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Manchester United Transfer Rumors – Swapping Marco Reus For Shinji Kagawa
It’s still quite a long way from January and the re-opening of the transfer window, but there’s no harm in making plans for the near and more distant future. Manchester United aren’t the only club that’s going after Marco Reus, who has a tempting release clause to trigger, but having Shinji Kagawa available for a swap might give them an edge over other clubs.
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Arsenal FC – Mesut Ozil Disappearing Act is No Reason to Panic
With Mesut Ozil disappearing and Aaron Ramsey playing too far away from the box most of the match, Olivier Giroud remained the only hope for Arsenal to come away with something from the Old Trafford. Unfortunately, basing a title challenge on just one striker who has bad days himself from time to time isn’t the best of ideas.
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FC Barcelona – Neymar Thriving With or Without Lionel Messi
A weird season for Barcelona, as Lionel Messi just can’t seem to keep himself healthy for more than a few matches in a row, but without the team really hurting for it. Neymar might not be the scorer the Argentine is, but for all uses and purposes, he has no problem filling those shoes when it comes to simply keeping the team coasting on top of the Spanish La Liga.
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Manchester United – David Moyes Finally in the Race
It wasn’t some tactical stroke of genius from David Moyes that gave Manchester United their most meaningful win of the season. It was a Robin van Persie goal, a Wayne Rooney cross and the most committed performance from his players this season, thrusting them back into the title race.
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Robin van Persie for Manchester United; No One for Arsenal
Finally David Moyes has a win over a big team, not to mention his first ever against Arsene Wenger. It was all about Robin van Persie making the difference, rising high above the poor zone coverage from Arsenal, giving Manchester United a 1-0 win that completely opens the title race, bringing them back into it despite the slow start to the season.
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Luis Suarez – Liverpool Can’t Afford to Give Him Up
When scoring achievements are mentioned, it’s usually about the inhuman contest between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Count Luis Suarez into that bunch as well, as the Liverpool striker kicks off his season with 8 goals in only 6 matches, being the main reason his team are going to be in the race for a Champions League spot until the end of the season.
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Premier League – Week 11 Results & Table
While the biggest match of the weekend hasn’t happened yet, two results meant quite a lot in what’s shaping up to be the title race: Liverpool had an easy 4-0 win over the falling apart Fulham thanks to a brace from Luis Suarez, and Chelsea dropped two points by drawing at home against West Brom thanks to Ramires diving and winning a made up penalty kick in injury time.
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Iker Casillas – Real Madrid Isn’t the Place For Him
It’ll be somewhat of an end to an era when Iker Casillas decides to leave Real Madrid, the only club he’s ever played for. Despite getting a match to play once every two weeks at best, his ability doesn’t seem to be affect, which makes it even more frustrating for him to be sitting behind Diego Lopez, hoping Carlo Ancelotti changes his mind.
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Barcelona vs AC Milan – Neymar is Starring, Lionel Messi Scoring Again
A rivalry can be big only by name, because for the last few years, it’s not a really fair fight between Barcelona and AC Milan, a club in deep trouble after two or three years of completely mismanaging their transfer policy. On the happier side of the chasm, Neymar is playing like he’s in Brazil again, while Lionel Messi proves he hasn’t forgotten how to score and it’s only a matter of time before we’re going to see the numbers we’re used to from him.
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Dortmund vs Arsenal – Aaron Ramsey Turns the Match Around
It’s not just the goal that Aaron Ramsey scored in the second half that helped Arsenal come away with a slightly surprising 1-0 win over Dortmund in Germany. His goal sparked some belief in the side that they’re actually capable of attacking, making Dortmund feel quite uncomfortable in their own home, and not doing much after going down except wish for the referee, Bjorn Kuipers, to give them a penalty kick.