Team Focus: Everton's Necessary New Identity Under Martínez
by Jonathan Wilson
at понедельник, мар 24 2014 16:08
On the face of it, it seems an absurd question. Have Everton improved this season? As David Moyes has toiled at Manchester United, struggling under the scrutiny of the global media as results have gone horribly against him, it has only seemed to emphasise his difficulties that Roberto Martíne...
Team Focus: Liverpool's Defence No Longer a Threat to Their Title Hopes
by Miguel Delaney
at среда, мар 19 2014 17:27
Team Focus: What’s Going Wrong for Montanier at Rennes?
by Andy Brassell
at вторник, мар 18 2014 10:53
Team Focus: Swansea's Pleasing Passing Won't Guarantee Survival
by Jonathan Wilson
at понедельник, мар 17 2014 17:15
Since Swansea City were promoted to the Premier League, it's become customary to praise them for the way they've gone about their business after narrowly escaping relegation to the Conference in 2003. This, it seemed, was how to run a club: setting a philosophy, buying players to fit that and then a...
Team Focus: Are Felix Magath's Fulham Doomed?
by Alistair Tweedale
at среда, мар 12 2014 13:01
The least consistent Premier League club off the pitch this season has, accordingly, enjoyed less consistency on it than any other side. Martin Jol never stood much chance, beginning the season as one of the favourites to be first to lose his job, and he was undermined heavily when the club brought ...
Team Focus: Valencia's Transformation Under Pizzi
by Ben McAleer
at среда, мар 12 2014 11:00
Following an indifferent start to the season, Valencia relieved Miroslav Dukic of his duties in December. Though the Serb had been forced to deal with the departures of Roberto Soldado, Fernando Gago and Aly Cissokho, coupled with the retirement of veteran David Albelda, 20 points from a possible 51...
Team Focus: Valenciennes and Sochaux Keep Hope Alive in Relegation Battle
by Andy Brassell
at понедельник, мар 10 2014 15:04
Team Focus: Chelsea's Step Back Has Taken Them Strides Forward
by Jonathan Wilson
at среда, мар 5 2014 15:11
It's easy, in retrospect, to see the moment at which Jose Mourinho decided he had had enough. His Chelsea side had just lost to Sunderland in the quarter-final of the Capital One Cup and, in his post-match interview, he seemed weary and distant, and yet at the same time defiant. We may have to take ...
Team Focus: Newcastle Must Rebuild After Kinnear Leaves Club in Disarray
by Alistair Tweedale
at вторник, фев 25 2014 16:05
In Soccernomics, authors Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski discuss the running of football clubs as businesses. Without giving too much away, they essentially conclude that those that invest in the world of football do not actually stand much chance of making big money, particularly in comparison to ...