Love him or hate him , you cannot ignore him. Fernando Torres is much like ‘Eminem’ , himself , constantly in the limelight . ‘El Nino’ as he is fondly nicknamed (The Kid) is regarded as one of the finest strikers of this generation but has seen a downward spiral for a while now. His form has led to the large footballing community to believe that he has become an expensive flop.
Inter Milan FC started their Serie A sojourn in 1908 . Since their inception they have had a rather fruitful 103 years , winning 30 domestic titles including the league title 18 times , the Coppa Italia 7 times and the Super Coppa Italiana 5 times. The Nerazzuri can also boast of 3 proud European cups , 3 UEFA Cups , 2 Intercontinental Cups and a singular FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP.
Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean has challenged his players to “keep the momentum going” after a moral boosting win over Arsenal last Saturday.
After watching the highlights of yet another embarrassing defeat, I sit and wander what has happened to my beloved team. In the last 2 away games we have conceded a staggering 12 goals in what has been the worst start to a season that I can remember.
It took Massimo Moratti five competitive games into the new season to see another manager feel the full wrath of his forceful hand. Gian Piero Gasperini took over the vacant space left by Leonardo, who left for Paris St. Germain over the summer, and was a somewhat surprising choice for the trigger happy chairman. Having previously plied his trade with Crotone and Genoa, it was understandably going to be a whole other ball game when Inter came calling for the 53-year-old.
Andre Villas-Boas admits he has spoken to chief referee Mike Riley regarding the officials performance on Sunday’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester United.
I have to say, Leon Clarke’s hat-trick for Chesterfield against Carlisle did make me smile. My joy for Clarke had nothing to do with any personal feelings towards the on-loan striker, it was more a case of how it went down with his parent club Swindon Town.
Four Premier League games each this season and the two Manchester clubs had already scored 32 goals between them. T