‘Big’ Phil goes to work
Phil Scolari started work today as Chelsea manager to set up what will surely be a tremendous season for the west London team. He will have a familiar face in his squad this season after the club confirmed the signing of Deco from Barcelona a few days ago.
The Blues are 2/1 with BetUK to win the Premier League title following the capture of the Portuguese playmaker, who returned to his best form under Scolari at Euro 2008 this summer.
Fernando Torres was Spain’s hero in the final of Euro 2008 and bookmakers expect the Liverpool striker’s golden touch to continue into the 2008-09 season.
The Spanish striker has been cut to 4/1 from 5/1 for the Premier League Golden Boot, and is 8/11 to score 20 or more league goals next season. He enjoyed a terrific first campaign at Anfield, finishing joint-second in the scoring charts with 24 league goals - and barring injury must surely eclipse that tally in 2008/09.