While everyone else is spending time with their families or traveling to beaches to celebrate the holidays we all know it's the EPL that continues to make the holidays a special time of year. Doubling up on matches this time of year defines a teams season, and while I honestly believe that you cant crown a champion half way through the season, this time of year definitely shows us the contenders, so let me break down the standings.
So since it will eventually come out I might as well start with the truth, I am a red devil. With that out in the open I think its only fair I put my team up on the chopping block first. Having claimed the 3rd place spot a few weeks back I hoped these two weeks were going to give us the great opportunity to sneak up on our noisy neighbors and the special one but sadly I feel van Gaal's side has taken a few steps back instead of moving forward. We can blame what ever we want; injuries, tactics, refs...whatever, but the bloody truth is that we lack in the department that used to be our greatest strength; the final stretch.Maybe van Gaal needs to go ask Sir Alex how to get that special "Fergie time" going, but until we push past that motivational block that we face in the final 20 minutes of the game we will continue to drop unnecessary points.
Chelsea, they do what Jose Mourinho does best, WIN. The whole season they have been seemingly untouchable, that is until they made the trip to White Hart Lane. Spurs opened up every weakness that no one knew Chelsea had in their remarkable 5-3 win over the blues.This is going to end up either one of two ways. 1.Chelsea is going to learn from this and come out even stronger in the upcoming weeks. or 2. Upcoming teams are going to finally be able to break apart that Chelsea back line. Lets face it stopping them from scoring isn't going to be an option, but out scoring them suddenly seems possible. I think everyone in the league needs that thank Spurs for that.
Speaking of teams who's weaknesses have been exposed it seems only fair to mention Arsenal, who's defensive weakness was further more exposed against Southampton. Having only kept 3 clean sheets this season it can be said that Wenger's defense will be what decides whether or not he is able to stay in the top 4 once the season comes to an end. Southampton and Spurs will definitely be looking to take further advantage of this as they continue to get stronger as the season moves on.
Im going to keep this post short and sweet and leave comments at this but before I end this I have to do two things. 1.) Hope that everyone; teams, players, and any readers I might have, have had a happy and safe holiday season. 2.) send my condolences to Liverpool fans.
-Til next time, this is the final whistle.
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