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Pause for breath

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 Well its been quite the whirlwind so far, a breathless start to what promises to be a very interesting season. As we pause to take a break for some meaningless international snooze-fests, it's a chance for us fans to sit back and reflect on what's happened so far.

Now, I'm not a huge Arsenal fan but their win against Man City throws things into the mix a little bit. It shows they are beatable, and Haaland can be stopped, which will give hope to teams everywhere who thought this season was going to turn into the Formula 1 non-event of a season.

Sheff Utd and Luton look like dead certs for the drop (sorry to all their fans), and there are several other teams who must be already getting those feelings of panic set in (Bournemouth and Burnley for starters). Wolves are also looking a bit shaky. Everton have had a rough start but I think they will be fine come judgement day.

The mighty Forest have given me good vibes so far, facing Man City, Arsenal, Man Utd and Chelsea away and competing well in those games. However a lack of goals is likely to be an issue with us, especially with Taiwo out for a while. Its time for the rest of the team to step up and shoulder some of that burden. Also, what a player Murillo is looking. I know he has only played 2 games but he looks like one of the signings of the season already.

At the start of the season I picked out a few names I thought were ones to watch, so lets take a look on how they have been so far:

Cole Palmer - seemingly settling in well at Chelsea, and has looked good in his outings so far. Getting that first goal for them will hopefully provide the step up he needs to establish himself as one of the first names on their team-sheet through the season

Ola Aina - has looked solid, and a good support player for Hudson-Odoi down the left for Forest. Injury has forced him to miss a game or two recently, but the early signs were promising

Darwin Nunez - has looked more confident this season, and has actually found the net a few times, which will boost him even more. A slow but steady start to the season, I still feel he will kick on and become a key figure for Liverpool in their challenge for Champions League places this season.

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