It’s a challenge to find a player who better embodied Borussia Mönchengladbach‘s collective demise last season than Marcus Thuram.  The West-German outfit finished outside of the top half of the table for the first time since 2011, and the once-influential French international looked a shadow of his former self.   Of the 37 games Gladbach…

Vincent Kompany always had an old head on young shoulders. He was a stalwart during Manchester City’s accession to Premier League dominance and performed a crucial role in establishing a winning culture at the Etihad Stadium.   While there is no doubt that the Belgian was an accomplished defender, stylish ball player, and unflappable captain,…

Fulham have defied all expectations this season. A team full of redemption arcs, from Aleksander Mitrovic to manager Marco Silva. This is a group driven by something greater than the glitz and glam of the Premier League. One man who’s taking this mantra more personally than most is Andreas Pereira. After an eight-year spell at…

When Alex Iwobi broke into the scene as a youngster for Arsenal in 2015, everyone saw him as a world-beater in the making. There was this raw talent about him, he had the flair of some of the most aesthetically pleasing footballers the world has ever seen and as a nephew to Nigerian footballing icon…

Norwich City may have dropped back into the second division last summer, but it hasn’t curbed their ambition. The Canaries are looking to bounce back to the Premier League at the first time of asking. And with the jewel in their crown, Gabriel Sara, yet to find his feet in East Anglia, Norwich seemingly have…

Danish defender Joachim Andersen has been ever present for Crystal Palace since arriving at Selhurst Park in the summer of 2021. Andersen spent time in the youth systems of F.C. København, Midtjylland and FC Twente, making his senior debut in 2013 at the latter.   The Dane moved to Sampdoria during the summer of 2017…

Born in 1996 in the small Stuttgart town of Tubingen in the canton of Baiden Wurttemberg in Germany, Thilo Kehrer knew he wanted to play football as soon as he was able to take his first steps. In 2000, he joined TSG Tubingen academy and his parents encouraged a hobby that soon become an all-consuming…

It’s no secret that Bruno Guimarães is one of the Premier League’s best midfielders. The 24-year-old, who joined Newcastle United from Lyon for £40 million in January, has flourished at the base of Eddie Howe’s 4-3-3 and finds himself on the bubble of Brazil’s World Cup squad as a result.   “He’s absolutely a bargain…

Leeds United’s season got off to a flying start with seven points taken from the first nine available, but it has hit a stumbling block in recent weeks. Their most recent defeat, a 3-2 loss at home to Fulham, made it eight games without a victory for the Whites since their 3-0 dismantling of Thomas…