With two premiership matches and one community shield match; fans all over the world are already analyzing the new look Chelsea side. Let us ignore the fact that there are easily more than 40 matches still left and that it takes time for new players and a system to gel and see what the experts […]
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Fantasy Football – Week 2
Fantasy Football Tips for Week 2. ToKnowTheGame has compiled the best fantasy articles from across the web to help you choose your team for the second week of the premiership. Remember to join our league at the official game by clicking here or if the link is not working enter with the following code: 101892-53185. […]
OPTA Data available for free
OPTA stats and rankings for finishing, passing, headers, creativity, dribbling are now available for free by singing up at the Manchester City website. Unleash the nerd inside! “Register your interest in this project and we will send you our OPTA data set for every ‘on the ball’ event for every Premier League player in every […]
Alex Song – Good Enough for Barca?
The latest departure from Arsenal to Barcelona sees Alexander Song move for £15 million. Similar to the RVP there are many various opinions – is he good enough for Barca? Did Arsenal sell one of their better midfielders or cash in on their weakest link? ToKnowTheGame compiles the best from around the web. The Barcelona […]
Tactics – Chelsea, Newcastle, Tottenham
Michael Cox, editor of Zonal Marking provides a tactical analysis on Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham on the first day of the English Premier League. ” It’s difficult to work out Roberto Di Matteo’s preferred football style. When he was manager of West Bromwich Albion his side played an attack-minded 4-2-3-1 system, but he was sacked […]
Should Wenger splash the cash?
The sale of Robin van Persie to bitter rivals Manchester United prefigured a dismal week for Arsenal. An exasperating 0-0 draw at home to Sunderland in their opening Premier League fixture sealed it. Though the Gunners controlled possession against a Black Cats side characterised solely by gutsy defending, their performance was all-too-similar to dominant performances […]
Saturday Round-Up
TKTG takes a look at all the premier league action from the opening day of the new season. The shock of the day was probably Liverpool’s 3-0 thumping at the Hawthornes. Fulham and Swansea both came away with very impressive 5-0 wins over Norwich and QPR respectively, whereas Newcastle needed a late penalty from Hatem […]
Sky-blue thinking
For the Premier League champions Manchester City, brainpower counts as much as talent…. “The other day I visited Manchester City’s training centre in rural Carrington, outside Manchester. The players hadn’t arrived yet, so the car park was empty of SUVs and sports cars…” Continue reading Sky blue thinking by Simpon Kuper at the […]
Michael Laudrup – Swansea
” It feels a little surreal to walk into the Virgin Active health club in Glamorgan on a Wednesday afternoon and see Michael Laudrup leaning against the bar, sipping a cup of coffee alongside the gym members. This, after all, is one of the most talented footballers of all time (Michel Platini’s description), a man […]
Fantasy Football – Week 1
ToKnowTheGame has compiled the best fantasy articles from across the web to help you choose your team for the first week of the premiership. Remember to join our league at the official game by clicking here or if the link is not working enter with the following code: 101892-53185. Never Captain Nicky Butt goes with: […]
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