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Sarrismo: The Anatomy of Italy’s Most Coveted Tactician
In 2003, Roman Abramovich started sowing seeds for one of the most captivating transition stories in English football –Stupendous wealth, shrewd recruitment and astronomical ambition surpassed only by the will to dominate and rewrite Premier league history. Meanwhile, there was a certain Mr. Sarri cutting his teeth in the Tuscany regional leagues. Doubling as a bank…
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Quashing the Third-Season Syndrome
“What is playing well? It is scoring more goals than the opponent, it is to concede less than the opponent, it is to make your fans proud because you gave everything and you win. I want everything. I want to win matches, play well, play young players, score goals, not concede goals.” – Just a…
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Sarrismo: The Anatomy of Italy’s most coveted tactician
In 2003, Roman Abramovich started sowing seeds for one of the most captivating transition stories in English football –Stupendous wealth, shrewd recruitment and astronomical ambition surpassed only by the will to dominate and rewrite Premier league history. Meanwhile, there was a certain Mr. Sarri cutting his teeth in the Tuscany regional leagues. Doubling as a bank…
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The Lost One
On July 2, 2004, a 41-year-old José Mourinho walked into his first press conference with Chelsea. The Portuguese manager already had the CV of a seasoned manager, including Europa League success with Porto, followed by an unprecedented treble-winning season which included an iconic Champions League tournament that left the image of Mourinho running down the…
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Mourinho’s Divine Comedy
Italy, 1302. Dante was expelled from Florence. He wrote of such events in The Divine Comedy in 1308, where he lacerated those in power and documented his journey through hell, to purgatory and into paradise. A humid summer’s night at Old Trafford, 2018. The Mourinho third season syndrome lurks in its night terror form, brooding…
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How Tite Rebuilt the Seleção
2014 – 2018 / Positive Change The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it. This was always the thought until the latter stages of the 2014 World Cup. Following the Mineirazo, or Brazil’s “game of shame” against Germany in the semi final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, a dark cloud lingered over Brazilian…
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Lucien Favre Faces The Hard Task of Rebuilding a Dortmund side lost in Transition
On one of the most exciting and dramatic finales of the season, Borussia Dortmund managed to secure a Champions League qualification by the skin of their teeth. After an abject performance and a 3-1 loss against Hoffenheim, the Black and Yellows just about finished 4th thanks to goal difference. The minimum and most important goal of…
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Newcastle Must Keep Hold Of Rafa Benitez
It was a long time coming. And it was much-needed. As referee Lee Mason blew for full time at the London Stadium, faith and belief in the hearts of Newcastle fans was reinstated. This was their first win in over ten games and amidst relegation troubles and massive issues surrounding the club’s ownership, the win…
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Jupp Heynckes: The Master of Efficiency
On the second anniversary of Robert Lewandowski’s record-breaking 5 goals in 9 minutes heroics against Wolfsburg, Bayern Munich entertained the same opponent in September 2017. The Wolves were already in relegation trouble and hence have parted company with manager Andreas Jonker and appointed former Mainz trainer Martin Schmidt in a hope to stay in the…
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Why Mauricio Pochettino could be a mismatch for Real Madrid
While it was only a single Harry Kane goal that separated Tottenham from Arsenal at Wembley, the gap should have been much more than how much it was. Despite that, Mauricio Pochettino seemed overjoyed with yet another North London derby win. He was relishing it just as much as he has relished the past ones.…
