After a disastrous start to the 2019/20 season, Marco Giampaolo was sacked from his position as Milan manager. The Rossoneri had picked up just nine points from the first seven league matches of the season and were sitting in 13th place, trailing league leaders and eventual champions Juventus by 10 points. The Milan leadership made…

Three years ago, Arsenal took on Chelsea in the FA Cup Final, both sides coming into the game on the back of two polar opposite campaigns. Arsenal had failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 21 years, finishing fifth, 18 points behind their West London rivals. Chelsea, on the other…

With Kylian Mbappé’s ankle injury against Saint-Étienne and Ángel Di María’s suspension that will prevent him from playing in the Champions League quarter-final, not only will Paris Saint-Germain be forced to face Atalanta without two of their best players, but they will also be deprived of two of the main players who helped make Thomas…

In their final match of the 2019/20 Premier League season, Arsenal took on Watford, who were in dire need of a victory in order to stay up. But Arsenal’s attack proved to be too strong for Watford’s helpless defence, and the Hornets themselves 3-0 down within half an hour.   The game eventually ended up…

Since the return of the Premier League after the COVID-19 outbreak, Manchester United have continued their wonderful form; Ole Gunnar Solskajer’s side stretched their unbeaten run to 20 games in all competitions, their longest unbeaten run under the Norwegian manager.   This good form has allowed United to qualify for the Champions League next season,…

A little more than four months after their last official match, PSG faced Saint-Étienne in the Coupe de France final. Having lost the final last year against Rennes, Thomas Tuchel’s men were keen to win back this historic French Cup, but also to prepare for the quarter-final against Atalanta which will be played on August…

Antonio Conte’s appointment as Juventus manager in 2011 marked eight years since the Old Lady had last won an official league title. With the Calciopoli scandal resulting in their relegation from Serie A, the noughties were a relatively dark decade in Juventus’ history. However, Conte, alongside the head of recruitment Beppe Marotta, combined to ensure…

  In the second battle between master and apprentice, it was the latter, Mikel Arteta, that came away victorious against his old boss Pep Guardiola in this year’s first FA Cup semi-final. Arsenal defied expectations and beat a heavily favored Manchester City 2-0 in Wembley, in part due to their head coach’s effective game plan,…

Since joining Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2018, Thomas Tuchel has managed to get his team to play excellent attacking football, after implementing some distinguishable game principles and recurring patterns without sacrificing the creativity of his players.    This is an approach that has been effective so far, with the likes of Marco Verratti,…

A superficial glance at Roberto De Zerbi’s career thus far would present a misleading image of one of the most exciting young managers in Europe.   Since hanging up his boots in 2013, the Brescia native managed Serie D side Darfo Boario, before winning the Coppa Italia Lega Pro with his former club Foggia, only…