January 4th 2012
A few weeks ago I was shown Dan Warren’s infamous 2003 article predicting how players like David ‘sicknote’ Dunn, Neil ‘Fatty’ Mellor, Chris ‘Baseball Cap’ Kirkland and Martin ‘only famous for breaking Eduardo’s ankle’ Taylor would be helping England manager Alan Shearer lift the elusive European trophy in 2008. With England failing to qualify for [...]
December 6th 2011
Luis Suárez’s footballing ability has been clear to see since he joined Liverpool in January 2011 – his pace, technical skills and raw goalscoring ability have shown him to be right at the top level of football, and this was recently echoed by journalists and football coaches from around the world who shortlisted Liverpool’s Uruguayan [...]
December 1st 2011
For as long as I can remember the Carling Cup/League Cup/Worthington Cup/Milk Cup/Coca Cola Cup has always been seen as a bit of a distraction, an irritating hassle which crops up every few weeks in the first half of the season just to give players another opportunity to get injured. Without the possibility of winning [...]
December 1st 2011
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November 29th 2011
After last week focusing on ex Chelsea DM dynamo Claude Makelele, I’ll now move on to two of the greatest teams in modern football. There is no doubt that both the Spain national side, and Barcelona FC are incredibly good attacking sides, they both have one key, defensive midfielder, who plays a massively important role [...]
November 24th 2011
With the football season nearing a third of the way through, it’s likely you’re able to judge how good your team is and how well you think the team will do come the end of the season. Unfortunately, for some teams the prospect of winning trophies is the last thing on their minds, enduring thrashings [...]
November 22nd 2011
Every weekend in amateur leagues across the country, doddery old refs are given the job to spot any foul in a packed penalty area full of players doing anything they can to either score, or stop their opponent from scoring. Unfortunately, players have worked out that most grass-roots referees aren’t able to see much of [...]
November 18th 2011
In this three part mini series, I’ll be paying some attention to the often overlooked role of the holding midfielder and championing the importance of the DM in the forming of a successful side. This is for all those unsung heroes, the quiet men of football. Where is the Love? Since the FIFA World Player [...]
November 17th 2011
From the man who has (somehow) survived scandal after scandal, FIFA President Sepp Blatter has now decided to air his incredibly controversial views on racism, or rather the lack of it, in football. The Message Blatter’s frankly unbelievable comments suggest that racist taunts between players should be considered fair game, just like other wind-up [...]
November 14th 2011
With the completely unsuccessful ‘golden generation’ of English football slowly fading into the darkness, it appears likely that the England team will soon no longer be blessed with the world beating players from years gone by. With Gerrard, Lampard, Ferdinand, Terry, Ashley Cole, Barry & Parker all in their 30s, it’s unlikely any of them [...]
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