Blog Posts

  • Yakubu Aiyegbeni – Dispellor of Myths

    Nigerian striker, Yakubu, is one of those players who makes everyone at his new club love him. This is because everyone knows: 1. Yakubu always has a great first season. Differentgame can’t argue with this. He does. But at some point, usually sooner rather than later, the love affair ends. Just as it did with…

  • Harry Redknapp and the Europa League Distraction?

    If anybody in the English game has had anything good to say about the Europa League, it’s been pretty much drowned out by the English media loudly echoing the negativity spewing forth from White Hart lane and Harry Redknapp in particular: “It is a nuisance.” “I’m going to play the younger players, because otherwise I…

  • Liability? In Defence of Glen Johnson

    Lack of awareness. Poor positioning. No concentration. Just three of the things leveled at Glen Johnson – often in response to praise about how good he is going forward. However, in 22 starts this season in the Premier League, Johnson made no assists and scored just once. So with no recent positive contributions either, how…

  • Cristiano Ronaldo – Big Game Player?

    As Lionel Messi grabbed a hat-trick for Argentina against Brazil yesterday, Cristiano Ronaldo preened and pouted in front of the world’s cameras while seemingly failing to make an impact against Germany. Not for the first time his critics pointed out his lack of presence on the big stage. Of the 22 players that started, only…

  • Marouane Fellaini – Mo’ than a ‘fro

    When Marouane Fellaini first stepped into the Premier League for Everton, three things were immediately apparent. Firstly, he was tall. Secondly, he fouled people a lot. And thirdly, Marouane Fellaini had hair. Lots of it. Nearly four years on, all those things still apply. His hair could possibly be even bigger than it was. And…