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On Saturday 22nd February at 5.30pm, two of English football's heavy hitters will meet at Villa Park for a match that could prove crucial in the race for European qualification this season. After a strong start to life under new boss Enzo Maresca, Chelsea have dropped out of the title race and ultimately slipped down to an underwhelming 6th place. Meanwhile, their opponents Aston Villa have struggled for consistency in their first...
In the last few years, we've seen some legendary comebacks take place in elite-level football. From Tottenham Hotspur's incredible late surge against Ajax in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League in 2019, to Manchester City's late 3-goal turnaround against Aston Villa to pluck the Premier League title from Liverpool's grasp in 2021/22, we've become used to seeing top sides snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. The English Premier...
When Ange Postecoglou burst onto the scene at Spurs, he was hailed by many fans as a breath of fresh air. His commitment to open, attack-minded football, his candid, no-nonsense appearances in the media, and his clear identification of Tottenham fans' favoured style of play quickly endeared him to the club's supporters. However, after a mixed first season in which his side showed plenty of promise, results have fallen off a cliff in 2024/25....
Despite being a promising youth footballer who played against future stars like Thomas Gravesen and Martin Jørgensen, Danish athlete Thomas Grønnemark realised early on that he was unlikely to reach the top as a professional footballer. He therefore decided to transition into other sports, representing the Danish national athletics and bobsleigh teams in the 1990s and 2000s. Having developed a keen interest in the art of throwing over the...
Ruben Amorim's first game as Manchester United boss was a quick reminder of just how competitive the modern Premier League is; despite showing flashes of quality, his side was matched by Kieran McKenna's newly-promoted Ipswich Town team in many departments, and United's coaching staff would have been fairly happy to leave East Anglia with a point on the board. Just a couple of weeks later, United crashed to defeat at Old Trafford against...
Sport never stands still for long. The game of soccer is constantly evolving, as coaches, tacticians, and players seek to find new ways to gain an edge over their rivals. One of the key areas in which soccer teams look to gain advantages is by trying out new formations and tactical systems. Soccer formations can vary massively; shapes such as 4-4-2 or 4-5-1 are built on a strong, compact back line, while other formations like 3-4-3...
The summer of 2024 has certainly not been the busiest transfer window we've experienced in recent years, but there have still been plenty of significant, costly deals completed so far (and we still have plenty of time left before deadline day). From Manchester United's £52m acquisition of whizzkid centre back Leny Yoro to Juventus' £42m move for highly-rated Aston Villa CDM Douglas Luiz, plenty of money has been spent on more defensive-minded...
The Premier League is the most popular league on the planet. As well as having a huge domestic audience with hundreds of thousands of fans regularly attending English top-flight matches, there's also an estimated global TV audience of around 1.8 billion, an incredible tally that the league has been able to profit off massively. Lucrative broadcasting and sponsorship deals, coupled with high drama and consistent quality, have made the Premier...
English football is at a crossroads. The amount of money being pumped into the top of the game has risen dramatically in recent years, while those at the bottom of the football pyramid have become increasingly squeezed. Fiscal mismanagement and overly risky bids to reach the promised land have left numerous EFL clubs in huge financial trouble, and concern amongst fans about the fairness and equality of the national game have grown...
Arsenal Football Club have been on a real journey over the last few years. The departure of legendary long-standing manager Arsene Wenger in 2018 left a huge void and caused a serious re-evaluation of the Gunners' identity. His replacement Unai Emery struggled to win over a hungry fanbase that perhaps didn't quite realise how much restructuring needed to be done at the north London club during this time. In December 2019, the club brought...
Fans and pundits often call the Championship "the most exciting league in the world", and you can see why. Every season, England's second tier — which offers the chance of promotion to the Premier League — is extremely competitive, with plenty of big hitters coming down from the top flight and a fair few surprise packages aiming for a high finish too. Often, the battle for promotion will see as many as 10 or 12 teams vying for a place at the...
Much has been said about the ever-increasing role of data and analytics in professional football. From the employment of vast in-house data teams by top-level clubs like Manchester City or Bayern Munich, to the growing opportunities for individual sports analysts to rise up the ranks and work with the world's best coaches and strategists, this area of the game has expanded massively, and the average football fan now has a decent grasp of...