Shaun Daley
Shaun is a young writer who currently resides in Liverpool, where he attends college and balances writing on Soccerlens with his studies. He supports Liverpool FC, and has always loved football, ever since he saw Baddiel and Skinner and around 70,000 other fans sing 'Three Lions' at Wembley in Euro 96 at the tender age of just 7!
Trouble at Anfield: the Battle of Benitez vs. Hicks/Gillett
It’s all going Pete Tong behind the scenes at Anfield at the moment. Rafael Benitez has openly criticed his superiors in a blatant display of insubordination, with issues revolving around how much investment will be made into squad development: the Liverpool boss has clearly expressed his unhappiness about the perceived lack of a transfer activity…
Are Foreigners England’s Problem?
It’s impossible that the head of world football can say so many stupid things about the state of football and what we can do to improve different aspects of the beautiful game. There are some weird and wonderful rules implemented to football in the 9 years that Joseph Blatter has been FIFA President. For example…
Game of the Weekend: Sunderland vs Newcastle United Preview
I found it hard to pick my game of the weekend as there wasn’t a stand-out fixture from the weekend’s action. Although there is a decent game at Old Trafford I’m going to plum for the Tyne and Wear derby for this weekend’s game.
Champions League MatchDay 4 Preview: Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea
This week sees a huge week of Champion’s League action for the English big four. Liverpool have a must-win game against Besiktas at Anfield, Schalke 04 host Chelsea, Dynamo Kiev visit Old Trafford to play an in-form Manchester United and Arsenal travel to the Czech Republic to play Slavia.
Did Tottenham Need To Sack Jol?
This article is devil’s advocate really on behalf of the Tottenham board. I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that MARTIN JOL NEEDED TO BE SACKED — or jump before he was pushed, depending on the newspaper you read. Let’s look at the start to the league season. 7 points in…
Game of the Weekend Review: Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal
For those who read my preview of the game at Anfield, you will know I had this pegged as an Arsenal sneak at 2-1. As a Liverpool fan, I am reveling in being wrong. Only just wrong mind you, but still wrong all the same.
Game of the Weekend: Liverpool vs Arsenal Preview
The following article refers to an older game – for the upcoming Arsenal-Liverpool game, click here. Game of the weekend obviously has to be down at Anfield, where a buoyant Arsenal visit Liverpool. As a Liverpool fan this article is going to leave a bitter taste in the mouth, but here goes.
SPL: Lunatics or Pioneers?
It was announced this week that the Scottish FA and the Scottish Premier League had come to an agreement with the managers of Celtic and Rangers to postpone their matches with Falkirk and St. Mirren respectively on the weekend of 10th November, all due to the national side’s crunch match with world champions Italy a…
What Will You Do Next Summer?
When answering this question the average Englishman is probably in the following school of thought. He will be looking at the cities which will host the Cricket next summer, and look to buy himself grandstand tickets. He will also be thinking about becoming the butt of his Scottish mate’s jokes, which are shite at the…
It’s A Fickle Old Game
This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. I think Sami Hyypia summed everything up brilliantly the other week. ‘When we were winning, the rotation wasn’t a problem but now we lose a game and it is.’ Fickleness is to football as Manchester United is…
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