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  • Why Thierry Henry is the Greatest Premier League Player of All Time 

    Thierry Henry’s stats and achievements: -360 goals  -168 assists  -1x World Cup winner  -1x UEFA European Championship winner  -1x UEFA Champions League winner  -2x Premier League winner  -2x La Liga winner  -2x FA Cup winner  -1x Ligue 1 winner  -1x UEFA Super Cup winner  -1x FIFA Club World Cup winner  -6x PFA Team of the…

  • The Numbers That Back up Brighton’s Dominance

    It was just a decade ago that Brighton & Hove Albion were plying their trade in the second tier of English football. Since then, they’ve ended a 34-year top-flight drought, they’ve qualified for European football for the first time ever, and they’ve caught the eye of fans and neutrals alike with a fearless, attack-minded style…

  • All Hale Marco Silva

    Marco Silva – in his fourth season at Craven Cottage – has seemingly finally unearthed a system which has transformed Fulham from a mid table to bottom half, ‘safe’ piece of Premier League furniture into a free flowing, easy on the eye outfit with potential European ambitions. This has largely gone under the radar with…

  • From Chelsea to Newcastle: The Journey of Livramento and Hall 

    Football is a beautiful but competitive sport. Clubs always want to win trophies and assert dominance to leave a mark in the history of the sport. But trophies aren’t the only things organizations and fans are proud of. If football is like religion to you, then you’d know that having an academy that produces great…

  • Amorim’s United Blueprint — Part 3: The Future: Short and Long-term Needs

    In the previous installment we looked at how the Manchester United squad will fit into each position and role for Rubén Amorim’s system and had a quick look into the squad depth in each of those positions. In this post I’d like to give my overall thoughts on the strength of the squad, what kind…

  • Amorim’s United Blueprint — Part 1: The Vision: Implementing a New Tactical Identity

    With Rúben Amorim set to take charge of his first game in just over a week and scheduled to lead his first training session on Monday morning, the Portuguese manager has likely spent the past week doing the same thing as us football fans: planning. He will be mapping out his best starting eleven, determining…

  • Amorim’s United Blueprint: Part 2: The Audit: Planning out the Squad

    In this second chapter of this three-part series looking at how Rúben Amorim ‘s appointment as Manchester United manager, we will look at how each role and position fits into Amorim’s tactical philosophy which we covered in the first part of the series. We will be going in depth on what each position and role…

  • How Lewis Hall Went from Newcastle’s Fourth-Choice Left Back to Playing for England

    Lewis Hall has had to bide his time for opportunities, but in stepping off the bench to make his England debut away to Greece on Thursday, he showed a level of poise that has seemingly made the patience all worth it.   A player of tremendous promise, Newcastle invested in his development to the tune…

  • Orel Mangala: The “Pattex” Signing Bringing Ball Control to Everton

    Orel Mangala has had a hectic seven months in his career. In late January, he made a move from Nottingham Forest to Lyon, initially on loan with a plan for the transfer to become permanent for up to £30 million ($39.4 million) at the end of the season. This sale was crucial for Forest, helping…

  • Luis Díaz: Taking His Game to New Heights under Arne Slot

    It has been a nearly flawless start to the season for Liverpool FC. Apart from a 2-2 draw at Arsenal and a 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest, Liverpool have won each of the 15 matches that they have participated in under new manager Arne Slot, and they are the sole UEFA Champions League team who…