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Chelsea and the Thiago Silva predicament

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Chelsea and the Thiago Silva predicament Earlier this week it was reported that Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino was considering switching to a three-man defence in order to shore up the leaky Blues backline. Chelsea had just lost 4-2 at home to Wolves that saw them drop into the bottom half of the season. In the wake of the defeat, Belle ...

Assessing Charles De Ketelaere’s redemption season following disappointing AC Milan spell

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Assessing Charles De Ketelaere’s redemption season following disappointing AC Milan spell There was a lot of excitement around Charles De Ketelaere’s move to AC Milan last season. After an excellent season for Club Brugge, De Ketelaere moved for a Belgian league record fee to a Milan side that had just won their first Scudetto in over a decade.He was supposed to usher a period of d...

How Luton boss Rob Edwards brought out the best in Barkley

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How Luton boss Rob Edwards brought out the best in Barkley Ross Barkley just needs to be loved.It’s always been this way, throughout a career that brought him up and through the ranks at Everton, then to Chelsea, Aston Villa, Nice and now Luton Town. There is a clear common denominator to any success he’s had: He’s been shown care, underst...

Why Man City are set to add wing-wizard Savio to the ranks

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Why Man City are set to add wing-wizard Savio to the ranks Savio is expected to join Manchester City from Troyes this summer having never played a competitive minute for the French side. The Brazilian signed from Atletico Mineiro in 2022 and was immediately loaned out to Dutch side PSV. Having struggled for minutes in the Eredivisie powerhouse, Savio was th...

Euro-Star: Deniz Undav assessed following star player display at Freiburg

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Euro-Star: Deniz Undav assessed following star player display at Freiburg In the second of our weekly series on WhoScored, we take a look at the stats of one of the top performing players outside of the Premier League to keep tabs on the in-form performers across Europe. Maximising our X account, our followers voted on the player they'd want to know stats on from the week...

Youth Watch: Man Utd winger Garnacho ranked Europe's best rated teen

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Youth Watch: Man Utd winger Garnacho ranked Europe's best rated teen This week on Youth Watch, a Manchester United star takes top spot in the teengage top performers across Europe, while two Brighton youngsters also make the cut. Players from Benfica, Besiktas and Bayern Munich also make the cut as we run through the top 10.10. Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) - 7.50 vs Fiorent...

Rasmus Hojlund finally delivering as Man Utd's main forward

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Rasmus Hojlund finally delivering as Man Utd's main forward Rasmus Hojlund has finally arrived. The £64m summer signing had to wait until December to net his first Premier League goal for Manchester United. He was behind the likes of Hannibal Mejbri, Christian Eriksen and Victor Lindelof in the goalscoring charts. Now though, he’s flying and only...

Brits Abroad: Henderson makes Ajax debut as Kane scores again

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Brits Abroad: Henderson makes Ajax debut as Kane scores again Brits Abroad returns to take a look at how the British players fared on the continent. This weekend, fans witnessed Jordan Henderson make his Ajax debut, Harry Kane continue his fine Bundesliga form, Lewis Ferguson shine to maintain Bologna's surprise top-four push in Serie A and Jude Bellingham do ...

Who is Ederson? The Conor Gallagher alternative Tottenham could target

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Who is Ederson? The Conor Gallagher alternative Tottenham could target Following Tottenham's entertaining 3-2 win over Brentford on Wednesday, midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg confirmed that he'll be staying at the club for the remainder of the season. It's no secret that the Dane had been made available for transfer, but while the likes of Atletico Madrid, Juventus an...

Who is Adam Wharton? The next Championship gem set for Crystal Palace

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Who is Adam Wharton? The next Championship gem set for Crystal Palace It has become customary to see Premier League clubs pay huge fees to secure talented players from abroad. But the stricter enforcement of the league profitability and sustainability rules are now forcing teams to find better value in other markets.The Championship for example has great quality on of...