Interesting comments by Liverpool owner John Henry over the week that will not sit well with Arsenal. Arsenal bid a pound over £40m for the 27-year-old last summer, believing it would force the Reds into a sale, but speaking at he MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference at the weekend Henry said: “Arsenal offered £40m and […]
It was a horrible day for Arsenal as they once again came unstuck at Stoke’s Britannia Stadium. Arsenal have won just once in their last eight trips to Stoke. The 1-0 defeat, combined with wins by Chelsea and Liverpol saw Arsene Wenger’s side fall four points behind Chelsea with 12 games to go. Even the […]
With Manchester City involved in the Capital One Cup Final at Wembley this weekend, London rivals Chelsea and Arsenal have a chance to move six and five points respectively ahead of the Manchester side. Chelsea will make the short trip trip the road to local rivals Fulham expecting to pick up all three points given […]
One of the subplots to Manchester United’s disappointing story has been the fractured relationship between Robin van Persie and David Moyes. Last season Fergie put his faith in RVP to lead United to the title, at the expense of his relationship with Wayne Rooney, and van Perise responded by leading the club to its 20th […]
Manchester United’s 2-0 defeat to a very average Olympiacos side has all but ended any hope that manager David Moyes has of winning the Champions League this season. In Greece on Tuesday United were pitiful. No energy, enthusiasm or tempo combined in the worst United performance I can ever remember. And I can remember 1974 […]
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is reported to be furious at being caught on camera in an honest exchange about his strikers. Mourinho was caught in conversation with the boss of Swiss watch-makers Hublot, explaining that Chelsea did not have anyone to score goals. The conversation was recorded by French broadcasters Canal+ in Switzerland on February […]