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Having been defeated by Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League semi-final, relinquishing their La Liga title to Barcelona and losing the Copa Del Rey final to Atletico Madrid has marked Mourinho’s third and probably final season in Madrid as a failure. Mourinho described this season as ‘the worst of my career’ in his first full…
Jose Mourinho’s time at Real Madrid will be coming to an end shortly and he certainly isn’t going out quietly. Real Madrid even cancelled the pre-match press conference ahead of their league meeting with Espanyol on Saturday to try and keep him quiet for at least a few days in a bid to calm the…
There are plenty of big games in Europe this weekend and Sam Thompson joins us again to preview the weekends biggest three matches from Europe’s top five leagues… Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich (Saturday 4th May, 5.30pm, Bundesliga) Let’s not pretend that both sides wouldn’t be happy to lose this weekend if it meant victory…
When Milan recently played Fiorentina in the important match which would have a say in who got the all important 3rd spot in Serie A, the Rossoneri were lead out in Florence by the ex-Fiorentina captain Ricardo Montolivo. Despite the situation and pressure facing him, Montolivo calmly put Milan into the lead, before assisting the…
Winners Mangers really can influence games as Andre Villas Boas did in his sides 3-1 win over Man City at the weekend. He showed off all his tactical awareness by making a couple of subtle changes that transformed the game. Trailing City 1-0 on the hour mark having been outplayed for the majority of the…
When Andrea Stramaccioni took over the Inter job last season, many pundits and analysts were somewhat shocked. The 37-year-old manager was highly touted as the next Special One, given his youth and exuberance. It’s been one year since he was introduced as Nerazzuri’s head coach and things have gone a lot worse than expected with…
There are plenty of big games in Europe this weekend and Sam Thompson joins us again to preview the weekends biggest three matches from Europe’s top five leagues… Tottenham v Manchester City (Sunday 21st April, 1.30pm, Premier League) In the first game of what can genuinely be called a ‘Super Sunday’, Manchester City visit Tottenham Hotspur.…
Winners Deportivo La Coruna, the La Liga champions from 2000, looked destined for relegation a few weeks ago sitting bottom of La Liga and in very poor form. However, after appointing their third manager of the season Fernando Vazquez, Deportivo have won four on the bounce with their latest victory being a 4-0 win over…
Xavi, Iniesta, Alonso, Busquets, Fàbregas – the wealth of Spain’s talent in the centre of the park is infinite. That country is a production line conveying quality midfielder after quality midfielder. The modern game is captivated and awestruck with each passing maestro. So much so that their foreign counterparts are even overshadowed. Over in Italy,…
There are plenty of big games in Europe this weekend and Sam Thompson joins us again to preview the weekends biggest three matches from Europe’s top five leagues … Schalke v Bayer Leverkusen (Saturday 13th April, 5.30pm, Bundesliga) This fixture sees 4th in the Bundesliga hosting 3rd as Schalke and Bayer Leverkusen fight it out…