Player Focus: Players of the Month for April
by Alistair Tweedale
at mercredi, avr. 30 2014 22:50
As the season reaches its climax across Europe, strength in depth is vitally important for any team. A manager able to rotate and keep his players fresh so they can maintain fitness and form right through to this crucial part of the season can be the difference between success and failure, and it ma...
League Focus: WhoScored's Team of the Season vs the PFA's
by Alistair Tweedale
at mardi, avr. 29 2014 09:39
Has any footballing matter ever gone without debate? For that matter, has any such topic ever evoked more widespread fervour than the announcement of the PFA's yearly team of the season? The latest instalment is no different, and there is plenty to discuss and argue over regarding the XI players sel...
Match Focus: Managerial Masterminds Mourinho and Rodgers Go Head-to-Head
by Alistair Tweedale
at vendredi, avr. 25 2014 10:51
If Liverpool do indeed win the Premier League title this season, they will certainly have been made to do it the hard way. Yet another six-pointer at the top awaits them this weekend, with Chelsea ready in waiting to visit Anfield on Sunday afternoon. Even a win may not be enough for the Blues, whil...
Match Report: Podolski and Giroud Give Arsenal Boost in Win Over West Ham
by Alistair Tweedale
at mercredi, avr. 16 2014 09:54
It took them a while to get going, but Arsenal eventually found their feet in their last London derby of the season to maintain an impressive record against the capital's clubs. It was another vital three points gained as they do battle for the fourth and final Champions League spot, and the second ...
Player Focus: Milner More Than Just a Safe Bet for City and England
by Alistair Tweedale
at mardi, avr. 15 2014 10:11
Who would have thought that with 15 minutes to go at Anfield on Sunday James Milner might have looked like he had played a huge part in where the Premier League trophy was heading. The score was tied at 2-2 and City were looking like they had rescued the title with a vital point. But for a wholly in...
Team Focus: Uninspiring Poyet Running Out of Ideas
by Alistair Tweedale
at mercredi, avr. 9 2014 17:28
Before Sunderland travelled to White Hart Lane on Monday, one commenter posed as absurd the fact that the two teams should both have former Tottenham players managing them but Spurs, undoubtedly the better of the two teams, should have the worse of the two. It was possibly a little harsh on Tim Sher...
Player Focus: England Should Progress Without 'Archetypal Striker' Carroll
by Alistair Tweedale
at mercredi, avr. 2 2014 17:08
'Unplayable on his day'. 'Offers something different'. 'Typical English number nine'. Myriad cliches are batted about all too widely after Andy Carroll puts in any half decent performance that traditionalists in this country expect of and love from an archetypal British striker. Monday night saw Car...
Player Focus: Players of the Month for March
by Alistair Tweedale
at mardi, avr. 1 2014 14:03
March is the kind of time that fatigue really starts to set in for players that have endured long, tiring seasons, and it isn't unfair to say that this is the month that best sets apart the good from the great. Those who can maintain top level performances right the way through to this stage of the ...
Player Focus: January Signings Struggling to Solve Problems
by Alistair Tweedale
at mercredi, mars 26 2014 16:35
Player Focus: 2009/10 Top-Rated Youngsters - Where Are They Now?
by Alistair Tweedale
at vendredi, mars 21 2014 16:19
Football scouts are charged with scouring the globe for the latest and greatest in talent each country has to offer. Particularly when it comes to youth, they can find the best value around and discover players worth investing in. So many youngsters are touted as the 'next big thing' and the vast pr...