Anthony
Hello there, My name is Anthony and I am a 24-year-old (as of Aug 07) avid Manchester City fan. I relocated to Belfast in October 2007, and am currently keeping an eye on the Premiership and European football (mainly through Betfair lol) from over here now. I am originally from Manchester and gained my 2: 1 degree in Journalism from the University of Lincoln in 2005. I enjoy the chance Ahmed gave me to write on Soccerlens and like to read the writings of others. Some terrific articles are typed up, others not so great but as long as people are always learning about how to express themselves and their ideas about the beautiful game then I think, as Sven would say, that is 'very good'. I look forward to interacting further with the readers and hopefully writing many more articles.
Barca drop points in race for La Liga
Barcelona endured a frustrating return to action in La Liga as they were held at Camp Nou by Villareal yesterday evening. The hosts enjoyed a wonderful 2009, culminating in Leo Messi’s extra-time winner in Abu Dhabi which disposed of Estudiantes and secured the World Club Championship, but their first match of 2010 was muted by…
UEFA Cup 08-09 Matchday 3 Review
The UEFA Cup group stages are beginning to take shape with some interesting clashes on matchday 3 last night. Group A In Group A Manchester City, minus Robinho, Elano and Pablo Zabaleta, secured an excellent 2-0 victory in Gelsenkirchen over FC Schalke seize control of the section. The nature of the Citizens’ line-up combined with…
Shinawatra ends the chaos at Manchester City
After Manchester City’s catastrophic 8-1 reverse at Middlesbrough on the final day of the 2007-8 season, Sven Goran-Eriksson, and a substantial proportion of the club’s supporters, wanted a quick decision on the Swede’s future. Eriksson’s declaration that a decision should be made within hours of that match was the clearest indication that he wanted to…
UEFA Cup Final 2008 – Is Manchester Ready?
Editor: The author’s worst fears were realised as fan violence marred the UEFA Cup Final. Marco has the match report, Guardian has the eyewitness account of the police officer who was attacked by the angry fans. It won’t be long now until Rangers prepare to take on Zenit St Petersburg in the UEFA Cup Final…
Ronaldinho to Manchester City – Fact Or Fiction?
The basis for this very short piece lies in a phone call received from my brother after work today, which comprised predominantly one-way traffic on his part, proclaiming all that was great about Ronaldinho and how he would be joining Manchester City in the summer. He never seems to be aware of the hyperbole created…
The Value of Set-Pieces in Modern-Day Football
Football has undergone something of a revolution in the past few decades in many ways like tactics, diet and players themselves on the pitch. Cristiano Ronaldo perhaps epitomises this in some aspects; his extraordinary free-kicks, willingness to float from one wing to another, dribbling ability and of course not forgetting his unbelievable goal return hitherto…
Eriksson loses surprise element as Manchester City begin to lose ground
The season is at a distinct crossroads for Manchester City at present and it seems as good a time as any to analyse the positives that have propelled them, in contrast to recent seasons at this stage, into the top-half and also the negatives that have forced limitations on them to break into the elusive…
Toffees not to Manchester City’s taste as Lescott gives Everton the spoils
Joleon Lescott’s goal ensured the only fire burning brightly around Goodison Park this week was Everton’s European dream as they recorded a valuable three points today against Manchester City.
Scotland and Northern Ireland Illuminate Euro Qualifiers
England’s failure in the 2006 World Cup, unsurprisingly on penalties, brought about that familiar disappointment and the usual inquests from the media and fans alike. The melancholic failures since 1966 were all the more painful considering the consensus that the country possessed a pool of talent with the best chance to win the Jules Rimet…
England 2-3 Croatia: Petric Puts the Final Nail in McClaren’s Coffin
The news that Steve McClaren lost his job has filtered through the media this morning, following last night’s abject 3-2 defeat to Croatia at Wembley. It was a defeat that summed up all of the elements of his reign, as a shell-shocked England found themselves 2-0 down within 14 minutes in the crucial Euro 2008…
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