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Premier League – Chelsea vs Manchester City Predictions
Is this season a failure for both clubs, after their disappointing, to be delicate, performances in the Champions League? Not yet, not with the Premier League title still in sight. Manchester City are a different beast in England, while Chelsea are in a more fragile state, with a new manager joining in without a lot of time to test out the murky waters.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Has Too Many Bad Days
Caught off guard once again, and any hopes of repeating as La Liga champions are thrown out the window for Real Madrid. Losing three times in 13 matches is too much in this league, and for Cristiano Ronaldo to score only once in the last six matches is simply unheard of. These things go hand in hand.
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Manchester United – Don’t Need Robin van Persie Goals
Another match of falling behind and making a feverish comeback, this time not even needing goals from Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney. Manchester United keep on winning despite playing only 20 minutes of good football each match. It has nothing to do with tactics, and it’ll make them fall and stumble down the road.
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Arsenal FC – Arsene Wenger Has Nothing to be Happy About
So Lukas Podolski scored a pretty goal in the Champions League; so what? Arsenal look confused, slow and boring, just without the necessary grit that came along with that team of better years. The Arsene Wenger project looks dull and unsuccessful, and all the talk of rebuilding and profit margins won’t change that fact.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Gareth Bale Wants Real Madrid
Tottenham are nice, good, sometimes big. Real Madrid? Can’t ask for anything bigger and better when it comes to prestige, current and previous power, not to mention the money. Gareth Bale, one of the best wingers in the world, thinks it’s time to move from OK to the best.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Isn’t Loved by Everyone
Remember the sad Cristiano Ronaldo saga, as the world stood still while trying to figure out what makes one of the biggest sport stars on the planet feel unhappy about his place in his workplace, Real Madrid? One of the theories was a lack of support from his teammates. Not all 22 players (or more) on a football team can be friends.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez Isn’t Going Anywhere
Rumors are one thing, reality is another. While news of Manchester City hoping to get their hands on Luis Suarez of Liverpool to improve their striker situation, both clubs and the Uruguayan striker are denying anything is progressing in that direction.
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Lionel Messi – Too Many “New” Him
One of the more annoying trends in any sport and specifically in football is labeling any talented youngster as the new someone. Seeing as Lionel Messi is the popular choice in recent years for best player in the world and disregarding the fact that he’s only 25, there seem to be too many young talents labeled as the new Messi.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Manchester City Going For Luis Suarez
It’s not that Manchester City don’t have enough strikers as it stands right now, but they think adding Luis Suarez from Liverpool, pretty much the only think working for the broken down former giants, will be the right piece in the puzzle in their title defense campaign.