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Premier League – Week 14 Predictions
The midweek fixtures in the Premier League don’t offer any mega matchup, but there are certainly quite a few interesting tales to follow, as Manchester United play at home against Everton, their manager’s former club, while league leaders Arsenal hope to continue their impressive start to the season with a home win against Hull City, coming off a surprising win over Liverpool.
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FC Barcelona – The Problem Isn’t Neymar, It’s Cesc Fabregas
Everyone is looking to see if Barcelona are truly in a crisis now. Gerardo Martino has a world of pressure on his shoulders to find the answers after a very poor showing in the team’s most recent matches. While eyes are directed at Neymar, the answers to Barca’s problems can be found with Cesc Fabregas – his positioning on the pitch, rather than his actual presence.
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Manchester United – Great Wayne Rooney Seasons Usually End With Nothing
An interesting thing about Wayne Rooney over the last few seasons – it seems he dances between greatness one year and getting on everyone’s nerves the following season. Manchester United usually win their championships when Rooney isn’t at his best, although it shouldn’t have anything to do with it.
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Chelsea FC Transfer Rumors – Juan Mata & Kevin de Bruyne Leaving to Atletico Madrid
It’s been rough for some players at Chelsea this season, probably more than anyone for Juan Mata and Kevin de Bruyne, who pretty much occupy the same position at the team, but aren’t favorites for their manager. At least one of them might be sold in the January transfer window, with Atletico Madrid showing a great interest in both of them, hoping that sort of arrival will help boost their chances to win the La Liga title.
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Arsenal FC Transfer Rumors – Trying to Sign Alvaro Morata on Loan
It seems like Alvaro Morata missed out on his chance to become a starting player for Real Madrid this season, and is trying to find some playing time by being loaned out in the next transfer window. There’s been plenty of interest coming from the Premier League, and especially from Arsenal, who seem to be edging out Swansea and Spurs for his services.
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Cristiano Ronaldo – His Campaigning Seems to be Working in Spain
We might hear from Cristiano Ronaldo time and time again that he doesn’t care about awards, only about success with Real Madrid. However, he usually contradicts himself by talking about himself, about Sepp Blatter, about FIFA and the Ballon d’Or. It seems that all the words he’s been using have sunk in with La Liga officials, inventing an award especially for him, separate from the rest, that were given to players who were voted to it.
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Is Daniel Sturridge Injured Because Roy Hodgson Hates Liverpool Now?
The ending between Roy Hodgson and Liverpool when he managed the club for half a season wasn’t a happy one. Ever since, there’s not a lot of love between the sides, and there’s a chance that playing Daniel Sturridge while he wasn’t completely fit for England to play in international friendlies, causing him to pick up an injury that’s now keeping him off the pitches for almost two months.
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PSG – The First Team in Ligue 1 History With No French Players
It was bound to happen at some point or the other. Rich teams like Paris Saint-Germain aren’t about local identity or anything similar. It’ about big names, big money and titles. If it means sacrificing integrity, so be it, and so the French champions became the first Ligue 1 side ever to start a match without a single French player in the lineup, rectifying that issue at half time when Blaise Matuidi came in for Thiago Motta.
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On Andre Villas-Boas Letting it Rip On Neil Ashton of the Daily Mail
It’s hard to say Andre Villas-Boas is safe after the 2-2 draw between Tottenham and Manchester United. However, not losing is always a source of relief when you’re under immense pressure, and scoring two goals is certainly a change for the better. Instead of somewhat taking it easy after the draw, the Portuguese manager decided to vent some pressure in the press conference after the match, directing his angel at Neil Ashton of the Daily Mail.
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Romelu Lukaku – The Best Scorer Per Minute in the Premier League
A title that usually belongs to Javier Hernandez who isn’t getting too many chances this season has been taken over by Romelu Lukaku, who through his short time in the Premier League has taken over the best scorer per minute. Not just for this season with Everton, but in Premier League history for players with at least 20 goals.