Tag: 2013-2014 season

  • Champions League – Week 2 Predictions (Groups A – D)

    Champions League – Week 2 Predictions (Groups A – D)

    At the center of the second night in week 2 of the Champions League group stage is the match between Manchester City and Bayern Munich for Group D supremacy, while Manchester United and Real Madrid both try to find their groove again, with the Red Devils visiting Shakhtar Donetsk and Real Madrid hosting FC Copenhagen.

  • Champions League – Week 2 Results & Tables (Groups E – H)

    The “group of death” in the Champions League didn’t look very close, as Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund had no problem manhandling Napoli and Marseille, while Chelsea got their mojo back in Bucharest, Barcelona managed to find one moment of brilliance in order to beat Celtic while Milan needed a late penalty to avoid defeat against Ajax.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo Trying to Take Real Madrid Heat Away From Carlo Ancelotti

    Cristiano Ronaldo Trying to Take Real Madrid Heat Away From Carlo Ancelotti

    Who is more at fault – the players or the manager? The two are connected, eternally. Cristiano Ronaldo played badly, and so did the rest of his team, but the Real Madrid star is still trying to direct the attention away from his manager, even if Carlo Ancleotti wasn’t as kind to his own players after losing in the derby.

  • Shinji Kagawa Can Save David Moyes & Manchester United

    Shinji Kagawa Can Save David Moyes & Manchester United

    Managers come in to new, bigger clubs, and think they’re going to change the world. David Moyes has been doing a terrible job so far at Manchester United, and one of his biggest mistakes has been the misuse of Shinji Kagawa, who can be the player who saves his season from becoming into an even bigger disaster.

  • Arsenal FC – Olivier Giroud Can End Up Being the Top Scorer

    Arsenal FC – Olivier Giroud Can End Up Being the Top Scorer

    Is Olivier Giroud the best striker in the Premier League? Probably not, as most would pick Robin van Persie and Luis Suarez ahead of the Arsenal target man. But is he good enough to finish on top of the scoring charts? Probably, considering he’s Arsenal’s only legitimate scoring threat up front, without anyone to replace him.

  • Manchester United Transfer Rumors – January Shopping List

    Manchester United Transfer Rumors – January Shopping List

    The terrible start to their Premier League campaign isn’t putting David Moyes on the hot seat; instead, it seems to encourage the board of Manchester United to give him more funds to bring in Ander Herrera and Leighton Baines in order to help the team as soon as possible.

  • Champions League – Week 2 Predictions (Groups E-H)

    Champions League – Week 2 Predictions (Groups E-H)

    Week 2 of the Champions League begins with matches in group E to H; Barcelona visiting Glasgow to play Celtic takes center stage considering the drama of last season in the same encounter, although the highest quality match should be Napoli travelling to London to play Arsenal.

  • Real Madrid – Alvaro Morata Has to Start Playing for Karim Benzema

    Real Madrid – Alvaro Morata Has to Start Playing for Karim Benzema

    If Carlo Ancelotti won’t try, he’ll never find out. Instead of giving more credit to the walking zombie of Karim Benzema, giving Alvaro Morata a chance to play as the starting striker might be what Real Madrid need in order to get over some derby humiliation.

  • Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Getting Noticed For the Wrong Thing

    Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Getting Noticed For the Wrong Thing

    Despite giving his finest performance of the season thanks to Jose Mourinho realizing Juan Mata should be on the field, what everyone now remembers from Fernando Torres and his match against Tottenham was his scratching and sending off, which might result in a three-match suspension, taking Chelsea another step backwards.

  • FC Barcelona – Neymar Gets The Spotlight Turned at Him

    FC Barcelona – Neymar Gets The Spotlight Turned at Him

    This is what Neymar was brought for. The moment Lionel Messi is either injured or marked too tightly, it should be the Brazilian’s turn to be the man for Barcelona, who have struggled anytime their best player was missing or taken out of them match by an opponent’s defending.