After months of supporting his players and taking the brunt of the media’s criticism for Chelsea’s atrocious start to the season, Blues boss Jose Mourinho had enough after the champions latest defeat at Leicester on Monday. Mourinho, fighting for his job with Chelsea in unprecedented waters, went on the attack saying sensationally accusing his players […]
Premier League
After the disastrous performance against Barcelona in El Clasico, Real Madrid found themselves six points behind their bitter rivals. The title looked destined to be heading to Catalan once again and Real madrid manager Rafa Benitez was under huge pressure from fans and the media. But since that glittering performance at the Santiago Bernabéu, Barcelona […]
It was judgement day for United in the Champions League last Tuesday with a result needed in Germany against Wolfsburg. The Red Devils knew they would likely need a win to qualify with PSV expected to win at home against CSKA and, despite an early chance for Schurrle, United took a lead in the 10th […]
Wenger had one of his biggest challenges as Arsenal manager when his side travelled to Greece on Wednesday in need of a convincing win against Olympiacos in order to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League. The Gunners had lost their previous three final group game visits to the Karaiskakis Stadium outlining how […]
It’s a stat from Sporting Intelligence that will make Manchester United CEO Ed Woodward throw up his cornflakes this morning as it highlights how bad United’s exit from the Champions League is. In perhaps a sad indictment about the state of modern football, 9 of the 10 richest clubs who began the Champions League have […]
Arsène Wenger said Arsenal had a “perfect mental and tactical performance” in winning at Olympiacos on Wednesday night, Olivier Giroud’s first hat-trick for the club gave the Gunners the result they needed to leapfrog their hosts and qualify for the last 16 for the 16th season running. Arsène Wenger’s side had no points after their […]
While Louis van Gaal admits that Manchester United had taken ‘a backward step’ after their Champions League exit, the United boss still insisted that progress had been made during his time at the club. Van Gaal, who has spent more than £200million on players in his 16 months at Old Trafford, stressed that the club […]