scotty Parker was one of the reason for West Ham staying up last season. Parker's goal against
Wigan last season was the highlight of a personal desire to keep the Irons in the Premiership.
The other reason West Ham managed to stay up last season was because they won more points against
fellow relegation strugglers.
As soon as the game at Molineux ended, Sammy Lee walked over to Kenny Dalglish, congratulated him
and then whispered, "You're Back!". This win surely must kick start Liverpool's season. The Reds
now look very comfortable as a team, attacking and defending as a unit. For that unifying factor,
Kenny Dalglish deserve praise.
Martin O'Neill is still being touted as the man to replace the unlucky Avram Grant at the helm of
West Ham United. The former Aston Villa manager is reported to be mulling over the possibility of
being the Irons' new manager.
Avram Grant has always been unlucky in the English Premier League.
Wow, even after a frustrating game against Manchester United and Berbatov proving that he is as
opportunistic as strikers come, nothing brought me more pleasure than seeing Kenny Dalglish back in
the dug-out once more. After some 20 years, it is a surreal experience even if it was on
television.
