10 to Watch in August
Hard as it is to believe, the European season kicks off tomorrow with the first of the pre-season “Super” Cups. So whether you’re ready or not, football is coming for […]
Category Archives: English Premier League
10 More to Watch in December
Two of the best games this month happened this morning, but there’s plenty of exciting games left in a promising December schedule. Water Under the Bridge 3rd Manchester City 1-Chelsea […]
Ten to Watch in November
Life at the day job is busy right now, so this will have to be quick (except for yesterday’s game, which demands an account): 1st Manchester City 3 – Barcelona 1 […]
Ten to Watch in October
Last month’s list worked out pretty well, producing six of nine games (see below) well worth the watching. Here are my suggestions for next month. 1st – Bayer Leverkusen – Borussia […]
The Manchester Clásico
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City won their first derby against José Mourinho’s Manchester United this past Saturday in a game that was more tactically conventional than had been anticipated, at least in […]
Ten to Watch in September
In the past, I’ve occasionally done posts about the 10 best games of the past month. I’m still doing that, but I thought it might be more useful to highlight some games […]
NKOTB 2: Mazz-Puel-Karanka
Last week I looked at the biggest new names in Premier League management; this week, it’s the undercard. Though Walter Mazzarri, Claude Puel, and Aitor Karanka don’t have quite the […]
NKOTHB: Pep – Mou – Tony C
With the possible exception of Manchester United’s mega-signings of Zlatan Ibrahimović, and Paul Pogba, the most exciting additions to the Premier League this season are a trio of managers. Pep […]
Can Chelsea Recover?
Everyone agrees, Chelsea are having an historically bad season. Just 15 points in as many games, only 3 points clear of the relegation zone. Every time it looks like José Mourinho has started […]
Last Weekend
This was quite a weekend for underdogs. The two best teams in world football dropped points, the Premier League saw the team with the 2nd lowest wage bill from last season go […]
Stoopid American 