Sorry for the sports heavy run of blog entries – but it might be like that for a while. Amongst all the Olympics hoopla, the Premier League is back on this weekend. Time for some predictions
- I think Leicester will really struggle this year. Like mid-table/fringes of relegation type struggle. I predict they will finish in the bottom half. And I predict they won’t last long in the Champions League.
- No surprises here, but I think the 3 promoted clubs will be mired in the relegation battle. I predict 2 out of 3 of them will be relegated
- There is normally a “bigger” side that gets caught up in the relegation fight, with it being Newcastle last year – and they didn’t make it. I predict either Swansea or (I hate to say this, but I have to base this on the end of last season’s form) Crystal Palace will be the ones this year.
- I predict 5 manager changes during the season
- I predict no English club will make it to the Champions League semi-finals
- I predict that the Champions will not be decided until the final set of matches. It’s a tough one to call – you could make cases for Man City, Man Utd, Chelsea or Arsenal. I don’t think Tottenham or Liverpool will finish in the Top 4. I’d probably go for Man City – but with new managers and new players, I don’t have much confidence in this prediction – I think someone could just as easily run away with the title
- I predict no team will “do a Leicester” this year (or any other year – I truly believe that was a once in a lifetime anomaly).
- I predict Zlatan will NOT be impactful as everyone hopes (well past his prime), but I don’t think he will be the biggest flop
- I predict that there will be at least one game where not a single English player is in the starting 22 on the pitch
- I predict that this will ultimately be a very unmemorable season
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