Now I just don't want a one word answer. I want you to list the contenders for it, and where they need to strengthen, and an example of which players you'd have fill that void in order to challenge for the premiership next season?
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i think next season willbe the tightest for many years. as we all know chelsea can go out and buy whoever they want  and they will be the team to beat, especially if they do land Michael Ballack.  They need to land a top class striker as crespo and drogba are not cut out for the premiership.\nman united need to get  replacement for roy keane and also need to get the van nilsterooy situation sorted.  if they can buy someone who will strengthen the midfield and have a better combination up front with rooney then they will be hard to stop.  i don't know if they will sell van nilsterooy or just get him more settled.\nliverpool have improved a lot this season. getting over 70points in the premiership has been a long way off recently but this season rafa has the team playing well. if it had not been for that non scoring spell at the start of the season we would be up there now chasing chelsea and united.  obviously the defence is fantastic, it would be even better if we could find someone to take traore.  we need a winger, but then mark gonazalez has been doing fantastic in spain this season so hopefully his visa will be cleared this year.  and of course we need a prolific striker. fowler should stay but his days of scoring 25 goals a season are gone.  we need someone young and who has proven their talent already. darren bent maybe, or andy johnson if palace aren't promoted. \narsenal's young players really came to fruition in the second half of the season and they will have to dratically improve their away form next season if they are going to be up theree. if they manage ot hold on to henry then they will still need to bolster their midfield, especially as it appears pires is leaving. if henry leaves however, they will have a large sum of money to improve the squad. note i didn't say replace him, because a player of his skill and importance will never be replaced.\nso for next season it will be a close run thing. liverpool improved this year in having less stupid results against the minnows butin games against chelsea they suffered. that is the stumbling block for all the big teams, taking points off eachother but then taking nothing off chelsea. \nso to conclude........i think next season will depend on liverpool getting a top class striker. if they do then i think they will be the strongest contender to chelsea's title. bnt i expect chelsea to buy the title again.
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Ricardo\n\npaulo ferreira\nricardo carvalho\nfernando meira\nnuno valente\n\nmaniche\ncristiano ronaldo\nluis figo\npetit\n\npauleta\nhelder postiga\n\nI'd like to see 4-4-2 formation this time because deco and costinha is unavailable..so the poison in midfield has been reduced..and for me they have great strikers in postiga and nuno gomes..so it would be great if either of them to be paired with pauleta..
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Ive been a Preston supporter for nearly 20yrs now. I was devastated when Billy Davies left us for Derby last season as it was us that gave him the chance in the first place, then we sold Claude Davis, our Player of the Year and i really thought we were going to struggle this season. Credit to Paul Simpson who has done an excellent job and i hope we go up automatically this time around. The gulf between the Premiership and the Championship seems too great to stay up as we don't have too much transfer funds but i would like the oppurtunity to be proven wrong. C'mon you Lilywhites, lets keep hold of Nuge and Simon Whaley.
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Goalkeepers - God help us if Robinson gets injured or sent off\nDefence - Strong\nMidfield - Strong but should have picked Scott Parker instead of Jenas\nAttack - Oh Christ, Owen if he is fit then fine. Lennon, worth a place as a late sub. Rooney, will England still be in the competition by the time he is fit to play? I would still include him though. Walcott, next world cup maybe, not this one. Crouch, bad joke the most unathletic looking player I've seen picked for England - no pace, no power, no stamina, weak shot, not even that good in the air.  If Rooney is not fit then we will play 4 5 1 so we might as well take a player who has proved he can do it even Beattie or Davis (Bolton) would be far better options than Crouch.\n\nI think it is all too easy to see Englands dreams turning to disaster with the current squad.  Maybe like this - first game Owen breaks down and is out of the tournament, later Robinson brings down a player who's broken through - sent off + game ban.  James comes on + midfielder subbed James makes late howler England lose 1 - 0.  Second game pressure on no striking options second howler from James lose 1 - 0 good night Vienna.\n\nThis would be a disaster given the overall strength of the squad but could easily happen with the risks Erikson is taking.  And as a final worry if it needs a blood and thunder speech at half time in the final group game to get the boys going who's going to give it - Erikson or McClaren, both are pitiful.
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they will not be as strong on attack as they were going to feature rooney allot with owen as a second striker!!\nNow all of a sudden it is owen and who?????\nEngland has lacked strikers for a few years now!!!
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You can pick anyone for the home series. Tell me a squad for an overseas tour - or the upcoming test series in SA.
