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Premier League – Who Scores When
Contrary to popular belief, the most clutch club in the Premier League this season is not Manchester United, with “only” six goals scored during the final 15 minutes of the match but Manchester City, with 8 goals of their 20 netted in during the final stage of the 90 minutes.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Luiz Adriano to the Premier League
Any player Liverpool have shown any interest in these last six months, Tottenham are just behind them to begin with and usually finish in front. In the case of Luiz Adriano of Shakhtar Donetsk, the trendy team of the Champions League this season, Arsenal are also in the mix.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Only Needs One Eye to Score
A match that shouldn’t have been played at all eventually went in the right direction. Real Madrid had no use of skills and dribbling ability. Just will power and aggression especially without Cristiano Ronaldo, who did open the scoring but was forced to leave at halftime due to the nasty gash above his eye caused right off the bat.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi in Record Breaking Form
Only 4 goals on an away match while conceding two means Barcelona had, once again, their fair share of problems with their back four. But what are problems when they’re compared with the brilliance of Lionel Messi, who was sharp and lethal as ever, scoring two goals and breaking the goals in a calendar year record set by Pele oh so long ago.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez Doing it on his Own
Need someone to score? Luis Suarez is pretty much the only option for Liverpool this season. Need to take out the other team’s captain, by mistake? The Uruguayan is your man. Brendan Rodgers has plenty of tactics and ideas in his head, but 99% of the good things that happen for Liverpool begin or end with Suarez.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Can’t Score vs Ex
A comeback goal from John Terry signaled it would be a great day for Chelsea, but he was taken off the pitch shortly after from a collision. It was up to Eden Hazard and Juan Mata to pick up the slack and find the net, but they couldn’t and grew tired and ineffective as the match drew on, while the man who wanted to score more than everyone, Fernando Torres, was taken off goalless once more.
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Luis Suarez Saves the Day (Chelsea vs Liverpool)
For more than 60 minutes, it didn’t really look like Liverpool were planning to score, let alone win, against a superior yet lackluster Chelsea side, leading thanks to John Terry scoring from a corner kick. But Luis Suarez woke up and finally found some room, connecting with a Jamie Carragher cross to make it 1-1, keeping it that way till the end of the match.
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Manchester United – Javier Hernandez Shines Despite Tactics
There is no longer such a thing as tactics in Manchester United matches. Just waiting for the usual frailty in the midfield and defense to give them a challenge, a lead to chase down, before the front-line, this time with a super-clinical Chicharito coming in for the rescue, saves the day.
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Arsenal FC – Olivier Giroud no Longer the Problem
Did we mention Arsenal are out of the title race, and now even four points adrift of a Champions League spot? Olivier Giroud is no longer the problem, scoring twice in a 3-3 home draw after scoring in the Champions League midweek, but Arsene Wenger has so many problem you don’t even know where to begin from.
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Premier League – Chelsea vs Liverpool Predictions
Last season, despite a terrible 2012 and missing out on almost every goal set before them, Liverpool managed sweep Chelsea in the league, beating them at Stamford Bridge with a beautiful Glen Johnson goal and thrashing them 4-1 at Anfield, when Roberto Di Matteo was giving up the Premier League and focusing everything he had on parking the bus and winning in the Champions League.