Therapy begins at home
Any given weekend at the Carneiro residence
Jordan Henderson’s Xxtra Strong – The Gel that Holds Liverpool Together
From being offered as bait in exchange for Fulham’s Clint Dempsey to becoming the captain of Europe’s most successful English club, Jordan Henderson’s sweat-breaking journey through accusations of mediocrity, incompetency and a…
The Premier League Prediction Five
The Sky Sports TV advert for the Premier League’s 2015-16 season saw Thierry Henry relive some magical moments of the “best league in the world”. But the fleet-footed-ball-handling-striker looked at the past…
Gracias San Iker – A tribute to Iker Casillas
Tears, a 9 minute statement and Iker Casillas called time on his career at Real Madrid. A token farewell was organized by Florentino Perez to show the world “Yes, we treat our…
Everton: The Difficult Second Album
A perfect and somewhat overused analogy to sum up Everton’s sophomore season under Roberto Martinez is ‘the difficult second album.’ How can you top what was accomplished the first time round when…
Rafa Benitez: A Harbinger of Success
“This is a cut-throat business.” Real Madrid, the very reason football’s become a cut-throat business. Carlo Ancelloti becomes the latest to face the axe of Florentino Perez, paving the way for…
Juventus Sings Again
The referee blows. Full time: Real Madrid 1 – Juventus 1. With a Clasico final in the offing, Real Madrid went all out for a victory. Missing out would’ve hurt, but they’ve…
The Mismanagement of Brendan Rodgers
Brendan Rodgers is the man for Liverpool should they have a proper off the field structure to support the manager on it. Ferguson with Manchester United, Jose Mourinho with all his clubs,…
Mission Accomplished for Manchester United
As Louis van Gaal sat back in his living room on the Sunday where Chelsea hosted Liverpool, wine in, an expensive red that’s been lying in a France cellar for decades, I…
Victoria Concordia Crescit
“Key for me was the all-togetherness. What I liked about that team was the unselfishness of everybody. Everybody was willing to give the ball to the guy in the better position. The…
Top Of The Klopp Heap
It is quite hard to imagine the birth of a tactical genius. He appears the heck out of nowhere, and becomes famous for a fantastic style and vision for the game. But,…
The Louis van Gaal Diaries – Part 2: The Line of Scrimmage
At the start of the season, Louis van Gaal asked for three months before we could proceed to judge him and point fingers at his methodology. Would he be able to instil…
The Premier League Rat Race
Rat Race (noun) (informal) 1. A way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power. 2. A rat race is an endless, self-defeating,…
L’avenir de la France – The Future of French Football
When you talk football outside of a match day buzz, you will often see a trend of topics – There is controversy, there’s the inadvertent debate on the world’s best player and…
Liverpool’s evolving magician, Philippe Coutinho
Southampton 0 – 2 Liverpool Coutinho 3′ 40 yards from goal, Markovic casually passes the ball to Coutinho in midfield, who opens up his body and with very little backlift, produces a…
The Coq Returns to Roost
(This article was written before Arsenal´s match against Crystal Palace on February 21) In 2015, Francis Coquelin has recorded the most interceptions in Europe and the most tackles in the Premier League –…
Sir Alex Ferguson: “The boy is walking now.”
In England, fans, pundits and players relish the verity foreigners find the style of play difficult, and there’s a peculiar fetish for newcomers struggling with physicality. Though, there’s also huge respect for…
An Ode to Steven Gerrard and a Lament on English Football
Where will the next Gerrard come from? Not England. English football and the identity crisis. ‘The story of British football and the foreign challenge,’ wrote Brain Ganville in Soccer Nemesis, ‘is the…
The Curious Case of Manchester United
The year is 1970, two Englishmen, John and Ben, are at a dusty pub, watching Pele lift the third World Cup. Frustrated at England’s performance, John passes a prophecy, “One day, there…
Steven Gerrard and the Blaze of Glory
Imagine a big day. Any big day. It could be an exam, a result. It could be an interview call, or your first day of work. The day of your wedding,…
Arsenal vs Manchester United: A Preview
Go back 15 years in time and a clash between Arsenal and Manchester United as Christmas time neared would often mean a potential title-decider with the two sides already well clear of…
Alexis Sanchez: The tireless talisman
The Tasmanian Devil of the Chilean variety. A goal-scoring machine. Beast mode. Take your pick or add some more monikers for Alexis Sanchez because many people would love to know what source…
The Changing Hues of the Premier League
An ardent Premier League follower would be more than aware of all the changing colors which we get to see in the changing landscape of football, almost on a daily basis. Such…
Indian Super League – The dawn of a new era
India’s most awaited football event is about to kick-off! The Indian Super League promises to a belter for every football fan across the country, and with India hosting the 2017 U17 FIFA…