Updates, articles and useless information based mainly around Serie A, Bundesliga & La Liga (occasionally more when I have the time)
It’s strange how things pan out sometimes. December 2015, Gary Neville is announced as Valencia manager with no managerial experience whatsoever, I was in the minority who genuinely thought he would succeed and I was all for it, there is a distinct lack of top English managers and it could have been a great platform … Continue reading BRITS ABROAD: GARY NEVILLE
The Premier League are never likely to put any more extra sanctions on foreign imports into the league, there’s too much money at stake. So for an 18 year old who knows that they’re good enough for the first team but the manager doesn’t want to risk them in the place of an international player … Continue reading THE GREAT BRITISH MIGRATION
A player who has been stated as having a unique blend between Toni Kroos' drive and Mesut Ozil's beautiful technique, Leverkusen need to do all they can to try and stave off interest from Europe's elite, Havertz' rapid improvement is one of the reasons why they've managed to get back to being in contention for … Continue reading IN FIVE YEARS TIME: KAI HAVERTZ
It must be tough to break into a first team in a similar position to the best player in the world, you can have all the talent you’ll ever need and it’ll be tough when your compatriot has already made the club his own. Lionel Messi broke through into the first team squad in 2004, … Continue reading WILTING IN MESSI’S SHADOW: GIO & BOJAN
Various kit manufacturers provided Batistuta, Rui Costa and all with some absolutely sterling kits during the 90s (and one accidentally controversial one), here are some of the highlights: 1992/1993 Away Shirt - Lotto kits are almost always smart and 7Up makes for a cool shirt sponsor, unfortunately, it somehow slipped the notice of everyone that … Continue reading KIT ROOM: FIORENTINA IN THE 90S
Jonathan Woodgate to Real Madrid, a transfer that still baffles me to this day. I think that Real had suddenly become smitten with English players and you couldn’t really blame them given the run they had. Steve McManaman had been an overwhelming success and probably been the best of the other three English players at … Continue reading BRITS ABROAD: JONATHAN WOODGATE
Italian football was in despair after crashing out to Sweden in the playoffs for the 2018 World Cup. The most talented players are getting too old and the players meant to be in their prime are comparatively mediocre (barring Marco Verrati). It may be up to the younger players then to pick up the pieces, … Continue reading IN 5 YEARS TIME: MOISE KEAN
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