PosTeam P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Chelsea 38 29 8 1 72 15 57 95
2 Arsenal 38 25 8 5 87 36 51 83
3 Manchester United 38 22 11 5 58 26 32 77
4 Everton 38 18 7 13 45 46 -1 61
5 Liverpool 38 17 7 14 52 41 11 58
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 10 12 49 44 5 58
7 Middlesbrough 38 14 13 11 53 46 7 55
Barclays Premiership Table -2005
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Chelsea 38 29 4 5 72 22 50 91
2 Manchester United 38 25 8 5 72 34 38 83
3 Liverpool 38 25 7 6 57 25 32 82
4 Arsenal 38 20 7 11 68 31 37 67
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 11 9 53 38 15 65
6 Blackburn Rovers 38 19 6 13 51 42 9 63
7 Newcastle United 38 17 7 14 47 42 5 58
Barclays Premiership Table -2006
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Manchester United 38 28 5 5 83 27 56 89
2 Chelsea 38 24 11 3 64 24 40 83
3 Liverpool 38 20 8 10 57 27 30 68
4 Arsenal 38 19 11 8 63 35 28 68
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 17 9 12 57 54 3 60
6 Everton 38 15 13 10 52 36 16 58
7 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 8 14 47 52 -5 56
Barclays Premiership Table -2007
P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Manchester United 34 25 5 4 72 18 54 80
2 Chelsea 33 22 8 3 58 23 35 74
3 Arsenal 34 20 11 3 64 29 35 71
4 Liverpool 34 18 12 4 60 26 34 66
5 Everton 34 18 7 9 50 28 22 61
6 Portsmouth 34 16 9 9 47 33 14 57
As of today
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The reason for this thread is I was looking at the league tables since Raffa came to us and it was interesting to see the progression we have made under him. From the team that he inherited that lost a whopping fourteen games and finished fifth (thank God we won the CL that year) to the team we have now. Last year we lost ten games and I remember hearing that we needed to convert those losses into draws which this year we have done. Now the thinking is we need to convert some of our draws (twelve so far this year) into wins. Even our goal difference has improved consistantly.
When you look at the fact that we have lost the same amount games as Utd (the probable winners this year) I do not feel we as far away as many seem to be claiming. I think Utd just know how to win, which is evident by the amout of times they should not have won but managed to sneak a goal at the end. This is a product of confidence. A couple of good players this summer and we will be right there rotation or not.
We are moving forward and Raffa must stay in charge and finish the job. I think he is building something special here and if we can win that first title we will have a dynasty and will be the team to beat as we have a fair few players yet to reach their prime.
On the rotation front, it is nice to see finally that even when the team's rotated now it does not seem to affect their performance. It is funny what a bit of confidence will do.