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Gedson Fernandes: The latest gem from Benfica’s academy
With recent transfer speculation linking Gedson Fernandes with several elite European clubs, let’s take a closer look at the man making waves for Benfica in Liga NOS. Fernandes in action for SL Benfica Yet another fine product of Benfica’s famed Seixal academy, the São Tomé and Príncipe-born central midfielder has been fast-tracked…
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Emi Buendía: The £1.5m playmaker driving Norwich to the Premier League
Norwich City are heading for the Premier League. They are sitting pretty at the top of the Championship, with a five-point lead over third-place Leeds United, and much of their progress owes to intelligent recruitment in the transfer market. Several players have burst onto the scene at Carrow Road this season, but few have epitomised…
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Twitter and Tottenham: Why the Premier League’s punching bag deserve more credit
Social media has become a toxic place these days. From a football perspective, it has become a hostile battleground for rival fans who come up with the strangest of arguments to take the the opposition down and to prove their supremacy. Twitter is ablaze with this insatiable urge for footballing dominance. Opinions are diverse,…
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Joachim Andersen: Sampdoria’s Answer to Milan Škriniar
Finding undiscovered talents is something that football’s smaller clubs have to do to survive. While the giants of the sport can spend lavishly on the best players in the world, those with much smaller budgets need to be shrewder in their recruiting. Italian side Sampdoria is one of those clubs, and the Doriani have…
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Cristiano and Kobe, and why we are all at fault for the abrupt dismissal of the allegations
The role that the media plays in sexual harassment allegations against sports stars cannot be understated – we are all at fault for cases like Cristiano Ronaldo’s and Kobe Bryant. Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid ran riot at the Wanda Metropolitano in the first leg of their Champions League tie against Juventus, racking up two away goals…
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What went wrong with Pablo Machín at Sevilla?
It started so well for Pablo Machín at Sevilla, with Los Nervioneses leading the league in October and dominating teams with pace on the counter. However, slowly the results started to peel away; Sevilla won just two of their last 11 league games and went without a win in their last ten La Liga matches…
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‘Boszball’ and what Julian Brandt and Kai Havertz’s rise means for Joachim Löw and Germany
There are intriguing parallels which can be drawn between Bayer Leverkusen and Manchester United’s breathtaking renaissance post the turn of the year. Handcuffed by their managers’ mundane approaches, hackneyed responses to pointed concerns and an overwhelmingly apparent underutilization of electrifying attacking talent at their disposal – here we had two clubs who found themselves in…
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Athletic Club’s strong principles have carried them to safety
To be historic is to truly be special. In any walk of life or within any profession, we look to succeed like nobody before us. If we can do it “our way,” we can make that success even more enjoyable and important. The 2018-19 season produced several hardships for Athletic Club. However, now with a…
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The Under-Appreciation of Massimilano Allegri: A Tactical Maestro
The night for Juventus following the 2–0 loss to Atlético Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano was nothing short of a disaster for the Bianconeri. After the £88.3 million fee summer acquisition of Cristiano Ronaldo, aka ‘Mister’ Champions League,’ Juventus fans firmly held the belief that this was their year to lift the famous trophy. The…
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How English teams started winning in Europe again
The 2014-15 UEFA Champions League season was arguably the lowest point for English football in Europe over the last 15 years. After Liverpool were demoted to the Europa League after having finished 3rd in their group, the trio of Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea were sent packing in the Round of 16. Four years later,…
