When it was announced that Antonio Conte was taking up the reigns at Chelsea, I stated that one of his first orders of business should be persuading Diego Costa to stay at Stamford Bridge. It’s fair to say that Diego didn’t enjoy the best of seasons last term, but then again who did for the […]
Posted on September 22nd, 2016 by scott
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One of the biggest differences between Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho so far during their stints in Manchester has been Pep’s ruthlessness when dealing with his sides more established players. The Spaniard has dumped Yaya Toure out of his team and he’s sent former number one Joe Hart out on loan to Torino. Both of these […]
Posted on September 20th, 2016 by scott
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After the fourth week of fixtures in the Premier League only Manchester City have their winning start left intact. In their sternest test of the season so far, Pep Guardiola’s men gave Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United their first bloody nose of the season. While Antonio Conte’s Chelsea slipped up at Swansea City and that sees Man […]
Posted on September 12th, 2016 by scott
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The dream for Leicester City continues as they are poised to embark on their first campaign in the Champions League. Claudio Ranieri’s men are still revelling in their Premier League triumph last season, and will enter the prestigious competition as England’s champions. The Foxes were part of Pot One due to their success in the […]
Posted on September 1st, 2016 by scott
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While fellow big summer signings Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba and Eric Bailly have all walked into Jose Mourinho’s new look Manchester United side, £30m purchase Henrikh Mkhitaryan has had to make do with three substitute appearances so far this season. Jose may have reasons for doing this. It could be that he wants the Armenian international […]
Posted on August 29th, 2016 by scott
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What a difference a couple weeks can make in football. Earlier in the month I stated that Everton needed to get their finger out in terms of transfer dealings in order to get the best possible start under new boss Ronald Koeman. At that stage their only new signing was experienced Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg. […]
Posted on August 23rd, 2016 by scott
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In what started as a cagey affair at the Vitality Stadium, Manchester United eventually moved up through the gears and eased past Bournemouth in their first Premier League fixture under Jose Mourinho. The 3-1 victory by no means saw a United side at full throttle, but the early signs suggest these players have put last […]
Posted on August 15th, 2016 by scott
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You could tell by watching Manchester City yesterday that Pep Guardiola’s ideas are going to take some getting used to. City’s 2-1 win over Sunderland was good but it wasn’t perfect and Pep demands as much every week. One player who seems to have caught on straight away was wideman Raheem Sterling. Watching Sterling towards […]
Posted on August 14th, 2016 by scott
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Antonio Conte’s arrival at Chelsea has been somewhat overshadowed by managerial heavyweights Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola taking up the reigns at the two Manchester clubs. Those two sides along with Arsenal are the three favourites with the bookmakers to take the Premier League crown come the twenty-first of May next year. Chelsea are fourth […]
Posted on August 13th, 2016 by scott
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John Stones has been labelled as one of the world’s best defensive prospects and he’s just completed a massive £47.5m transfer to Manchester City. His new boss at City Pep Guardiola stated: “We want to help John show his quality with us and improve on what he has already achieved. I like the way he plays the […]
Posted on August 11th, 2016 by scott
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