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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez Great Despite Everything
He doesn’t have a real striking partner, but he’s managing. The referees don’t give him calls even when he’s actually fouled, but he gets by. Luis Suarez, probably the most hated player among non-Liverpool fans in the Premier League, just keeps on doing his thing, letting it all fly over his head and simply scores goals.
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Robin van Persie Goals & Referee Mistakes win it for Manchester United at Chelsea
Best match of the Premier League season so far? Probably. Manchester United, lead by a prolific Robin van Persie, enojyed a quick lead and a frantic finish that saw Chelsea left win nine men and their comeback attempts thrashed by a goal from an offside position, giving the Red Devils a 3-2 win.
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Luis Suarez & Liverpool Robbed of Winning Goal vs Everton
In a Merseyside derby filled with a lot of tension and a lot of goals, Luis Suarez stood out in both his ability and his usual antics, scoring a goal, setting up another own goal and scoring a 93rd minute supposed winner, only to be wrongfully disallowed, leaving Everton and Liverpool at a 2-2 draw.
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Everybody Wants Pep Guardiola
Three La Liga titles and two Champions League trophies in four seasons, even if he did have the most talented group of players ever assembled, helps you on your resume. Pep Guardiola has been out of a job, by choice, for five months now, and it looks like every big club in the continent (Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Milan, Inter and even Barcelona) are thinking about him.
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FC Barcelona – Nothing Changes for Lionel Messi
Home, away, hot, rain, dry, cold. Lionel Messi has had better days in terms of his involvement in build up and passing than the 5-0 win by Barcelona over Rayo Vallecano, but that doesn’t change the fact that he’s the deadliest scorer in the world when given the smallest of opportunities to add a goal to his incredible record.
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Manchester City – Carlos Tevez Saving Roberto Mancini
Out of all the players that might have saved Manchester and Roberto Mancini from another embarrassing result, it was Carlos Tevez to the rescue. A terrible and boring first half paved way for one of the longest second’s in recent memory, courtesy of two injuries, and City, with their claws and some Joe Hart magic at goal, finding their way to another victory.
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Arsenal FC – Jack Wilshere and a Successful Comeback
Yes, it was Mikel Arteta who scored the goal for a struggling and lacking of confidence Arsenal team, but the man who made this win matter more than it should was Jack Wilshere, returning to the game of football after over a year of rehabbing and waiting. While it might be some sort of boost to a sluggish side, it’s definitely not the answer to all the problems.
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Premier League – Chelsea vs Manchester United Predictions
Match of the season, and so early? The top two teams in the Premier League this season, according to the table and the amount of goals scored by both teams, Chelsea and Manchester United, will meet in Stamford Bridge in what will be the first big title-deciding match of the 2012-2013 season.
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Merseyside Derby – Everton vs Liverpool Predictions
Even on bad years, Liverpool usually do well against Everton in the Merseyside derby, at least in recent years, as David Moyes takes his team with a eight place advantage in the Premier League table over their city rivals, heading into the encounter as favorites; something that doesn’t happen too often.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Rio Ferdinand Leaving Manchester United for West Ham
Does anyone else think that the whole Alex Ferguson – Rio Ferdinand shirt thing would never have happened during the centre back’s more capable days? It looks there might not be so much of a future for the former England international with Manchester United, and his home club of West Ham seems like a nice play to finish his career.