Barnsley are taking on the world: they find themselves in the play-offs and with a genuine shot at promotion after some great consistent form. However, it’s not just that fairy tale story that is taking over the headlines. Under Valérien Ismaël, who was appointed on October 23, they play such an incredibly aggressive, modern, and…

AC Milan fans will yearn for the day they see their starting eleven for more than two matches. The Rossoneri have been injury-ravaged for the entire season. The endurance and grit shown by Milan is not to be underestimated in the context of their 2nd position in the league and encouraging performance against Manchester United…

The strength in depth that the French national team is a little ridiculous. Several Champions League stars are nowhere near the 23-man squad, and a breed of young talents are being produced like robots at a factory. One such talented youngster is AS Monaco’s Aurélien Tchouaméni.   Learning his trade alongside Cesc Fàbregas at Les…

In his time at RB Leipzig, Angeliño is calling the attention of many people, being one of the best attacking full-backs in Europe. After being deemed not good enough for Manchester City, RB Leipzig snapped him up and he is proving to be a vital cog in Julian Nagelsmann’s system. Despite losing to Liverpool in…

Under the stewardship of one of this era’s defining managers, Carlo Ancelotti, Everton have taken considerable strides towards gate-crashing the constructed ‘top-six that has largely monopolised England’s continental qualification places in recent years. This is viewed as a key goal of Farhad Moshiri’s upon his takeover in February 2016.   Of Moshiri’s investment into the…

Banished to the naughty step for much of his time in Scotland, often by his own hand, Alfredo Morelos always manages to return to the hearts and minds of Rangers fans. Whether it be “El Bufalo”, “Buff”, “Alfie”, or any of the whole host of monikers coined for the Colombian, Morelos never fails to make…

Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea have been resurgent. In their 11 matches, they have racked up eight wins and three draws, meaning that the German tactician is just one match away from potentially equalling Luiz Felipe Scolari by avoiding defeat in his first 12 matches in charge of Chelsea.   Tactical Analysis: The First Weeks of Thomas…

Given the fanfare around Mesut Özil’s move from Arsenal to Fenerbahçe, you could be forgiven for missing a 23-year-old Egyptian joining Galatasaray on loan from Zamalek. Fast forward to today though, and Mostafa Mohamed already looks Süper Lig’s best January addition. He has scored six goals in seven games. Not that he intended to.  …

History is unfolding in Portugal. Sporting Clube de Portugal are on track to seal their first league title in 19 years and put an end to Benfica and Porto’s duopoly. Whilst the Leões came close to winning the Primeira in 2015/16 under the management of Jorge Jesus, they fell two points short as Rui Vitória’s…

In this article, I will talk about perhaps one of the most underrated football players at the moment. With him not playing in a top club yet, some football fans still do not know the amount of quality that Pau Torres is capable of. The 24-year-old plays at Villareal and is doing a phenomenal job. …