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”
Poor play from Liverpool sees Arsenal secure second trophy under Mikel Arteta
After a 1-1 draw in ninety minutes, Arsenal went on to win the FA Community Shield, their second trophy in August 2020, after beating Liverpool 5-4 on penalties. You would be justified in thinking that Arsenal’s performance was not at the level expected of a trophy-winning team, especially when you see that their possession statsContinue reading “Poor play from Liverpool sees Arsenal secure second trophy under Mikel Arteta”
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”
Brentford promotion woes
After a scintillating second-leg semi-final in the Championship play-offs, you’d have been forgiven for mistaking Thomas Frank’s Brentford side as a team already in the top flight of the English football. Yet after a dismal performance on Tuesday night, with many of the usual stars failing to shine, Brentford are now destined to remain inContinue reading “Brentford promotion woes”
Jan Vertonghen: Tottenham Hotspur F.C.’s unsung hero.
When I first dabbled in the idea of starting a football/sports blog, the concept of where to start felt alien. There were so many thoughts swimming around in my head, but there was only one idea of any real clarity. The sole idea, was focused on only one person, one player, who in my mindContinue reading “Jan Vertonghen: Tottenham Hotspur F.C.’s unsung hero.”
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