Arsenal manager Arsene Wengerrealizes that his squad is swimming upstream after early season losses to Hull and Fulham. That said, he still believes in his players and their ability to mount a Premiership title challenge. He noted prior to this weekend’s match with Everton, “If you ask me how many games you think we can lose, […]
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Benfica: Sitting in 5th in the Portuguese Liga Burning Question: Does Quique Flores believe in David Suazo? The Honduran forward on loan from Inter Milan could be a difference maker for Benfica if Flores finds room for him on the pitch. The 28-year old is now in the prime of his career and will likely […]
Schalke: The outfit currently sits in fifth place in Germany’s Bundesliga. Burning Question: Will 23-year old Peruvian forward Jefferson Farfán showcase his skills or will the summer signing continue to see limited playing time? €10 million is a lot to pay a benchwarmer. He competed against Twente last season so expect at least one goal from […]
Winners Liverpool A trait of Champions is the ability to grind out wins when they are not playing well. Liverpool have not played particularly well this season but has shown a great resilience to come from behind to win games (against Middlesbrough, Manchester United and Manchester City). After seven weeks Liverpool have shown that that […]
Valencia returned to the top of the Primera Liga with a 1-0 win at Real Valladolid courtesy of a wonderful second-half strike by Manuel Fernandes. The former Everton midfielder settled the game in the 54th minute when he smashed a low drive into the bottom corner of the net from 20 yards after being played […]
It was another interesting round of Champions League soccer as once again French teams failed to shine on Europe’s biggest stage. Olympique Lyonnais collected the only point achieved by a Ligue 1 outfit on Matchday 2 and that point means that French teams have grabbed only two points from six games this season. By comparison […]
The Champions League returns to day with some teams already facing must wins games. Here is a preview of this weeks games. Group A Outlook: When the draw was made, Chelsea and Roma were favorites to qualify from this group. Chelsea were impressive in sweeping aside Bordeaux in Match Day 1, but Roma were upset […]
Winners The Premier League Everyone was expecting the big run to run away from the rest of the league and the newly promoted teams to get relegated. That still might happen, but after six weeks the story has been the unexpected. ho would have predicted that September would end with Tottenham and Newcastle as the […]
New Premiership member, West Bromwich Albion, took 3 points from Middlesbrough this afternoon with Jonas Olsson’s goal in the 53rd minute. The 1-0 victory was the Baggies first away Premiership triumph in 2008. The club sits in 10th place in the table above the likes of Everton, Portsmouth, and Tottenham. Is West Brom a serious […]