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Real Madrid – Xabi Alonso Doesn’t Want a New Contract
By the time the current deal Xabi Alonso has with Real Madrid expires, he’ll be 33, probably a bit (or more) off his prime. It still doesn’t mean he won’t be a coveted player by almost every top club and able-paying team in the world, although a return to the English Premier League, specifically Liverpool, seems like something that theoretically seems like the most plausible scenario.
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Kenny Dalglish is the Highest Paid Manager in the Premier League This Season
Not having a job is sometimes better than actually being employed, if you’re Kenny Dalglish, who was sacked by Liverpool at the end of last season, but will still make more money by the end of this season than any other working manager in the English Premier League.
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Michael Owen – Where it Went Wrong for the “Future of English Football”
A lot of people have been waiting for the announcement, but it took some time. Michael Owen will be retiring at the end of the 2012-2013 season after being quite irrelvant to the game in the last five seasons or so.
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Arsenal FC – Jack Wilshere Isn’t That Important Right Now
Of all the signings Arsene Wenger made last summer, the return of Jack Wilshere after more than a year off the pitch might have been his best, but the way Arsenal completely submit to his talents and his dominance in the middle of the pitch when he really shouldn’t be playing that much sometimes does more harm than good, meanwhile cancelling out players like Santi Cazrola, Mikel Arteta or anyone else who likes to play through the middle.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie Forgot How to Score
Luckily for Robin van Persie, Manchester United are simply gliding towards the Premier League title, thanks to his scoring touch in the first half of the season, but there is no denying that if it wasn’t for their huge lead at the top of the table, we would be hearing a lot more questions and doubts about his ability, going through the worst scoring drought anyone of his caliber has gone through this season and in recent memory.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Arsenal, Chelsea & Manchester United After Asmir Begovic
The best way to put it – none of the top English sides are really pleased with what they have at goal, which might mean we’ll see Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United give signing Asmir Begovic a go this summer, with Stoke ready to part ways with its Bosnian goalkeeper, knowing the financial windfall it will cushion the pain of losing an excellent player.
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Callum McManaman With an Awful Tackle on Massadio Haïdara
There was some awful refereeing all throughout the Wigan – Newcastle match, not just in the little things, but in plenty of big decisions, none of them worse than the terrible challenge from Callum McManaman on Massadio Haidara, pretty much unnoticed by Mark Halsey.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi & David Villa on Same Wavelength
What a difference a big win makes for a team and its players. Not that Lionel Messi was lacking any confidence in his scoring ability before; and it’s not that David Villa forgot how to score goals at any point of his more frustrating moments this season. Still, Barcelona had the swagger it was missing in recent matches, until their Champions League turnaround.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Playing Like He’s Just Arrived
When the season had just begun, Eden Hazard looked like the next great thing for Chelsea and the English Premier League, but a few things went wrong along the way. Now, months later, with the goals of the team slightly different, the Belgian star is playing the kind of football that earned him so many compliments in the early goings.
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Still Waiting for Lionel Messi & Neymar to Become Rivals
Until we actually see Neymar pulling on a Barcelona, Manchester City, Real Madrid or any other team’s jersey, his dribbling skills and impressive numbers won’t mean a thing. Until he won’t become he permanent fixture in the world’s top footballing competition, the Champions League, there’s no point in comparing him to Lionel Messi.