Gareth Crooks, who had a very brief loan spell with Manchester United in addition to his legendary career with Tottenham Hotspur absolutely bashed United's style in his BBC column today: "What a yawn. The only decent thing to come out of Manchester United’s performance this weekend was Chris Smalling." "Manager Louis van Gaal must be working extremely hard in training to get … [Read more...] about United fans should petition Sir Alex to return, says former player
Archives for November 2015
Manchester United have third best league title odds
Manchester United could have gone top of the table had they found the wherewithal to score a second goal at King Power Stadium this past weekend. Instead, they reside in third place, exactly in line with their odds of winning the league title outright. … [Read more...] about Manchester United have third best league title odds
Thierry Henry calls out Wenger’s handling of Alexis Sanchez
Arsenal is enduring a massive injury crisis right now, and it's inspired some media members to rip Manager Arsene Wenger. Those critics include am Arsenal legend, Sky pundit Thierry Henry. A story in the Daily Mail today calls out Thierry Henry has criticized former manager's Arsene Wenger's decision not to rest Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez before he went off with a … [Read more...] about Thierry Henry calls out Wenger’s handling of Alexis Sanchez
Tips for Buying NBA Tickets
You’d think that buying tickets to your favourite NBA game would be easy, right? Not always. Sometimes, it can seem like every game in town is always sold out. The popularity of tickets depends on who your team is playing, whether it’s the beginning of the season or clinch time, and even how well the team has been playing lately. … [Read more...] about Tips for Buying NBA Tickets
Van Gaal explains why he switched to a 3-5-2 at Leicester
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal explained why he shifted to a 3-5-2 formation when his team visited King Power Stadium yesterday. Van Gaal went with a back three, and Ashley Young out wide as a way to counter the Leicester City counter-attack. Van Gaal used this formation for the first time since January specifically for this game, as a way to try and slow down Jamie … [Read more...] about Van Gaal explains why he switched to a 3-5-2 at Leicester
Tottenham a transfer move or two away from title contention
Tottenham Hotspur currently reside in fifth place following today's goalless draw with Chelsea. They're in the thick of it regarding the race for a top four spot and a Champions League berth. Some pundits believe they are in the title race right now. You can certainly make a case for that, but I still think it's going to take one or two more roster tweaks to get them there. … [Read more...] about Tottenham a transfer move or two away from title contention
Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp will be busy this transfer window
As the January transfer window continues to draw ever so closer, transfer talk heats up. Liverpool have found their leader in Jurgen Klopp, now it's time for him, and the rest of management rebuild the club into players suited to Klopp's system. A big reason for Brendan Rodgers' failings and his ultimate sacking, was that he had a few bad transfer windows. Then there is of … [Read more...] about Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp will be busy this transfer window
Illini decision to extend Bill Cubit is pragmatic, but uninspiring
"The French have a saying, it's the fate of glass to break." That's how M says goodbye to his MI6 cohorts upon telling them that the 00 program has been extinguished. Given the glass like fragility of University of Illinois athletics, perhaps the path of least resistance makes sense. It went official this morning- UI gave interim head football coach Bill Cubit a two year … [Read more...] about Illini decision to extend Bill Cubit is pragmatic, but uninspiring