Crystal Palace have sacked manager Frank de Boer after just seventy-seven games in charge. The club will point to the fact that the Dutchman failed to record a Premier League win during his short tenure (four games) and he had yet to see his side score a league goal. Now I can’t help but feel […]
Posted on September 11th, 2017 by scott
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It’s funny but in August Harry Kane just couldn’t hit a barn door and Tottenham Hotspur suffered as they picked up just four points in their opening three Premier League fixtures. Yet in their first game in September, at a tricky away trip to Goodison Park, Harry found his goalscoring touch again. In truth the […]
Posted on September 9th, 2017 by scott
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I said at the start of the season that Kevin De Bruyne had the creative ability to lead Manchester City’s charge towards the Premier League title this season as long as he stays fit. Even before Sadio Mane’s red card at the Etihad, the Belgian maestro had made a game changing difference with a defence […]
Posted on September 9th, 2017 by scott
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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola would have been fearful when he waved goodbye to club captain Vincent Kompany as the Belgian left for international duty. Pep’s fears were realised when Kompany returned to City with a calf injury that will keep him out of the big Premier League fixture against Liverpool this weekend. The Spanish […]
Posted on September 8th, 2017 by scott
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What did I know of Claudio Caniggia before he signed for Dundee in 2000? Well my knowledge of the Argentine was firmly set in the early nineties. I was obviously aware of his flowing locks, his pace, his dribbling ability, that he was close pals with Diego Maradona, had played in Italy and had failed […]
Posted on September 8th, 2017 by scott
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When Everton re-signed Wayne Rooney this summer, they’d have probably felt that they were getting a mature veteran who could lead by example both on and off the park. Unfortunately for the club, thirty-one year old Rooney was arrested during the international break on a drink driving charge. That has caused some disruption for the […]
Posted on September 7th, 2017 by scott
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People are always in a rush to crown the next big thing and they want that talent to be fully developed within a certain timeframe. Marcus Rashford broke into the Manchester United first team in early 2016 and it was a phenomenal introduction as the forward grabbed a debut brace against Danish side FC Midtjylland in […]
Posted on September 7th, 2017 by scott
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Not many Scottish teams will have come out of the transfer window with as much optimism as Motherwell Football Club did last week. The Well made around £450k on defender Ben Heneghan who joined English Championship side Sheffield United. The centre-back had an impressive debut season at Fir Park and was linked with a move […]
Posted on September 6th, 2017 by scott
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First off let me start by saying that there’s a difference between intelligence and footballing intelligence. When people criticise Manchester United’s Romelu Lukaku, I think it’s almost 100% that they are being critical of his thinking on the football pitch rather than his actual intellect. Paul Merson stated: “Romelu Lukaku is not bright enough to play […]
Posted on September 5th, 2017 by scott
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Philippe Coutinho will no doubt be disappointed to still be at Liverpool this month. He made a big play to force a move to FC Barcelona but the Premier League side were not willing to let him go. People have since asked what now for the Brazilian? For me, it’s quite simple, the twenty-five year […]
Posted on September 4th, 2017 by scott
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