0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 5/17/2016
Liverpool Football Club are a part of a very select group of clubs that can be considered European Super Powers. It was during the 70s and early 80s that Liverpool truly announced themselves on the European stage, winning the European Cup four times in seven years. In 2005, the Merseyside club etched its name into […]
BLACKBURN, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 21: Dimitri Payetof West Ham United celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal from a free kick during The Emirates FA Cup fifth round match between Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United at Ewood park on February 21, 2016 in Blackburn, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 5/12/2016
With the Premier League season winding down, we can start to look back and evaluate the season. One of the perennial favorites is who were the best transfers this Premier League season? Who validated their new manager’s trust in them the most? Well, there were plenty of players this year, but ultimately, it came down […]
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 14: A Pep Guardiola scarf is carried outside the ground prior to the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at Etihad Stadium on February 14, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 5/10/2016
It is pretty clear that for a team we all expected to be challenging for the title this season, Manchester City’s campaign has been incredibly underwhelming. With only a game left in the season, they sit fifteen points off of the top of the table and only two points ahead of 5th (having played a game […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 5/6/2016
Arsene Wenger is the longest serving manager in the Premier League. His tenure at Arsenal has seen a sustained level of success and quality of play that is only rivaled by Bob Paisley or Alex Ferguson. So why are Arsenal fans ready to end the Frenchman’s twenty-year stay at the London club? More importantly, why […]
PADERBORN, GERMANY – JULY 19: Head Coach Quique Sanchez Flores of Watford during the preseason friendly match between SC Paderborn and Watford FC at Benteler Arena on July 19, 2015 in Paderborn, Germany. (Photo by Joachim Sielski/Getty Images)
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 4/29/2016
1) Leicester Manager: Claudio Ranieri Status: God-status Why: If Leicester even thinks about sacking Ranieri then I have lost faith modern soccer. What he has done with that club is nothing short of a miracle. 2) Tottenham Manager: Mauricio Pochettino Status: Keep Why: Pochettino has Tottenham playing really well, and they will only get better […]
LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 10: Louis van Gaal manager of Manchester United (R) looks on prior to the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at White Hart Lane on April 10, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 4/26/2016
This season has been a strange one for Manchester United fans. It has been filled with some crushing defeats and bruising disappointments. Fan morale is so low, they’ve struck oil and bought a club in London. There have been reports of players losing faith in the manager, Louis van Gaal showing Allardycean-levels of arrogance in press conferences, […]
during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford on April 16, 2016 in Manchester, England.
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 4/19/2016
With the exception of Aston Villa, whose own miserable campaign has finally been put to bed with mathematical relegation, the race to survive the relegation is surprisingly open. The three teams vying to escape the remaining two relegation spots are all within three points of each other. The lead held by Norwich is even smaller […]
during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Liverpool at St Mary’s Stadium on March 20, 2016 in Southampton, United Kingdom.
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 4/12/2016
The SAS combination of Liverpool’s 2013/14 season was the biggest reason the came so near to winning the league. Since then, Liverpool have been incredibly hesitant to play two up top. This is partially due to a lack of options that both Brendan Rodgers and Jurgen Klopp have faced. Daniel Sturridge spent most of the […]
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – APRIL 09: Francis Coquelin of Arsenal and Manuel Lanzini of West Ham United compete for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Arsenal at the Boleyn Ground on April 9, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 4/11/2016
In the very early minutes of the Arsenal-West Ham match (13:25), while the game was still deadlocked, Manuel Lanzini broke onto a mishit Andy Carroll bicycle kick. After a cool finish past Petr Cech, the linesman flagged Lanzini offside. We can see the goal below. In real time, Lanzini moves so quickly that it does […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 4/8/2016
Real Madrid’s 2-0 loss to Wolfsburg in the first round of the Champions League quarterfinals was the shock result of the round. Everybody expected it to be an easy win for Zidane’s boys. There were plenty of factors that went into the loss. The grueling match against Barcelona didn’t ensure that Real Madrid were going […]
xxxx during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at Camp Nou on April 2, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain.
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 4/4/2016
Though Real Madrid would later grab a late winner courtesy of Cristiano Ronaldo, when Gareth Bale was penalized for a foul on Jordi Alba after nodding home a leading goal, Madrid fans were livid. They weren’t the only ones, either. Gareth Bale would later state: “I can’t believe it was disallowed… It was a very […]
LEICESTER, ENGLAND – MARCH 01: Andy King (C) of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with his team mates Danny Simpson (L) and Riyad Mahrez (R) during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion at The King Power Stadium on March 1, 2016 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 4/1/2016
The 2015/16 Premier League season is winding down, and with only a remaining seven or eight games left (depending on who you are). This also means that the race for the top of the table is becoming more and more solidified. It is pretty clear that there are two teams left in the running, Leicester […]
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 14: A Pep Guardiola scarf is carried outside the ground prior to the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at Etihad Stadium on February 14, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 3/30/2016
March still hasn’t ended and we have already seen some big transfer moves being touted for the summer. Liverpool and West Ham seem to be leading the charge with Joel Matip and Havard Nordtveit (reportedly) already signed up to the respective clubs already. Beyond official transfer, we also have discussions for summer transfers occurring. All […]
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – MARCH 20: Sadio Mane of Southampton and Philippe Coutinho of Liverpool battle for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Liverpool at St Mary’s Stadium on March 20, 2016 in Southampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Broadway/Getty Images)
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 3/23/2016
The recent Premier League match between Liverpool and Southampton was one of the most spectacular collapses that we have seen for some time. It is baffling how a team can go from being clearly on top in the first half, to the extent where they could have and should have been up by more, yet […]
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 09: Michail Antonio of West Ham United (30) celebrates with Mark Noble (16), Dimitri Payet (27) and Cheikhou Kouyate (8) as he scores their first goal during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round Replay match between West Ham United and Liverpool at Boleyn Ground on February 9, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 3/22/2016
I’ll admit, the title of this piece is bold, but West Ham have been one of the most consistent teams in the Premier League this season. While this may come down to a lack of pressure from the belief that they are punching above their weight, West Ham have blossomed under Slaven Bilic. It couldn’t […]
