Player Focus: De Gea on the Road to Emulating Waning Casillas' Prime
by Miguel Delaney
at mercoledì, apr 1 2015 14:24
It wasn’t quite a passing of the torch, but it was at least a flicker of the future. Many around the Spanish camp believe it is a decision that should have been taken long ago. Some at Real Madrid certainly seem to think along those lines.On Tuesday night, David de Gea finally started ahead of...
Player Focus: Consistency Leading Hazard to Likely POTY Award
by Miguel Delaney
at mercoledì, mar 25 2015 11:34
The idea of a player of the year or has always been a rather hoary concept in football, not least because it is a team game. Of course, the very fact it is a team game makes it even more difficult to judge individual performance. Do a player's fine displays have the same merit if they have no tangib...
Team Focus: Something Still Lacking as Chelsea Face Toughest Test Yet Against PSG
by Miguel Delaney
at mercoledì, mar 11 2015 12:50
Player Focus: Typical Giroud Must Begin to Show Class When it Matters Most
by Miguel Delaney
at mercoledì, mar 4 2015 11:35
Player Focus: Cazorla Flourishing in Withdrawn Central Midfield Role
by Miguel Delaney
at mercoledì, feb 18 2015 11:32
Team Focus: Di María Amongst Those Suffering From Van Gaal's Long Ball Approach
by Miguel Delaney
at martedì, feb 10 2015 17:37
It was a moment that said far more than even Sam Allardyce or Louis van Gaal ever could. Towards the end of Sunday's 1-1 draw between West Ham United and Manchester United, David De Gea caught the ball from a corner and immediately looked to initiate a counter-attack. It seemed set up for the sort o...
Player Focus: Is Versatile Cuadrado an Upgrade on Schürrle for Chelsea?
by Miguel Delaney
at mercoledì, feb 4 2015 12:22
Player Focus: Role of the Defensive Midfielder in State of Flux
by Miguel Delaney
at giovedì, gen 29 2015 11:43
For all the discussion that the game has left old-fashioned defenders behind, there is one position just in front of them that seems in a similar state of flux.It is little wonder that the majority of elite Premier League teams have issues in defensive midfield, or that as many as three of the Champ...