The Season So Far

So we've just had the Super Bowl. That can only mean one thing: we are well over halfway through the regular, associated, football season.
Manchester Uniter are currently sitting 9 points clear at the top of the table, Pep Guardiola will shortly be making his way to Munich and Arsenal have managed to sign a delicious sharing starter for 2.
So what should be made of all this? What did the January transfer window spell for each individual club? More to the point, now that Mario Balotelli has upped sticks and moved back home, is it safe to walk the streets of Manchester without being shot at with a BB gun or have a firework thrown at us?
I feel that United deserve to be where they are. If they can find a decent keeper then there's no reason why they can't win the Treble again. With a strike force capable of levelling small towns and a midfield to which small doses of bull testosterone is given in the form of ever-presents Giggs and Scholes, it's not a surprise at all to see them where they are. Van Persie is a maestro, £24m well spent. Rooney, a pit bull with no elegance, no finesse but he scores, and that's what he's paid to do.
Guardiola, I wish you the best of luck. You are inheriting a very talented squad. To which, I am sure, you will add your own inimitable touches. However, I doubt you will be as successful. But what does it matter? For £10m a year, I'll happily manage Bayern. Hell, I'd shave body parts for that money. Whatever you do, how much money you spend, you will never have a squad that even touches what you had at Barcelona. Which is a shame, because I feel you're a great coach. Most coaches work their whole lives to bring together a squad like Barça's. it was handed to you.
So my beautiful club bought Nacho Monreal. Who? Exactly. After two months of 'will he, won't he' David Villa stayed at Barcelona and we sneakily bought another left back. I can see why though. Walcott, Giroud and Podolski are scary on their day so Villa would struggle to get game time right now. Coupled with that the fact that every time Andre Santos comes onto the pitch there's a collective groan from the Arsenal fans and Monreal seems like the most sensible but of the two. He was plunged straight into the Stoke game. A baptism of fire seeing as Stoke haven't played a game of associated football in 15 years. Monreal might as well have signed up for the Six Nations. A good buy, well done Arsene.
So, he's gone. Packed up his bags and, for the princely sum of £19m, moved to AC Milan where he scored twice, on his debut. So where does this leave Manchester City? Well, a major bonus is 11 men on the pitch. But, he has left big boots to fill. He might be a nutter but he's a nutter who scores goals. And sets them up, and is involved as much as possible. Dzeko and Agüero are not like that. They are both fantastic strikers but they're lazy. Agüero isn't scoring right now anyway. They needed him in the last minutes at Anfield the other day, they can't rely on him all the time. From a team made of nothing but strikers, City now have 3. An that's not enough to win you the premiership. Sir Alex starts 3 strikers. That's why United are top. Strength in depth.
Finally, no. You will be shot at in Manchester. It's Manchester. There are parts of it even Brixton boys don't go to. And I might be moving there!
Thanks all, see you next time!


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