Season so far: Villa and Everton shine
Posted by DavidM in Aston Villa, Everton, Man United, Portsmouth, Premiership | 28 August 2006
We've had two weekends of action so I thought I'd have a look at who is doing better and worse than I expected. First up, the achievers.
It goes without saying that Man Utd are doing well. A 100% record and two points clear after 3 games is nothing out of the ordinary for them - especially against teams like Watford, Charlton and Fulham. We need to see them against one of their key rivals to properly gauge their quality this season.
Of the following teams there are three that have had good results so far.
Given their failure last season and total lack of new players, I expected Aston Villa to struggle. However, they now have the O'Neill factor and they are sitting second after some convincing performances. Villa fans would expect a win against Reading but the draw agaiinst Arsenal and win over Newcastle have lifted the team and fans.
Everton also have seven points having beaten Watford, drawn against Blackburn and beaten Tottenham away. Andy Johnson is looking good and may just give them that little extra they needed.
Finally, wheeler-dealer Harry Redknapp has built an impressive team at Portsmouth with six new recruits and seven players released. With new talent such as Sol campbell, David James and Kanu it's maybe no surprise that they beat Blackburn and took a point (and hospitalisation) from Man City. It will be interesting to see how they do tonight.
It's only the beginning of the season but a number of clubs have made an encouraging start. With the possibility of shock results and no guaranteed games we will all be winners with a vibrant and exciting league.