Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso vs Juventus’ Alex Sandro – A Statistical Comparison Antonio Conte managed to lift the league title in his first year in England but the second year is not proving to be as easy, as the manager is now desperate for some additions to his first team to compete with the best this … Read more
Juventus’ Alex Sandro vs Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso – A Statistical Comparison Chelsea have been linked with Juventus left-back Alex Sandro for the whole of summer, and several reports also suggested that the club could make an improved offer to land the player in January. However, much like certain players targeted by Antonio Conte, Sandro is … Read more
Fantasy Premier League Tips – Gameweek 7 Gameweek 7 is upon us and Premier League fans will be scrambling to make changes to their Fantasy Premier League sides. With this being the final game week before the international break, all clubs will be looking for maximum points. There are a couple of big games lined … Read more
An Alternate Premier League Team Of The Year The Professional Footballers Association (PFA) Team of The Year for the Premier League 2016-17 season was announced on Thursday. The line-up was largely dominated by the top two teams of the league, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. The London clubs had four representatives each in the Team of the … Read more
It is almost the business end of the Premier League season and clubs from around the country are currently busy in trying to achieve or stay on course to achieve their goals for the season. The English top flight league is up with the best in Europe as it has some star players for almost … Read more
Fullbacks in the English Premier League aren’t only responsible for and limited to guiding the flanks of their defences, they are also often a larger part of the attack, as they offer a lot of offensive cover to the wingers while creating chances for the forwards via their crosses. A solid right-back or left-back can … Read more
Another week of Premier League action breezed past us this weekend and boy was it eventful! Everton completely dismantled Manchester City in their 4-0 annihilation of the Citizens at the Goodison Park, while Chelsea bounced back from their defeat to Tottenham in style, defeating last year’s champion Leicester City 3-0. Spurs continued their excellent run … Read more
Former Chelsea player Ray Wilkins believes Chelsea made a huge error in allowing Ryan Bertrand to leave the club in 2015 and that Marcos Alonso is little more than a poor, albeit expensive, replacement. The Spaniard arrived at Stamford Bridge in the summer from Fiorentina and has been key for Antonio Conte’s Premier League leaders. … Read more
Antonio Conte’s team is on a great run right now and he’s going to play this Sunday with the advantage of knowing the results of other contenders from the previous day, so he’s going to have a lot of time to plan exactly what he wants to see from his boys on the pitch when … Read more
Prior to his official unveiling as Chelsea’s new manager, opinions were divided as to which formation the then Italy coach would deploy upon his assumption of duty at Stamford Bridge. At Juventus and with the Italian national team, Antonio Conte used the 3-5-2 formation, and he recorded great successes with it. Using a 3-man defence … Read more