In a weekend interview, Everton manager Roberto Martínez believes that his side can break the 70-point barrier if they continue to develop. Currently, it does not appear that Martínez is being entirely unreasonable in setting his top-four target, given how Chelsea and Liverpool have been struggling. Of course, they will […]
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Just when you think the Premier League is beginning to settle, Man City go and lose 2-1 at home to West Ham. Before succumbing to their first league defeat of the season, Man City had won five-straight games to open an 11-point gap ahead of Chelsea. Now, though, Chelsea are […]
Ronald Koeman was the darling of the Premier League for much of last season. The legendary former centre-back of Barcelona managed to take a Southampton side supposedly destined for relegation and actually make them successful. Come the end of the season, they had the second-best defence in the league. Now […]
You do not want to talk to Arsenal fans about Arsène Wenger’s transfer policy. Fans are furious that Wenger did not invest in acquiring a top-class striker and an anchor man. Olivier Giroud and Francis Coquelin are now pivotal to Arsenal’s season, as is the ever-important Alexis Sánchez. All three […]
Belgium take on Bosnia in what is one of the pick of the week’s Euro 2016 qualifiers. After sinking to a 1-0 loss to Wales in June, it is now up to Belgium to rebound and claw back the three-point gap that has opened up between the two nations in […]
Swansea City had an excellent start to the season when they managed to frustrate Chelsea and earn a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge. That was followed up with a decisive 2-0 home win versus Newcastle, but they were unable to win two-straight after drawing 1-1 away in Sunderland. Nobody expected […]
Everton’s Europa League adventures are often cited as explanation for why they performed so poorly in last season’s Premier League. Following a fifth-place finish in his first season as Everton manager, Roberto Martínez and his Toffees slumped to 11th place. Another poor season would likely seal the fate of Martínez, […]
Just one week into the new Premier League season and already we have an enormous game to savour. Champions Chelsea travel to play runners-up Man City for a clash that neither side can afford to lose. Neither side was able to win this league encounter last season, with both matches […]
Ronald Koeman’s Southampton played so well in the Dutchman’s first season as manager that they threatened to finish in the top-four at times. In the end, however, the Saints ran out of steam and finished in seventh places, behind Tottenham and Liverpool, respectively. Southampton finished second only to Chelsea for […]