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Manchester United – David Moyes is in Crisis Mode
Talking of transition and fan support is great, but there comes a point where you can’t lie and hide behind players anymore. Manchester United knew that the first season with David Moyes wasn’t going to be smooth sailing, but no one expected a catastrophic start to the season such as this, with Adnan Januzaj thrust into a bigger role than he’s actually ready for while Robin van Persie comes back from injury too soon for his own good and plays 90 minutes out of position.
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Premier League – Week 15 Results & Table
A story of those going up and those going down, as Liverpool were the big winners in the race to catch up with Arsenal, beating West Ham comfortably with more goals from Luis Suarez, while both Chelsea (losing at Stoke) and Manchester City (drawing at Southampton) dropped vital points. Still, most of the news was made in the day’s first match at Old Trafford, as Manchester United lost at home again, this time 1-0 to Newcastle.
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Manchester United – David Moyes Has to Stop Blaming Luck
No one expected for David Moyes to have an easy first season at the helm as Manchester United manager. However, no one expected it to be this bad. What’s more frustrating for those who have the club’s best interest in mind is that there’s no sign of improvement, consistency or some sort of instilling football philosophy. David Moyes is diverting attention from himself to the players, mentioning luck and other things as the culprits in the bad results, but it’s hard to deny he has a huge part in everything that’s going on.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez Only Needs Norwich in His Life
It’s hard to say what it is exactly that makes Norwich such easy prey for Luis Suarez who simply goes ballistic every time he sees them. His most recent stat line? Four goals, one assist, which puts him once again on the top of the scoring charts with 13, two more than Sergio Aguero, while Liverpool themselves find out once again that playing with the right kind of attacking lineup makes all the difference against inferior teams.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Makes Up For Awful Defending
This isn’t the Chelsea team Jose Mourinho had during his first Premier League tenure, so he has to play to the current strengths. Not the defense, which is a mess right now no matter who is playing in it, but the attacking midfield and especially Eden Hazard, the team’s best player that should have more nights of dominant football like his most recent performance, finishing with two goals and an assist.
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Arsenal FC – Mesut Ozil Coming Back to Life
If there was ever an opportunity to give Olivier Giroud some much needed rest, Arsene Wenger finally found it, while getting something out of Nicklas Bendtner to the surprise of everyone. But focusing on more important players for Arsenal down the road, the fantastic job Aaron Ramsey this season in every match resulted in Mesut Ozil getting on the scoresheet, and looking better than he has in over a month.
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FC Barcelona – Andres Iniesta Thinks There’s Nothing to Worry About
A loss at Barcelona is always magnified and caused a much bigger reaction than anywhere else. Two losses in a row? It has to be a crisis right? According to Andres Iniesta, who has been through plenty of highs & lows with the club, no one is hitting the panic button just yet.
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Manchester United – David Moyes Has to Win Against His Former Club
You should try to leave personal reasons out of your footballing decisions, but David Moyes does have a personal stake in the next match Manchester United play, which just happens to be against his former team, who are doing quite well without him.
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Liverpool FC – Iago Aspas Can Fill in For Daniel Sturridge
Sometimes when a player like Daniel Sturridge gets injured, the problem isn’t filling in for him with someone who can produce at the same level. Liverpool need a forward for Luis Suarez to play off of, but not necessarily someone who is going to score a goal almost every match. Despite his disappointing start to life in the Premier League, Iago Aspas can be this solution.
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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho Playing Mind Games Again
Despite their big spending this summer, Chelsea do not have a quality advantage over their rivals to the Premier League title. The edge they do have? Jose Mourinho, but not everything he does this season has been clever or correct, so the Portuguese manager returns to what he thinks he does best – mind games with other managers.