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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Falcao on his Way to Chelsea Again
Maybe, for once, this is the real deal. Between Falcao scoring a hat trick against Chelsea in the European Super Cup, Fernando Torres looking like his usual self (not scoring) and Atletico Madrid in what seems to be deep financial trouble, the Colombian striker may be making his way to London very soon.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Finding His Form Again
Steadily and slowly, Cristiano Ronaldo is putting the whole “sad & unhappy” issue behind him, and getting back to being the best player on the Real Madrid team, which is absolutely necessary if they’re to have a shot at coming back from the 8 point deficit in the always happening title race against Barcelona.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Arsenal Targeting Fernando Llorente
Looking for a striker after the summer transfer window is over is quite difficult, but with Fernando Llorente looking to take advantage of his contract situation at Bilbao and seeking a January exit, Arsenal and Arsene Wenger might finally find a solution to the departure of their best scorer and the goal problems that have appeared.
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Vagner Love With the Worst Miss You’ll See This Season
Flamengo didn’t need Vagner Love to score, eventually, beating Atletico Goianiense 2-1 without his scoring touch. In fact, they won despite the fact that the usually prolific striker delivered one of the worst misses in recent years and definitely this season, somehow sending a two feet sitter into the crossbar.
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Arsenal FC – A Sign That This is the Season for Arsene Wenger
A match that Arsenal usually drop might be a sign that this season will be different. Maybe a title is in the cards for Arsene Wenger and his team, which unlike most years, seem to have the mental toughness and the stout enough defense to come from behind and hang on in a very tough away match that they usually lose.
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Manchester United – Winning Lucky is Enough for Alex Ferguson
Another bad performance from Manchester United, but Alex Ferguson his smiling. The goals keep coming as his team came back from 0-1 at Liverpool; the referees keep making mistakes in his favor and most importantly, despite the ability, is the points that keep on coming, winning their fourth match in a row.
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Liverpool FC – Brendan Rodgers Can’t Look Past the Referee
An emotional day at Anfield ended badly for the home side, as Liverpool lost a lead, a player to a non existent red card in Jonjo Shelvey, a match with a penalty that never happened to Manchester United while Brendan Rodgers has to cope with injuries to Daniel Agger, Fabio Borini and Martin Kelly.
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Mark Halsey Steals Show with Penalty and Red Card(Liverpool vs Manchester United)
Instead of Liverpool and Steven Gerrard celebrating on a day that was all about Hillsborough, a red card and a penalty kick that never actually should have been called by Mark Halsey gave Manchester United enough of an advantage, winning 2-1 through a beautiful Rafael goal and a Robin van Persie penalty kick.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Looking Bad Again
A new season, and the gamble to make Fernando Torres the only true striker in the squad isn’t exactly paying off for Chelsea, despite collecting another win without playing too well. He has scored two league goals, but he’s back to the old depressed and frustrated look, while Di Matteo tries to finally get the attacking midfield going.