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LIMITED SQUAD TO TEST KOEMAN AFTER WEEKEND REALITY CHECK
A player regarded as one of the best in the world in his heyday, a man who redefined the sweeper role in a trophy-laden career, Ronald Koeman may have met his match in the management world. It seems churlish to suggest that after just one defeat from the opening six games that Koeman’s task has become all that more daunting since taking over at Everton in the summer, with the Toffees sitting pretty in fifth above Chelsea and Manchester United, but the ineptitude of the display at Bournemouth on Saturday was a huge wake-up call for any fans getting prematurely […].
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THE RACE NOBODY WANTS TO WIN
It is the race no one wants to win, but who will be the first Premier League manager to win the sack race? We are six games and nearly two months into the new season and pressure is starting to grow on some owners to make changes to try and get their teams back on track.
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PARDEW’S EAGLE’S WINNING FOR FUN AFTER DEMORALISING DROUGHT
What is it they say about buses; you wait ages for one and then three turn up at the same time? Well, the same can be said of picking up victories in the football industry and Alan Pardew’s Crystal Palace have waited longer than most for a string of successful results.
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Seven Days in Seven Points
Is this the end of Big Sam’s England reign? What an utter plonker. Late on Monday night videos emerged on The Telegraph, and subsequently all over social media, showing the current England boss discussing how third-party ownership rules can be side-stepped.
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ANTONIO VALENCIA’S RESURGENCE UNDER JOSE
Under David Moyes and most notably Louis Van Gaal, certain senior players in the Manchester United squad had underperformed. They had not been playing at their full potential and it was evident to see that the system and philosophy under the Dutchmen was having a negative effect on their performance.
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TACKLING THE £1,400,000+ FREEPLAY6
Pep Guardiola has won 10 out of 10 at Manchester City so far but he still thinks the team can improve! Scary for the rest of the Premier League if the Catalan can get another 10% out of a side that are taking all before them.
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MAN UTD’S MIDFIELD
As far as responses go, it was pretty much perfect. Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United side headed into Saturday afternoon’s clash with Premier League champions Leicester City under pressure to deliver, with three defeats in their last four outings in all competitions prompting some to question whether the Red Devils have what it takes to launch a sustained challenge for the title for the first time since Sir Alex Ferguson vacated the Old Trafford dugout in 2013.
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JOSE MOURINHO’S BEST XI
So far José Mourinho has chopped and changed his first-team and can’t seem to find one for all occasions. It’s early days, but Mourinho’s got to find an XI where he has full faith in them going out and getting the job done.
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NO TIME TO PANIC
The warning signs are already there in Jose Mourinho’s short tenure as Manchester United boss, but now is not the time to hit the panic button. Mourinho’s position has come under increased scrutiny just eight games into his reign at Old Trafford after suffering three straight defeats for the first time in a decade as a manager.
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Seven Days in Seven Points
Now is the time for Vincent Janssen to step up Tottenham fans breathed a huge sigh of relief when Kane finally managed to open the scoring against Sunderland at the weekend. However, those sighs soon turned to grimaces when Harry limped off the pitch with what looked like a damaged ankle.
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