Chelsea lost ground to Manchester City after they dropped two points against West Ham at Stamford Bridge. They currently lie in third place and have the daunting prospect of a visit to the Eithad on Monday, where defeat could see them six points of the leaders and fourth place Liverpool breathing down their necks. Scoring … Read more
Manchester United confirmed the signing of Juan Mata from Premier League rivals Chelsea yesterday, in what is being slated as a panic buy by sections of the press. Panic or not, the Spaniard has the ability to set things on fire, much like Mesut Ozil did at the start of the season for Arsenal. Here’s … Read more
As the team sheets for the much awaited Manchester United-Chelsea game came out earlier this season, the Chelsea side that Mourinho put out made two subtle statements. With no recognized forward in the side and a fluid front three of Schuerrle, Hazard and De Bruyne, it looked like an advertisement for Wayne Rooney, for the … Read more
Where would Juan Mata (from Chelsea) fit in Manchester United’s System? Its not every year that a player of Juan Mata’s calibre is available and up for grabs, that too in the January Transfer Window. It might sound preposterous, but as reported by major tabloids, Chelsea are willing to listen to offers for the Spaniard, … Read more
They say situations of greater entropy are bound to happen, especially Arsene Wenger’s love for annual French acquisitions. History suggests no team in the Premier League era has won the title with just a single recognized striker in their armoury. Olivier Giroud’s ability in leading Arsenal’s strike force up front has been a major reason … Read more
In my customary online trip to scavenge clips of Monday Night Football in youtube, I noticed an interesting discussion between Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher, regarding the style of Chelsea’s David Luiz as a central defender. In Contrast to the “conventional” way of defending, in which the back four operate primarily as a single-structured unit, the new … Read more
A student from Marcelo Bielsa, who managed Argentina to conquer a Golden medal in 2004 and brought Athletic Bilbao to second place in the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League, Gerardo Martino has also been successful as a coach on his own. Alike his mentor, Martino’s attacking shaped mentality has proved to be not only correct, but … Read more
Barcelona vs Celtic Dec 11, 2013 at 7.45pm (UK) Camp Nou In the awake of Celtic interrupting 128 fans from going to future games and another 250 season-ticket holders from the Scottish club being relocated after smoke bombs and flares caused damage at Fir Park, the rumors around Barcelona looking for increasing Camp Nou’s current … Read more
It’s been three weeks since we looked at the Corresponding Fixtures table and there have been quite a few changes in the order. The major talking points of last week’s action were Arsenal’s convincing win over Liverpool at the Emirates which extended their lead at the top of the table to 5 points. Arsenal took … Read more
The 3-5-2 approach from Liverpool: Is Rodgers getting his tactics right? Don’t be startled with the above headline, I by no means would try to inculcate, who’s wrong or who’s right, or why they are so. Rather this being a tactical analysis, I would dwelve my own thoughts on the tactics employed by current Liverpool … Read more