Category: Planet Football

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has explained why Virgil van Dijk’s injury derailed Liverpool‘s title challenge this season.  Liverpool were widely considered favourites to retain their title after thrashing Crystal Palace on December 19, but a disastrous run of form since Christmas has extinguished any such hopes. Wenger, appearing on beIN Sports after Liverpool’ 3-1 defeat […]

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Tottenham loanee Oliver Skipp continued his incredible form for Norwich City with a Man of the Match display in their 4-1 win against Stoke City. Skipp, who joined the Canaries on a season-long loan to gain more first-team experience, has started all of their 29 league games so far this season.  The midfielder has been one of their […]

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Chelsea and Liverpool‘s recent success is highlighted by a quick glance at their net spend per trophy over the past 10 years. Bankrolled by billionaire owners, Premier League clubs have been throwing money at new players in the hope it translates to results on the pitch. Using data from Transfermarkt, we’ve looked at the net spend per trophy won […]

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Chelsea and Liverpool‘s recent success is highlighted by a quick glance at their net spend per trophy over the past 10 years. Bankrolled by billionaire owners, Premier League clubs have been throwing money at new players in the hope it translates to results on the pitch. Using data from Transfermarkt, we’ve looked at the net spend per trophy won […]

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When Football Manager 2011 was released back in November 2010, Inter Milan were still celebrating their incredible treble-winning season. Rafa Benitez had replaced Jose Mourinho at the San Siro, inheriting a squad full of experienced winners and some promising young players. FM Scout picked out four Inter Milna “wonderkids” from that edition of the game. Here’s how things turned out […]

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Liverpool conspired to throw away three points against Leicester City, but it was a moment while they still led 1-0 that perhaps summed up the Reds’ recent performances. Jurgen Klopp’s men came into this clash off the back of a 4-1 humbling from Manchester City at Anfield, and he would have expected an emphatic response from […]

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Marcus Rashford has developed into of the best forwards in the Premier League at Manchester United, inevitably drawing comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. After joining United from Sporting Lisbon in 2003, Ronaldo went from strength to strength before completing an £80million move to Real Madrid six years later. Rooney arrived at Old Trafford in 2004 and spent 13 illustrious years at […]

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Nathan Ake and Pierre-Emile Hojberg have become the 13th and 14th players to work under both Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola. Here’s what they’ve all said about the now Tottenham and Manchester City managers… There’s no single recipe for success in football. Different management styles suit different players. Paternal motivators, ego wranglers, fear merchants, orchestral conductors ‒ they all have their place. […]

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Youri Djorkaeff won the World Cup and European Championship. He won the UEFA Cup with Inter. He was once named in FIFA’s Team of the Year. But his spell at Bolton Wanderers is equally worthy of celebration… Read the full article here. The post Youri Djorkaeff at Bolton: Don’t try to explain it, just enjoy it appeared […]

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