| Table summary after third round of games for | | | | end, as talk of him joining Real Madrid |
| the 2006/2007 English Premiership season:1 | | | | intensified over the summer. His rift with |
| Man Utd Games: 3 Wins : 3 Draws : 0 Losses: 0 | | | | Wayne Rooney was propelled to exponential |
| Points : 9 | | | | proportions by the media. Yet, Ronaldo |
| | | | stayed, as Sir Alex Ferguson claimed he |
| 5 Chelsea Games : 3 Wins : 2 Draws : 0 | | | | would. What's more, United have flourished, |
| Losses : 1 Points : 6 | | | | scoring at will, and winning all three of |
| | | | their games, while more importantly, playing |
| 7 Liverpool Games : 2 Wins : 1 Draws : 1 | | | | beautiful football. They strengthened over |
| Losess : 0 Points : 4 | | | | the summer with the high profile capture of |
| | | | Michael Carrick from Totenham, while they |
| 17 Arsenal Games : 2 Wins : 0 Draws : 1 | | | | seem poised to snap up David Trezeguet from |
| Losses : 1 Points : 1Another exciting | | | | Juventus on transfer deadline day, as a |
| Premiership season is under way. Three rounds | | | | direct replacement for the departed Ruud Van |
| have already gone by, and the transfer | | | | Nistelrooy. Their only blip, is the apparent |
| deadline is nearing. A lot of teams have | | | | failure to land Owen Hargreaves from Bayern |
| strengthened yet some have not made a very | | | | Munich.Elsewhere, Rafa Benitez has been |
| good start.We can safely say that the clubs | | | | working hard to bring about his "Rafalution" |
| that finished in the top four last season, | | | | at Anfield. His captures of Craig Bellamy and |
| are the top four clubs in England at the | | | | Jermaine Pennant might be frowned upon by the |
| moment. Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool | | | | media at large, but might just turn out to be |
| and Arsenal have proved over the past decade | | | | buys of the season. He has also strengthened |
| especially, that they represent the cream of | | | | in defence bringing in Fabio Aurelio. His |
| English football. They have however had | | | | recent buy of Dirk Kuyt speaks for itself. |
| different starts to this season.Chelsea, the | | | | Liverpool have had a stuttering start to the |
| champions two years in a row, have bought | | | | season, but in all fairness, they have been |
| big. Andrei Shevchenko has left the lights of | | | | concentrating on their qualification to the |
| Milan for the lure of Stamford Bridge. He is | | | | Champions League. Things can only get better |
| joined by Michael Ballack, the German captain | | | | from here.The team that made the worst start |
| from Bayern Munich who joined on a free | | | | of the top four, are the Gunners. They are in |
| transfer. Then there is Solomon Kalou, Jon | | | | their maiden season at their new home - |
| Obi Mikel and Khalid Boulahrouz all signed | | | | Ashburton Grove ( Emirates stadium ), after |
| up. Jose Mourinho has decided this season to | | | | leaving Highbury at the end of last season. |
| ditch his "two players for one position | | | | Incidentally, this is a reason why they |
| policy" and opted for his new "utility | | | | haven't strengthened so far, most funds being |
| players that can play in various positions" | | | | funneled into covering the loans and debts of |
| policy. He let go of Damian Duff, Glen | | | | the new ground. Arsenal have however kept |
| Johnson, Eidur Gudjohnsen, Carlton Cole, ( | | | | their talisman, Thiery Henry, and a new and |
| William Gallas probably) and others are bound | | | | youthful Arsenal is emerging. Players like |
| to follow. He has also gone away from his | | | | Cesc Fabregas and Methew Flamini are showing |
| tried and trusted 4-5-1 formation, to the | | | | that Arsenal have a safe future. A long going |
| more conventional 4-4-2 diamond, in order to | | | | saga is also about to end. Their out of |
| incorporate Ballack and Lampard in his team, | | | | favour left back, Ashley Cole seems destined |
| while keeping Makelele and Essien happy. So | | | | to join London rivals Chelsea before the end |
| far, his team seem not to have found their | | | | of the transfer period.Judging from the start |
| rythm, which is reflected by their loss to | | | | to the season, we can probably say that an |
| Midlesborough on Wednesday. We should expect | | | | exciting race is unfolding. From a neutral's |
| improvement as the season progresses | | | | point of view, that can only be a good |
| though.Christiano Ronaldo has probably been | | | | thing.When not writing about football, Rob |
| the most talked about player of the World Cup | | | | Suozo spends his time at the friendly |
| and post World Cup football news world. His | | | | football forum where he talks up a storm. |
| stay at the Red Devils seemed destined to | | | | |