I saw how manure played last night agasint an average chelski side that was not at full strength. on the balance of play, manure did pretty well, stringed some realy good passes, this was when the substitutions had not materialised. nani was pretty average. johnson made evra look really good. ronaldo when man marked looked rubbish, and his set pieces were in pieces, but when he switched flanks or when unmarked, he makes those opportunities count. ben haim is rubbish. swp is a lightweight. malouda looked good, very strong against ferdinand when he scored his goal. whatever shortcomings that manure have, i have a feeling that the tevez will make a difference to the team or against weaker opposition when he settles in because of the attacking play that manure has adopted. chelski may do better by getting rid of ballack and robben and getting alves. alex may be a good inclusion too. i think chelski's season will depend very much on the injuries to important players and players who will be away for the african nations cup this season.
arse-anal with van persie looked really good. we all saw how arsenal made numerous chances last season against other teams but dropped points because they could not convert those chances.
liverpool are definitely stronger than the previous season, and the two players garcia and zenden, who tend to loose the ball easily are no longer with the team, maybe with the exception of sissoko who we know is weak at making passes while strong at dispossessing the opposition of the ball. looking at how they played last night, while it is not a game of much significance, i have a feeling that they will have problems against teams that play hard, like manure and arse-anal.