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Arsenal FC – An Endless List of Injuries
As Arsenal are about to embark on another Champions League season, their first match of the campaign will force them to put on a lineup we haven’t seen from the before, as Arsene Wenger has to deal with injuries to Santi Cazorla, Mikel Arteta, Lukas Podolski, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tomas Rosicky, Yaya Sanogo, Abou Diaby and Nicklas Bendtner.
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Miss of the Season – Robin van Persie or Wayne Rooney?
The fact that Manchester United won only 4-2 in a very dominant display against Bayer Leverkusen can partially be blamed on Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney (who both scored, by the way) conjuring to incredibly impressive missed in front of wide open nets. Rooney’s miss came with United leading only 1-0, and was quickly […]
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Juventus FC – Fernando Llorente Needs to Start Playing
With Juventus playing in a two striker formation or something that’s very similar to it, it’s hard to understand why Fernando Llorente has seen only one minute of football so far this season, making way for small, quicker forwards, even though it might be better to try and combine the Spaniard with a different player in order to get the best out of both worlds.
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Bayern Munich – Toni Kroos & Philipp Lahm Make the Guardiola Plan Work
Even if the opening formation was listed as a 4-1-4-1 everyone loves to criticize Pep Guardiola for, Bayern Munich looked a lot more like the conquering team from last season with two in the middle of the park, as Toni Kroos played next to Philip Lahm as the team produced its best match of the season so far.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Has Isco to Count On Now
The start of the Champions League campaign and the chase after the Decima couldn’t have gone any better for Real Madrid, with Cristiano Ronaldo getting his scoring groove on with a hat trick while Isco provided another example of why he has been the perfect signing for the club this summer, leaving his fingerprints on almost anything good that happened on the pitch before he was substituted.
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Manchester United – Wayne Rooney Back in a Happy Place
All transfer rumors are gone; all thoughts of leaving disappeared. Wayne Rooney is simply happy to be playing football again; starting, scoring, leading. Manchester United enjoyed his influence as they opened the David Moyes era in the Champions League with a dominant display, that could have gone a bit easier if it wasn’t for some hair-raising misses, mostly coming from Robin van Persie.
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Champions League – Week 1 Predictions (Group E – H)
The second night of Champions League football, which includes eight matches from groups E to H, puts the group of death with Marseille vs Arsenal and Napoli vs Dortmund at the center of attention, while the ‘classic’ group featuring Barcelona vs Ajax and AC Milan vs Celtic should be quite interesting as well.
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Champions League – Week 1 Results & Tables (Groups A-D)
The first night of Champions League football didn’t bring shocking results except for the Juventus draw at Copenhagen, while all of the favorites came up with rather comfortable wins, none more impressive than Real Madrid winning 6-1 in Istanbul against Galatasaray, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a hat-trick.
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Miami Heat & LeBron James: Getting The Elusive Three-Peat
Only five times have we seen a three-peat achieved in NBA history, and only three franchises have been able to do it. It radiates immortality, but is one of the most difficult feats to accomplish. While this Miami Heat team and within it LeBron James have proven everything expected of them, joining the few that have won three championships in a row will truly give them a legendary status.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks Might Sign Ricky Davis
For Ricky Davis to actually remain with the New York Knicks once that training camp is over seems highly unlikely, but the Knicks are giving the 34-year old to prove he has what it takes to make it back to the NBA, and if anything, it should be interesting to watch it unfold.