Gareth Bale was seen with a radiant smile on his face after landing in London to complete his one-year loan move from Real Madrid. Perhaps, he’s left behind his quiet and successful life in Madrid amid a turbulent seven-year experience. This smile on Bale’s face when he talks about Tottenham Hotspur clearly exhibits his happiness…
A Stamford Bridge cracker awaits as Premier League Champions Liverpool travel to the home of challengers Chelsea. The Blues are expected to make a stronger campaign this season due to their £200million spending spree and this is an early indicator of what direction their season would go. After Chelsea beat City to mathematically confirm Liverpool’s…
Liverpool have confirmed their £20million Deal for Thiago Alcântara from German Champions Bayern Munich. With Gini Wijnaldum likely to stay till at least the end of the season when his contract expires. After seven years in Bavaria, Thiago needed a new challenge having won the Bundesliga throughout his stay at the club. The midfielder was…
The first round of Premier League action in the new 2020/21 season was unsurprisingly pulsating as hostilities returned across England, with eight games in the topflight. Football Castle takes a tactical look at the major talking points from Game week one. Leeds and Bielsa are taking no prisoners Leeds United might have eventually lost 4-3…
Amidst all the excitement of the new Premier League season comes the buzz and anxiety of the 2020-2021 Fantasy Premier League. Indeed, FPL provides the chance to get involved in the Premier League by managing a squad to win points based on their real-life performances. In the hunt for bragging rights amongst friends and colleagues…
It is turning to be the biggest transfer saga ever. Lionel Messi continues to find a way out of Barcelona after his father and agent’s crunch talks with Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu. Indeed, the six-time Ballon d’Or winner wishes to activate a clause in his contract that would terminate the deal and see him…
Manchester United have scouted Donny van de Beek keenly and silently in the last couple of months. And following the recent reports of close to reaching an agreement with the Dutch starlet, A move to Old Trafford is imminent. The midfield sensation and a host of other Ajax players illustrate how efficient and grounded the…
Crystal Palace have announced the signing of midfielder Eberechi Eze from Queens Park Rangers for five years in a reported £19.5million. One of the brightest young talents in England, despite plying his trade in the second-tier, had a host of clubs queueing for his signature. After a lengthy pursuit, however, Palace have got their man….
Chelsea’s defensive problems are well documented; 54 goals shipped in the league (a goal every 63 minutes), and another 16 in the Champions League. As evaluated in the first part of our analysis, the bigger problem lies in the structuring of the team; the way they press, the compactness, and the overall tactical organization of…
I do not think that Frank Lampard was anyone’s first choice for the Chelsea job, but gradually we all warmed to the possibility. The idea that a rookie coming off his first season in management will be handed the reigns at the bridge would have been laughed off a few years ago when Ancelotti was…
