EPL: Lessons from an Unfinished Football Season

Now here we are: Manchester United leading the way, a solid five points ahead of second place and playing some of their best football of the season (not to mention they have this season's Mr. Wonderful in Cristiano Ronaldo). 

Chelsea has come back from no-man's-land, finding themselves in second place after coming from behind to beat Arsenal (starting to see a trend here?). 

Liverpool, the Humpty Dumpty of the year, has finally put themselves back together again (Rafa finally settling on a formation and line-up), though it seems too late for them to make a serious run at the title. 

Arsenal, who at one point looked untouchable, now finds itself in third place, six points back of Manchester United, struggling to find the flowing football which vaulted them to the top.

But don't get comfortable.  Based on results so far, God only knows what the last few weeks of the EPL season will hold. 

Arsenal still has a shot at United, though they must travel to Old Trafford in search of vital points. And they must play Liverpool again in the League (in the middle of playing them twice in the Champions League).

Chelsea also has their shot at United, as the Red Devils must travel to Stamford Bridge, a venue where Chelsea has not lost in 78 matches. 

United seem to have the toughest road left, with aforementioned games against Arsenal and Chelsea, and tough matches with Blackburn and West Ham—both teams in the top half of the table.

Lesson No. 3: Do NOT try to figure out how the season will finish. 

I find myself growing quite excited when I think about the matches that will be played in the weeks to come. 

The Champions League always has excitement and drama, and this year is no exception. 

The prospect of having three English teams in the semi finals may seem dull to some, but I think it adds a level of spark and passion to games already full of both. 

The Premier League finish promises to be one of the best in recent years, or at least one of the closest. Three teams realistically have a shot at the title, and these teams will be trading punches with each other in the closing weeks. 

If there is one thing I've learned from all this, it's that I shouldn't try to figure it out.  There is no predictability in football, at least none on which I can pick up, so I will most likely just end up being wrong. 

And I might miss some excellent football in the meantime. So strap yourselves in for the ride, sports fans, this one's going down to the wire.

And I suspect there are more lessons which football has yet to teach us this year.

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