On 20th June 2016, David Sullivan proclaimed that West Ham United “start the campaign with the aim of winning the Premier League.” Three months later and the goal he admitted was unlikely to happen, has changed: Premier League survival is the Hammers top priority. Five defeats in their six league matches so far, with sixteen […]
Continue readingWayne Rooney is regarded as one of the greatest English players to ever kick a ball. His speed, technique, vision and tenacity used to be matched by a few players in the world. Now Rooney appears to be lacking the skill that got him to the level he’s at today. Football as we know it has […]
Continue readingFor a man who spent most of this summer declaring his undying love for Atletico Madrid and an unyielding desire to return to the Spanish capital, Diego Costa seems to be enjoying life under Antonio Conte at Chelsea. The sneering, repugnant street-fighting footballer of last season still lurks beneath the surface but a smile has returned […]
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