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The Transfer Market Food Chain
by Asfand on July 26, 2014 in Arsenal, Athletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Dortmund, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Napoli, Real Madrid, Tottenham, Transfers
After a World Cup's worth of transfer speculation, Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward typically felt the need to offer some headline-creating words of his own. "Our financial position allows us to do things in the transfer market that most other clubs cannot do," he said last week. It was quite a statement, especially […]
From bad to worse for Barcelona – the tarnishing of a golden image
by Omer on April 3, 2014 in Barcelona
For many years, Barcelona enjoyed a golden image around the globe. But that image has been shattered by a series of negative episodes – of which a transfer ban is just the latest. …It didn't used to be like this. Barca's 'More Than A Club' motto suggested a club morally superior to their rivals, who […]
El Clasico of the Century?
by Humaid on March 25, 2014 in Barcelona, La Liga, Real Madrid
As one former Barcelona player puts it: "It is the game of the century, even if there are eight of them a year." It is a comment not just on the excellence and the expectation that comes with Real Madrid v Barcelona but also on their eclipse of all else, on the dominance and potential dilution of a […]
Xavi: Enjoy him while you can
by Omer on March 15, 2014 in Barcelona, Champions League
… Oh, Xavi. What a player he is, even now, aged 34 and with 250,000 miles on that refined dashboard clock. In fact there was something agreeably warm and nostalgic about seeing that familiar keep-ball trinity, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta and Lionel Messi once again in action against an English team. Although, with this in mind, […]
Arsenal and Manchester City: the key Champions League lessons
by Omer on March 13, 2014 in Arsenal, Barcelona, Bayern, Champions League, Manchester City, Tactics
Forget all the nonsense being written across the tabloids…. This by Michael Cox is what clubs and their fans should be concentrating on. Playing a more 'English' style can cause problems … Bayern are a more powerful side than Barcelona, but they had no answer to Arsenal's extremely forceful start at the Emirates, seemingly unable to deal with […]
Loss to Athletic Shows Barca Need Winter Signings
by Humaid on December 3, 2013 in Barcelona, La Liga
It can hardly be described as a crisis. Barcelona sit top of La Liga with an amazing 40 points from a possible 45 and are through to the second round of the Champions League as group winners. But two losses in the space of five days have taken the gloss off the Catalans' superb season […]
Bale's hat-trick for Madrid
by Omer on December 2, 2013 in Real Madrid
…This time, Bale bombed through from deep, space opening up before him. He played the ball wide to Marcelo and the return ball was perfect. "On a plate," Bale said. From four yards he scored, left-footed. That fact turned out to be significant: he'd already got one with a header and another with his right […]
Latest injury a turning point moment for Messi
by Omer on November 13, 2013 in Barcelona, La Liga
…"There's fitness and conditioning, of course, but there are other things that might seem on the periphery, like sleeping in the right position, having the same pillow when you are away and training in different places. Do you really know how to clean your hands? Without leaving the bits between your fingers? If you do […]
Play for Brazil or Spain?
by Omer on October 7, 2013 in Athletico Madrid, La Liga
…Diego da Silva Costa is waiting for a call that could make him a World Cup-winning striker. He has two options for which national team he might represent next year during soccer's showcase event. One is Brazil, where he was born. The other is Spain, where he plays professionally and where he was recently granted […]
4-4-2 is becoming trendy again
by Omer on October 5, 2013 in Athletico Madrid, Bayern, Bundesliga, Champions League, Continental Europe, English Premier League, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Tactics
…When Barcelona were Europe's dominant force between 2009 and 2011, for example, it was extremely difficult to tell whether strategy would move in the first respect (further evolution) or the second respect (a shift toward an opposing style of play). In the end, Bayern's success last year probably represented a hybrid of the two: They […]
EPL – Reds visit the Etihad
Man City vs. LiverpoolAugust 25th, 2014
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