As Manchester United fans continue to come to terms with their new-found attacking verve, the dream Pogba-Fernandes linkup continues to materialize, to clinical efficiency. Paul Pogba enjoyed a sparkling midfield display in the 3-nil win against relegation-threatened Aston Villa, setting the tempo for most of the match after a slow start and netting the third…
The La Liga title is Real Madrid’s to lose now after they seized control of the title race, going four points clear of second place. On an important night, Zinedine Zidane’s men found the depth of quality and willpower to get past feisty neighbours Getafe. Their sixth straight victory since returning from pandemic-enforced break was…
The Bundesliga season came to a conclusion with Bayern Munich running rampant as they closed out the season with 16 wins from their last 18 league games to steer ahead of their rivals and lift a record eighth consecutive Bundesliga title, scoring 100 goals from 34 games. On current form, The Bavarians are one of…
It took a three-month hiatus and a Chelsea win but Liverpool have finally confirmed their first Premier League title since 1990. The newly-crowned kings have won it in record time, too, with seven games to go…
For the very first time in three months, football was on show in the Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A, and the Premier League. Following the first round of full fixtures in England, we have been offered a taste of post-pandemic football in the Premier League. Not much has changed for Manchester City, however, having…
Following the confirmation of Timo Werner’s much-anticipated transfer to Chelsea, having activated his £48 million release clause, Football Castle takes a look at how the striker fits into Frank Lampard’s team. The striker set a number of appearances and goalscoring records for a young player in the Bundesliga and has steadily developed into one of…
In the summer of 2019, AC Milan with its ever-revolving project needed a defensive midfielder to anchor freshly-hired Marco Giampaolo’s well-known 4-3-1-2 formation. The Italian tactician had his eyes set on Lucas Torreira who had performed the same job for him at Sampdoria, gaining plaudits from different corners. Torreira had moved to English side Arsenal…
After exactly 100 days, the Premier League returns from Coronavirus pandemic-enforced suspension to the delight of its worldwide fans. Aston Villa host Sheffield on wednesday before Manchester City and Arsenal complete the night’s double delight. In truth, this week can be marked with the return of ‘proper’ football despite the Bundesliga returning a month ago,…
To recall the happenings around AC Milan in recent times causes great grief. The upper chambers have seen far too many ins and outs. The corridors of Milan have revolved through Marco Fassone, Adriano Galliani, Leonardo, Massimiliano Mirabelli, Paolo Maldini, Ivan Gazidis, Zvonimir Boban and Paolo Scaroni. The instability at the top has seeped into…
Besides the core of a successful team is also finding the appropriate balance of fullbacks to execute a philosophy as it were. The modern-day fullback has to fulfill more attacking responsibilities for the team whilst maintaining the primary duty of defending their flank. It is based on this premise that the wingback system…
