Dave Pundit's Predictions 07/03/09

Hi, I'm Dave Pundit. The subject of tackling has reared it's ugly head again this week, quite frankly I think the art of the tackling has been lost. Two-footed challenges, violent lunges and career ending leg breakers, they're becoming rarer and rarer. Luckily the seem to be making a resurgence this season. It gives you hope for the future.

Coventry v Chelsea
This could be a real banana skin for Chelsea, if they underestimate Coventry or treat them with contempt then they should get through no problem. Let's face it Coventry aren't going to get past John Terry. Every country would love John Terry as an ambassador for them. If John Terry was German they'd never have lost the war and we'd all be living in Nazi Germany.
Verdict 0-3

Fulham v Man Utd
Man Utd played a young team in the Carling Cup but as the adage goes if you're young enough your good enough. And the likes of Giggs, Scholes and Ferdinand were too much for Spurs last week. I can see them being too much for Fulham too.
Verdict 0-2

Sunderland v Tottenham
If this was an FA Cup match it would be impossible to predict but as it's in the league it's a whole different ball game. These teams are in the same boat, trying to keep above the relegation battle but a loss for either team could see them sucked back in. It'll be a tight, tentative affair and as we reach the business end of the season it's these sort of league games that are impossible to predict. However Tottenham might just edge it, after all they do have the stronger British spine of Woodgate, Jenas and Keane.
Verdict 1-2

Arsenal v Burnley
Arsenal have already lost to Burnley once this season and I can't see why it would be any different here, yes they're at home and yes they're playing their first team rather than the Carling Cup kids but they're still a bunch of foreign jessies who don't like teams who get in their faces. Burnley will be so in their face that the Arsenal players will be sneezing them out for a week afterwards.
Verdict 0-1

Everton v Middlesbrough
This is what the FA Cup is all about. Realistically neither of these teams are going to win the tournament, that'll be Chelsea or Man Utd, but they'll still literally sweat blood and give every last ounce of strength to go through to the next round. This is going to be the game of the weekend, trust me.
Verdict 0-0