You could have forgiven a few Arsenal fans who might have thought that Jose Mourinho had cursed goalkeeper Petr Cech, after Chelsea sold him to Arsenal for £10m this summer. The international goalie’s Premier League debut for the Gunners couldn’t have gone much worse. He was probably at fault for both goals as West Ham […]
Posted on August 25th, 2015 by scott
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You’d imagine that there was a part of Brendan Rodgers that breathed a sigh of relief when Liverpool sold Raheem Sterling to Manchester City this summer. Not because Sterling was a disruptive influence or ungrateful at the opportunities Liverpool presented to him, although I’m sure those things went through Rodgers mind. The main thing I […]
Posted on August 22nd, 2015 by scott
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Stoke City fans will be hoping that their side can record their first Barclays Premier League victory of the season away at Norwich this weekend. The Potters faithful will also be desperate to see their record signing in action for the first time! Stoke’s new number twenty-two is Swiss creator Xherdan Shaqiri. Manager Mark Hughes […]
Posted on August 21st, 2015 by scott
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It’s hasn’t been the greatest of weeks for Manchester United. The Old Trafford club have watched on as three priority transfer targets have all decided to pledge their futures elsewhere. Last seasons Man United number one David de Gea seems desperate to leave and join Real Madrid. While club captain Wayne Rooney is once again […]
Posted on August 20th, 2015 by scott
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First off I don’t believe that Manchester United or their coach Louis van Gaal have just decided that FC Barcelona’s Pedro wasn’t good enough for their squad. Yesterday it seemed like it was all systems go with the club edging closer to completing the transfer with Chief Executive Ed Woodward flying out to Spain to […]
Posted on August 19th, 2015 by scott
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What a difference a couple of weeks can make at a football club. Just over a fortnight ago Manchester City lost quite miserably to German cracks VfB Stuttgart in their last friendly of preseason. It looked then that City were well short and could struggle to challenge for the English Premier League title. But then […]
Posted on August 19th, 2015 by scott
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English Premier League champions Chelsea were caught off guard and humbled as title challengers Manchester City produced a three-nil victory at the Etihad. Many eyebrows were raised when Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho hauled off his club captain John Terry at half-time. Eye-borws were raised further when it emerged that the substitution wasn’t due to […]
Posted on August 17th, 2015 by scott
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You get the feeling that Dick Advocaat might be wishing he’d just stuck with his original plan and retired after guiding Sunderland to safety at the end of last season. (Those pesky ‘Black Cat’ fans and their flowers!) After the opening two Barclays Premier League fixtures it all looks too similar for Sunderland as their […]
Posted on August 16th, 2015 by scott
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Firstly let me say that two people will be missing from Chelsea’s bench on Sunday, when they take on Manchester City. The press seem to love nothing more than hinting at a sexism row and have concentrated on Jose Mourinho falling out with club doctor Eva Carneiro. Many see physio Jon Fearn (who has […]
Posted on August 15th, 2015 by scott
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It has been widely reported that Tottenham Hotspur could be about to sign up a new forward in Clinton N’Jie. A fee of £8m plus add ons has been mentioned. Lyon President Jean Michel-Aulas has revealed a deal is edging towards completion: “We are close to an agreement but there’s no urgency for us,” After watching […]
Posted on August 14th, 2015 by scott
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