Why Chelsea's Reece James should be considered England's best right-back
by Ben McAleer
at mercredi, nov. 15 2023 09:26
Mauricio Pochettino will have been aware of the risk of making Reece James Chelsea captain back in August. A new skipper was needed at Stamford Bridge following Cesar Azpilicueta's departure and James was the logical choice, to an extent. The England international is a Chelsea youth academy product ...
Ezri Konsa's Aston Villa form justifies long overdue England call-up
by Ben McAleer
at mardi, nov. 14 2023 13:15
There was a period where it looked as though England had missed out on their chance to call up Ezri Konsa. The centre-back is eligible for Portugal and prior to the emergence of Antonio Silva at Benfica and Goncalo Inacio at Sporting CP, A Selecao could have used a centre-back of Konsa's calibre bac...
Chelsea and Man City youngsters among those vying for international recognition
by Ben McAleer
at mardi, nov. 14 2023 11:27
Another international break presents stars from across the world the chance to earn a first senior cap for their respective nations. Here we pick out 10 hoping to make their debut for their national side, with stars from PSG, Chelsea, Manchester City and Celtic all featuring.Warren Zaire-Emery - Fra...
Why Man City will regret selling Cole Palmer to Chelsea
by Sam McGuire
at lundi, nov. 13 2023 12:20
Assessing the young centre-backs on Man Utd's January wishlist
by Ben McAleer
at vendredi, nov. 10 2023 13:05
We're less than two weeks into November and yet teams are already drawing up their January transfer lists. Manchester United are likely to delve into the market in the New Year as they seek to shore up their backline and we assess four young centre-backs reportedly on the Premier League side's short...
Foden flying under the radar as Man City chase further glory
by Ben McAleer
at jeudi, nov. 9 2023 17:05
Phil Foden scored for the third game running in Manchester City's 3-0 win over Young Boys on Wednesday night. While much of the focus for City this season has been Julian Alvarez's form in the absence of Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku's recent assist haul and their three defeats without Rodri, Foden h...
Why Florian Wirtz's return to form is key to Leverkusen's title pursuit
by Yash Shah
at jeudi, nov. 9 2023 15:19
Bayer Leverkusen have been one of the most impressive teams so far this season, and Florian Wirtz has been at the heart of their early season form that sees them top the Bundesliga.Wirtz, with a WhoScored rating of 7.49, has been directly involved in a goal every 69 minutes. His phenomenal start has...
How Chelsea cast-off Ruben Loftus-Cheek helped AC Milan destroy PSG
by Sam Tighe
at mercredi, nov. 8 2023 11:27
Why Van de Ven's impending absence will prove costly to Tottenham
by Ben McAleer
at mardi, nov. 7 2023 14:17
With Micky it's a pretty significant one. Those were not the words from Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou that fans wanted to hear. Shortly before the break of Spurs' eventual 4-1 loss to Chelsea on Monday, Micky van de Ven pulled up with a hamstring injury. Having already lost Cristian Romero to a re...
Why Southgate needs to hand Newcastle's Gordon a first England call-up
by Sam McGuire
at lundi, nov. 6 2023 12:13