Player Focus: Burnout a Worry for World Cup Stars
by Alistair Tweedale
at lunes, jun. 2 2014 17:44
The introduction of a winter break in England is a contentious issue, one that there is plenty of reason to support, particularly in a World Cup year, but the game's traditionalists will continue to argue that matches over the festive period should be retained for their entertainment value. Traditio...
Player Focus: 6 Players Going Under the Radar Set to Shine in Brazil
by Alistair Tweedale
at viernes, may. 30 2014 16:01
The hundreds of players on show at this summer's world cup in Brazil are bound to throw up a few surprises, and here are six that may have snuck somewhat under the radar but come into the competition in the kind of form that suggests they could well be set to shine.Admir Mehmedi - WhoScored rating 7...
Team Focus: Spurs Have Foundations in Place to Play Pochettino's Way
by Alistair Tweedale
at jueves, may. 29 2014 15:56
Mauricio Pochettino's appointment at Spurs earlier this week felt, at first at least, rather more inevitable than inspiring. After names like Louis van Gaal and Frank de Boer had been banded about and fans started to dream of a new manager with the status to match that which they feel their club boa...
Match Focus: The Champions League Final - Five Key Issues
by Alistair Tweedale
at viernes, may. 23 2014 11:36
Player Focus: Cast Aside Cole Has Mourinho to Blame
by Alistair Tweedale
at miércoles, may. 21 2014 15:58
Player Focus: The Best Players Not Selected for the World Cup
by Alistair Tweedale
at martes, may. 20 2014 13:54
With the announcement of every national squad ahead of this summer's World Cup, we have been ceremoniously presented on social media with the players considered most unfortunate to miss out. Brazil's current strength in depth was exhibited to the masses with an unbelievably impressive starting XI of...
Match Focus: Four Key Issues Ahead of the FA Cup Final
by Alistair Tweedale
at viernes, may. 16 2014 16:50
Premier League Focus: A Season of Two Halves
by Alistair Tweedale
at miércoles, may. 14 2014 12:29
It is a game of two halves or so says the cliche used by managers to rally their players into a second half recovery after a poor showing in the first period of any given game. The nature of football means that any given match might well have two schizophrenically contrasting halves for those compet...
Player Focus: Highest-Rated Free Transfer XI
by Alistair Tweedale
at viernes, may. 9 2014 13:41
With the announcements of World Cup squads, talk has been abound as to the best players that have missed out on a spot with their respective countries. While the likes of Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard may be fretting over their chances ahead of Roy Hodgson's 30-man squad being named on Monday, they ...