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Here is a team by team breakdown of how the season went. It wasnt the most memorable in footballing terms but its had its fair share of surprises, particularly at the end.1.Man Utd: At the start of the season Alex Ferguson realised something. He knew the Rooney wasnt up to the task of getting the goals he needed for his team to win back the title from the noisy neighbours. There was however a perfect solution to this problem and his name was Van Persie. And immediately he made his impact when Utd found them struggling against newly promoted Southampton. Van Persie was the hero that day much to the annoyance of Arsenal fans who though they had handed Utd there first 9 points or so of the season. After that however it became all to easy for Utd as they coasted to the title without much interference from any of their title rivals.There was however one shock that came at the end of the season but in all honesty in had to happen at some time. Ferguson dropped the bombshell that he was retiring at the end of the season with just two games left. Nobody could begrudge his retirement with a ma sive count of 38 trophies. Nest season will see a new manager for the Yanni Gourde Jersey first time in alot of peoples lives and his replacement will have big boots to fill but the man who is taking over will certainly want to use his own boots first.Season Rating: 9/10 2.Man City: One of the problems for a super rich club is that having bought all the big stars to win you the title where do you go next to make sure you keep winning. And unfortunately for City they didnt go anywhere. Mancini failed to bring in any big names in the summer including their main target Van Persie. However you cant blame it all on the failure to attract new players. The team they had is strong enough as it is. It snatched the title away from their rivals on the last day of the previous season and since then the team hasnt changed. So what went wrong?In the back end of the season they found themselves 15 points behind the leaders and never looked like they could even close the gap at any point. Manicni couldnt seem to instill the flair and fight that won them the title not 12 months ago and his misery was compounded in the FA cup final defeat to Wigan. That sealed Mancinis fate as manager of City as he was relieved as manager just a few short days later. Finishing Philipp Grubauer Kids Jersey the season with 3-2 home defeat to Norwich certainly left City fans feeling both ends of winning and losing a title.Season Rating: 7/103.Chelsea: After winning the Champions League, Chelsea started the season brimming with confidence. They had a good manager in place who brought them a title they had so desperately craved after the heartbreak in a very wet Moscow against Man Utd. Some fresh new faces were brought in and things ere looking good. However it seems that not even winning the one trophy that Abramovich wanted at his club could save Di Matteo from being thrown away like an unwanted toy by its owner. So who does he bring in to replace him, only the one man Chelsea wouldnt want and thats Benitez. To his credit, it was a difficult job to take on. Torres not banging in goals his price tag seemed would, fans on your back and your best player, Lampard, desperate to sign a new contract not being treated as such. Even breaking the clubs goal scoring record didnt invite much in the way of contract negotiations but thankfully all was settled in the end.Although it was a weak season by their standards finishing third and only avoiding a place play off with Arsenal with Yanni Gourde Women Jersey a win against Everton on the final day, they still ended the season with another trophy and a European one at that. Not a bad finish overall.Season Rating: 7/104.Arsenal: Another season and still the Emirates trophy cabinet is empty. Why? Well its simple. Selling your best player to your nearest rival isnt going to win you a league title or any title for that matter. Arsenals season is just another groundhog day of selling their best players and replacing them with on;y average players is all too consistently worrying now. They did start the season brightly with some good performances and clean sheets but it ended there. With a season low of losing to Bradford in the league cup with an almost full strength team certainly one to forget. The finish wasnt too bad in the end going 10 games unbeaten after their derby defeat to Spurs.They did however scrap for their fourth place finish in the final game needing a win against Newcastle to ensure fourth, which to got, but seeing the player celebrate their Yanni Gourde Men Jersey top four finish at the end of the game like they had just won a trophy is certainly not what the Arsenal faithful will want to see. They should be a team disappointed they only just got fourth place. Its a long road for the gunners.Season Rating: 5/105.Spurs: Being heavily disappointed that they finished outside the top four and mi sed out on the Champions League shows just how far Spurs have come on over the past few years. With the money being spent inside the game you have to admire what Spurs have achieved over the past few seasons. You even have to count them unlucky not to have played in Europe this season if it were not for Chelsea winning it last year. They did have it in their own hands to finish in the top four and leaving their North London rivals out in the cold but they let it slip out of their hands. No fault of coarse to Garreth Bale who capped his amazing season with two Player of the Year Awards. Spurs biggest problem now is to hang on to their star player with bigger clubs and European football certainly knocking on the door. If they do manage to keep him and get another player or two, particularly up front then its onwards and upwards for Spurs.Season Rating: 8/106.Everton: Although nobody new it at the time Moyes last season at Everton can certainly go down as one of the best. To be at a club for 11 or so years these days are unheard of. He has been excellent for Everton and they will mi s him. He has brought the club on in leaps and bounds and has done it with little to no money. The team he has built are strong and are always up for a fight Carson Soucy Men Jersey and you can see why Man Utd came in for him. Everton deserve their 6th place finish and for a time even looked like they could challenge for a top four finish. However lack of finances at the club limited they power to improve the team. Its worrying times now for Toffees fans as they wait to see who will replace Moyes and how well he can do.Season Rating: 7/107.Liverpool: Brendan Rodgers was brought in to steady the ship at Anfield after his run with Swansea the year before. They didnt get off to the best start when they offloaded Carroll to West Ham and failed to replace him, leavi

