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/ 4384 days agoWhy Manchester United Will Continue To Pursue Toni Kroos
The Daily Telegraph’s Oliver Brown recently wrote: “More than William Carvalho at Sporting Lisbon, or Ilkay Gündogan at Borussia Dortmund, it is Kroos who potentially offers the single most effective antidote to United’s midfield malaise.” What Toni Kroos represents to Manchester United is the midfield engine which has been missing at the club since the […]
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/ 4391 days agoToni Kroos Has A Decision To Make: Re-Sign With Bayern Munich Or Demand A Transfer To Manchester United
Prior to Tuesday night’s UEFA Champions League quarter-final in Manchester, Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told German media that midfielder Toni Kroos will not be leaving the club this summer. When asked about the 24-year-old’s future, Rummenigge replied: “Toni Kroos is sure to wear Bayern Munich’s shirt next year.” Pep Guardiola echoed his chairman’s words […]
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/ 4395 days ago“Moyes Out” Plane Banner Will Do More Damage Than Good at Manchester United
Firstly, I am not a David Moyes supporter. He wasn’t my first choice as a successor to Sir Alex Ferguson. For what it’s worth, Moyes wasn’t even on my list of potential candidates as Manchester United’s new manager. But those decisions aren’t in my hands. And unfortunately as a fan, we just don’t have a […]
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/ 4412 days agoManchester United‘s 5 Likeliest Transfer Signings This Summer
The summer will be here before you know it, and so there's no doubt that one club that will be busier than most in the transfer window will be Manchester United. Before I get to the 5 footballers who are the most likely transfer targets for the Red Devils, let me rewind and review the […]
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/ 4419 days agoDavid Moyes Needs to Learn From Bill Belichick and “Do Your Job”
Bill Belichick, the head coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League, is a three-time Super Bowl champion and one of the winningest coaches in the history of the American sport. The overriding philosophy for Belichick and his teams has been a simple one: “Do your job.” In May 2013, at a […]
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/ 4448 days agoDiego Simeone's 'Philosophy' Has Led Atletico Madrid To The Top Of La Liga
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has repeated time and time again that his team lives "game by game.” That has been the Argentine’s philosophy since he took over leadership of the club two years ago. Every day, Los Colchoneros train for an intense 45 minutes with Simeone overseeing the entire process, and they train the […]
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/ 4457 days agoWith Juan Mata's Transfer, "The Special One" Puts "The Boring One" Label To Rest
There were some concerns amongst a section of fans and the media that Jose Mourinho’s return to Chelsea and the Premier League wasn’t living up to its billing. A few columnists had even gone so far as to re-brand the Portuguese manager as the ‘Boring One’ as opposed to his favored nickname, “The Special One”. The […]
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/ 4458 days agoJose Mourinho Should Have Kicked David Moyes And Manchester United While They Were Down
A few years ago, I was working for a nationally ranked college basketball program (small college-NCAA Division II) and we were playing in the conference tournament against one of our biggest rivals. Earlier in the season, we had twice beaten this team by margins of 20+ points. The rumor before the conference tournament was that […]
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/ 4465 days agoManchester United Are Heading Into A Vital Four Day Stretch
The fortunes of a club can change instantly. This is just how it is in football sometimes. One day you’re the “in-form” team that everyone needs to “watch out for”, the next minute you’re “reeling” and your season is “on the ropes”. Manchester United has been riding this up and down cycle for the majority […]
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/ 4466 days agoUncertainty At Southampton Should Put Premier League Clubs On Alert
The future of Southampton FC has been thrown into doubt with the recent admission that chairman Nicola Cortese wishes to leave his position due to on-going disagreements with ownership over the running of the club. According to Sky Sports, it has also come to light that owner Katharina Liebherr is looking to sell Southampton. As […]
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/ 4468 days agoManchester United Must Address The Issue Of CEO Ed Woodward Before Next Transfer Window
While David Moyes, his staff and the handful of healthy Manchester United players begin preparing for a trip to Stamford Bridge this Sunday, club officials should be preparing themselves for a very important transfer window in the summer. With almost two weeks gone from the current transfer window, the realization that the numerous deficiencies within […]
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/ 4473 days agoSome Manchester United Fans Need To Stop Complaining and Start Supporting Their Team
What a difference three games can make. Just two weeks ago, Manchester United were riding a six game winning streak in all competitions heading into their home match against Tottenham. Had United won that match they would have trailed the final Champions League position in the league by only two points; after having suffered through […]
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/ 4476 days agoAtletico Madrid Versus Barcelona: The Stage Is Set For La Liga’s First Place Showdown
(For US viewers: Atletico Madrid v. Barcelona will be shown LIVE on Saturday, January 11th at 2pm EST on beINSPORT) For the first time in recent history, there’s a fixture on the La Liga schedule worth watching other than 'El Clasico'. Atletico Madrid v. Barcelona won’t rival the global television ratings produced by the bi-annual El Clasicos, […]
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/ 4482 days agoLogic Dictates That Manchester United Will Not Add A ‘Marquee’ Signing In January
The madness of the January transfer window is about to begin and clubs are already being linked with moves to improve their squads. Most experts would agree that Manchester United is the club that has the largest holes to fill. The club’s failures to add quality to its midfield/defense during the summer transfer window is […]
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/ 4485 days agoManchester United Must Continue Its Road Success In Order To Defy Recent Premier League Trends
As most football managers will tell you: “You need to win your home games in order to have any chance of success in the league.” Recent statistics would show that this view does have validity. In the Premier League era to date (1992 to December 2013): Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool have played 414 […]