MONEY, DRUGS, SEX & PRESSURE: A COCKTAIL SERVED SO OFTEN IN THE GAME I truly felt sorry for Jake Livermore when I heard about his positive test for cocaine last week. I have heard some say, ‘Serves him right, he got what was coming towards him. He is a footballer and they are all spoilt…
May 12, 2015 BAYERN AT BARCA’S MESSI “This is football on another planet” shouted Gary Neville as Bayern squared up with Barcelona during the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, and as it was on paper, it was evens on the night, until Lionel Messi moved another gear up. I felt sorry for Jerome…
April 14 2015 6 GAMES, 2 MATCHES; CHELSEA VS ARSENAL VS MANCHESTER UNITED As Manchester United finally killed off Manchester City’s title aspirations on Sunday, I couldn’t help but note that there remains only two, perhaps three or four FINAL MATCHES to decide the champions of English football for 2014/15 season Yes! it’s 6 games…
SIX PACK FOR CHELSEA In football, the most important awards in the dressing room are the ones that your fellow professionals give to you. As the annual Professional Football Players awards were announced on Sunday night, it was prize giving day all over again: DeGea – Ivanovich, Cahill, Terry, Bertrand – Sanchez, Matic, Coutinho, Hazard…
April 21 2015 EL CLASSICO AT THE BRIDGE: THE MASTER AND HIS BEST STUDENT ENGAGE IN THE TITLE DECIDER As soon as Rooney, Fellaini and Falcao pressed Terry, Cahill and Ivanovic in the opening exchange at Stamford Hill on Saturday, I knew we were in for a ’TACTICAL EL-CLASSICO’. Two Generals, going head to head…
HUMPTY CITY HAS A GREAT FALL AS-SENE OUTGUNS BRENDAN. What a weekend! Never mind the previous hype surrounding the supposed photo finish between Man City and Chelsea, now we’ve gone round the bend and this 200 metres sprint is heating up with 70 metres to go, and lanes two, three, four and five are the…
KAN-E HARRY DO IT ALL ALONE? As we take the International break from the Elite leagues all over Europe, my thoughts go straight to those on the International stage: who are the contenders for the next European Championships? Which teams would be in pole for Russia 2018? One player you wouldn’t bet against his presence…
FROM VERY GOOD TO GREAT? A HERCULEAN TASK FOR THE ISLES OF BRITAIN? Arguably the best league in the world in terms of quantity of quality, revenue, wages and media exposure, the Premiership seldom fails to deliver week in, week out. But as the BIG BOYS in Europe prepare for the quarter final round of…
LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN Twenty four points left to fight for in this exciting Premiership season and one thing is certain, whoever wins the Premiership 2014/15 would be worthy champions indeed. Who will be standing on egg shells on the final day of the season? Who will miss out on the Champions League next year?…
MOUR TO COME FROM CHELSEA? “Finals are not to play, but to win” -Jose Mourinho On the 30th of August 2013, on a clear night in Prague, Jose Mourinho began his second stint at Chelsea FC with his first final: The European Super Cup and the opponents were the mighty FC Bayern Munich. I remember…