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Arsenal FC – Per Mertesacker Knows It’s a Very Long Season
One of the defining factors this season for Arsenal so far has been the relative ease of their schedule up to this point. However, and Per Mertesacker, the team’s centre back, will be the first to admit it, there’s a tougher road left for them to travel, and much more difficult tests left to play.
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Jose Mourinho is a “Dirty” Winner; Manuel Pellegrini is a Sore Loser
It feels as if the Chelsea – Manchester City match, won in the 90th minute by Fernando Torres, was the first really big game of the season, or at least the most emotional we’ve seen in the Premier League so far. Jose Mourinho couldn’t help but get over emotional after the match ended, while Manuel Pellegrini felt slighted, and decided not to shake hands with the Portuguese manager, who he doesn’t really like anyway.
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AS Roma – The Winning Streak That Just Won’t End
Without Francesco Totti and without Maicon, sent off after 66 minutes, Roma still made it out with their perfect start to the season intact and improved, picking up a 1-0 win over Udinese through a late Michael Bradly goal, making everyone wonder when exactly will this team finally be stopped, and who can exactly do it.
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Arsenal FC Transfer Rumors – Interested in Signing Juan Cuadrado
Colombian football is on the rise, but it’s not just about heading to the World Cup. Players from country are thriving all around Europe and are becoming quite desirable transfer targets, such as Juan Cuadrado of Fiorentina, who might be making his way to Arsenal sooner or later if he keeps up his excellent form.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Finally Starts His Season
A striker doesn’t truly begin his season before he scores his first league goal, and it took Fernando Torres more than two months to get his. Luckily, it turned out to be a 90th minute winner in the biggest match of the season so far for Chelsea.
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Premier League – Chelsea vs Manchester City Predictions
Two teams that both plan to be a little big higher up the table than they’re current position, Chelsea and Manchester City meet at Stamford Bridge for the main match of the 9th Premier League round of matches.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo is Still Crying Instead of Playing
Even if Cristiano Ronaldo was fouled, he did have another embarrassing moment of diving instead of playing through the tackle. While he has a manager at Real Madrid who hasn’t been making the wisest and boldest of decisions when it comes to starting lineups, you expect a lot more from a player who considers himself to be the best in the world.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Turns to Neymar & Alexis Sanchez
The first Clasico of the season was something of a weird one, especially when looking at the key players and heroes. Lionel Messi had a weak performance, hardly felt under heavy guard. Meanwhile, both Neymar and later Alexis Sanchez enjoyed enough freedom to score the goals put Barcelona all smiling when they got past the finish line.
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Bayern Munich vs Dortmund – Nothing Changes in the Bundesliga
For now, we’re at something of a status-quo, as Bayern Munich keep their one point lead over Borussia Dortmund at the top of the Bundesliga. While the champions got themselves in a complicated situation against Hertha Berlin (still coming up with the 3-2 win), Dortmund were fantastic in their 3-2 win over Schalke, claiming their first Revierderby after two consecutive losses.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez Makes Tactics Look Great
There’s a chance that the whole summer saga has actually turned Luis Suarez into a better player. Maybe in the back of his mind he hated Brendan Rodgers and still wants to leave Liverpool, but it really doesn’t matter as he scores hat tricks, forms a deadly partnership with Daniel Sturridge and makes the unusual team tactics seem perfectly natural.