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‘DARK HORSES’ TAG SUITS SPURS
When Manchester City arrived at White Hart Lane on Sunday there was a general feeling that their game against Tottenham could be Pep Guardiola’s toughest test thus far. And so it proved. Mauricio Pochettino’s side were full value for their 2-0 victory that should have everyone sitting up and taking notice.
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WEST HAM – TALENTED BUT BATTLING THE DROP?
Slaven Bilić was labelled a hero for taking West Ham into the top 7 last season. The magic from Dimitri Payet and the confidence within the team helped the Hammers negotiate past difficult fixtures and reach – subject to qualification, which they in fact lost to FC Astana – the Europa League.
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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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