Chelsea continued their impressive start to the season with a comprehensive win against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge last night. This, part in thanks to their impressive defensive ability. Despite coming out on top, the blues looked shaky at points, coming under pressure from a Villa team who were clinical in all but their finalContinue reading “Chelsea: defensively robust and seizing key opportunities”
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Liverpool show a return of desire versus West Ham
Liverpool took to an away game in London for their second fixture of the week tonight. With a point to prove and a league position to fight for, Liverpool showed a much improved performance against West Ham United who have been having their own run of fantastic form. After a positive mid-week performance against TottenhamContinue reading “Liverpool show a return of desire versus West Ham”
Can Liverpool continue to improve against West Ham United?
Liverpool looking tired and desperate at St Mary’s
A night on the south coast at in form Southampton, whilst always a difficult trip, seemed a perfect opportunity for Liverpool to redeem themselves for their recent form. However, a night under the lights at St Mary’s turned into a 35th birthday to forget for James Milner who saw his team struggle to get backContinue reading “Liverpool looking tired and desperate at St Mary’s”
Could they do it on a cold, rainy night in Stoke?
It has been well publicised that Tottenham Hotspur are on the rise. With Jose Mourinho’s tenure at the club still in it’s infancy, Spurs players, whilst still ropey in places, have this season shown a leap in quality. Mourinho’s men have demonstrated a new-found ability. This new-found ability has many branches. Not only is itContinue reading “Could they do it on a cold, rainy night in Stoke?”
Easy win for Spurs, but still issues to fix
Tottenham Hotspur eased past LASK to get their first win in the group stages of their 2020/21 Europa League campaign. A 3-0 home win against the Austrian outfit saw Spurs pick up their first three points in Group J. Debutant Vinicius has a storming start: It was a brilliant night for Spurs newbie Carlos ViniciusContinue reading “Easy win for Spurs, but still issues to fix”
Sloppy but necessary. A big step. A big win.
All eyes were on Liverpool last night as they began their 2020/21 UEFA Champions League campaign without their vice captain and stalwart, defensive-rock Virgil Van Dijk. Van Dijk, who was severely injured in last weekend’s 2-2 Merseyside Derby is likely to be absent from Liverpool’s 20/21 campaign, leaving the injury-hit team under massive scrutiny. TheContinue reading “Sloppy but necessary. A big step. A big win.”
A promising future for the England national team: players to watch out for
Every time a FIFA World Cup or UEFA Euros event rolls around, the buzz of long overdue jubilation starts to stir within the English people. Despite the England team having had limited success in major tournaments, optimism fills the air across the country. Cars, houses and pubs are adorned with flags and people who areContinue reading “A promising future for the England national team: players to watch out for”
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