Changing Seasons
This weekend is quite literally* a pivotal one for European football, with 2019-20 season coming to a close and the 2020-21 season opening. Today and Sunday will host the finals […]
Category Archives: Reflections
These are some of my quick thoughts, often on topical issues.
Captured: Neymar and FFP
Neymar’s transfer to Paris Saint-Germain has caused understandable upset. It was unexpected, involved a player who had been believed to be happy and part of a (mostly) winning side, and […]
Devil’s Due
There is a lot of time to go yet, and no reason to believe that qualifiers will have any more bearing on the quality of Euro 2016 than they have […]
Spurs and Palaces
Two games in, just how is the brave new world of expansive football under Allardyce going? Over the summer, West Ham owners Gold and Sullivan charged manager Sam Allardyce with […]
A Messi Vineyard
So I’ve got this new Vine app. I’m not sure what exactly you’re supposed to do with this thing, but I’ve been spending my time watching how amazing Lionel Messi […]
Top Ten Group Games
Consider this a first pass, or food for thought. Here’s my top ten games of the group stage. Which ones do you think I left out, and who needs to […]
Visualize That
With the season winding down, the end-of-season reflection mill is cranking up production. A week and a half ago, the New York Times published a collaboration between their graphics editor […]
Analyze This
Two weekends ago, Tim Lewis produced a longish piece for The Guardian on the growing role of analytics in football. He interviewed a lot of the right people, including Everton’s current […]
Relegation Saturday
The big games were scheduled for Sunday, in Liverpool – Chelsea and to a lesser extent Newcastle United – Arsenal, but Saturday featured key clashes that are already looking like […]
Diving In
Only had time to catch the Manchester United – West Ham game today, due to holiday “fixture” congestion in real life. It wasn’t much of a game to be honest, […]
Stoopid American 