Chelsea grab 3 vital points at Carrow road with spectacular goals from Oscar, Hazard and Willian. However in more important news , I missed the first 40 minutes of the season. So this analysis will cover only the second half. Here we see Norwich’s defensive block ahead of the 4 defenders. The striker joins in, … Read more
Saturday, October 5 West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal The Hawthorns Arsene Wenger will hope that his side can maintain their recent form and momentum to get maximum points vs West Bromwich Albion today at the Hawthorns. The Gunners are currently sitting at the top of the league table having won 5 leagues in a row. On the other … Read more
A couple of decades ago a show called “The Six Million Dollar Man” ran on TV for a few seasons. The premise of said show was fairly simplistic, the main protagonist, Steve Austin, who had been injured, underwent surgery where some of his body parts were replaced by bionic components. Overall his lifesaving operation cost … Read more
Is Hendo the man for the flanks? Liverpool fans seem to be torn over who should be given a chance between Joe Allen and Jordan Henderson. Without doubt, there is much competition in the midfield of Liverpool and with Steven Gerrard still lurking in the ranks, there is only one spot in the midfield (a second if Liverpool … Read more
Taking a gamble on Oscar Chelsea’s start to the new season has been hampered by two embarrassing losses. Jose Mourinho, who was brought in by the club to rejuvenate the side, has seen his team slump to a defeat at Everton, followed by a shock 2-1 defeat to FC Basel, a match many would have … Read more
Basel shocked the European footballing world , by taking away 3 points at Stamford Bridge . Jose Mourinho’s eggs were left scrambled at the end of 90 minutes, as they wondered what went wrong. Let’s have a look at how the Swiss champions were able to achieve a historic first victory in the British Isles. … Read more
As I start writing this, the Three Lions have dropped to 16th in the FIFA rankings, their lowest in 12 years, while the ever so ‘Grumpy’ manager of the National Team has hit back to Gary Linekar over ‘awful’ jibe and has defended his Long Ball Tactics. The Former England striker rightly criticized England’s awful passing against Ukraine, expressing … Read more
Mesut Ozil’s sensational deadline-day transfer from Real Madrid to Arsenal has captured the headlines as one of the most extraordinary moves in recent history. While Madrid fans and players alike are distraught at the loss, Arsenal’s supporters are overjoyed at the signing of the googly-eyed German. But what does the move mean for Ozil’s career? … Read more
Brazil cruised to a 6 nil victory over Australia, further affirming their status as the favorites to lift the 2014 World Cup. Luiz Felipe Scolari had to deal with the absence of Oscar, Hulk, Daniel Alves and Fred as he made the brief switch to a solid a 4-3-2-1, giving Ramires and Bernard a start. … Read more
1) Andre Villas Boas’ gameplan was broadly correct. Logically Villas Boas would have looked at Paul Lambert’s Aston Villa setup from the opening day of the season, where Fabian Delph and Ashley Westwood were phenomenal in shutting down Arsenal’s midfield. Hence, setting up with Paulinho and Moussa Dembele in midfield to press heavily, as well as playing … Read more