Managers
This section covers all news specific to football managers of different clubs and international teams.
With Laurent Blanc, the Only Way is Up for France
Let’s think back to the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals. It was a time when French international football had seemingly reached an impasse. The world looked on in consternation as the French national team ignominiously imploded before their very eyes on the biggest possible stage. Although an under-performance was widely expected, no one anticipated the…
How Juan Carlos Garrido Has Galavanised Villarreal
With talk of money, transfers and ‘Galaticos’ yet again dominating the Spanish press in the summer, few would have predicted that with the season five games old it would be penniless Valencia and Villarreal leading the way in La Primera table. Whilst Real Madrid and Barcelona loosened the purse strings and splashed the cash, those…
Sam Allardyce – A Case For The Defence
So we’re all agreed then … Allardyce is an uncouth buffoon, his teams play archaic football and the mere prospect of the man daring to entertain the idea that he be entitled to better things is confirmation of a delusional state. Right? … Wrong.
Roy Hodgson’s Job At Liverpool Is Under Threat After Poor Start To The Season
Make no mistake about; six points from six games for a club with the stature of Liverpool is just not good enough. However, the most discouraging part of the Reds start to the season has been the manner of their performances; ranging from passable to abject.
Should Sevilla Have Stuck With Antonio Alvarez?
With just five matches gone in the current La Liga campaign, the bosses and fans at Sevilla have decided that they have seen enough of Antonio Alvarez and have given him the boot following a humiliating defeat against Hercules. The decision marks yet another occasion when Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido has seemingly given…
Are Sam Allardyce and Arsene Wenger Feeling The Mourinho Effect?
Arsene Wenger is a man of many talents but modesty is not among them judging from his most recent outburst. In the aftermath of the announcement that Arsenal had made a record profit in the last financial year Wenger took time out to draw attention to his record for developing young players. The Arsenal manager…
Real Madrid vs Ajax – How far can Mourinho take Galacticos?
The two clubs, Real Madrid and Ajax have met six times in European competitions, with Ajax winning in four whereas Madrid triumphant only in one in 1967.
Pep’s still working out his Plan B
It was 16 months in the waiting but on Saturday night Pep Guardiola and Barcelona experienced their first home defeat in La Liga and it was to the most unlikely of opponents. Newly promoted Hercules came to Camp Nou with more hope than expectation but left this great stadium with the 3 points after a…
The Battle of Britain: Manchester United vs Rangers
In the ‘Battle of Britain’, Manchester United will face Rangers at Old Trafford in their opening Champions League group stages game later today.
The Rangers manager, Walter Smith, was employed by Alex Ferguson as his assistant at the end of the 2003/2004 season and the United manager will be hoping to keep his excellent record against Scottish opponents with a comfortable victory over Rangers.
Former US coach criticizes the lack of support for Bradley
Bruce Arena, the former USMNT coach from 1998 to 2006, recently criticized the US Soccer chiefs for giving adequate support to the current head coach Bob Bradley. Although, the federation has extended Bradley’s contract until 2014. Despite the fans wanting to see a foreign coach and despite the fact that Jurgen Klinsmann’s name was up…
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