Forest transfer spending is now one of the most discussed issues of the Premier League season and that 180m spent by Nottingham Forest in the summer has failed to bear fruit in the field. The thirteen new signings promised growth and consolidation upon their arrival following the spectacular seventh-placed finish in the previous season yet, Forest are 17th in the table, two points above relegation zone, and undecided...
Spurs Andy Robertson transfer talks have escalated with Tottenham Hotspur intensifying their search on experience and leadership and initiating talks with Liverpool on a possible deal to acquire Scotland international left-back Andy Robertson. As the January window influences further squad plans prior to a vital second half of the season, the attention that Tottenham is showing demonstrates both a short-term pragmatic choice and a long-term outlook, albeit no...
Michael Carrick Manchester United caretaker reign could scarcely have started any more emphatically than Old Trafford regained its larynx and the Manchester City title window was well shattered. Second-half finishes by Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu secured a much-needed 2-0 triumph to United on a vibrating derby afternoon that provoked jubilations amongst the crowd and reduced Pep Guardiola to all-time lows of the season. In the pre-kick-off phase,...
Richarlison hamstring injury has delivered another frustrating setback for Tottenham Hotspur at a time when momentum and stability are already in short supply. The Brazil forward is set to be sidelined for around seven weeks, ruling him out of a crucial run of fixtures as Spurs attempt to revive a faltering campaign under new head coach Thomas Frank. With a London derby against West Ham looming and form...
Arsenal semi-final nights have never been comfortable under Mikel Arteta, but this time there was a feeling that something had changed. Arsenal’s 3-2 Carabao Cup victory over Chelsea has not only helped the club overcome a mental block but it has also put the Gunners squarely on their way to the first significant final since they won the FA Cup in 2020. Nonetheless, even a victorious night had...
Michael Carrick Man Utd is another major issue in the Old Trafford as the Manchester United resort to one of their greatest potential silent legends to help the club get back on track, which has become easily lost. Brought back as caretaker coach until the close of the season, Carrick is not so much a figurative come back to the past as it is a venture on a...
The Xabi Alonso Real Madrid dream becomes an embarrassment as the legendary manager joins the club as the ardent promoter a stunt at the cost of the up-to-then star, ex-Liverpool player, Alvaro Arbeloa, flouts the conventional hierarchy and secures the managerial post as the new coach. This geological Bernabeu change, which was acquired through “mutual agreement” during a season of no trophies, is after an embarrassing defeat in...
The period of Thomas Frank in the Spurs reached a new low after embarrassing loss of 2-1 in third-round of FA Cup with Aston Villa at their home. The defeat closes another door of the Danish coach cementing the belief that the coach is almost on his way out of power. What ensues is a headlong plunge into the noxious environment, operational mistakes, and the life and deaths...
The phrase Thomas Frank Spurs is rapidly growing as one of the most popular search and controversial words among the followers of the Premier League with reason. Seven months into his reign as Tottenham Hotspur player, Frank is operating in a controversial field, bad performances, suppressed fans, and lack of power. What was supposed to be such a radical break has become a crossroads of its own, and...
The phrase Manchester United DNA is back on the agenda of the most discussed terms at Old Trafford, as the club tries to find another manager after the dismissal of Ruben Amorim. The concept of DNA is frequently brought forth as a panacea during times of crisis, a return to tradition, identity and former glory. However, with Manchester United again at a crossroads, the real question is whether...