The top three are racing for the title, some relying on momentum, some relying on stability and some relying on pure passion. But how will the international break effect how the season turns out?
1. Manchester United sit on the top of the Premier League table, but have United eaten too much dinner and risk falling through it? I doubt that, although I would not want to carry their trophy cabinet around.
The Devils have been struggling with injuries and have seven players injured, so an international break would reduce the amount of matches their injured players miss.
United, I think, are probably the most stable and defensively sound of the top three despite O’Shea, Vidic and Ferdinand being injured as well as Evans’s suspension.
So I think United have more to gain from the international break than lose, but they run the risk of more key players being injured.
2. Arsenal are on a bad run and have only won one match in their last six, however the international break offers Arsenal’s players the opportunity to escape from club football, and maybe get a morale boost if they win their internationals.
The break from club football also offers Lehman the opportunity to get himself fit in the gym and mentally compose himself.
Despite these positives, Arsenal fans will remained concerned as the gunners seem to be cursed by injuries during the international break.
3. Chelsea had their worst run in over a decade during mid-season, but now look like returning to their double winning form of last year.
Maybe a break in club football could hinder their chances of making an historic come back and win the title. Momentum is what seems to be carrying Chelsea forward so a break could slow their momentum.
Recently Arsenal and Manchester United have been dropping points and Chelsea have been steaming forwards; so Chelsea will have to work very hard in order to keep their form going after the international break.
Once again injuries crop up as a problem, most of Chelsea’s players have returned to fitness but with an ageing squad Chelsea’s key-players may struggle to maintain fitness.
Most of my focus has been on how CLUB football will be effected but I would like to say, there is nothing more satisfying in football than seeing your country doing well.
Written by Thomas Munson
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