Premier League Table 9/28/11

Let's take a look at how the Premier League table is shaping up through the first month of the season. Manchester United, and their seemingly ageless manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, are tied with their cross-town rivals, Manchester City. These two seem to be the real favorites at this point, and it'll be interesting to see if they can live up to the hype. 

Three points back of the Manchester teams lies Chelsea, the North London team looking to make a title challenge. I'm not sure that they will truly challenge for the title, as their striker situation needs to be sorted out as Fernando Torres is not scoring much, and Didier Drogba is looking older with every game. Newcastle United are the surprise of the top four, netting 12 points so far this season. Two points behind them lie my Liverpool Reds, who can hopefully gain a few points on the top four teams. 

Down at the other end of the table are Blackburn, West Bromwich, and Bolton, respectively. Bolton has struggled mightily this season, gaining only three points from a possible eighteen. Also alarming is the fact that they have a -8 goal differential already. If they don't pick things up they will surely be relegated to the lower division. 

Chelsea at Manchester United Review

This weekend, Chelsea, of North London and Manchester United, of Manchester faced off at Old Trafford, United's stadium. The match was highly anticipated as the two squads are set to challenge for the Premier League title. It turned out to be a fantastic match full of twists and turns, but many will remember it for missed chances more than anything. Fernando Torres, the Chelsea man brought over from Liverpool for nearly $70 million was brilliant at times and scoring a goal, but made potentially the blunder of his career. As he received a pass from Ramires, he went around the goalkeeper and had the net to himself only to blast it into the stands. At a pivotal moment in the game, he crumbled. "Fernandon't Scorres", as he has mockingly come to be called, will only encourage his haters with an attempt like this. Besides this, the man of the match surely went to Nani, the United player who had a gem of a goal. Smalling, Nani, and Rooney scored in the first half for the Red Devils, while Torres snagged a consolation goal in the second half before his unbelievable miss. Watch Torres' miss and highlights after the jump.

A Small Introduction

I figure the first thing I should get out of the way is to profess my love for the team that I love, the Liverpool Reds. When I first started following soccer, I was instantly enamored with the team from Merseyside (name for the region in which Liverpool resides). For whatever reason, this seemed like the only team I could see myself following, and it stuck. While I will keep you up to date with all sorts of news throughout the EPL, I figure its only fair to let you know of my bias towards the Reds. As this season progresses, I can only hope that our newest star signing, Luis Suarez, can lead Liverpool to glory and its 19th league title. So with that said, Go Reds and let's hope for a fantastic 2011-2012 EPL campaign.

 You must admit, the man looks natural in Red.

Welcome To My World

As a kid, I was enthralled by the world of European soccer. I hoped to play in front of thousands and be watched by millions on TV.  Of course, as my physical talents lagged way behind my ambitions, I learned the closest I was going to get to my dream was being one of those watchers. Now I hope to take a more proactive role in the game by blogging about it. As a self proclaimed "footy" lover, as the British call it, I aim to keep you up to date on the goings on across the pond, in the world of English Premier league soccer.