Tottenham midfielder, Eric Dier feels his exploits at Euro 2016 is the reason for his poor start to the season. The signing of Victor Wanyama from Southamption has seen competition for places in the midfield become tougher and with an injury earlier on in the season Dier has found it hard to reach the heights of last season. Dier played at center back in their last premiership encounter against Bournemouth and was captain of Tottenham for the first time against Liverpool in the EFL cup but he is not happy with his start to the season. In an interview with the Evening Standard he said "I'm quite disappointed with how it's gone so far this season. For the first couple of games of the season I wasn't at my usual standard, even though I don't think I was way … [Read more...]
Wenger Believes Lucas Perez Was Hurt By Reading Deliberately, Gives More Injury Updates Ahead Of Sunday Clash
Ahead of the weekend clash against Sunderland, Manager Arsene Wenger has come out to accuse Reading of deliberately harming Lucas Perez. Perez who started the EFL cup game against Reading in mid-week had to come off in the second half after feeling some pain and Arsene Wenger has confirmed that the striker is set to be out for about two months after suffering an ankle injury in the match. Signed from Deportivio La Coruna during the summer for 17 million pounds, the Spaniard is set to miss some important matches as we approach the end of the year busy period. At a press conference where Arsene Wenger who gave injury updates ahead of Arsenal’s match with Sunderland, was clearly not happy with the Perez situation. He said “He’s absolutely gutted because it’s … [Read more...]
Lallana Believes Liverpool Is Benefiting From Lack Of Involvement In European Football
Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana believes that Liverpool not being involved in European football this season has actually benefited the club as it has given the players the chance and time to learn more of manager Jurgen Kloop’s tactics and methods. Lallana has been in good form this season and has three goals and three assists in the league so far and although he accepts not playing in Europe has made it difficult for some players to play competitive matches, he feels Kloop having more time with the players has worked out well for the club. He stated: “We have fewer games this season, which is the only advantage of not being in Europe, that means a lot of players could possibly not be playing, but it also means the quality in training and the fight for … [Read more...]
Reports Reveal Manchester United “SNATCHED” Mkhitaryan From Arsenal
Reports revealed that Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan was close to signing for Arsenal. Mkhitaryan signed for Manchester United in the summer from German club Borussia Dortmund, with the midfielder seen at the time as one of the best talents in Europe. Now reports have come out to reveal how Manchester United hijacked and snatched Mkhitaryan from Arsenal. Before joining Manchester United, the talented midfielder was linked to making a move to Anfeild and joining Liverpool but United were eventually able to get him in July. It was however Arsenal who were favorites and were in pole position to get the signature of the 27-year-old player according to "daily mail". Everything seemed set for Mkhitaryan to seal a move to Arsenal but United mad a late show … [Read more...]
Chelsea Set To MAKE Move For Aguero, Ivanovic Could Be On His Way To Spain
Though the January transfer window is still some months away, this has not stopped the transfer rumour mill from spinning and churning out speculations about various clubs including Chelsea. In what would be termed as a surprise if it does happen, there are speculations that Chelsea could move in for Manchester City star striker Sergio Aguero. After the champions league 4-0 defeat Manchester City suffered in the hands of Barcelona, a match which Sergio Aguerio was dropped from the starting line up by manager Pep Guadiola, reports have stated that there have been problems between Aguero and Pep which may be the reason the striker is seeking a move from the club. Though Pep has come out to deny such reports, stating that he considers Aguero to be an integral part … [Read more...]
Fans Unhappy With Zlatan Display Against Manchester City
Manchester United made it through to the quarterfinals of the EFL cup after a 1-0 victory over arch rivals Manchester City. Though the match will not go down as been a classic, it was a needed victory for the red devils after they were humiliated 4-0 by Chelsea last weekend. Despite the victory, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been heavily criticized by the fans for his display, with many feeling his performances lately have dropped dramatically. Though he did set up Juan Mata for the only goal of the night, he was anonymous for most of the match especially in the first half. In the summer when it was announced that Zlatan would join Manchester United, a lot of United fans were very excited and rightly so as Zlatan remains one of the best strikers in the world today. … [Read more...]
Transfer News: Arsenal still linked to Manolas, Iwobi could have been a hammer
Arsenal star player, Alex Iwobi has revealed that he was close to becoming a hammer. The Nigerian youngster is having a fine season, enjoying being in the first team and has been instrumental to the gunners surge up the premiership table. He revealed how things could have been very different as he came close to joining West Ham. He stated “Arsenal and West Ham were interested in me and Chuba [Akpom], so we were training with both clubs for three years," He went on to explain why he joined arsenal while stating he had no disrespect for West Ham. He said “I decided to sign for Arsenal because I supported them back then and I always saw them as the bigger club, no disrespect to West Ham.” In other transfer news and rumors , sources claim that Arsenal are … [Read more...]