What makes a good football manager? A good football manager is one who can bring out the best in his players and make them a brilliant team that can win matches and win trophies. There are lots of good managers in the footballing world - some are dead, others are still here. One good manager is Chelsea's current boss Antonio Conte. The former Italy coach, while still at Juventus, did great things for the Italian club, and has continue displaying his intelligence here at Chelsea. One of the great things he has been able to do at Chelsea is to help bring out the best in his players and made them a strong team that rarely loses matches. One player who Conte has helped become very relevant at Stamford Bridge this season is Nigeria international Victor … [Read more...]
Man United Staff: Chelsea Game Contributed To Pogba’s Injury Against Rostov
No one loves injury in football, managers abhors their players (especially key players) getting injured, and no player want to miss games due to injuries. Last season in the premier league when Leicester City won the title, one eminent factor that contributed to their triumph is the fact that their players were injury-free (while the other big teams lost a handful of players to injuries) Chelsea are the outstanding team this current campaign in the premier league, and one of the contributing factors is that Antonio Conte keeps using the same starting XI in each game, devoid of injuries. No manager want to lose their vital players to injuries, and Jose Mourinho too won't desire that. Nevertheless, one of his star players Paul Pogba limped out of his side's … [Read more...]
Not Lukaku – Manchester United Look To Sign Ibrahimovic’s Long-term Replacement With £48M
From my observations in the premier league this season, We noticed that most of the top performing clubs are those who invested in buying classic players in the last summer transfer window - one of which is Manchester United. The Old Trafford club signed a world class striker last summer in the person of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the Swedish star has been sensational for Jose Mourinho's side this current term. Even though Ibra do not seem tired despite his age, the realistic fact remains that he will soon finally hang the boots anytime now. So, Manchester United needs to look out to sign a superb striker for the long term. Just this week, it was claimed by the Daily Mail that the red devils and current premier league leaders Chelsea are struggling to sign … [Read more...]
Manchester United 1-0 FC Rostov; what the stats says as regards to United narrow 1-0 win.
Manchester United scaled through to the Europa League quarter-finals courtesy of the lone strike from Spanish forward Juan Mata who was assisted by star forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the 70th minutes of the match. It was a goal that was enough to book United’s place in the knockout (quarter-finals) stages of the Europa League after the first leg between both sides ended 1-1 in Russia, Rostov. With the Red Devils slim win after 90 minutes of football Mourinho’s side will take on Belgian giants Anderlecht who won 1-0 courtesy of Frank Acheampong’s strike in the game against Apoel Nicosia. On this note United march on to the quarter-finals as the favourite to win the Europa League following a 2-1 aggregate win as we take a look at some match statistics from the … [Read more...]
3-4-3 Formation, Willian Starts In Chelsea’s Probable Lineup Vs Stoke City
Chelsea had been impressive this season so far, and the west London club are firm favourites to win the title this season. Apart from being ten points clear off second-placed Tottenham Hotspur at the top of the premier league table, the Stamford Bridge club have a team difficult to beat. Right now, Chelsea new Italian manager Antonio Conte looks set to win a double in his first season at the club - The Premier League Title and The FA Cup. The former Juventus coach has successfully progressed his side into the semi-finals of the FA Cup following their 1-0 win over Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Monday night. The premier league leaders now pay attention to the premier league once again, as they play Stoke City in an away game on Saturday. Stoke City … [Read more...]
Mourinho Asked Manchester United Fans Not To Do This Thing After Rostov Win
One thing you can't take away from Jose Mourinho, irrespective of the club he's managing, is drama. Either he creates drama himself, or the drama comes to him - drama is always around him. In their last match against Chelsea at the FA Cup quarter finals, we saw lots of dramas. And in their subsequent game played on Thursday against Rostov in the Europa League at Old Trafford, we saw more dramas - the outstanding one been Marcos Rojo's banana incident. And while a lot of people are already reacting to the incident -especially on social media, the manager Jose Mourinho tells his side's fans to respect the Argentine after he was pictured eating a banana on the pitch on Thursday night. While the match was on, the defender was pictured eating the fruit after … [Read more...]
Manchester United Legend Singles Out This Star Player Following Rostov Win
Manchester United former captain Rio Ferdinand was quick to praise Antonio Valencia for his superb performance during his former club's 1-0 win over FC Rostov in the Europa League last 16. Used as a right wing back by Jose Mourinho, Valencia was a relentless force that keeps going forward all evening in the game. In a match that obviously lacked any reasonable tempo, the Ecuadorian keeps steaming forward at will. And Man United Legend Rio Ferdinand took to social media to heap lots of praise on the 31-year-old following another classic display on the right hand side. Valencia, though an often unsung star, is a world class player. Not every player used to going wide and forward can effectively play as a full time defender again. So, for Valencia who is … [Read more...]