Championship Manager Premier League Weekend Round-up 2
1) Manchester City and Bolton are the two most exciting teams in football right now. After two 4-0 victories recorded last week, was a thriller five goals at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday. The city ran out 3-2 winners, as Roberto Mancini looks set to put aside its reputation for safety at football. Instead of attacking the wealth of the city so vast that the Premier League last season scoring joint top, Carlos Tevez, started on the bench, Mancini unleashed a front three, including the new kid Sergio Aguero. He said that despite giving sufficient scored twice and Mario Balotelli £ 30million man also banking, Premier League defenders must be careful!
2) Wolves are unlikely to team sits next to the city at the top of the standings with two wins from two. A well deserved 2-0 home win over Fulham saw his midfield quartet of Karl Henry, Stephen Hunt, Matt Jarvis and Jamie O'Hara football game that is more reminiscent of Barcelona Wolverhampton. Used to spend most of the fight against relegation this season, a jubilant Mick McCarthy, he joked: "We started the bottom of the table each season due to alphabetical order, so it's good to be where we are."
3) Andre Villas-Boas can not become the new José Mourinho, but he repeated a favorite trick of his former mentor at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Side of 1-0 behind the improvement of Roy Hodgson, West Brom, AVB dragged out of the useless Salomon Kalou in just 35 minutes. Despite a lukewarm performance of the team and some boos from the fans, the tactic worked - with sub Florent Malouda score to the 2-1 with seven minutes remaining. However, squeaks a win at home to West Brom after a 0-0 draw with Stoke, is just a dream start for Chelsea. Which has four points on the board however, is much better than ...
4) ARSENAL. The Gunners have taken just one point, saw three players suspended and sold many others. Worse, they could not score in their two matches so far, the first time that has happened in 42 years. Worryingly for his faithful followers that the good performance of attack for Arsenal in the 2-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool came from Samir Nasri, who is almost certain to go to Manchester City. Arsene Wenger has 10 days to buy ... and buy large or otherwise unthinkable can happen and will find the United faithful may begin to turn against him.
5) Kenny Dalglish in the achievement of winning the Emirates should not be overshadowed by the implosion of Arsenal. Your changes were inspired - with Luis Suarez and Raul Meireles subs combination for the second goal - and his new recruits are beginning to set. Dalglish said afterwards: "It's a hell of a good pair of substitutes for lead. When you have two players of that quality in the bank, which would be a mistake not to have at least one go with them. This is a great example of how team is strong. "
6) Newcastle may have been beset by off-court problems since returning to the Premier League last year, but on the court who still know how to produce shock results. After holding Arsenal to a draw last week, went to Sunderland and won the Tyne and Wear derby 1-0, recording a second clean sheet in the process. Boss Alan Pardew summed up the feelings of Geordies everywhere, saying: "We've had some great victories, but there is nothing better than starting the season with his first win against their biggest rivals. We are very happy."
7) Michel Vorm is already looking like a cult hero this season. Swansea goalkeeper put another brilliant performance, including a penalty as Wales put side their first point on the board with a 0-0 draw against Wigan. With vorm join Swansea at the start of the season with just 1.5 million pounds, expect to see many flattering comparisons to £ 18 million Manchester United man David De Gea.
8) NORWICH also have their first point of the Premier League, although they probably woke up this morning feeling robbed. Go ahead, home of Stoke, on 37 minutes, Canary bravely went to the celebration of his advantage, even after going down to 10 men and conceding a penalty that was lost Stoke. Unfortunately there was no fairy tale ending of Norwich, Kenwyne Jones equalizer four minutes into injury time. Have to learn to keep driving, if they survive with the big boys.
9) Only played one game, but Everton had the start of the season as they did last year, year and time as I can remember ... a bad one. A 1-0 home defeat to newly promoted QPR is pretty standard for the team of David Moyes. But do not worry fans toffees', which are always in an incredible streak of form after Christmas is off the road.
10) Emile Heskey to score again, as Alex McLeish set aside three more than their opposition on Saturday leaving Aston Villa is third with four points. Makes you wonder what all the Villa fans complained about during the preseason. As for Blackburn, who lost 3-1 at Villa Park, a team that has some real problems.
