Are VARs Good or Bad for English Football Over the coming six months, the Video Assistant Referee will become a regular feature of our television screens and back pages. The FA Cup, Carabao Cup and finally the Premier League will all begin utilising the technology during that time, as will the World Cup finals in … Read more
Andy Cole’s Career Stats: Time At Club 1995 – 2001 275 Appearances – 121 Goals. Major Honors 5 x Premier League Winner 2 x FA Cup Winner 1 x Champions League Winner 2 x Charity Shield Winner.
Manchester United’s new signing Angel Di Maria is making all good headlines. First it was his record breaking move from Real Madrid to Old Trafford that made all headlines, now it’s his super human performance against the World champions Germany in an international friendly that has put him in spotlight again. Left footed winger literally toyed … Read more
At 28 years of age, Guillermo Ochoa has a decent level of experience already under his belt. However, with goalkeepers often playing beyond 40 the Mexico international may have another decade or so in the professional game. You get the feeling that his next move will be his biggest, and that could see him end up at Premier League outfit Arsenal.
Manchester United need a major overhaul this summer in terms of players, which means that it’s not ideal that new boss Louis van Gaal is in Brazil, taking charge of his native Holland. The Netherlands manager has a team back at Old Trafford, though, trying to sort out the recruitment. The reason I know this is because the Daily Star are reporting the club have offered a mega deal to Atletico Madrid centre-back Joao Miranda in an attempt to lure him to Manchester.
Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic have formed one of the most formidable defensive partnerships in recent history and to have them both leave at the same time will obviously have an impact on Manchester United. However, they will be boosted by the news that Mats Hummels of Borussia Dortmund has supposedly said that he’d like to play for the Old Trafford outfit.
Different groups of supporters are used to different things. Real Madrid fans demand the very best and expect their players to run themselves into the ground for the cause, and when it doesn’t happen they often get frustrated. Karim Benzema found out that if you don’t comply with the fans’ wishes, they will make your time at the club as difficult as they can.
Arsenal are said to be in talks with Gremio over a summer move for 21-year-old centre-half Bressan. I am in belief that the young defender would be a shrewd signing for the Gunners for a number of reasons, but only as long as Thomas Vermaelen is shown the exit over the next few months.