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Here is a team by team breakdown of how the season went. It wasnt the most memorable in footballing terms but its had its fair share of surprises, particularly at the end.1.Man Utd: At the start of the season Alex Ferguson realised something. He knew the Rooney wasnt up to the task of getting the goals he needed for his team to win back the title from the noisy neighbours. There was however a perfect solution to this problem and his name was Van Persie. And immediately he made his impact when Utd found them struggling against newly promoted Southampton. Van Persie was the hero that day much to the annoyance of Arsenal fans who though they had handed Utd there first 9 points or so of the season. After that however it became all to easy for Utd as they coasted to the title without much interference from any of their title rivals.There was however one shock that came at the end of the season but in all honesty in had to happen at some time. Ferguson dropped the bombshell that he was retiring at the end of the season with just two games left. Nobody could begrudge his retirement with a ma sive count of 38 trophies. Nest season will see a new manager for the Yanni Gourde Jersey first time in alot of peoples lives and his replacement will have big boots to fill but the man who is taking over will certainly want to use his own boots first.Season Rating: 9/10 2.Man City: One of the problems for a super rich club is that having bought all the big stars to win you the title where do you go next to make sure you keep winning. And unfortunately for City they didnt go anywhere. Mancini failed to bring in any big names in the summer including their main target Van Persie. However you cant blame it all on the failure to attract new players. The team they had is strong enough as it is. It snatched the title away from their rivals on the last day of the previous season and since then the team hasnt changed. So what went wrong?In the back end of the season they found themselves 15 points behind the leaders and never looked like they could even close the gap at any point. Manicni couldnt seem to instill the flair and fight that won them the title not 12 months ago and his misery was compounded in the FA cup final defeat to Wigan. That sealed Mancinis fate as manager of City as he was relieved as manager just a few short days later. Finishing Philipp Grubauer Kids Jersey the season with 3-2 home defeat to Norwich certainly left City fans feeling both ends of winning and losing a title.Season Rating: 7/103.Chelsea: After winning the Champions League, Chelsea started the season brimming with confidence. They had a good manager in place who brought them a title they had so desperately craved after the heartbreak in a very wet Moscow against Man Utd. Some fresh new faces were brought in and things ere looking good. However it seems that not even winning the one trophy that Abramovich wanted at his club could save Di Matteo from being thrown away like an unwanted toy by its owner. So who does he bring in to replace him, only the one man Chelsea wouldnt want and thats Benitez. To his credit, it was a difficult job to take on. Torres not banging in goals his price tag seemed would, fans on your back and your best player, Lampard, desperate to sign a new contract not being treated as such. Even breaking the clubs goal scoring record didnt invite much in the way of contract negotiations but thankfully all was settled in the end.Although it was a weak season by their standards finishing third and only avoiding a place play off with Arsenal with Yanni Gourde Women Jersey a win against Everton on the final day, they still ended the season with another trophy and a European one at that. Not a bad finish overall.Season Rating: 7/104.Arsenal: Another season and still the Emirates trophy cabinet is empty. Why? Well its simple. Selling your best player to your nearest rival isnt going to win you a league title or any title for that matter. Arsenals season is just another groundhog day of selling their best players and replacing them with on;y average players is all too consistently worrying now. They did start the season brightly with some good performances and clean sheets but it ended there. With a season low of losing to Bradford in the league cup with an almost full strength team certainly one to forget. The finish wasnt too bad in the end going 10 games unbeaten after their derby defeat to Spurs.They did however scrap for their fourth place finish in the final game needing a win against Newcastle to ensure fourth, which to got, but seeing the player celebrate their Yanni Gourde Men Jersey top four finish at the end of the game like they had just won a trophy is certainly not what the Arsenal faithful will want to see. They should be a team disappointed they only just got fourth place. Its a long road for the gunners.Season Rating: 5/105.Spurs: Being heavily disappointed that they finished outside the top four and mi sed out on the Champions League shows just how far Spurs have come on over the past few years. With the money being spent inside the game you have to admire what Spurs have achieved over the past few seasons. You even have to count them unlucky not to have played in Europe this season if it were not for Chelsea winning it last year. They did have it in their own hands to finish in the top four and leaving their North London rivals out in the cold but they let it slip out of their hands. No fault of coarse to Garreth Bale who capped his amazing season with two Player of the Year Awards. Spurs biggest problem now is to hang on to their star player with bigger clubs and European football certainly knocking on the door. If they do manage to keep him and get another player or two, particularly up front then its onwards and upwards for Spurs.Season Rating: 8/106.Everton: Although nobody new it at the time Moyes last season at Everton can certainly go down as one of the best. To be at a club for 11 or so years these days are unheard of. He has been excellent for Everton and they will mi s him. He has brought the club on in leaps and bounds and has done it with little to no money. The team he has built are strong and are always up for a fight Carson Soucy Men Jersey and you can see why Man Utd came in for him. Everton deserve their 6th place finish and for a time even looked like they could challenge for a top four finish. However lack of finances at the club limited they power to improve the team. Its worrying times now for Toffees fans as they wait to see who will replace Moyes and how well he can do.Season Rating: 7/107.Liverpool: Brendan Rodgers was brought in to steady the ship at Anfield after his run with Swansea the year before. They didnt get off to the best start when they offloaded Carroll to West Ham and failed to replace him, leavi