After Manchester City snatched the title from their neighbours in, quite literally, the last minute of the Premier League campaign, Manchester United are ready to do it all again and try to claim their 20th league title. The Reds travel to Goodison Park to open their account against Everton on Monday night. The last time
What started out with so much promise ended in quiet disappointment. Drawing Sunderland at home isn’t the ideal start to the season, but it’s by no means the beginning of the end. We have to remember that our players have had a very busy summer with the Euros, Olympics, flying all over the world for
Real Madrid are the defending La Liga champions and serious contenders to retain that title and also one of the favorite teams for the Champions League. With all this expectation resting on a team, some people will have to step up and answer when called upon. Below are the people who will be the most influential
After the unquestionable snooze fest that was World Cup 2010, I thoroughly enjoyed Euro 2012. There was much more of an attacking intent from the teams involved, but one constant remained: Spain again emerged victorious, showing the importance of creation, movement and being able to keep possession. The Spanish method, it would appear, has resonated
Jack Wilshere was immense in the 2010-11 season for Arsenal, making 35 appearances at just 19 years old. Playing so many fixtures in one season takes a serious toll on a player of such a young age. It’s well documented that getting any of our players through a full season is no walk in the
RvP is gone, we know all about it. Some of us have said that’s it, no trophy for us this year. We are just a feeder club. I disagree with that assessment completely! Without doubt RvP is a huge player, was needed last year to keep us in the top four. However, as much as
With just a day to go until the start of the 2012/13 Premier League campaign, PitchSideTalk looks at some of the best business completed so far. Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Junior, Internacional to Chelsea, £25million. Chelsea Football Club have completed the signing of 20-year-old Oscar from Brazilian club Internacional. Priced at £25-million, the youngster is
Sunday July the 29th will be a day that lives long in the memory for Rangers fans as it was the first match that the club played under their new name Rangers Newco. Playing against Brechin city was a unique experience for Rangers fans as they took up approximately 75% of the stadium which held
Taken from Fantasy Premier League Blog After finishing last year’s season in 13th place, Martin O’Neill will be hoping that he can take the Black Cats to the next level, but all that will depend on O’Neill’s transfer activity in the next three weeks. If O’Neill brings in some high calibre signings then the passionate
Taken from Total Football 14 Arsene Wenger has been the Arsenal manager since 1996. No one had heard who he was but he turned Arsenal into a superpower in English football winning the double and unimaginable unbeaten season. But for the last 7 years, Arsenal hasn’t won a single trophy. I am here to discuss
Source: From the Banks of the River Irwell The last few seasons of watching Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona dominate European football also saw a distinct change in the role of players in some positions. Namely Lionel Messi, although not solely Messi and not only players at Barcelona. Cristiano Ronaldo, Theo Walcott, RvP, Thomas Muller, Karim Benzema, Cesc
Taken from Vikings Bloggen Before every season of every league teams play a couple of matches to test their match fitness and the teams preparedness for the coming season. Well that’s what they say there for.Preseason friendlies have become one of the most useless things in football. Matches that are scheduled to showcase a world
Taken from Footie It is always a great pleasure to watch the young talents play football. One of the best talents around the world is the German international, the amazing and incredible Mario Götze. Götze is considered to be a potential world class player and in few years he might win the “world’s best player” award.
The start of the Serie A season is fast approaching and over the summer there has been quite a few changes to not only Inter’s squad but also to most of, if not all the top teams in Italy. We still have over a month left of the mercato to go too so there may
One of the debatable decisions Arsene Wenger has had to face last season was who to play in left-back. Life-long Arsenal fan Kieran Gibbs fought it out with Brazilian signing Andre Santos. Both are loved by fans, for different reasons. Gibbs was thought to be 100% ready to play week-in-week-out for the Gunners, but over the
Is Robert Lewandowski a viable replacement for Robin Van Persie? With the domestic seasons drawing nearer for European sides, transfer rumors have gone into overdrive, with one of the dominating sagas surrounding Arsenal Football Club: specifically about captain Robin van Persie. With the tabloids picking up on the uncertainty of the captain’s uncertain future at the
Taken from the Blue Champions After weeks of speculation, Chelsea have completed the signing of 20 year old Brazilian midfielder Oscar from Internacional for a fee thought to be in the region of £25 million, quite a considerable price. So is he worth it? Can he be a top player who will play a key role?
Taken from The Telegraph Sitting down to write this article on Ledley King and his decision to retire I realise that it won’t be easy. Not just for me, but for anyone else who decides to write a tribute to him. It’s going to be hard to put into words but I’ll give it a
Admittedly last season did not turn out to be their finest - despite their initial dominance domestically and in Europe, Barcelona ended the campaign without winning a respected trophy as well as losing their most successful manager in Pep Guardiola. Their Copa Del Rey win acted as little consolation.But in a generation of world football
Taken from Zimbio I’m sure many of you are aware of the Robin van Persie situation by now. I won’t bore you with another blog vilifying him as I’m sure there’s many out there. The situation that’s currently taking place and escalating at Arsenal has affirmed my thoughts: Arsenal are stuck in a vicious circle.
On Wednesday night, West Bromwich Albion completed the capture of Belgian winger Yassine El Ghanassy from AA Gent on a season long loan. In his first interview for the club, he said he will ‘provide skills’, which I’m sure will prove a big hit with the Albion faithful. But from West Brom’s attacking point of
Taken from Facebook Backed by Middle Eastern Investment Paris Saint-German were able to offer a substantial bid as they continue their big spending, as it is confirmed that PSG has offered a combined total £51.4m for AC Milan duo Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva. Both are widely regarded as among the elite footballers in their positions
Taken from The Guardian With the signing of Lukas Podolski, the Gunners have an experienced, hungry centre forward who’s no stranger to fast paced and aggressive link up play. Many would argue that with the signing of the German international, the #10 role or “second striker” position is locked down. Perhaps that’s not the case.Every
Taken from Paroles de Foot It’s very easy to think of the current situation surrounding Robin Van Persie as puzzling. He has seemingly turned his back on Arsenal, but within the space of a week, change his mind like a pre-pubescent teen. All strange ideas aside, we have to agree with that Robin van Persie
Taken from Kubada The La Liga campaign of 2011/12 will be remembered as the season José Mourinho’s Real Madrid finally wrestled the title off The Catalan’s. Les Meringues did it in some style. A record breaking 100 point-haul, which included a remarkable 121 goals at a goal difference of +89 topped off a remarkable season. In