Alexis Sanchez won’t admit it but Chile’s failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup was probably a blessing in disguise. The forward hadn’t had a proper summer off in the past nine years, so his break before this year’s preseason would’ve been like a dream come true for the twenty-nine year old. In Manchester […]
Posted on August 16th, 2018 by scott
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It hasn’t taken Mali international Lassana Coulibaly long to settle in at Rangers and the midfielder is already fast becoming a hero to the Ibrox faithful. The twenty-two year old arrived on loan from Angers this summer and has impressed with the amount of energy and hard work he puts in during the ninety minutes. […]
Posted on August 16th, 2018 by scott
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When you look at the work and the ground covered by N’Golo Kante, then it’s hard to think that any manager could wish to try and get more out of the midfielder. Not since Claude Makelele have we seen such a disciplined holding player that relishes spoiling other team’s fun and giving the ball to […]
Posted on August 15th, 2018 by scott
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Celtic were dumped out of the Champions League last night, after losing 2-1 to AEK Athens in Greece. To most Celtic fans and observers of Scottish football, they weren’t overly surprised by the outcome. Mainly because The Hoops have the same flaws that they’ve had for many years now. I think that the board, the […]
Posted on August 15th, 2018 by scott
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I don’t mind agents trying to do their best by their client, especially if that player only has twelve months left on their current deal. But Dedryck Boyata’s agent hasn’t really done that this summer, in my opinion. The Belgian defender had a very decent World Cup and has had plenty of interest in him […]
Posted on August 14th, 2018 by scott
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Matteo Guendouzi probably wouldn’t have chosen to play Manchester City, if he could have handpicked his opponents for his Arsenal debut, but alas fate decided that it was indeed the English top flight champions that the French teenager had to face on the first outing in the Premier League. Man City didn’t demolish the Gunners […]
Posted on August 13th, 2018 by scott
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Towards the end of last season, Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos looked very jaded and his confidence was shot! That clearly impacted on his performances as the goals dried up and he was missing more and more guilt edged chances as he snatched at opportunities. Press speculation linking him with a big money move seemed to […]
Posted on August 12th, 2018 by scott
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It didn’t take Liverpool long to get back into the swing of things in the Premier League as they enjoyed a 4-0 home win over West Ham United in the opening weekend. Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah were goalscorers again. Roberto Firmino was a creative spark once more, while new boy Naby Keita settled in […]
Posted on August 12th, 2018 by scott
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Maurizio Sarri watched on as his new Chelsea side comfortably recorded a 3-0 win over Huddersfield Town in their opening Premier League match of the season. The Italian noted after the game that the scoreline flattered his team a bit and that they struggled initially to deal with the physicality of their opponents: “The game […]
Posted on August 11th, 2018 by scott
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Despite a nervy end to the game, Jose Mourinho will have been happy with Manchester United’s performance against Leicester City in their opening match of the Premier League season. United beat The Foxes by two goals to one and that means that The Red Devils picked up the valuable first three points of the season. […]
Posted on August 10th, 2018 by scott
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