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The Benediction of Ray Wilkins – A Life Lived in Service to Others
Ray Wilkins is no longer with us. Joel Slagle writes why the idea of Ray…
Tiémoué Bakayoko – The Anatomy of a Failed Signing
It is easy to get so wrapped up in a person’s ability to kick a…
Metronome in the eye of the Storm – So long, Michael Carrick
English football has a proud history of midfielders, most of the similar type – hard,…
Jose Mourinho: A serial-winner looking woefully out of touch with the world
There was once a time when defiance was Jose Mourinho’s biggest strength. Today, that very…
All the President’s Men – Uncertainty of Mauricio Pochettino’s Second Term
Four years into Mauricio Pochettino‘s Tottenham project – the lack of silverware is beginning to…
“It’s Only A Game” – Why Football Matters
Have you ever been told matter-of-factly, on a miserable Monday morning, that it’s “only a…
Ajax Academy’s Gen Next: A new hope or another flash in the pan?
Four phenomenal talents have emerged from the famed Ajax Academy. Will it be another wasted…
Modern Football’s Soloist Playing in an Orchestra
The debate on Paul Pogba’s tactical liberation highlights a problem modern football is facing: Teams…
Jesse Lingard: The predator who works hardest
We take another look at Jesse Lingard’s rise through the ranks at United and his…
Jesse Lingard – The Krillin who came good for Manchester United
We look into the story of Jesse Lingard, and how he has battled a lack…
Jurgen Klopp’s Groundhog Days – Defeating Deja Vu and the Dross
Sun rises in the East and Liverpool concedes goals to tin-pot teams. Jurgen Klopp was…
David de Gea, The Whip of Manchester – An Alternative Match Report
David de Gea was cracking his invisible whip against the Alamo-siege of Arsenal’s attack on…
Ravel Morrison, An Englishman in Mexico – Trading the crown for Sombreros
One of the most promising youth players in Man United’s history, Ravel Morrison now finds…
Jose Mourinho, Master of the Dark Side of Football – An Exploration
We explore what makes Jose Mourinho football’s greatest enigma, and dive deep into everything that…
Fear and Loathing at the Theatre of Dreams
This is war for the soul of Manchester United at the theatre of Dreams, and…
Wayne Rooney: Manchester United’s Little Engine That Could
While Wayne Rooney has to stoke the dying embers in his belly for Everton, we…
Fair play: What exactly is it?
We take an anecdotal ride into one of football’s murkiest matters today: diving and fair…
From the Theatre of Dreams to the Stadium of Light – How David Moyes is recreating his lost Evertonian image
David Moyes – how did it all go wrong for him, and can he resurrect…
Premier League mid-point: what will 2017 bring?
At the Premier League season’s halfway point, we look at what 2016-17 has offered up…