Man City has been enormously entertaining during their coach’s reign, but was cautious and pragmatic in his deadlock with Man Utd. The 183rd match between Manchester United and Manchester City was a derby like no other. It was the first play without fans in the stadium and they were sorely …
Read More »Is Manchester United making any progress with Solskjaer? Boss under fire needs more than a derby win to silence critics
The lack of coherence is undermining the Norwegian’s hopes of success and he needs to resolve the matter soon, with the pressure mounting. When Peter Gulasci snatched the glory shot from Harry Maguire, the Manchester United captain let out a cry of frustration. The center was perfectly placed to score …
Read More »De Bruyne must pray for a penalty error that does not define Manchester City’s title chase
The Belgian star dragged his effort from the point of view when Pep Guardiola’s team had to settle for a point against rival Liverpool Kevin De Bruyne is often the man who makes a difference for Manchester City. An assist machine and ice cream heading into goal, the brilliant Belgian …
Read More »Continue with football? Rashford proves to be as heroic on the field as he was off
The Manchester United star scored his first career hat-trick when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team made a Champions League statement by beating RB Leipzig “Stick to football,” has been the response of many of Marcus Rashford’s critics of late to his fight to improve the lives of underprivileged children, and many …
Read More »Goalless in open play in six games: Messi becomes a big problem for Barcelona coach Koeman
Barça haven’t won in three league games, and when you’re not scoring points, they ask themselves the big questions, and they aren’t bigger than Messi Barcelona lost El Clásico, falling 3-1 at home to La Liga leaders Real Madrid on Saturday, leaving the Catalans languishing in 12th place. It is …
Read More »Can Cavani play central? Man Utd’s diabolical defense exposed in Tottenham’s win
The Red Devils suffered an embarrassing 6-1 loss to José Mourinho’s team, raising even more questions about their transfer policy. With no fans in the stands at Old Trafford, the TV commentators can be clearly heard inside the Theater of Dreams at this time. “Ed Woodward has just over 24 …
Read More »Magnificent Mane, the one who makes the difference as Liverpool show Chelsea who’s boss
The Senegal star scored two goals as Premier League champions Jurgen Klopp won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday If ever a goal could sum up a player, this was it. Sadio Mane’s pass was poor. A raffle. He was not happy with himself. So what did he do? Stand …
Read More »Out of the band, up front or number 10: Where will Havertz play for Chelsea?
The German international came to Stamford Bridge for a club record fee, but how does Frank Lampard plan to use it in 2020-21? After all the speculation, the deal has finally been closed: Kai Havertz is a Chelsea player. The Blues have paid £ 70 million ($ 91 million), including …
Read More »Messi than a club? Leo now bigger than Barcelona
They say that no player is bigger than the club, but the Argentine is putting that old adage to the test in his attempt to leave the Camp Nou It was hardly surprising to see La Liga president Javier Tebas endorse Barcelona’s claim that Lionel Messi’s buyout clause for 700 …
Read More »‘Argentine football is a bloodbath’: Messi leaving Barcelona is not the beginning of a fairy tale homecoming
Argentina’s president has lent his voice to the campaign to repatriate the six-time Ballon d’Or winner, but such a move seems extremely unlikely. Given the global impact of Lionel Messi’s admission that he wishes to leave Barcelona, it was only a matter of time before the matter became an issue …
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