By 90min Attacking midfielders are the highest grade are like gold dust in modern football. While systems around Europe are starting to phase out the need for a classical attacking ten, there is still the need for creative midfielders to pull strings, …
Marcus Rashford explains where he has improved since England debut
By Finley Crebolder As Marcus Rashford prepares to play in his fourth major tournament for England, the forward explains how he has improved since his first. At the start of the season, Rashford was very much in danger of not being included in England’…
Mikel Arteta heaps praise onto Arsenal following win over Wolves
By Henry Burt Mikel Arteta praised the ‘maturity’ of his Arsenal players as they cruised to a 2-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers and extended their lead at the top of the Premier League. With Manchester City suffering a surprise home defeat to Brentfor…
Graham Potter rues Chelsea performance following Newcastle defeat
By Henry Burt Graham Potter has admitted that his Chelsea side are in a ‘bad moment’ and need to use the World Cup break to regroup, following a 1-0 defeat away at Newcastle that saw the Blues fall to eighth in the Premier League table. After a bright …
Granit Xhaka forced off prematurely in Arsenal-Wolves clash
By Mitch Wilks Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka had to be substituted just 15 minutes into their clash with Wolves on Saturday evening, sparking fears with the World Cup around the corner. The Switzerland international has enjoyed an exceptional start t…
Jurgen Klopp delivers positive assessment of Liverpool’s win over Southampton
By Henry Burt Jurgen Klopp praised the first half performance of his Liverpool side as they scored three goals to see off Southampton at Anfield, but was not quite as impressed with the second. Klopp was not in the dugout for the match on Saturday, hav…
Tunisia World Cup 2022 guide: Key players, injuries, tactics & tournament prediction
By Jamie Spencer Tunisia head to their sixth FIFA World Cup finals this winter, making it two tournaments in a row after also qualifying for the 2018 tournament to end a previous 12-year absence from the global stage. The Eagles of Carthage are the thi…
Dejan Kulusevski will save Tottenham’s attack, but their defence needs a hard reset
By Sean Walsh From Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – If there are two Premier League teams who love a bit of late nonsense, it’s Tottenham and Leeds. Fortunately for all the Barclays fiends out there, they faced off at 3pm on Saturday (so that’s an ‘unfortun…
Canada held to 2-2 draw in pre-World Cup friendly with Bahrain; roster announcement Sunday
By Chris Smith The Canadian Men’s National Team were held to a 2-2 draw against Bahrain on Friday in their final match before announcing the roster for the 2022 World Cup. John Herdman is set to name the group that will head to Qatar on Sunday, meaning…
Pep Guardiola provides honest assessment of Man City defeat to Brentford
By Mitch Wilks Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola admitted ‘the better team won’ as his side fell to a late 2-1 defeat to Brentford in their final Premier League game before the World Cup break. Ivan Toney put the Bees ahead in Saturday’s early offerin…