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The Rise of Viktor Fischer (Ajax vs Feyenoord)
Great players don’t always arrive on the scene when they’re young, but it looks like Viktor Fischer, the 18 year old Danish rising star of Ajax, is one of those who likes to make an impression early on, scoring twice in the 3-0 win over Feyenoord in his first Klassieker.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Barcelona Want to Get Thibaut Courtois
Suddenly, it’s all about goalkeepers when it comes to Barcelona, who have been solid and unworried with that position for about a decade. The news of Victor Valdes looking to move on in the near future brings new options with it, the most interesting of them might be young Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, belonging to Chelsea but playing for Atletico Madrid.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Presents Perfection
When pressed against the wall, Real Madrid usually come up with their best. It’s happened more than once this season, and on a tough away test in Valencia, with Cristiano Ronaldo giving us simply a performance of the highest quality, it came to be once again with a devastating 5-0 first half.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie and Nothing More
If you’re a Manchester United fan, you’re probably mostly pleased about what some called a heroic performance, a display of champions, in the snow, hanging on to a Robin van Persie goal for 65 minutes only to concede and equalizer on the last minute of extra time. For the rest, those looking for flaws, it was a timid and reserved exhibition from one-man team.
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Arsenal FC – Still Playing the Terrible Olivier Giroud
Matches upon matches of no goals from his French striker haven’t convinced Arsene Wenger that Olivier Giroud is a failure, and won’t be the answer to his scoring problems. Instead of letting Theo Walcott play the way he wants, he keeps relying on someone who is proving again and again that scoring goals isn’t his best quality.
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Chelsea FC – Juan Mata A Level Above the Rest
For almost an entire half, under heavy snow falling down from the London skies, Chelsea looked like the dream team someone envisioned them to be earlier this season. Not Eden Hazard, not Fernando Torres and not Oscar were responsible for the blitz, the speed and flair. It all began and ended with Juan Mata and Ramires.
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Thunder vs Nuggets Predictions
When the team with the best record in the NBA comes to play, they’ll be considered the favorites. But when the 32-8 Oklahoma City Thunder come to visit the Denver Nuggets, with one of the best home records in the NBA, it suddenly isn’t such a guaranteed thing.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Chris Paul Doesn’t Miss a Beat
First it was the huge three pointer by Chris Paul to give the Los Angeles Clippers a five point lead. It was followed by some slick ball handling, showing John Wall he has a long way to go before challenging the best point guard in the NBA, who looked a tad rusty, but still better than anyone else, returning from his injury-forced absence.
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Milwaukee Bucks – Brandon Jennings Enjoying Basketball Again
It happens every time – Scott Skiles gets fired, and the team he leaves starts flourishing. Since Skiles left the Milwaukee Bucks and Jim Boylan took over, the Bucks have won five of their last seven, the latest coming with a big Brandon Jennings performance in a 110-104 victory against the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Andrei Kirilenko Turns the Tide
It’s been rough for the Minnesota Timberwolves lately – injuries to Kevin Love and other players; Ricky Rubio not having the easiest time on his comeback. Andrei Kirilenko has been one of the positives constants this season in Minnesota, and facing a Houston Rockets team in terrible form, along with its struggling superstar James Harden, helped get back to winning ways.