England began the current campaign on top of the Uefa coefficient rankings with 84.41 points, narrowly ahead of Spain who had 84.186 and Germany with 75.186. The latest official standings after last week’s European matches had Spain ranked first with 85.882 points, England second with 79.820 and Germany third with 76.757. An association’s ranking is based on […]
Archive | March, 2013
Xavi – The Coach?
Xavi Hernandez sat in front of the television two Saturdays ago — and what he saw shocked him. He was watching the Clasico — an XXX horror experience for Barcelona fans, a triple-A rating for Madridistas. … If you are in the thick of the action, even if you are a football visionary like Xavi, if […]
Benetiz’s tactical changes vs United
Spaniard’s substitutions enabled Ramires, Oscar, Eden Hazard and Juan Mata to overload their opponents in the central areas. Benítez’s favourite buzzword is “compact” but in the opening stages Chelsea were a rabble, strung out across the Old Trafford pitch. The centre-backs were terrified of Javier Hernández’s pace, so dropped deep (which wasn’t enough to prevent […]
Crisis? What crisis?
“Until now, English football was only going through an identity crisis,” I said, shamelessly stealing a line from Michael Cox. “Now it also has a results crisis.” I looked up, probably wearing a smug expression, happy that after close to two hours of incoherent ramblings and a good deal of clueless stammering I’d finally delivered what […]
Suarez is a filthy cheat but Bale should be protected?
The moment the supremely accomplished British footballer Gareth Bale falls over an imaginary leg during a match, it sparks outbreaks of copycat behaviour right across the land. Not on our football pitches, but in the nation’s television studios and press boxes as pundits trip over themselves, too, in a desperate hunt to find excuses for […]
Fantasy Football – GW 29
This week for Fantasy Football we decided to put together a voting system based on our seven favourite resources of fantasy football. If a website recommends a pick he gets a vote so the maximum a player can get is 7 votes; we have only listed the most popular players in each position. First up […]
Fantasy Yirma – GW 29
Fantasy Yirma provides their tips and views for Game Week 29: It’s a real six pointer…. Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick, Gareth Bale impressed again and a Manchester United player ended up as the top points scorer. Gameweek 28 was a pretty standard one in truth. Now though, with the forthcoming FA Cup quarter-finals creating […]
Where now for Rooney?
When the teams were announced, shockwaves rippled through Twitter. Wayne Rooney, resident superstar with a wage to match and one of the biggest symbols of his club for almost a decade, snubbed in favour of a raw young striker, a flaky Portuguese winger and a 39-year-old legend. The striker himself made no comment, but wife […]
Manchester United ready to seek £20m summer deal for out-of-favour striker Wayne Rooney
Ferguson’s decision to drop Rooney from his starting line-up for Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Real Madrid has placed the 27-year-old’s Old Trafford future in sharp focus. But it is understood that Ferguson and United have already started to plan for life without the England striker next season. Rooney has left the manager exasperated with his ongoing failure to […]
Views from around the web – Nani red card
Views from around the web – Nani red card For an in depth analysis of the match you can read our article here; while the gif of the Nani red card can be also be viewed on our website. Roy Keane ” “I think the referee has actually made the right call. Everyone’s upset about it […]
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