All summer we heard that both Diego Costa and Thibaut Courtois were unhappy at Chelsea and wanted to leave Stamford Bridge. Costa looked set to return to Atletico Madrid at the end of last season following a turbulent second season at Stamford Bridge and the Spain international has even admitted he wanted to move back […]
Premier League
Jose Mourinho admitted he was happy with both the performance and the result this time at Old Trafford after watching his Manchester United team seal an emphatic 4-0 win over Feyenoord in the Europa League. Here are the main points from his post-match interviews with the print and TV outlets: OVERALL REFLECTIONS “Yeah I’m happy, […]
Arsene Wenger admitted Arsenal have lost their momentum after his team squandered top spot in Champions League Group A with a poor home draw against Paris Saint-Germain. Arsenal had already booked their place in the knock-out stages, but in coughing up a 2-1 lead on Wednesday night they now need PSG to drop points against […]
Was there really any doubt that Manchester United were not going to pick up Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s option for next season? Ibrahimovic was one of United’s prize signings this past summer, and shares an agent with Paul Pogba. There was no way United were going to upset Mino Raiola and not keep Ibra for another season […]
His omission has baffled Manchester United fans all season, but it looks like we will see finally see Henrikh Mkhitaryan in a Manchester United shirt this week after Jose Mourinho confirmed that the out-of-favour Armenian will face Feyenoord in Thursday’s crucial Europa League tie at Old Trafford. Mkhitaryan, a £26.3 million summer signing from Borussia […]
Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has been sent to Spain for specialist treatment in an attempt to cure an achilles injury which has kept him out of action since the middle of October. Cazorla – one of Arsenal’s stand-out players at the start of the season – hasn’t featured for Arsene Wenger’s side since the 6-0 […]
Wayne Rooney branded his treatment ‘a disgrace’ and launched a furious attack on his critics following Manchester United’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal. The Manchester United striker was vilified, and forced to apologise, after being pictured apparently worse for wear at the England team hotel in the early hours of Sunday while on international duty. ‘What’s […]
Some would have you believe that tackling is something of a lost art in football, with the leniency towards full-blooded challenges seemingly a thing of the past. While it’s always been a vital part of winning possession, the timing of tackles is more important than ever, so we wanted to look into the masters in […]
Chelsea are in a groove that allows them to make attacking football look easy. Pace, directness, good passing and nice angles. It all adds up to a potency that has propelled Antonio Conte’s team on a six-game winning run in the Premier League and taken them past Liverpool to the top of the table. A […]