Have you ever wondered how the life of the superstar footballers goes outside the pitch? They are also humans like and have relationships like we all do. We however always looked at them often from the point of only delivering what we wanted on the football pitch. One player that has been able to create … Read more
Having reared its ugly head at the start of the Premier League season, once again it reared its head again in the German Bundesliga at the weekend having ruled out a goal scored by giants Dortmund against league leaders Borussia Mönchengladbach for an infringement that some football fans seem negligible. Technology in football seems to … Read more
If Arsenal fans were told at the start of the transfer window that the club was going to bring in as many quality players they did, most won’t have believed it. It was so bad at the Emirates that the fans had to write a letter to the management to show their displeasure about the … Read more
Okay so here we are at the end of my mini-series looking at ways to vary our systems and approach with the same players. I thought I better get the last one written as we are actually in danger of making our first signing and that might render this last installment redundant. Of course, they … Read more
The same folk who advocate a large squad and squad rotation are telling me that certain players cannot be dropped. Well, guys, it is one or the other and you cannot have it both ways. If the large squad of top-class players is what is needed to win honors then so be it and if … Read more
As the new season approaches, every club is in the market making deals that will improve their side for the new season, but Arsenal has been the less active amongst the clubs that need a massive upgrade in the top six. Chelsea has a transfer ban, so their lack of signings is understandable. The North … Read more
Soccer is the most followed and most watch sports event in the world. This means that everything around the game will be in high demand. Ranging from the number of young people wanting to know how to play the game, to people already in the game trying to learn something new or some area of … Read more
It is expected that before every professional football player today turns pro, they would have played through the ranks, either at age-grade tournaments or through a youth system that has invested in their development. One of the things those age-grade tournaments use is a field size that is different from the standard field size we … Read more
Joshua Kimmich was one of the youngsters in German football that have distinguished themselves and have shown that they can rise through the ranks and make it to the best clubs in the world. Joshua Kimmich’s current teams show that he worked his way up to be able to make it into the first team … Read more
The tale of the magnificent youth Ajax side cannot be overemphasized. The incredibly, Ajax began their Champions League campaign on 29th July last year against Dynamo Kyiv and had to fight through three qualifying rounds after finishing runners-up to PSV in last season Eredivisie. With which they fought their way to the last four of … Read more