da aposte e ganhe： Arsenal and Chelsea have both collapsed this season and, whilst Spurs and West Ham have dramatically overachieved, there is a threat of a power shift in the capital.
da winzada777： Chelsea’s championship-winning squad have looked inept throughout this campaign and, whilst Arsenal are likely to finish third, the Gunners have choked once again and have been left curled up in the corner in the shadow of their noisy north London neighbours.
Protests at Arsenal are a reflection of a fan base that is finally sick of the treading water under Arsene Wenger and, although Chelsea have changed managers, there is no guarantee that the Blues will be able to compete with the momentum of West Ham and Tottenham next season.
Football in London is at a delicate place right now, and this summer transfer window may well shape it for the next few years. Slaven Bilic and Mauricio Pochettino are the only two managers who can come close to Claudio Ranieri for Manager of the Season, yet Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho have both ended this season with their respective reputations having been dragged through the gutter. Chelsea have provided the worst title defence in Premier League history and Arsenal have finally lost the bragging rights of their area of the capital, what else do they have to cling on to?
West Ham are moving to one of the most impressive stadiums in Europe, whilst Chelsea may well face difficulty in attracting players to a club that cannot even offer Europa League football next season. The supposedly weaker London pairing – Spurs and West Ham – are challenging the ‘bigger clubs’ head on, and we could be about to watch a true battle for London power over the next couple of seasons. It is in the balance at the moment – it is as delicately poised as the La Liga title race – and another season of mediocrity for Chelsea and Arsenal may finally see the previous Champions League stalwarts lose their place as the owners of London.
The capital is no longer red and blue, it is fading towards white and claret (maybe a bit of West Ham blue) and it is down to the more established clubs to wrestle their way back in to contention.
Although Arsenal will finish comfortably above West Ham this season there is every chance that the Hammers will be competing for the top four throughout next season. David Gold and David Sullivan are noticeably ambitious, willing to spend money and will be desperate for Bilic to push the club towards the big time.
It might get ugly, it might all fizzle out into the usual order of things, but we could be about to see London rivalry pique at an extraordinary level.
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