“Man-marking Lionel Messi is almost impossible,” Massimiliano Allegri remarked in the build-up to the 2014/15 Champions League final when discussing Juventus’ potential tactics, but last Saturday night Pablo Maffeo put the “almost” in that “almost impossible” phrase. The 20-year-old is on-loan at Girona from Manchester City this season, his third Continue reading →
The road leading to the Wanda Metropolitano from Coslada Central train station is decorated with plaques. Each one is dedicated to any player who has made 100 or more appearances for Atletico Madrid, from Fernando Torres to Diego Simeone, Kiko to Luis Aragones. It was inevitable that their current hero Continue reading →
This summer marked a turning point in the transfer market. Over £1.4 billion was spent in the Premier League, with Neymar going to Paris Saint-Germain for £200 million. How PSG are able to pay £200 million for one player, nobody is quite sure. So is it time to ditch Financial Continue reading →
Despite everyone’s insistence on doing it with the Kardashians, keeping up with Barcelona and Real Madrid in La Liga is never an easy task. They are blessed with financial riches and a selection of world class talent within their rosters, and every year, usually with a stubborn Atleti nearby, those Continue reading →
Statistically, Tony Adams is the worst coach LaLiga has ever seen, taking zero points from a possible 21 during his brief stint at Granada at the end of last season. Marcelino, on the other hand, is one of the best, having amassed 363 points out of a possible 729, a Continue reading →
“It goes autumn, winter, spring and then Gareth-Bale-is-reportedly-joining-Manchester-United season.” That’s what nursery teachers might as well start teaching kids, so frequent have the summer rumours concerning Gareth Bale’s future become. This year it has been reported at different points that the potential arrival of Kylian Mbappé, the more regular inclusion Continue reading →
And so the improbable looks a reality. Normally when one of Barcelona or Real Madrid’s superstars get linked with a move away, it acts as a smokescreen in order for the player in question to haggle for an improved contract. We’ve seen it so often before. Sources close to Lionel Continue reading →
There’s only one talking point in football at the moment – is Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Real Madrid? Do we believe him? Is he for real or is this just a ploy related to his tax fraud charge? For argument’s sake, what if Ronaldo were to leave Spain? After all, his Continue reading →
So, my Granada side is back in the bottom three, but the good news is that we have a game in hand on the teams surrounding us. Sporting Gijon, in 17th place, are still within our grasp, and we still have both Leganes and Alaves to play in our remaining Continue reading →
After my first day in the Granada hot seat ended with a comfortable 2-0 win over Deportivo, I’m feeling rather confident that we can beat the drop. Espanyol are up next. Quique Sanchez Flores says in his pre-match press conference that part of the charm of football is that he Continue reading →
