Tag Archive | "Holding Midfield"
Why we need a proper African Champions competition
Why does the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have to try copy everything done elsewhere in the world? Sure, the African Cup of Nations is not the only copy – all continents have a bi-annual championship. But the CAF Champions League? Do you even know it exists? Do you know who won the competition last year? (it [...]
Continue reading...Does the Premier League really need a January transfer window?
Friday, January 29, 2010
Perhaps Liverpool’s owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks have a point in their belief that players bought in the January transfer window are habitually overpriced. Despite the constraints rumoured to be placed on Rafa Benitez where he is restricted to only making loan signings, the club’s official position is that it would rather save the income [...]
Continue reading...West Ham fans can breathe a sigh of relief
Friday, January 22, 2010
Spare a thought for Hammers supporters, who’ve had to endure a tough few months. Thanks to the catastrophic collapse of Iceland’s banking sector, Björgólfur Guðmundsson – the “billionaire” (on paper at least) owner of West Ham found he actually had very little money left, as creditors seized the club’s holding company (and those banks he owned).
Continue reading...Why the Premier League needs a January break
Friday, January 15, 2010
Its not often I agree with Sir Alex Ferguson. Especially his opinions regarding referees and injury time, which have become a regular feature of the League this year. But, at last SAF has spoken some sense. He has called for the Premier League to introduce a “winter” break. The idea is compelling. Pause the season for a [...]
Continue reading...The Leeds United magic from the glory years is on its way back
Friday, January 8, 2010
It was pure magic. Relived after a decade of pretty much nothing but disappointment. This column was set to take a step back and look at the shape of the English Premier League after reaching the halfway mark during the last week. But there I was. Sitting in a Rosebank “sports pub” that insists on playing adult [...]
Continue reading...The Premier League’s race to relegation
Friday, December 18, 2009
So, who will be relegated from the English Premier League? The picture is now a lot clearer as we edge to roughly halfway through the season. A total of 38 games to play, and most teams are one or two matches shy of the halfway point. Everyone is gunning to finish in the top 17. The [...]
Continue reading...Does no one want a top four Premier League spot?
Friday, December 11, 2009
For the past four or five seasons, we’ve spoken about the “Big Four”. Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool – in whatever order – had dominated the Premier League. And, despite Liverpool’s disastrous start to the season, indications are that by the business end of the League in March, normal service will resume. There are a number [...]
Continue reading...In Arsense we trust
Friday, December 4, 2009
A lot has been said about Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger in recent days. He talked up the Gunners’ chances against Chelsea, their title challenge (which apparently is still alive), and their League Cup tie against Manchester City. Arsenal were going to “crush” Chelsea. They didn’t. In fact, they got outplayed by a better team. Thankfully [...]
Continue reading...The price of failure
Friday, November 27, 2009
Liverpool, after their torrid UEFA Champions League campaign, are now odds-on favourites to win the second rate competition, UEFA’s Europa League. Third-placed finishers in each Champions League group will join up with teams that progress from the first-round of the Europa League, for a seemingly never-ending series of knock-out stages. Sure, there’s added pressure on Rafa Benitez, [...]
Continue reading...What planet is Rafa on?
Friday, November 20, 2009
Is Rafael Benitez watching a different Liverpool to the rest of us? Perhaps he is defiant in the face of crisis. That could be the only plausible explanation. The Liverpool manager believes that there are only minor issues to address as his team gear up to face Manchester City. The international break has done the Reds [...]
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Friday, February 5, 2010
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