-
Sport
5 greatest French players to play for Arsenal
Despite their recent struggles, Arsenal have been one of the top teams in the Premier League since its advent. The Gunners have found success over the years by blending home talent with stars from around the globe.
-
Sport
Who would make the all-time Denmark World Cup team?
For a team that has regularly been brimming with top talent, it is quite surprising to see that Denmark have failed to make major progress at the World Cup. The Danes have only appeared at five World Cup tournaments with their best result being a quarter finals appearance in 1998.
-
Sport
Barcelona are the only club where managerial DNA matters
A modern managerial trend is appointing a manger who apparently has the DNA of the club in their veins, are Barcelona the only club where this idea actually makes sense? One of the major trends across leading clubs in European football in recent years has been the strange obsession with appointing a former player as manager.
-
Sport
Newcastle United fans have cause to be positive despite current woes
Mike Ashley departed Newcastle United at the beginning of October like an overthrown dictator. Not two months on, the full force of the empty destruction he left is being felt hard. It will be no consolation to Eddie Howe, in the St James’ Park dugout for the first time against Norwich City on Tuesday night after a bout of coronavirus, that without Ciaran Clark’s ninth minute red card, his team would most likely have won their first Premier League game of the season.
-
Sport
Criticism of Ralf Rangnick appointment is no more than lazy punditry
As Ralf Rangnick takes charge of Manchester United on an interim basis, his doubters have become writing him off before he’s even taken charge of a game. It is human nature to fear the unknown but, for British football pundits, we are past the point of not knowing being a problem.
-
Sport
Steven Gerrard off to a promising start at Aston Villa
If any Aston Villa fans were unsure of what Steven Gerrard would offer their club, they surely have a clearer idea now. The former Liverpool and England captain has made a strong start to life at Villa Park with back-to-back wins over Brighton and Crystal Palace lifting the struggling side up to 13th place in the Premier League table.
-
Sport
3 issues for Ralf Rangnick to address at Manchester United
Ralf Rangnick was not included among most articles detailing the likely contenders to take charge of Manchester United on a temporary basis, but the Old Trafford club sprung a surprise by turning to the German on a short-term deal that was announced on Monday.
-
Sport
Graham Potter has progressed Brighton despite winless run
“We are sitting eighth in the Premier League but maybe I need a history lesson on this club,” an exasperated Graham Potter said in an interview after Brighton earnt a goalless draw with Leeds United.
-
Sport
Everton v Liverpool: 5 of the best recent Merseyside Derbies
It’s Everton v Liverpool this evening and Rafa Benitez’s first Merseyside Derby in charge of Everton comes with the Toffees and his old side Liverpool in sharply contrasting form. Saturday’s loss at Brentford means Everton, who started the season strongly, have taken just two points from seven Premier League games, while the Reds have only lost once since April.
-
Sport
All on the line for Benitez in the Merseyside Derby
There is a good chance that during Wednesday’s Merseyside Derby the Liverpool fans will serenade both managers on the touchline. Much like when Steven Gerrard returns to Anfield 10 days later, Jurgen Klopp will have to share the adulation of the Reds supporters with the man in the opposing dugout.
-
Sport
Are we entering a new era of super clubs in football?
This season more than ever, there has been a breakaway within the breakaway. Luckily, that was not in the form of the European Super League (for now at least) although the upper echelons of the Premier League are starting to resemble that very notion with an elite cabal of super clubs breaking away.
Loading...
End of content
No more pages to load
