With Jose Mourinho officially back
at Chelsea and Manuel Pelligrini due to be unveiled as the new Man City manager
any day now, I’m predicting the Premier League trophy will be won by one of
these two sides, with the other in 2nd, in 2014.
Mourinho we all know can win
titles, but just because his CV may look a little bare, don’t underestimate
Pelligrini and his ability to win trophies at the Ethiad.
Pelligrini has had some experience
of coaching a wealthy team chasing the title; he was coach of Real Madrid for
the 2009-10 season where Madrid amassed 96 points, unfortunately for him Guardiola’s
Barcelona edged the title with 99 points.
Also, and this should be a big
selling point for City fans, Pelligrini has shown he can take his teams into
the business end of the Champions League.
With United opting for Moyes, who
as I mentioned in a previous post has no experience of coaching a team looking
to win the title or any Champions League experience, ironically Moyes lost
out to Pelligrini's Villarreal in a 2005 qualifier, and with a big question
mark over whether this will finally be the summer Arsene Wenger decides to spend
some of the rather large cash pile that’s been building up at the Emirates for some time
now.
Taking all these factors into
account I’m expecting a much closer and more interesting title race next
season, but I am still expecting the top two places to be filled by Chelsea and
City.
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