When Sven-Goran Eriksson selected a 17 year old Theo Walcott in his 23 man squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the whole nation sat up and paid attention. We had a new superstar on our hands ready to take on the world. Ever since that moment, I think it’s fair to say, we’ve…
Today is the 1st of July but for many football fans today had a completely different purpose, the start of the transfer window. This day signals the start of two months of rumours, shocks and bargains and is watched eagle-eyed by lovers of the beautiful game worldwide. The window may only have started today but…
A derby defeat to Manchester United’s ‘noisy neighbours’ is always hard to take for a red. One positive thing did come out of the defeat to Manchester City though near the end if the season for the Champions though. What was that? Phil Jones. Phil Jones arrived at Manchester United for £16 million from…
Over the hundreds and thousands of years that football has been around, it has revolutionised thoroughly on many occasions, with both new formations being utilized, as well as the positions within the formations being defined in different ways, with new people who have new views. In this piece, I talk about the defensive midfielder, or…
Thiago Alcantara is thought to be one of the best young players. A few months ago, he was known by few, but since he captained the Spain U-21 side to European success, everyone knows who the name of Thiago Alcantara. Who is he? Although Thiago is a Spanish international, he was born in Italy; Son to 1994 Brazilian World Cup…
Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement over a month ago now, and since then, David Moyes has been appointed, rumours have been circling and signings have been made. Now I look into the future for the Barclays Premier League Champions, 20 time English Champions, 3 time winners of the European Cup, 11 time FA Cup winners…
When I first heard about Pep Guardiola wanting to take over as coach of Bayern Munich, I began my own 5 stages of grief. That’s not to say that Guardiola’s arrival will be something to grieve over, but the cynic in me never hesitates to spring to action. Guardiola, who had coached Barcelona’s senior team from…
FFA Player of the Season: Robin Van Persie: (47%) Robin Van Persie was the spearhead in Manchester United’s title quest and success in 2012/13, notching up 30 goals at a goals per game rate of 0.46 in the league, having played every single league game (38). Fending off competition from Michael Carrick and Gareth Bale,…
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