La Liga Blog “If the coach tells me he wants a short, mobile left-back, there’s no point in me buying him a tall, static right-back.” “I consider myself a tool for the manager. Unai Emery tells me the profile of player he is looking for. Then, my scouting team starts working. Coordination with the manager … Read more
Manchester United are missing something, something that they need really bad. Apart from not being in Europe this season, a rarity for a club the size of United, they have sorely missed a striker who can bang in the goals for fun. Sure they have the likes of Falcao and Van Persie but pair haven’t … Read more
Real Madrid are a step closer to achieve an unprecedented feat. Come June 6, they can become the first team to defend their Champions League title. What’s more, they can even add another La Liga title to their collection of 32 titles. But we do not have to wait two months to find out if … Read more
Liverpool has had constant problems with their left back position last season. While Jose Enrique’s season was marred by injuries, Rodgers did not rate him high enough to guarantee a regular spot for him. Thus he made the move to bring Aly Cissokho to Liverpool last summer, even if it was on loan. But the … Read more
After two weeks filled with 32 matches eight clubs came out successfully through the round of 16 in both the UEFA Champions League and Europa League. As the last teams battled this week and all the aggregated score winners appeared, the European association released the list of drawn games for the quarterfinals starting in April. … Read more
According to the latest reports, Arsenal are preparing a bid for Sevilla’s defensive midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia. Reports also suggest that Arsenal are even ready to match the player’s release clause which is £17m. After signing for Sevilla last year for just £3m, Kondogbia impressed many top clubs around Europe with his fearless display on the pitch. … Read more
Till now, this transfer window has really been crummy for the Gunners. So far, Arsene Wenger has only managed to recruit French youngster Yaya Sanogo. They have been previously linked with strikers like Luis Suarez, Wayne Rooney and others but none of the deal has shown the day-light. While the transfer rumours around Emirates have … Read more
Over the past season for Barcelona B, 20-year old Luis Alberto and 19-year old Gerard Deulofeu have struck up a devastating partnership in attack. Alberto scored 11 goals whilst Deulofeu hit 18 as the Catalan reserve side finished 9th in Liga Adelante. They are close friends and next year they will be split apart in Merseyside … Read more
Just like the Premier League, the La Liga in Spain is also going a real shift of control with eight managers leaving their clubs at the end of the 2012/13 season. The last one of those jobs to be filled was that of Real Madrid. Jose Mourinho now has his long term future tied down … Read more
After having looked at the best of what La Liga had to offer in the last season, it’s time to now look at the worst. We’ve seen some of the brilliance that La Liga has produced, but last season was not without it’s negative points, here are a few of the standout disappointments of the … Read more