After last week’s goal fest, La Liga decided that it was time to tone things down, three nil-nil draws, three one-goal games and only two games with more than three goals scored did not make for fascinating viewing. Not a good start Roger Marti scored the only goal for Levante against a lacklustre Valencia inContinue reading “La Liga: Matchweek 27 roundup”
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La Liga: Matchweek 26 roundup
It was an interesting weekend of action in matchweek 26 in La Liga as the title race continued to heat up, Sevilla dropped points in their pursuit of Champion’s League football and Huesca vs Celta Vigo provided on the scoresheet. Valencia hosted Villareal at the Mestalla for the weekend’s first action and it was anContinue reading “La Liga: Matchweek 26 roundup”
Alex Hartley should not have to apologise for bruising male egos
Recently Alex Hartley (Lancashire cricketer and pundit) joked that it was nice of the English men’s team to get their match finished in time for people to watch the women’s team play New Zealand. You’d hope this was the end of this particular ‘story’ wouldn’t you? Errrrr no. It seems as though there are aContinue reading “Alex Hartley should not have to apologise for bruising male egos”
Are the Knicks….. good?
A question that has been often too painful and frankly out of pocket to even think about asking has arisen: are the Knicks good? The answer to this so far this season is – simply put – yes! There are a few caveats to this statement however. Yes, the Knicks are good, considering more orContinue reading “Are the Knicks….. good?”
India vs England third Test preview
If you had offered England fans -and I suspect, the touring team – a 1-1 scoreline coming into the day/night game at Ahmedabad they would have bitten your hand off without a second’s hesitation. The manner of the second test defeat sent everyone tumbling resoundingly back down to earth but the pure fact that EnglandContinue reading “India vs England third Test preview”
Joe Root is rather good
Since it was the first time in 15 years that England had played in a test match on terrestrial TV, Joe Root kindly decided that it would be a nice time to produce one of the best overseas innings of the last few years. Root swept, reverse-swept and switch-hit his way to a virtually flawlessContinue reading “Joe Root is rather good”
Curry, Kirby and the beauty of off-ball-movement
There are plenty of sports stars who transfix us with the ball in their hands or at their feet. The way they carry the ball attached to them as if by string keeps us similarly attached to our screens. There are few however, who can keep us just as entertained when the ball is nowhereContinue reading “Curry, Kirby and the beauty of off-ball-movement”
How Olivier Giroud can unlock Timo Werner
Olivier Giroud is a very difficult player to rank or quantify when it comes to the modern greats of the premier league so I won’t make much effort to do so. He is one of the most useful players in the world, ready made for almost any tactical setup, with very little construction required. ThisContinue reading “How Olivier Giroud can unlock Timo Werner”
Will Bayern Munich ever lose again?
Bayern Munich are pretty good at football I would say. Hansi Flick’s side won all bar one competition they entered last season and will probably do much the same this time around. Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig are in the hunt and will provide a much needed challenge in Dortmund’s plight but ultimately Bayern –Continue reading “Will Bayern Munich ever lose again?”
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