Managers
This section covers all news specific to football managers of different clubs and international teams.
Manchester City to continue chase for Liverpool superstar Fernando Torres
Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini insists that he will not give up on signing Liverpool ace Fernando Torres, who has been heavily linked with a move away from Anfeild. The World Cup winner has been heavily linked with a move to Premier League powerhouses Manchester City and Chelsea, and Torres is frustrated with the Reds’…
Analysis: Does the presence of Joe Cole in Anfield actually make Liverpool a contender for the Premier League crown?
The speculation may have gone on for months but just recently it was all settled. Liverpool were the team that ultimately signed Joe Cole on a four-year deal contract after being heavily linked to a switch from Chelsea to London neighbors Arsenal and Tottenham. Arjen Robben was amongst the first to congratulate the Reds on…
Portsmouth vs West Brom: Slow & steady wins the race?
We investigate two examples of how quick success has crippled clubs financially but on the other hand by having success and failure rolled into one will reap financial rewards and over a period of time give success on the pitch. JANUARY 2010, Portsmouth FC, bottom of the Premier League, already seen five owners come and…
Arsene Wenger – The Wise One
As the news slowly made its way across the pond to me that Thierry Henry had signed for the New York Red Bulls, I couldn’t help but think, “He is always right”. As a long time Arsenal fan, I was as disappointed and worried as other fans when Arsene Wenger allowed Henry to leave for…
Who should be the young English coach to join the England set-up
With Sir Trevor Brooking saying that England want to appoint a young English coach to gain experience and eventually replace Fabio Capello in the national side hot-seat, Peter Jackson analyses the favourites and outsiders for the role… 1) Stuart Pearce The 48-year old gained many plaudits after he took the under-21 side to the European…
Samba No More!
One overwhelming question has stuck with me since the completion of the World Cup. Is it possible to do it “samba style” anymore? Not since ’86, when Maradona dazzled the crowd, have we witnessed a team win the World Cup by playing free-flowing, attacking football. Even Brazil, who invented “samba style”, have not been there…
Top World Cup Transfer Targets
Now that the World Cup is over and the players are returning home for a couple of weeks of vacation and then joining their respective clubs for training and the pre-season. Managers will looking at the players that out-shone the cream of club football. Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo were nowhere to be seen and…
Joachim Low deserves all the credit for Germany’s wonderful World Cup adventure
What Joachim Low has done in four years since taking over the reins of one of the biggest jobs in world football is nothing short of wonderful.The German head coach succeeded a legend of the game Jurgen Klinsmann after the 2006 FIFA World Cup where they narrowly missed out on reaching the final in their…
Dunga: “I consider myself the first person to blame for this elimination.”
Brazil manager, Carlos Dunga, who played for many years in the Italian Serie A, responded directly after the elimination by the Netherlands to the Milan sports daily, La Gazzetta dello Sport. Former Selecao star, Ronaldo, weighed in with heavy criticism on Dunga and Felipe Melo. Romario, Dunga’s teammate on the 1994 Brazilian team, also provided…
Cesare Prandelli: “The Italian shirt isn’t mine or yours but belongs to everyone.”
Cesare Prandelli was presented today in Rome as the new Italy boss after the South African embarrassment. Mr. Prandelli had been named to succeed Marcello Lippi before the tournament. He spent the last five years as the manager of ACF Fiorentina and today signed a four-year contract with the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). His first…
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