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STATS: West Ham’s Noble does the most running and Norwich’s Jackson runs the fastest
Norwich v West Ham, Saturday 12:45pm – Last weekend Norwich fought to the final whistle with a dramatic late goal from Robert Snodgrass denying 10-man Tottenham their first league win of the season. Norwich were outworked by a motivated West Ham, only managing to run for 54.16 miles against the Hammers, their lowest total of […]
Fernando Torres won’t ever shine for Chelsea
Before I start, I would just like to clarify that I am a fan of Fernando Torres, not quite as much as I was before, but I support Chelsea so want what’s best for the club, not Fernando Torres or any other player. I really want Torres to succeed and be amazing but I just […]
Some people train dogs, Brendan Rodgers educates players
This picture can be found in Brendan Rodgers’ home. Honestly. You do have to wonder what the motivation could possibly be for someone to have a portrait of themselves on their wall. He doesn’t gouge peoples’ eyes out like Jose Mourinho, ban journalists for asking questions like Sir Alex Ferguson, or make a yearly […]
The importance of scoring first
Managers and pundits alike can often be found talking up the importance of scoring the first goal, but just how vital is it to establish a 1-0 lead? In order to find out, I will take a look at both the completed 2011/12 campaign and the embryonic 2012/13 season in the top two divisions of […]
I’m moving for ‘professional reasons’, honest
Athletics is a very virtuous pursuit, isn’t it? Strip away all the corporate endorsements (and performance enhancing drugs) and you’re left with sport in its purest form; raw athleticism in a quest to achieve a sort of human perfection. You can’t say the same about football. Team sports are different – and football is different […]
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Can Sunderland fans be happy with their summer transfer business?
John McCormick has been giving a lot of thought to Martin O’Neill’s dealings in the transfer market and the part a study of football economics, with a title and at least one turn of phrase to make you wince, may have played in guiding his hand… Now that the transfer window has closed how do you feel? […]
Ronaldo back to Manchester United? No ta!
In the summer of 2008, instead of basking in the glory of being Champions of England again and winning the European Cup for the third time, Manchester United fans were forced to spend 3 months hanging on every word of one man. The fragile little Orchid that is Cristiano Ronaldo. Despite the fact that he […]
GIFs: Premier League Goals of the Weekend – Ben Arfa, Podolski, Dembele and Van Persie
The Premier League threw up its usual amount of excitement and quality again this weekend. 1. Ben Arfa (Newcastle v Aston Villa) 2. Podolski (Arsenal v Liverpool) 3. Dembele (Spurs v Norwich City) 4. Van Persie (first) (Man Utd v Southampton) 5. Van Persie (third) (Man Utd v Southampton) So there are 5 brilliant goals […]
STATS: Manchester United’s pass master and Rio’s clearances
Passes 1. Michael Carrick 115/126 – 91.3% 2. Morgan Schneiderlin 57/64 – 89.1% 3. Steven Davis 56/60 – 93.3% 4. Nemanja Vidic 51/58 – 87.9% 5. Tom Cleverley 50/53 – 94.3% Manchester United 518/587 – 88.2% Southampton 402/487 – 82.5% Attacking third passes 1. Michael Carrick 25/29 – 86.2% 2. Antonio Valencia 18/23 – 78.3% […]
STATS: Liverpool better in final third but Arsenal can tackle
Liverpool 0-2 Arsenal Passes 1. Mikel Arteta 87/92 – 94.6% 2. Joe Allen 69/74 – 93.2% 3. Santiago Cazorla 65/72 – 90.3% 4. Abou Diaby 58/64 – 90.6% 5. Glen Johnson 56/67 – 83.6% Liverpool 473/522 – 87% Arsenal 413/491 – 84% Attaching Third Passes 1. Glen Johnson 21/30 – 70% 2. Steven Gerrard 21/25 […]
STATS: Last weekend’s fastest runners, assist providers and tacklers…
West Ham v Fulham – 12:45 • After a promising start to the season with a 1-0 victory over Villa, Swansea brought West Ham back down to earth subjecting them to a 3-0 defeat at the weekend • Mark Noble once again covered the most ground for the Hammers with 6.67 miles • Noble also […]
The relief of Luka Modric’s departure
On Monday morning came the long awaited news. Luka Modric was gone. The bags and suitcases which were long since packed were finally put to good use as he officially made the move from the old, slightly tatty, homely feel of White Hart Lane to the vast, wonderful, intimidating cathedral that is the stadium of […]
A Sunderland fan who got away with truanting first home game of the season…
So Pete Sixsmith got away with his act of desertion, truanting from the first home game of the season to watch oval ball at Wembley, and still the treat of Reading at home to come. Here he offers thoughts on the more than slightly embarrassing postponement – and Warrington’s comfortable victory over Leeds in t’other […]
One game in… what usually happens to the Champions and relegation candidates?
With the 2012-13 Premier League season now underway, I thought I’d take a look back through previous opening-day results to see how the eventual champions and relegated clubs have fared: Champions The following table shows how the eventual champions fared on the opening day of each of the 20 Premier League seasons: – The combined […]
STATS: Who ran the fastest, covered the most ground, put in the most tackles…
Ahead of Saturday’s fixtures, EA Sports Player Performance Index have all the stats from the opening game of the season, looking at which players worked hardest offensively and defensively, how much ground they covered, how many fouls they were guilty of, amongst others. Swansea v West Ham 12:45 • Swansea showed great defensive determination last […]