Hans-Dieter Flick took over Bayern 10 games into the season. Since replacing Nico Kovač, he has improver Bayern Munich significantly with Bleacher Report’s Sam Tighe ranking them as the best team in Europe. Flick is a former Bayern player and was Joachim Löw’s assistant for Germany for eight years and was integral to their 2014 …
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Jude Bellingham
17-year-old sensation Jude Bellingham has recently joined European giant Borussia Dortmund for a reported £20.7 million. Despite his age, he was heavily linked with a move to Manchester United after impressive performances with boyhood club Birmingham City. Many have been questioning Dortmund’s decision to spend over £20 million on a player that has made only …
How Barcelona Can Return to Dominating Football
Barcelona’s fall from the top has been well documented. After winning the treble in 2015, things at the Camp Nou just haven’t been the same. They’re reportedly in debt of over 850 million euros and costly signings like Coutinho, Dembelé and Griezmann haven’t worked out despite being bought for a combined 403 million euros. Between …
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Have Loan Deals Shaped Modern Football?
Loan deals are becoming more common in football as it is a cheaper alternative to buying the player and they can return the player if they are unsatisfied with their output. Top clubs typically have a squad of 30 with some extras out on loan all over the world. The hope is that their market …
What Werner and Ziyech Can Bring to Chelsea
For around £90m Chelsea are bringing in two players who have contributed a combined 42 goals and 28 assists in 63 league and Champions League games during 2019/20. Their talent is clear but what will they bring to Stamford Bridge? Timo Werner: Under Julian Nagelsmann Timo Werner has taken his game to the next level. …
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Bargains In The Transfer Market
Ibrahim Sangaré, £20m The 22-year-old is coming off an impressive season despite Toulouse struggling. He has already won five caps for the Ivory Coast and has 78 appearances for his club, a huge amount in a top league considering his young age. The 6’3” defensive midfielder won the ball back 5.1 times per 90 and …
Blackburn Rovers 1-3 Leeds United
Tony Mowbray set Blackburn up in their regular 4-3-3 and had made 3 changes from their defeat at the Oakwell Stadium. Charlie Mulgrew, Stewart Downing and Dominic Samuel were all dropped in favour of Darragh Lenihan, Lewis Travis and Sam Gallagher. The league leaders made two changes from their draw with Luton. Stuart Dallas and …
Don Revie: A Paranoid Winner
Donald George Revie was born 10th July 1927 In Middlesbrough. He was born into a working-class family as his father was often out of work due to the Great Depression and his mum was a washerwoman. He was always grateful for his parents and despite his career, he always remembered no one is more important …
Team of the Season
This is excluding Ronaldo and Messi as for the last 15 seasons they have deserved a place in this team. Goalkeeper: Thomas Strakosha At the time of writing, Strakosha has conceded 23 goals from an xG of 31.45. This has kept Lazio in the title race as they’re only a point off leaders Juventus despite …
José Bordalás: The Master of Football’s Dark Arts
With La Liga returning this weekend, it’s only right we look at their biggest underdog story, Bordalás’ Getafe. Getafe’s rise in Spanish football has gone under the radar of the English media. How have they gone from being in the second tier as recently as 2017 to knocking Ajax out of the Europa League a …
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