‘Football’s best players under 21’ – Five years on, where are they now?
We had the new ‘Maldini’, ‘Batistuta’, ‘Hazard’, ‘Ronaldo’ and the ‘Mexican Messi’. Not all made the cut. Back in January 2019, ESPN tasked its top football writers and pundits with compiling a Top 30 list of ‘soccer’s best players under 21’. Five years on, it is worth revisiting that list to see what players lived […]
2 years ago
MUTV commentator criticised for ‘unprofessional’ Kai Havertz comments
‘I’m not a Havertz fan but that’s utterly distasteful’ An MUTV commentator has been criticised for his “distasteful” comments about Arsenal midfielder Kai Havertz after saying he was “rubbish” live on air. Manchester United faced Arsenal in New Jersey as part of their pre-season preparations, with Erik ten Hag’s side running out as 2-0 winners. […]
2 years ago
Emmanuel Petit details three reasons why Arsenal can win the Premier League
“We have not seen Arsenal reach their limit yet, and I think they will improve beyond this”. Winning the Premier League is one of the most difficult feats in professional sport. But if anyone can shed some light as to how to scale its towering peak, then it is former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit. A […]
2 years ago
Arsenal’s strongest XI with three top signings looks dangerously good
Can Arsenal’s aggressive summer transfer policy close to the gap to Guardiola’s City? With the news that Arsenal bested Man City in the race to secure the signature of West Ham captain Declan Rice, the North London club look to have captured their third signing of the summer. Having already acquired the services of versatile […]
2 years ago
Liverpool vs Chelsea player ratings and talking points
Liverpool vs Chelsea. Liverpool faced Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League and although this is usually a clash of giants, today’s game was a battle between two sides struggling for form. Chelsea sacked Graham Potter after just seven months in charge and sat in 11th place going into this tie, while Liverpool were […]
3 years ago
It’s no wonder the Chelsea players would follow César Azpilicueta into war
César Azpilicueta (along with many, many others) clearly appreciated this Chelsea are the champions of Europe for the second time after Kai Havertz scored the only goal of the game against Manchester City in Porto. The Germany international kept a cool head when played through by Mason Mount shortly before half-time, rounding Ederson in the […]
5 years ago