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Unai Emery going back to the Emirates to plunge Arsenal further in the sh*t got us thinking about other managerial revenge missions. Like Emery, some of these bosses were far too gracious… Jose Mourinho Mourinho was sacked by Manchester United in December 2018 in typical fashion, having alienated everyone by his third year in […]
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should have an ‘automatic’ contract renewal at Man United for turning up to press conferences. And there’s more Frank… Sol searching Credit to Simon Stone of BBC Sport for writing the entirety of his reaction to Manchester United’s 3-2 defeat to Roma on Thursday before the game itself. Always best to […]
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A delve into the goalkeeping stats reveals an easy choice for Ole and evidence of another wrong move by Arsenal… It’s approaching decision time for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as he decides who might be his No.1 next season. If the Manchester United manager consults the raw stats, there appears to be a clear winner: […]
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Chelsea versus Manchester City is definitely a Champions League final dress rehearsal – but could it also be a 2021/22 title fight teaser? Game to watch: Chelsea v Manchester City The middle and least crucial of the Chelsea-City triptych that began with last month’s FA Cup semi-final and ends with the Champions League final […]
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Man City, Chelsea and Man United all have trophies on the mind. Ryan Mason has a Tottenham job to keep. Liverpool need goals and vengeance. Manchester City Can Ilkay Gundogan make goalscoring history? It would not be the most impressive marker Manchester City have set in recent years, but few achievements seem quite as […]
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Tottenham’s latest pursuit of a new manager – they happen quite a lot – already appears to be irretrievably mired in banter. Even the sacking of Jose Mourinho itself, which should have been an act of great catharsis and relief, managed to be overwhelmed by the Super League fiasco of which Daniel Levy appears to […]
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Sheesh, this wasn’t easy. At the top is a Champions League final performance for which one of its stars admits they ‘never turned up’… 12) Manchester United 2009 ‘The feathery touch of Barcelona left Manchester United bruised and beaten. It is as well that the victors’ good taste extended to winning by a modest […]
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will twist in the transfer window on Manchester United’s problem positions, but should he stick with his midfield pivot? Although there are disagreements over what the absolute transfer priority should be this summer, there appears to be a general consensus that three positions need strengthening at Man Utd: centre-back, striker, right winger. […]
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Following almost a quarter of a century in the international footballing wilderness, Scotland return to the party this summer with Steve Clarke’s side set to face England, Croatia and the Czech Republic in Group D at Euro 2020. Regular readers of Football365 will know that we write regular England ladders, with the latest from April […]
In the end, the only difficulty Chelsea had to overcome to set up a second all-English Champions League final in three years was self-inflicted. So strikingly absolute was their dominance, so woefully slow and disorganised were Real Madrid, that the only thing that kept this tie alive for 85 of tonight’s 90 minutes was Chelsea’s […]
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