Yeah, yeah, yeah, it has been a long time since I have even looked at this blog, let alone even tried to type a post. So like usual, a bunch of exciting events have happened in the football world since I last wrote.
The Premier league title battle is heating up once again, the once overly dominate Chelsea has slipped into some trouble as the overly rich Manchester City has decided they actually want to defend their title. With Yaya Toure back in the side, a revived City thrashed Newcastle 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium. Meanwhile... Chelsea tied Burnley at home 1-1! BURNLEY WENT TO THE BRIDGE AND GOT A POINT... WHAT? Chelsea did have a fierce midweek battle in the champions league with the French giants PSG, but with a bench as deep as the Mariana trench they should have been able to yield a side good enough to beat Burnley. Now City sits just five points back from Chelsea, they can smell blood.
For an Arsenal fan like me, the battle for fourth is always just as exciting as the battle for the title. HOW ABOUT THE GOONERS ending the weekend in 3rd? United lost to Jonjo Shelvey and the fighting Swans of Swansea 2-1 on Saturday while Southampton got bested by Liverpool 2-0 today. This leaves Arsenal in third and I'm glad, because for a few weeks I was really thinking we might, just might, not make the top four this season. There are more matches to be played though, so the battle for a spot in Europe is still very much a crazy race. Oh, and on the note of Jonjo Shelvey, I would like to say I've supported him since he played at Liverpool and I think he will become a great player. He always has an effect on the game, whether it is bad or good for his team, and he almost always has some great goal or assist.
The opposite end of the table is just as exciting as the top, or maybe more nerve racking than exciting... since the bottom three get sent back to the championship. My boys over in West London, QPR, have pulled themselves out the relegation zone for a split second. I hope they stay in the league for a long time because I've always supported them. QPR is tied with Burnley and Villa on points, but they have the better goal differential. While QPR, Villa and Burnley all have an okay chance to stay in the top flight of English Football, it's looking very bad for Leicester City. They have a shameful 18 points; it's a long way out of the relegation zone for them. City looked very promising at the start of their campaign but have since fallen. If Leicester does not start improving in a hurry, they will most definitely be gone from the EPL.
That's all for now! If I get the time to write more, make sure you come by and check it out.
