It seems pointless to do a Bundesliga team of the season including Bayern and Dortmund, the XI would be dominated by players from the 1st and 2nd placed teams. What’s more everyone knows how good Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Robert Lewandowski, Jérôme Boateng etc have been. So, take a look at the best of the rest this…
Since the 2011/12 season Juventus’ dominance of Serie A has made the league rather predictable and dull at times with the 31 time Scudetto winners taking the competitive element out of football for large parts of the last 5 years. However, at the midway point of this season the Serie A table is probably the most…
Riccardo Saponara has become one of the best attacking midfielders in Serie A over the last 12 months. Two footed, creative and capable of chipping in with goals, Milan fans have been left wondering why he couldn’t deliver for the Rossoneri. Saponara first came to the attention of Milan following a remarkable campaign in Serie B…
Since taking over at Anfield earlier this season a combination of poor performances and injuries have left Jürgen Klopp looking to strengthen his defensive options in the January transfer window. The two players most strongly linked with Liverpool are Borussia Dortmund’s Neven Subotić and Internazionale’s Andrea Ranocchia. Emre Can in particular will be hoping the reinforcements…
For several years now England have been a side with a lack of identity, playing style or purpose on the pitch. With this summer’s European Championships fast approaching it’s time for Roy Hodgson to come up with some new ideas to ensure this major tournament isn’t another disappointment to the country. One of the problems…
It comes with great satisfaction to correctly predict any outcome in football, a result, a title winner or just who’ll play well. I’ve decided to try and achieve that satisfaction for the new year by picking some of the players I think will shine in 2016… Julian Weigl Since joining Borussia Dortmund from 1860 Munich in the…
Isco Real Madrid’s Isco is one of the most naturally talented players you’ll see, despite this, the 23 year old is having a tough time under Rafael Benítez and rumours have it that Isco is looking to leave Real Madrid in search of first team football. Although it’s unlikely that Isco will be allowed to…
Since leaving Lyon for Roma in 2011 Miralem Pjanić has gradually become one of the most sought after midfielders in World football. His ability to dominate games, create chances and set piece specialism have impressed to such a degree that the Bosnian international has recently been linked with the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid and PSG.…
GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma – AC Milan Gianluigi Donnarumma only made his debut for Milan recently but since Siniša Mihajlović’s gamble to drop the experienced Diego Lopez for the 16 year old Milan’s results have gradually improved. Donnarumma has kept 3 clean sheets in his 9 Serie A games, conceding 7 and pulling off several saves his namesake Gianluigi Buffon…
VfB Stuttgart have had a torrid time in the Bundesliga over the last few seasons. As the graphs show, since their title win in the 2006/07 season their league standings have declined. Obviously no-one was expecting them to win the league every year a-la-Bayern, but the plummet in league positions and point totals is concerning…
The fact that Mark Hughes can use the word ‘disappointment’ after a 2-0 over Manchester United speaks volumes of the current success of The Potters. Since the arrival of Lionel Messi’s former colleague Bojan Krkić in July of 2014 Stoke City, under Mark Hughes have gone from long ball specialists to one of the most…
With all the managerial changes across Europe this season surely one club will hire Lucien Favre – I’ve had a look at some of the possibilities.
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