Quality, then, but not without a few caveats. Although Arsenal may be high in the table as well as high in the general excellence of their display, we still don’t truly know where they are as a team. The uncertainty is more to do with the opposition they have encountered rather than Arsenal themselves, who […]
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Best of Enemies
” We are barely a month into the new Premier League season and already we have our first player bust-up. Just two months after Chelsea’s John Terry was cleared of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand, the QPR defender is expected to snub Ashley Cole’s handshake in the west London derby this weekend, after the full-back had […]
Ivan Gazidis on Arsene Wenger
Arsenal have delivered their most resounding endorsement yet of the legacy and work of Arsène Wenger, with chief executive Ivan Gazidis predicting that the Frenchman will lead the club into an unprecedented new era of success. In a wide-ranging interview with Telegraph Sport, Gazidis argued that Wenger’s “masterful” 16-year contribution had provided the foundations to […]
Analysis – Corners
The Differentgame – takes a look at “How can a professional footballer not even beat the first man from a corner?” Over the season United swung in 137 near post corners, 51 far post corners and quite surprisingly (to non-United fans like me at least) took 92 short corners. Unless professional footballers are even more […]
Rooney on…Ronaldo: The truth behind THAT wink and my red card
The Manchester United star reveals all in this exclusive extract from his new book. The papers decide we’re not going to work together because of an incident that happened during the 2006 World Cup. In England’s quarter-final against Portugal – I got tangled up with their defender, Ricardo Carvalho, and accidentally stuck a boot on […]
Hillsborough – Justice for the 96
The Hillsborough disaster is one of Britan’s worst sports disaster. On 15th April 1989, 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death in a FA Cup semi final match. (Wikipedia page on the Hillsborough disaster provides a tragic read to those who are unfamiliar with the incident and the subsequent cover up by the authorities.) Recently […]
Premiership Predictions
TOKNOWTHEGAME.COM tries to predict the top 4 teams this year in the English Premier League. We asked a Manchester United fan – Taimur Shah and an Arsenal fan – Omer Salahuddin for their views and opinions. 4th Place: Taimur Shah: Arsenal. Arsenal have to be the most consistent team ever when it comes to […]
Messi is making Fabregas a Barcelona misfit
The Spain international has struggled to find a home in the Catalans’ XI, with the influence of the Argentine and Co. leaving the former Arsenal man tactically confused. It was a transfer centred around passion rather than desire. The triumphant homecoming of Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona in the summer of 2011 concluded a protracted pursuit […]
Financial Fair Play (FFP)
How exactly will Financial Fair Play affect clubs? What exactly is Financial Fair Play? (FPP). TKTG has two articles which explains how FPP will work and how it affects your club. The Swiss Ramble is an excellent source for all things financial in the football world. He looks in detail at FPP and clubs […]
Transfer Window – Are you happy?
The Guardian takes a look at the transfer signings of each Premiership club. Are the supporters happy? The managers?Did your club get who they wanted? ” Arsenal got their retaliation in first. Fearful that they would lose Robin van Persie, they signed Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud, which ensured there would be no repeat of […]
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