The Belgians have taken the Premier League by storm and there is one man in particular who is leading the way – Marouane Fellaini. It can even be argued that the towering midfielder was partially responsible for Manchester United losing the title to Man City last year given the way he almost single-handledly brought Everton […]
Archive | 2012
Tactics Board: QPR 1-3 Southampton
Queens Park Rangers can’t turn a corner and they can’t defend one either. As Southampton won the game branded ‘El Sackico’, one of the themes of the season – zonal marking – was present and incorrect. But, more to the point, so was another: Rangers’ ineptitude. …Southampton’s first is a case in point. QPR opt […]
Qatar Airways to appear on Barça shirt
The contract signed by Qatar Sports Investment and FC Barcelona foresaw the possibility of including a new sponsor on the team shirt from the third season of the agreement Sandro Rosell has welcomed Qatar Airways, “an ambitious brand with global aspirations, always commitment to the utmost excellence in its field” The Qatar Foundation now becomes […]
Analysis – Arsenal 5 Spurs 2
A moment of madness from Emmanuel Adebayor sparked a spectacular Tottenham collapse as Arsenal romped to a 5-2 victory in an entertaining north London derby at the Emirates Stadium. Adebayor scored against his former employers to give Tottenham a 10th-minute lead, but he pressed the self-destruct button seven minutes later when he was given a […]
Fantasy Football – Gameweek 12
Our friends over at Fantasy Yirma provide their picks for Gameweek 12. Gameweek 12 preview: Big points for the Little Pea? Did you all enjoy that international break as much as Zlatan Ibrahimovic did? Thought not. Do you want us to get on with the real stuff again then? Thought so. When we left the Premier […]
Ballon d’Or – The case for Casillas
If one is to believe the headlines, only one of either Messi or Ronaldo deserve to win this year’s award for the best footballer in the world, the FIFA Ballon d’Or. Although other contenders such as Xavi, Iniesta and Falcao have also been mentioned, there is one highly successful player that should be considered – […]
The Great Zaha Hype?
Before the start of the season, few outside of the Championship would have heard of Wilfried Zaha. However, given the recent surge in analyses on the winger’s potential, his England call-up and the numerous rumours of possible £20 mln move to a Premier League team, TKTG has compiled some of the better articles on the new youth […]
Who is Charlie Austin?
Charlie Austin is a phenomenon. Last week the Burnley marksman became the fastest player to reach 20 goals in the English game’s history – reaching the haul just 17 games into the season. He is still currently outscoring both Messi and Ronaldo. It should come as no surprise that Liverpool have been linked with the striker. Austin […]
Time to drop Rooney
Some might think it sacrilege to consider this given the high hopes of the link-up with Robin Van Persie and Wayne Rooney, but Mark Payne of ESPNFC has some reasons why he thinks Rooney might have a difficult time finding a spot in the starting line-up at United. Just last month we were celebrating the 10th […]
How Argentina finally cracked Barcelona’s Messi code
Past Pele’s record of goals in a calendar year. Ten short of surpassing Gerd Muller’s record of 85 (the all time record), and currently tied with Batistuta for most goals for Argentina in a calendar year. One goal against Saudi Arabia and the Argentinian record will be all his. It would be an understatement to […]
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