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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Arsenal Still Want David Villa
Despite hearing quite a lot of no from Barcelona in regards to the availability of David Villa, the dire situation Arsenal are in and the striker’s plea for more playing time are keeping this transfer hope alive, with the gunners still trying to sign the player.
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Liverpool FC – Jamie Carragher Isn’t Important Anymore
Clubs need to be loyal to players and the other way around is also true, but there are limitations. Holding on to expensive players just because they used to be great players isn’t very wise financially, which means that Jamie Carragher won’t be a Liverpool player for very long.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Arsenal Chasing After Victor Wanyama
There seem to be quite a lot of needs Arsenal and Arsene Wenger need to address as the club sinks to lows they haven’t experienced in quite some time; one of them is finding a dominant defensive midfielder. Victor Wanyama of Celtic might be the man to fill the position.
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Manchester United – The David de Gea Problem
Instead of losing to Tottenahm, Manchester United managed a draw despite being pinned back for most of the match. That doesn’t stop many from blaming David de Gea, who was fantastic for most of the match, for not coming away with the 3 points.
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The Rise of Viktor Fischer (Ajax vs Feyenoord)
Great players don’t always arrive on the scene when they’re young, but it looks like Viktor Fischer, the 18 year old Danish rising star of Ajax, is one of those who likes to make an impression early on, scoring twice in the 3-0 win over Feyenoord in his first Klassieker.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Barcelona Want to Get Thibaut Courtois
Suddenly, it’s all about goalkeepers when it comes to Barcelona, who have been solid and unworried with that position for about a decade. The news of Victor Valdes looking to move on in the near future brings new options with it, the most interesting of them might be young Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, belonging to Chelsea but playing for Atletico Madrid.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Presents Perfection
When pressed against the wall, Real Madrid usually come up with their best. It’s happened more than once this season, and on a tough away test in Valencia, with Cristiano Ronaldo giving us simply a performance of the highest quality, it came to be once again with a devastating 5-0 first half.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie and Nothing More
If you’re a Manchester United fan, you’re probably mostly pleased about what some called a heroic performance, a display of champions, in the snow, hanging on to a Robin van Persie goal for 65 minutes only to concede and equalizer on the last minute of extra time. For the rest, those looking for flaws, it was a timid and reserved exhibition from one-man team.
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Arsenal FC – Still Playing the Terrible Olivier Giroud
Matches upon matches of no goals from his French striker haven’t convinced Arsene Wenger that Olivier Giroud is a failure, and won’t be the answer to his scoring problems. Instead of letting Theo Walcott play the way he wants, he keeps relying on someone who is proving again and again that scoring goals isn’t his best quality.
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Chelsea FC – Juan Mata A Level Above the Rest
For almost an entire half, under heavy snow falling down from the London skies, Chelsea looked like the dream team someone envisioned them to be earlier this season. Not Eden Hazard, not Fernando Torres and not Oscar were responsible for the blitz, the speed and flair. It all began and ended with Juan Mata and Ramires.