It’s hard to ignore the threat of Man City to the current big four for the coming season with the amount of funds they have available and the players they’ve already brought in. Financial resources play a big role in defining the Premier League standings and City have shown and will continue to show that they mean business this season.

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John Terry once again stepped up to lead England to a superb victory over Germany in Berlin with what was essentially a second string side. Despite much of the usual first team squad pulling out through injury, the Chelsea captain played the entire match culminating in his late winner.

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Find out what it means to me! Clichéd, yes but who could resist a bit of Aretha! Its two weeks into the new season thus two weeks into the FA’s Respect Campaign and the future looks as bright as it can be. At the end of the day the essence of the Respect Campaign is asking the players and the manager to show restraint and there are always going to be times when they lose it. It’s called passion and the game would be dead without it.

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There’s been a fair bit of investment this summer but one of the new signings that impressed me most last weekend was Jose Bosingwa, the new right-back at Chelsea. I think he started very well and settled into the Blues defence superbly as they looked their usual rock solid selves. Deco also did ok as the new boys looked right at home in the side already and he impressed especially in the first half when they played really good football.

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Say the word captain and you picture a player with leadership, someone who plays with passion and who is capable of inspiring their team mates even when the odds look against you. So what was Arsenal captain William Gallas playing at when Birmingham were taking their injury time penalty kick?

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