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Manchester United – Still Paul Scholes, After All These Years
This is the best Manchester United have to offer in terms of midfielders – Paul Scholes, almost 38, now with 700 appearances in his career, all for the Red Devils. Yesterday, against a Wigan side that hanged in there pretty well for just over an hour, it was pulled his teammates into a more aggressive match and their first impressive (4-0) win of the season.
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English Premier League – Match Week 4 Predictions
Match week 4 of the 2012-2013 English Premier League season will kick off on Saturday with Norwich hosting West Ham in the opening fixture, while the champions Manchester City travel to Stoke, Manchester United hope to have it easy against Wigan at home, Chelsea face QPR in a London derby and a John Terry – Anton Ferdinand face off and Liverpool hope to get their first win in Sunderland.
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Financial Fair Play – What About Chelsea, Manchester City & PSG
In the list of clubs published by UEFA, we didn’t see the names of any of the continent’s big spenders, specifically not PSG, Chelsea and Manchester City, who stand out among the rest of Europe’s big clubs because of their inability (at the moment) to generate sufficient funds without the help of their owners dipping into their own pockets.
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Arsenal FC – Olivier Giroud Looking for his First Goal
Three matches into his Arsenal career, Olivier Giroud is still waiting to score the first goal for the London club. Being the top scorer in France last season means nothing when you make the change to the much tougher Premier League, and the 25-year old French international has so far done nothing to prove he’s worth the belief and hefty transfer price.
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Fernando Torres – Rebuilding His Chelsea Career
One bad season with an expensive price tag over your head can be disastrous for a footballer’s career, beginning a slippery slope towards being forgotten. Fernando Torres had more than one bad campaign with a £50 million label over his head, but it seems the Spanish striker is on the right path.
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Manchester United – Winning Back Wayne Rooney
If you thought Wayne Rooney made his return from the off season a little out of shape, you were right. About 7 extra kilograms out of shape, which brought to his early bad form for Manchester United, leading to the crazy transfer rumors, all hushed up now as the England forward is in recovery from his nasty injury.
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Liverpool FC – John Henry Thinks This is an American Baseball Team
Seeing as everyone was complaining about how Brendan Rodgers got a raw deal during the transfer deadline, Liverpool owner John Henry decided to let the public and specifically Reds fans know why the team didn’t get the kind of new signings influx many expected them to, especially after letting Andy Carroll (loan) and Charlie Adam (sold) go.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie Hides All That’s Wrong
Making the most of bad performances is an Alex Ferguson and Manchester United specialty, and although he does have plenty to be worried about regarding the performances of his team so far, knowing he has someone like Robin van Persie to save them on bad days must be reassuring.
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Liverpool FC – Brendan Rodgers Still Waiting for First Win
The great optimism from their first match at Anfield turned into something completely different after the 0-2 home defeat against Arsenal. Brendan Rodgers looked at his bench and saw nothing that could turn the tide in the Liverpool losing effort, thinking about mistakes done on the transfer deadline and promises that were broken.
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Arsenal FC – Happy with Podolski, Worried About Giroud
Not what Arsene Wenger dreams of, but three matches into the Premier League season, Arsenal are undefeated, with 5 points, and have yet to concede a single goal. Not exactly matching all expectations, especially not when it comes to style, but the 2-0 win at Anfield over Liverpool proved that there are happier days waiting just ahead down the road.