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Picking the winner is bad enough but "Top 7" Let me give it a whirl:\n\nLiverpool (Rafa has them beleiving and it is overdue)\nChelsea (It will be tight but I think they will be unseated)\nManchester United (But they may have to fight off the next team)\nArsenal (Could be close with them and Man U)\nBlackburn (Mark Hughes will want to top this years position)\nNewcastle (Only if Michael Owen is fit for the season)\nBolton (Can't see them any higher next season)\n\nRelegation is another problem but we will try.\n\nWatford (If they get past Leeds)\nManchester City (If they stay with David James as thier keeper he will take them down)\nSheffield United (This is the hardest one to pick as Aston Villa could be struggling)\n\nPlayer of the year will be Michael Owen (barring injuries) or Steven Gerrard.
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Yes I would love to see that so we could see why in the world Sven would pick him. He hasn't played one game for Arsenal. But wow why wouldn't you pick at least Defoe or Bent who are proved strikers. I would even support Sven picking Vassal. Although I would not want to see him. And why isn't Gerrard or Terry captain of England. Beckham is so rubbish.
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I think that the next manager will have to be a proven bloke unlike Redknapp, Jim Smith etc. They need Curbishley, O'Neill or Allardyce
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Play 5 across the midfield - Carrick in a central holding role, as he is good at nicking the ball off other players (rather than crunching tackles) and has great vision and passing ability, you could then play both Gerrard and Lampard along side him, which would allow both to make the forward runs that they like, on the left Joe Cole deserves to keep his place, but drop Beckham and replace him with Lennon.  Ecuador have played nice football but both wins against ordinary teams, so a good opportunity to change the formation and gain experience with that new system - this is our last chance to get the team formation right or we will crash out at the next round (assuming we beat Ecuador of course)
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Wow.. these guys have no idea what they are talking about. They should get Adriano and Torres/Milito as forwards. As for the midfield Riquelme would be a great addition as would Rosicky (maybe the Petrovs too). In defense they should get central midfielders. Two have done well and are young are Chimbonda and Toure.
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Difficult question. I like it. The order will be:\n\n         Aston Villa\n         Sheff utd\n         Watford\n\nSounds good. Aston Villa are on self destruct at the moment and I can't see that changing. Sheffield Utd will lose all their good players either in the summer or in January and Watford (or Leeds) are promising at best. They'll do better than Sunderland though.
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He could return anytime, perhaps not. I dropped him from mine after Tim Cahill went down. Everton lost probabley their only other main scoring threat when he was hurt, so its natural Johnson sees tigher coverage. He had a great start but just has not found the net the last few weeks.
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Robinson, Ferdinand, A. Cole, Terry, Lampard, Rooney, Owen, Crouch, Gerrard, J. Cole, Beckham\n\nIn today's game, the defence was lost when Ferdinand was taken out.
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p. Schmeichal\n\nS. Pearce, T. Adams, J. Terry, G. Neville\n\nP. Viera, R. Keane, R.Giggs, F. Lampard \n\nA. Shearer and T. Henry\n\n\nThat defense of Pearce, Adams and Terry would scare any striker.  If they dont get the ball at least the players not getting near the goal.\n\nManager Alex Ferguson\n\nBench: Seaman, Cantona, Bergkamp, Beckham
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I reckon he should be given a bit of time. he did save the Toon last season when he took over from Souness, so he's not all bad.\n\nHe's been unlucky with injuries. Giuseppe Rossi is currently his only fit striker, and he goes back to Man U in January. So you can see that his options are quite short at the moment. With so many injuries to key players you just know things aren't exactly going up for them right now.\n\nFor me, I would play Rossi and Luque up front.\nMidfield (L to R) Duff, Emre, Parker, Solano\nDefence, anybody but Bramble. That is one area he needs to imporve on during the January transfer window.
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lol fishball L O L\n\npersonally i think it should be a 442 - the players know the formation and what is expected of them with it.. why change it and risk a knock in confidence?\n\nthe team?\n\nRobinson (who else is there?)\n\nCarragher (been on form for Liverpool)\nTerry (solid, my choice as next capt.)\nFerdinand (a div but we need a good headerer)\nA.Cole (lively and always running forward)\n\nBeckham (brilliant with set balls)\nLampard (solid and reliable)\nGerrard (..well what i say, he's just brilliant)\nJ.Cole (has answered the 'who on the left' question)\n\nCrouch ( on form ) Owen ( can be lethal )