I come bearing gifts. And those gifts are me talking yet again about the Premier League. Only this time, the gifts are quite good. Really good!
We start things off with my beloved club Manchester United, who have been phenomenal since the start of 2023.
Their performance throughout the month has been nothing but a win after a win AFTER A WIN!!! They just can't stop winning at the moment.
The only draw they had in the League was during their game against Leeds United on 08.02.2023, with the score being 2-2, and goals from Sancho and Rashford for good measure.
Casemiro... No. THE ENTIRE TEAM deserves praise for their performance this month. Organized play, good defending, deadly strikes. It feels like the whole team is playing how they used to during the Sir Alex era. And I couldn't be more happy.
THEY ALSO KNOCKED OUT BARCA FROM THE EUROPA LEAGUE AND WON THE CARABAO CUP!!!
Casemiro... No. THE ENTIRE TEAM deserves praise for their performance this month. Organized play, good defending, deadly strikes. It feels like the whole team is playing how they used to during the Sir Alex era. And I couldn't be more happy.
THEY ALSO KNOCKED OUT BARCA FROM THE EUROPA LEAGUE AND WON THE CARABAO CUP!!!
With all things said, United should feel proud and march on forward with their head held up high. The upcoming matches are quite tough, so the Cup win should not make the team feel like they're invincible. There's still a lot of work ahead for "us", so we better deliver.
Meanwhile, the top 2, Arsenal and Manchester City, are continuing their successful 2022/2023 campaign with wins at every corner on the field. However, cracks are starting to show up.
Most notably with City, whom they lost against Spurs with a score of 1-0, drew against Nottingham Forest, and in the Champions League, against RB Lepizig. All the draws ended with the score being 1-1.
In my humble opinion, the downgrade of performance for City can be attributed to their gameplay focusing purely on Erling Haaland, who has been on fire this season. Now being on fire is all good and fine, but that creates problems not just for you, but for your team as well.
Same goes for Arsenal, except their issues lie mostly on their choice of players. Martinelli, Trossard and Saka are a good strike force, but it seems that the midfield is a bit of an issue. This was evident with their game against Brendtford, where they used 3-5-2 to play, and still managed to scrape away with a draw. Not a good sign when you scrape from a draw against a side that's sitting... Actually, Brentford are good.
The laughing stock of February are Chelsea and Liverpool.
I don't think I need to go into detail how bad they are this season. Chelsea have been shit for a while now, but Liverpool? They make Chelsea's bad run look like it's nothing. And they're above them in the table.
The overall chemistry of the team doesn't work all too well. Ever since Mane has left them to join German giants Bayern, Liverpool are having trouble trying to breach into the opponent's 16 yard box. And an embarrassing 5-2 loss to Real Madrid on home ground in the Champions League? For shame!
And the less we talk about Chelsea, the better. If Liverpool are struggling to find a way to adapt with their current squad, then Graham Potter's side is all over the place. They are in shambles at the moment.
THEY MADE SOUTHAMPTON, a team that is not having the best of seasons, LOOK WORLD CLASS! That's saying a lot.
I dunno who else to mention... I was very excited watching my team play so well that I forgot what to write about the others.
I guess I could say that Newcastle has dropped their form. Going from 3rd to 5th is a significant drop in performance, I'll tell you that. But even with their current loss in form, they're doing pretty good. Not too far behind from Spurs when it comes for a Champions League spot, reached the Carabao Cup Final, in which they played well. Have nothing else to say really.
I guess I could say that Newcastle has dropped their form. Going from 3rd to 5th is a significant drop in performance, I'll tell you that. But even with their current loss in form, they're doing pretty good. Not too far behind from Spurs when it comes for a Champions League spot, reached the Carabao Cup Final, in which they played well. Have nothing else to say really.
The bottom teams change their positions after each game. Everton still managed to run into issues and are threatened with relegations. Actually, all the teams after Leeds United are at risk from dropping positions. Those 27 points that Palace have are not 100% guaranteed safety.
STANDINGS
MONTH'S HIGHLIGHTS
That will do it for now, I suppose. The month was really on our side, and I couldn't be happier. We need to keep the momentum going if we want to make the season special. Erik ten Hag is doing a wonderful job so far. I don't want to jinx my beloved United, so I'll stop here with the praises. The other teams are also doing great, except Chelsea and Liverpool. Those two are the black sheep of the League at the moment.
Until next time
Ѓорѓи „GioGio“ Илиев
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