While Manchester United were busy drunk-dialling Marko Arnautovic in the search for their 417th (rough estimate) stop-gap striker since 2014, their much more successful blue cousins were celebrating the debut of a striker of their own.
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Lukaku shows glimpse of future as he brutalises Arsenal
Several people who really should know better (looking at you Glen Johnson and others) seemed to question whether Romelu Lukaku would take to the Premier League in his second stint. This is quite hilarious for a number of reasons. Firstly it displays English people’s ability to instantly doubt a player’s credentials the moment they arriveContinue reading “Lukaku shows glimpse of future as he brutalises Arsenal”
Gerard Moreno is great
As Gerard Moreno stepped up last week and rolled his penalty calmly into the corner, tantalisingly close but out of the reach of Rui Silva in the Granada goal, he completed his first La Liga hattrick and a 3-0 Villareal victory. Moreno’s 19th La Liga strike of the season put him ahead of Karim BenzemaContinue reading “Gerard Moreno is great”
La Liga : Matchweek 30 round-up
It was an action packed weekend of football in the Spanish top division as Real Madrid overcame Barcelona in a much anticipated El Clásico that didn’t disappoint. The entertaining Celta Vigo lost out in the most eye catching scoreline of the weekend and in form Villareal dropped points for the first time in a while.Continue reading “La Liga : Matchweek 30 round-up”
Nabil Fekir is great
An innocuous pass was played out of defence into the feet of a diminutive figure in Real Betis green, it arrived on the half turn, around 50 yards from the Levante goal. Nabil Fekir took a touch out of his feet and turned, accelerating into a pocket of space, two more touches and he wasContinue reading “Nabil Fekir is great”
La Liga: Matchweek 28 roundup
The title race got even hotter in La Liga as Barcelona put on a scary show against Real Sociedad, with both Real Madrid and Atleti picking up wins. European places are closer to solidifying, with Villareal pulling further ahead of Granada in 8th. The first match of the week was Friday night’s Levante visit toContinue reading “La Liga: Matchweek 28 roundup”
La Liga: Matchweek 27 roundup
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”
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”
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”
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