Premier League Team of the Decade (2010-2020)

Team of the decades are done differently but this will be done on their Premier League career over the decade rather than on individual seasons. Due to this, players like Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale have missed out. David De Gea Since joining Man United in the summer of 2011, the Spaniard has gone on …

How Nike signed with Liverpool

New Balance have provided Liverpool’s merchandise since 2013 and the deal ran out at the end of the 2019/20 season. It was no surprise that it was going to take a lucrative deal to secure Liverpool and that many companies wanted to be Liverpool’s new kit supplier. New Balance were eager to continue their affiliation …

Marcelo Bielsa’s “Murderball”

Once described as “harder than a Championship match” by a Leeds United player, this training session has people talking and players out of breath. But what is “murderball”? The name “murderball” comes from the 2005 documentary about wheelchair rugby. The documentary goes follows the US team between 2002 and the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, it …

Newcastle’s potential takeover

Mike Ashley’s reign On 23rd of May 2007, Mike Ashley bought a 41.6% share of Newcastle United for £55,342,223, this equated to £1 per share. By the 15th of June the same year, Mike Ashley’s stake had increased to 77.06% of the Magpies but by July he owned 100% of the club. Mike Ashley payed …

Players who have revived their career this season

Radja Nainggolan Famous for his Team of the Season cards on FIFA a few years ago, Nainggolan has quietly been getting back to his best following a return to Cagliari. Radja, an all action midfielder possesses some attacking flair and has even started to change people’s opinions of him as a player with a bad …

How Leicester should replace James Maddison

For the last year, there have been rumours about Man United being interested in James Maddison. Transfermarkt value the English playmaker at £43.2 million however, it has been reported Leicester would ask for anything in excess of £100 million. If they do get their asking price for the former Coventry midfielder, how should they spend …

Frank Lampard’s Chelsea tactics

The club icon’s tenure at Chelsea has started interestingly with his return to Stamford Bridge not being how he would have dreamt of. In preseason there were plenty of goals both scored and conceded. Lampard prefers a 4-2-3-1 which he has tried to implement but at times has had to revert to a 4-3-3 similar …

How to replace club legends

César Azpilicueta: The Spanish defender turns 30 on the 28th of August and is starting to age out as more is demanded from full backs. Azpi has been a consistent performer for the Blues since joining from Marseille in the summer of 2012. Apart from being strong defensively, it’s difficult to see what he is …

Newcastle’s tactics 2018/19

Rafael Benítez is a well respected and very successful coach as backed up by his record at Valencia, Liverpool and his short stint at Chelsea. However, it was his time at Newcastle that was arguably his most difficult test so far. After being unable to save the Magpies from relegation in 2015/16, he guided them …

Teams with a point to prove

5 – Bayern Munich: It has been the transitional summer Bayern have needed for a few years. Rafinha, Robben and Ribery have been released, James Rodríguez’s loan has expired and Neuer coming off an awful this, the 2019 summer window is pivotal for Niko Kovač. During 2018/19, Bayern’s defence was incredible but Neuer really struggled …

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