After what can only be described as a hectic and tumultuous pre-season tour of America, Manchester United return to England none the wiser as to whether they are truly prepared for the upcoming year. The Red Devils might have beaten Real Madrid in their final match in the States, but the Continue reading →
There must be a middle ground – a point which exists between Tottenham’s organic methods of improvement and the truisms which govern modern football. Apparently not, according to the club’s support, as they have spent the summer rattling sabres from two ideologically opposed camps: one, which believes wholeheartedly in Mauricio Continue reading →
Jurgen Klopp has caught some flak for his summer’s spending. Having declared his intention to do things ‘differently’, he stands accused now of conforming to football’s modern realities. Witness the flurry of social media activity which has followed Liverpool’s recruitment over the past few weeks, note its tone, and sift Continue reading →
Before last season, Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s career was perhaps just a reflection of the way football is. If the man on the touchline was truly a coach, every player in a senior squad would be a potential new signing. But so often managers are not coaches. The proliferation of Directors of Continue reading →
Hopefully Maurizio Sarri has settled in quickly at Chelsea, because his first major issue is on the horizon: Thibaut Courtois must not leave Stamford Bridge. As was evidenced by the end of last season, Courtois is a critical piece of this team. Comparing him to Willy Caballero is clearly a Continue reading →
There’s more than one conclusion to draw from Everton’s impending capture of Richarlison. Clearly, £50m is a lot to spend on a player who sagged badly throughout the second half of his first season in Europe. Equally though, it seems analysis-but-price-tag is an increasingly redundant measure of a transfer’s economy. Continue reading →
Barcelona’s Camp Nou and Fulham’s Craven Cottage are two of the most different stadiums in Europe’s top leagues, with the former expanding up and up towards the Catalan sky and boasting a 99,000 capacity, while the latter is tucked alongside the Thames and has a capacity of 26,000. Last summer, Continue reading →
On Saturday, Chelsea signed Napoli midfielder Jorginho for £50.4 million. For a club openly mocked over their scattergun transfer activity in recent years, the deal was surprising for two reasons. Firstly, due to the quickness with which it was completed and, secondly, that they pipped champions Manchester City to his Continue reading →
Japanese mountain climber Nobukazu Kuriki passed away earlier this month during his eighth attempt to reach the top of Mount Everest. On his fourth attempt, he lost nine fingers, but this didn’t prevent him from trying a further four times and this didn’t prevent him from getting all the way Continue reading →
Bulldog On The Lions… Our Goal Keeper selections were pretty much standard procedure. Southgate’s not just looking at this World Cup, and he’s chosen Nick Pope over Joe Hart, just to give the younger keeper of the two the experience of a big tournament. Let’s be honest, the third choice Continue reading →
