Juande Ramos, Ramon Monchi, Martin Jol and Damien Comolli – a synthesis
If you North Londoners poke your heads out of your window this evening only to encounter the terrifyingly pathetic sight of a six foot ogre bawling his eyes out, you won’t be dreaming, you won’t have accidentally turned on your much-thumbed copy of the Shrek 2 DVD, and it won’t be because it’s Halloween. It…
Ramos Will Revitalize Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur currently sit 18th place in the table, in the relegation zone and only above Bolton and Derby County. With just seven points coming from their first eleven games, this is hardly the stuff of a team that many claimed would break into the top four this season; their poor results have led to…
Franz Beckenbauer reads Soccerlens | England are lifeless
…At least that’s what I’d like to think, considering how well (and concisely) he’s hit the nail on the head.
Serie A 2007/2008 – Team of the Season (so far)
You call it soccer(lens) then there must be quarters. If so, Serie A has just passed the first quarter, which certainly means that there’s a lot to go even until halftime but a lot of things have happened since August and there are guys who made such great impressions that you can now take wild…
Derby v Middlesbrough v Birmingham v Reading: Who Will Lose Their Manager Next?
Martin Jol’s departure from White Hart Lane didn’t come as a real shock. It was inevitable it was only a matter of time before the continuous run of defeats, increasing pressure form chairman Daniel Levy and even the sulking attitude of Dimitar Berbatov recently would bring the robust Dutchman down. His replacement, highly coveted Juande…
Scholes Out For 3 Months, How Will Manchester United Fare Without Him?
Yesterday we learned that Manchester United legend Paul Scholes will have surgery on his knee on Thursday (Nov 1) and will be out for 3 months after that. It brings back memories of 05/06, when Manchester United lost Scholesy for a whole season and a squad battered with injuries fought above and beyond what was…
Can Manchester City, Blackburn, Portsmouth or Newcastle United pip Liverpool to join Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United at the top?
We’re through the first two months of the Premier League season, and things are beginning to shake out at the top.
Interview with former Arsenal and Southend player Adrian Clarke
Image courtesy of Adrian Clarke and Sport Media Solutions. Soccerlens is very pleased to welcome a former footballer turned journalist. Adrian Clarke, who was born in Cambridge, began his football career with Arsenal in 1991 and went on to make nine first team appearances for the club. Previously he had represented England at Under-15 and…
Newcastle United View: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Tyne’d
The tallest and fastest roller coaster on Earth is said to be located at a Six Flags amusement park in Jackson Township, New Jersey. Obviously, none of the thrill-seekers who have survived a ride on the Kingda Ka have ever strapped themselves into a seat for 90 minutes at St. James Park. Or, for that…
FIFA Ensures World Cup Will Be Played In Rich Countries, Forever
…or at least that’s what it feels like, considering Blatter’s latest move. It was probably the panic that is quietly settling in as FIFA continues to keep a watchful eye on South Africa as it prepares to host World Cup 2010. The next World Cup is still about two and a half years away, but…
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