Our friends over at Fantasy Yirma provide their picks for Gameweek 15. Gameweek 15 preview: The case for the defence – Volume II After our Gameweek 8 focus on some of the men who ply their trade at the back, the case for the defence has been reopened ahead of a weekend which is likely to […]
Archive | November, 2012
Ronaldo a strength or a weakness?
Ronaldo is an extraordinary and remarkable footballer, but does his way of playing become a weakness for opponents to exploit? …Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal stats are preposterous: 165 in 164 games since he joined Real Madrid in 2009. Physically he is monstrous: he has an explosive pace but also balance and deftness; he is strong enough […]
Redknapp has a point to prove at QPR
It’s difficult to tell who will be the most relieved party after QPR moved to replace Mark Hughes with Harry Redknapp in the most predictable managerial change of the season. …Redknapp knows that at 65, the opportunity to take over at QPR may be the last top-flight role in his career. He will also feel […]
Fantasy Football – Gameweek 14
Games are coming thick and fast now with football fans getting an extra treat with action during midweek. Gameweek 14 is already upon us and our friends over at Fantasy Yirma provide their selections. Gameweek 14 preview: Time for some Silva service? The first solely midweek Gameweek of the season could be one to separate the […]
How Eric Cantona changed Manchester United
Eric Cantona: 20 years on from the phone call that changed football Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United were a mess before the arrival of a mercurial Frenchman from Leeds 20 years ago. When the Premier League was introduced in 1992, Sir Alex Ferguson described it as “a piece of nonsense” that sold supporters “right down […]
Pep Guardiola the perfectionist
The former Barcelona manager would get guarantees denied others at Stamford Bridge but would he really fit there? The day Zlatan Ibrahimovic left Barcelona he walked out of the Camp Nou offices, gathered the media round him and let rip. “The philosopher broke my heart,” he spat. The philosopher was Pep Guardiola and the phrase […]
Why Rafael Benítez may never be accepted by Chelsea fans
Affection remains for Roberto Di Matteo at Stamford Bridge, making it a tough introduction for ‘Rafa the Blue’ Rafael Benítez pretended to busy himself with the seating arrangements on his bench, Roman Abramovich staring out impassively from his box high up in the west stand while the mutiny rippled round the arena. Neither betrayed a […]
The Best XI To Have Never Won The Premier League
They were good enough to win the Premiership, but never quite managed it. Here is a list of the greatest XI of players that have never picked up a Premier League winners medal. Newcastle United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Middlesbrough and Tottenham Hotspur players all feature in the best XI to have never won the Premier […]
Arsenal sign £150m deal with Emirates
Arsenal have announced a new five-year deal with Emirates worth £150 million. The contract with the international airline, worth £30 million a year, includes shirt sponsorship until the end of the 2018/2019 season, as well as stadium naming rights until 2029. The Emirates brand will also continue appearing on Arsenal’s training kits, while the new […]
More Goals Than Milan – Messi’s 2012 in numbers
The Argentine is now just five away from Gerd Muller’s legendary mark of 85 goals and his 2012 haul is greater than the total amassed by a host of clubs Messi played his part in Dani Alves’ brilliant opener before scuffing a second into the corner with his right and rounding the keeper for a […]
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