The Premier League season was made all the more entertaining by the defensive weaknesses of the top teams

Eight-nil to Chelsea, four-nil to Manchester United: the squabbling monarchs of English football decided their argument and closed the league season with a veritable riot of goals and entertainment. The millions of viewers from Anchorage to Auckland who provide the Premier League with a king’s ransom from broadcasting rights must have been ecstatic.

When asked on Sunday night if he had just won the best league in the world, Carlo Ancelotti provided a careful response that satisfied the questioner without saying anything potentially dangerous if placed before a more rigorous court of inquiry. “I