Every summer there seems to be one position in particular that all the top clubs want to bolster, meaning targets are few and far between. This season that position seems set to be central defence once again. We’ve already seen Dayot Upamecano seal a move to Bayern Munich, with the reigning European champions moving swiftly […]
It’s Champions League time once again as the last 16 is back and the second round of fixtures commences. Last week we saw the first eight teams compete, with some thrilling fixtures to take us through to the second leg and this week we’ll be hoping for more of the same – starting with Europe’s […]
It’s Champions League time once again as the last 16 is back and the second round of fixtures commences. Last week we saw the first eight teams compete, with some thrilling fixtures to take us through to the second leg and this week we’ll be hoping for more of the same – starting with La […]
The Champions League is back and the last 16 has thrown up some really exciting ties to determine who will make it into the quarter-finals. In one of the more open ended ties pulled out of the hat, the 2020 Europa League winners Sevilla take on the free-flowing attacking German giants Borussia Dortmund. Sevilla currently sit in […]
The Champions League is back and the last 16 has thrown up some really exciting ties to determine who will make it into the quarter-finals. Inclusive in those ties is a clash between two super-teams as Paris Saint-Germain take on Barcelona, as Mauricio Pochettino and Ronald Koeman go head to head for the first time […]
Since Diego Simeone took over at Atletico Madrid way back in December 2011, we’ve seen the same thing pretty much year on year. A rigid 442 system with a solid defensive base, low block in midfield and individual brilliance in attack. It was the way when they made it to two Champions League finals in […]
Martin Odegaard is set to join Arsenal on loan from Real Madrid, as the Gunners strengthen their attacking midfield area following the departure of Mesut Ozil. The Norwegian playmaker was brought back from his loan at Real Sociedad a year early as Zinedine Zidane looked to bolster his squad in the summer despite financial restrictions […]
If there’s one thing the current England generation lacks, it’s genuine quality in central midfield. Jordan Henderson is the best of a bad bunch, but his partners always seem to struggle immensely with one side of the game and can never really get going enough to give England a chance. Harry Winks though, has the […]
When a top player enters the final six months of their contract at a top club, it’s usually for one of two reasons. Either the player wants out, or the club don’t want the player anymore. Neither of these are the case at Real Madrid right now though, as Sergio Ramos enters the final stretch […]
As Cristiano Ronaldo reaches the half way point of his 19th season in first-team men’s football, he continues to somehow shock everyone. The Portuguese forward made it 11 goals in his last 11 appearances for Juventus as they beat Sassuolo 3-1 on Sunday night, to move level with legendary Czech striker Josef Bican as the […]
