Back of the Net!

The second weekend of the English Premier League has taught us one thing - no matter how much money the board has to splash on new talent from abroad, convincing wins are few and far between until the season gets going.

Chelsea’s brave new world with Luiz Felipe Scolari (pictured right) in charge of one of the world’s most expensive teams is all about winning the title for the first time since the heady days of Mourinho in 2006. How they do it isn’t important to Roman Abramovic.

Avram Grant failed to gear the team beyond a few runners up positions, and while Jose Mourinho gave himself a tough job in following up his 2 League titles, he continues to cast a shadow as Chelsea’s most successful manager in their history.

Exactly how Scolari - one of the world’s most successful international managers - will feel after an uninspiring 0-1 performance away at small-time Wigan Athletic is easy to gauge. But with the weather reasonable and conditions at the Lancashire club perfect for football, if a team of multi-millionaire international footballers can’t bury at least 2 past a team tipped for relegation then things are looking up for Arsenal and Liverpool.

The result also gives Manchester United plenty of resolve to take 3 points and move into an early lead on goal difference with a win at Portsmouth on Monday… notoriously slow starters, the bar has been raised this season by clever transfers at Liverpool and cash-splashing at Chelsea. The current champions could be in for a long season if this weekend is anything to go by.

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