Very interesting article on Giorgio Chiellini. Seems like a great guy to have in the squad - as a footballer and a man.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/04/03/giorgio-chiellini-juventus-gladiator-four-broken-noses-two-degrees/
Love our guys - so improved and so important to our play.
What's the future for full-backs, given they have such an important role to play in attack? Inverted? Swapping sides during a game? Playing with just one dedicated full-back?
Rose started out as a winger but has been taught how to...
Our business model is based on player development. Our training centre is among the best in the world and we have an excellent academy. We also have a modern, knowledgable department for identifying players with the correct profile for the club. Clearly, we are focused on long-term, sustainable...
We seem to be doing things differently this year. Completing transfers early, addressing problem areas intelligently, moving on deadwood.
Our commercial activity is ramping up and we're pressing ahead with exciting development projects.
We've got a talented, young, hungry and increasingly...
This might seem obvious based on logical analysis but I'm interested to know what people think.
We're currently sixth in the league, with Chelsea, City, Arsenal, Utd and Liverpool above us. Let's assume the table will be the same at the end of the season. If the top five teams were taken out of...
With our fans losing their heads over our lack of activity on TDD, this is a good article which hopefully brings a little perspective.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/11066551/Transfer-Deadline-Day-Marquee-signings-more-important-than-winning-matches.html
I won't list the whole squad but with all our new signings, plus Vlad and possibly Eriksen, 4th spot has to be the minimum target for this season. All respect to the coaching staff and players but 5th place or lower has to be seen as failure. So, which of the other teams are likely to miss out...
Not sure if this has been discussed already but did anyone hear the recent instalment of this series? It was a pretty interesting episode. Andy Van der Meyde talked about his demise from the game due to off-field activities including drink and drugs, but what was most thought-provoking for me...
I'm clearly bored and have too much time on my hands so please humour me...Which of the following teams, all things being equal, would come out on top?
Team A
Gomes
Corluka Woodgate Gallas Bale
Bentley Huddlestone Palacios Modric
Crouch Pav
vs
Team B
Cudicini
Kaboul King Dawson Ekotto...
...A European team of the past decade (all of 1999 - all of 2009). Very hard given the wealth of talent from which to choose. To make it easier, only Europeans playing in Europe. I've also taken a bit of a liberty with my formation (3 CB's)...
Buffon
Cannavaro Maldini Puyol
Giggs Zidane...
Who will be our number one this year? Competition for places is one thing but I think it's generally accepted that succesful teams don't chop and change keepers during a season. I think i'm right in asserting that Cudicini has had more playing time this pre-season. Is that simply because he...
We've had this system in place for a few seasons now and I was wondering whether people thought it was a success or not. We were told that it would bring stability to the club in terms of players and reduce the work load of the coach, but has it? The work load may well be reduced, but if a...
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