Much like how employees make a company great, the players are what makes a team great. And these lot are worthy of that sort of respect …
For any world-class outfit, it makes sense to have an arsenal of weapons at one’s disposal dependant on the situation you’re faced with. For Internazionale, Obafemi Martins represented an almost completely different kind of striker to what they’d been used to having throughout their illustrious… Read More »Obafemi Martins: Inter Milan’s Secret Weapon (2001-06)
I know it’s a lot easier for a goalkeeper to go on into middle-age than outfield players, but this is pretty extraordinary As a United fan myself, I’ve always held this positive opinion of Tim Howard. Though this is purely based off the every-so-often occasion… Read More »Tim Howard: The MLS Legend Who Refuses to Age!
We shouldn’t speak ill of another country’s customs, but let’s just say that this is … rather unusual to those unaccustomed with such practises. To the millennials of today, Les Ferdinand’s entire introduction into the football world is relatively unusual to what we come to… Read More »Sir Les Ferdinand’s Insane Initiation w/ Beşiktaş in ’88
So there I was, just listening to a ‘Transfer Talk’ podcast at the gym, whereupon this strange ol’ story came blaring through my headphones. Anyone who follows my content whatsoever knows my feelings towards Andriy Shevchenko. In particular, how his unfortunate stint with Jose Mourinho’s… Read More »When West Ham ‘Rejected’ Andriy Shevchenko in ’92
It’s a bit much to call this a ‘holiday’, I’ll admit. But I quite liked the title so I’m going to stick with it for now … Growing up, I quickly became obsessed with just how good Thierry Henry was. Back then (as is the… Read More »Thierry Henry & His Perfect Barcelona Holiday (2007-10)
In a season where Manchester United would go where none had gone before, it was expected that one of United’s immortal treble winners would receive the ever-coveted ‘PFA Player of the Year Award’ Hell, even with the talents of a player like David Ginola, it… Read More »David Ginola & His Superman Season in ’98/’99
I don’t know if you know this, but Chelsea Football Club haven’t exactly got the greatest pedigree when it comes to their loan system. Much like Romelu Lukaku would come to find out very early on during his time in London, Chelsea are one of… Read More »The Weird Loan that Made Romelu Lukaku’s Career in 2012
I don’t know what they’re feeding those strikers over in Salzburg but I need whatever they’re having. Good balls probably, but that’s rather dirty-minded, so let’s stop this, thank you! Leading the line throughout this strange season, Patson Daka has been nothing short of sensation.… Read More »The Limitless Potential of RB Salzburg’s Patson Daka
There are certain players that just stand out for a particular attribute, so here’s my own recollection of Liverpool’s Norwegian left-back. Coming off the back of being a regular at AS Monaco, John Arne Riise was ready to make that ‘next step’ in his European… Read More »PSA: Stay Away from John Arne Riise’s Left Foot!
If you were asked to name the top men’s international goal scorer of all time I imagine your answers would all be largely similar. Like Ronaldo, Messi, Pele – something of that nature. But anyone who guessed any top European or South American for that… Read More »Ali Daei: The Ultimate Forgotten National Hero of the 90’s