Manchester City face Arsenal on Sunday with both sides eager to prove a point after failing to keep up with runaway leaders Chelsea. Pep Guardiola has so far failed to live up to the admittedly sky-high expectations at the Etihad. The Citizens travel to Liverpool on New Year’s Eve, and pressure is mounting to make […]
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Why Vardy should leave Leicester
It’s easy to sympathise with fans who cry foul at the frequency with which players have their heads turned by another club. Although football players’ careers are short, few acknowledge the loyalty their club show them in times of injury or loss of form. The latest indications are that Jamie Vardy will buck the trend […]
The battle for the top four intensifies
Liverpool’s victory over Southampton at the weekend leaves only three points between Manchester United in third place and Tottenham Hotspur in seventh. The top two teams in the division, Chelsea and Manchester City, look certain to qualify for next season’s Champions League. The race for the remaining spots appears wide open though. So who will […]
Wonderkids need tournament education
Raheem Sterling, Jack Wilshere and Ross Barkley. Three names that give every England fan hope not just of a better future, but also for a more successful present. All three players are England internationals, but the clamour for them to play for the Under-21s in the European Championships next year has already begun. Predictably, the […]
Fortunate Wenger lives to fight another day
If Arsenal had lost their FA Cup semi-final match against Wigan yesterday the knives would have been out for Arsene Wenger. Throwing away the opportunity to reach the final and keep alive their hopes of winning a trophy for the first time in nine years would have been deemed unforgivable by many fans. Although there […]
Wenger and Klopp return to the drawing board
They are two of the most celebrated managers in the world. But both Arsene Wenger and Jurgen Klopp have suffered major setbacks in their bid to win silverware this season. At the start of the month Arsenal were only one point behind leaders Chelsea in the Premier League. After suffering from an almost perennial loss […]