"And let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody beats Vitas Gerulitas 17 times in a row". — Vitas Gerulitas . For the first post on my new sports blog I've included my all time favourite sports quote from former tennis player Vitas Gerulitas. After ending a losing streak to Jimmy Connors of 16 … Continue reading Welcome to VAR – Very Average Reading
Things that currently tire me: January, the weather, Trump, VAR and racism in the Premier League and the UK. On the 22nd of December Chelsea’s centre half Antonio Rüdiger was “allegedly” (I shouldn’t have to use that word) a target of racial abuse by a Spurs fan. Chelsea’s captain made Anthony Taylor aware of what … Continue reading Rüdiger Racism Case Closed by Metropolitan Police
Spurs' Son ran the length of the pitch to score a spectacular individual goal last weekend against Burnley. His consistent performances and lack of public recognition leads me to believe Son is the most underrated Premier League player. This led me to creating a list of the all-time underrated Premier League players starting with a … Continue reading The Most Underrated Players in Premier League History
Arsène Wenger was recently appointed the chief of global football development at Fifa and has recently voiced his opinion on the use of VAR in the Premier League. Above everything else VAR being used consistently by all referees at all grounds has to be his highest priority to advance its use. One key problem for … Continue reading Arsène Wenger and VAR
After our worst run of results in 27 years Emery is sacked as manager of my beloved Arsenal. With poor displays, lack of clean sheets and the 9th best away record in the league since his tenure began it was time for Emery to leave his post today. In an era where player management is … Continue reading Emery sacked as Arsenal Begin Search For New Boss
The play has reintroduced the evil villain everyone loves to hate. Mourinho has replaced Pochettino as Tottenham boss following his surprise sacking last week. Taking Spurs from the doldrums of mediocrity to a Champions League final in the space of five years with a Net Spend of £35 million, Pochettino has proven himself one of … Continue reading Mourinho – The Villain Everyone Loves to Hate
During a training session leading to the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, Olaf Mellberg hacked down an established Freddie Ljungberg resulting in Freddie going for Mellberg’s throat before being separated by teammates. Mellberg apologised publicly but the damage had been done, and two camps emerged from the Swedish side: Mellberg and Zlatan … Continue reading Has Sterling Split the Three Lions?
After disappointing spells under Solsjkær, Slade and Trollope Cardiff City were second from bottom in the Championship staring relegation down the barrel before the appointment of veteran manager Neil Warnock in October 2016. Dedication was demanded from the new manager which saw Cardiff to 12th that season before a surprising promotion to the Premier League … Continue reading Neil Warnock Leaves Cardiff City after Three Years in Charge
Today the Champions of Europe host the League Champions in what promises to be a heavyweight clash! Liverpool are looking to extend their lead over Manchester City to 9 points, resigning them to fourth going into the international break. Liverpool are undefeated in the league this season and without a loss at Anfield in over … Continue reading Liverpool v Manchester City – An Unmissable Heavyweight Clash
You’re right Cech did retire from Arsenal last season, and if you followed him more closely he is the current Technical and Performance advisor of Chelsea. When on Earth did he last win a Man of the Match then let alone save two penalties? At his newest team the Guildford Phoenix, a semi-professional Ice Hockey … Continue reading Petr Cech wins Man Of The Match after Two Penalty Saves on Debut
Leicester equalled a 24-year-old record set by Manchester United against Ipswich for the most goals scored in a single game last weekend when they defeated Southampton 9-0 at St Mary’s last week! Southampton are the only previous side to concede two hat-tricks in a game, Arsenal being the first side to do so (Can you … Continue reading Joint Largest Ever Premier League Victory – Southampton 0-9 Leicester
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