by Ryan Baldi | 29 September, 2017
Tactical analysis: Why Morata is an upgrade on the outgoing Costa
Since January of last season, when a training ground bust-up with Antonio Conte went public, it has been evident that Diego Costa was destined for a C...
by James Horncastle | 29 September, 2017
Sampdoria embrace Monaco-lite identity to come back stronger in Serie A
Plaudits tend to mean more when they arrive from your opponents, even if they are being used to make a point. And by showering Sampdoria coach Marco G...
by Seb Stafford-Bloor | 27 September, 2017
What happened to the neutral's favourites?
The 1995/96 Premier League season had a lot going for it. Three years into its new form, English football had started to resemble th...
by Scott Patterson | 26 September, 2017
Examining Ashley Young's re-invention at Man Utd - and why he still has a big role to play
Manchester United supporters are desperate for Luke Shaw to become the player they think he is capable of being. When he signed from Southampton as a ...
by Simon Harrison | 25 September, 2017
Fran Escriba’s early-season departure leaves Villarreal under pressure to hire with the long-term in mind
Fran Escriba was never Villarreal’s man. The 52-year-old coach was appointed after former boss Marcelino walked out on the eve of the 2016/2017 ...
by Tim Vickery | 25 September, 2017
Who is the best player in South American club football?
There are always plenty of promising youngsters working their way through the production line of South American club football – an example of th...
by James Yorke | 25 September, 2017
Premier League stat round-up: Man City dominant & low-event Huddersfield's tricky predicament
Manchester City continue to impress. While their 5-0 demolition of Crystal Palace at the Etihad wasn’t unexpected, it did mean that they took th...
by Seb Stafford-Bloor | 20 September, 2017
Harry Redknapp provided a contrast that will be missed
Tony D’Amato probably left at the right time. As Oliver Stone’s Any Given Sunday rolls to its credits, D’Amato, the head coach playe...
by James Horncastle | 20 September, 2017
Bologna draw serves as a reality check for Scudetto hopefuls Inter
After making the best start a new Inter manager has made since the days of Gigi Simoni in 1998, Luciano Spalletti wisely cautioned against getting too...
by Ryan Baldi | 18 September, 2017
Christian Pulisic profiled: Why the young American can fill Dembélé's shoes at Dortmund
Buying young players cheaply, developing them and then selling high to one of Europe’s traditional powers has been Borussia Dortmund’s mod...
by James Yorke | 18 September, 2017
Premier League stat round-up: Man Utd's late show, Lukaku's shot volume & Leicester's struggles
Week five arrived and the positive early impressions made by the two Manchester clubs were reinforced as they scored 10 goals between them and concede...
by Simon Harrison | 18 September, 2017
Borja Mayoral has his first taste of the limelight as Madrid and Bale silence doubters
They ride again, said the front page of Marca, in the aftermath of Real Madrid’s 3-1 away win against Real Sociedad on Sunday evening. Except&nb...


