“Barcelona needed a goalscorer. He is a machine that scores goals. If you look at his stats he guarantees goals and every team needs a player like that. With him, Ansu Fati and Aubameyang we have that.”  says Joan Laporta – FC Barcelona President.  Barcelona have been struggling to score goals since their top two…

Chelsea endured a subpar pre-season campaign, especially in the goals department. They put two past Club America, just one past Charlotte, and were trounced 4-0 by Arsenal without so much as a single reply.   They improved over the last two friendlies with Udinese but again lacked ruthlessness in front of goal in their season…

England forward Patrick Bamford enjoyed an injury-free campaign in the club’s first season back in the Premier League, finding the net on 17 occasions on his way to earning his solitary England cap to date.   The striker’s well-documented injury woes last term played an integral role in Leeds’ alarming relegation scare. Having featured in…

The situation at right back for Everton is a highly contested topic. Discussions about replacing aging club legend Seamus Coleman are far from a new idea, several managers over the past 5 years have looked to the board to get their wingbacks in place and Coleman is often discussed as a backup moving into the…

Everton’s lack of intellectual recruitment during the Farhad Moshiri era since he acquired a 49% controlling share of the club in 2016 has proved to be underwhelming, highlighting Everton’s hierarchy, with the fans holding them to account. The bulk of the criticism has come to owner Moshiri, who now owns 94.1%, and Chairman Bill Kenwright,…

Football is a weird old sport. For all its innovations, it seems like the sport cannot escape from its tried and tested methods. According to the Twitterverse and pundits, it seems like every year there is the “death” of something within football.   From total football, tiki-taka and number 10s, it seems like something always…