Ahead of Saturday's Premier
League outing between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, Calcio Insider picks its combined XI — taking the strengths and weaknesses into account of either side.
Ahead of Saturday's Premier
League outing between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, Calcio Insider picks its combined XI — taking...
Not exact matches
The lineups are
out for today's crunch Champions
League round of 16 match
between Borussia Dortmund and Juventus at the Westfalenstadion.
Hopefully, we grind
out three points against a tired Lazio side that has been stretched
between serie A, Europa
league and 120 minutes of coppa italia while we've played just once in almost two weeks.
Cech will be to us what Van Der Sar was to United, he was signed at 34 years old played
between 2005 to 2011 winning 4
league titles, so I'm of the belief we can get 5 world class seasons
out of Cech!
Sky Sports in fact claim that all six of the top Premier
League sides are or have been interested in Mendy at some point, although the uncertainty at Arsenal and the competition
between Danny Rose and Ben Davies at Tottenham rules the two north London outfits
out of the equation.
Anything goes; you wouldn't want to miss
out on this mouthwatering clash
between these two Premier
League heavyweights.
Read on to see our Premier
League predictions for all the games this weekend, as we look forward to the stand -
out fixture
between Manchester City and reigning champions Chelsea...
All four English competitors reached the quarterfinals in every season but» 05 - 06, and for three straight seasons
between» 06 - 07 and» 08 - 09, three
out of four semifinalists came from the Premier
League.
As the West London derby
between Queens Park Rangers and Chelsea finished with the Blues coming
out on top, Twitter has reacted to the result which has had an impact at both ends of the Barclays Premier
League table.
Arsene Wenger is having another difficult season at the Emirates Stadium and may finally have run
out of chances to turn things around, especially if his side can not qualify for the Champions
League between now and May.
Manchester United have no European competition and have solely the
league to worry about up until January, with the attacking options they have and sufficient time to rest
between games you can bet they will be fighting for a CL spot, Everton will be challenging, Spurs will be outsiders for a CL spot in my opinion and I don't expect them to be in it much but I wouldn't count them
out and then there is Arsenal.
Lineups are
out for the UEFA Champions
League final
between FC Barcelona and Juventus, and they feature no surprises.
Dyke points
out that 20 years ago, 60 percent of the Premier
League were eligible for England, but any correlation
between this percentage and international achievement seems sketchy at best.
If we cast
out minds back to the first Charity Shield in 1908 and look at the time
between then and 2005 only 14 teams had gone on to win the
league after winning the season's curtain raiser» — http://www.footballscores.com/news/premier-
league-football-scores/the-curse-of-the-community-shield/
Unlike in the Premier
League which for 12 seasons or so has remained a three clubs title race
between Man Utd, Man City and Chelsea until last season when Leicester City popped up
out of no where to disrupt the assembly of the trio when they lifted the title trophy.
It was another disappointing weekend in the Premier
League for arsenal and the other sides hoping to chase down the current league leaders and pip them to the title, as Chelsea won quite comfortably away to the reigning Champions Leciester City, and that was despite our hopes that the row between Costa and Conte that kept their main striker out of the squad might have a negative i
League for arsenal and the other sides hoping to chase down the current
league leaders and pip them to the title, as Chelsea won quite comfortably away to the reigning Champions Leciester City, and that was despite our hopes that the row between Costa and Conte that kept their main striker out of the squad might have a negative i
league leaders and pip them to the title, as Chelsea won quite comfortably away to the reigning Champions Leciester City, and that was despite our hopes that the row
between Costa and Conte that kept their main striker
out of the squad might have a negative impact.
And on this note, I encourage the Gunners to take encouragement from the payments Arsenal got in 4 points in their last 2
outings in the Premier
League and pounce on the West Hammers, pound them thoroughly and collect all the hammers in their hands and use them to hammer them comprehensively in the Carabao Cup quaterfinal match
between them and Arsenal on Tuesday night's at the Emirates Stadium.
All u have to do is look at the number of players wenger uses each season, take the
league cup
out of the equation and wenger basically uses
between 22 and 24 players, even with our horrendous injury record.
It might only a subtle difference and may only represent a slight increase in the self belief felt by the Arsenal players at the moment, but it could well turn
out to make all the difference
between fans of the Gunners going a 12th summer without a Premier
League trophy to celebrate and the streets of north London being turned read and white next May.
Chelsea alternate
between a 4 33 and a 4 2 31, both equally as effective, Ramires can play in the pivot, as a RM and on the wing and has done so for the last 2 season's giving Chelsea something different if Fabregas does not play or should they desire a direct approach, Azpilicueta who is probably the
league's best LB is not even a LB, Ivanovic is not a RB but a CB by trade, Fabregas has and does play no. 10 on occasions for Chelsea, should any of these players get injured they have a world class replacement waiting, the same can not be said of Arsenal, we play one way and our subs are usually like for like or like for
out of position.
The odds will be smoothed
out, minimizing the practical difference
between, say, being the fourth - worst team in the
league and the fifth - worst.
With the latest round of Premier
League fixtures now over, save for an intriguing Monday night clash
between QPR and Aston Villa, we have picked
out the worst XI of the weekend after disappointing displays from Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur:
With all the bad blood
between Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho, and with the desire for Arsenal to show that last season's awful string of results away to the Premier
League big boys wasan aberration, there is a feeling that the Frenchman will send the Gunners out with the intent to attack the league leaders and go for all three p
League big boys wasan aberration, there is a feeling that the Frenchman will send the Gunners
out with the intent to attack the
league leaders and go for all three p
league leaders and go for all three points.
That is why the story reported by the Evening Standard about the reason for the 25 - year old sitting
out the friendly game
between his club and Premier
League Bournemouth does not sit quite right in my opinion.
Arsene Wenger did not come
out and directly criticise some of the Arsenal players that have been struggling recently, but you do not need a microscope to read
between the lines of what the manager was talking to Arsenal Player about as the Gunners prepare to head south to take on AFC Bournemouth, desperately needing a win to get our Premier
League title challenge rolling again.
One thing's for sure, it'll be interesting to see whether the outcome of next month's Champions
League tie
between Man City and Liverpool has any effect on who comes
out winner of the award.
Also, since we adults know what we're doing
out there
between the groin pulls and wrenched backs, there's an Adult Open and Over 35
League.
United came from behind to earn an FA Cup quarter - final replay against West Ham United, but were dumped
out of the Europa
League at the hands of Liverpool in the first - ever continental meeting
between the two fierce rivals.
But the American
League Division Series
between Boston and Houston should still be competitive and a well - fought victory for whichever squad comes
out on top.
Since then, he's split his time
between punditry and establishing an academy in Spain for young players that have fallen
out of the English
league system.
And just in case the first team players that are likely to be in the starting line - up to face West Brom on Monday were thinking it might be an easy game after the tough trip to face the reigning Premier
League champions Chelsea last time
out, Arsene Wenger can get them to watch the Carabao Cup game
between the Baggies and Man City.
Its time Ramsey and Wilshere play together week in week
out and dominate the game
between them, get them two clicking and we could ease the
league this year.
Arsene Wenger spoke in the week about the big gap
between Arsenal and the current Premier
League leaders might just allow the Gunners to play with some of the old fluency and verve that saw us topping the table at the turn of the year and even though the Gunners were knocked
out of the Champions
League in midweek, there were enough positives from our performance against Barcelona to give us some belief back.
A move in January would be
out of the question having just signed a new contract at Palace, though a strong 2012 would make for an interesting transfer battle
between Premier
League clubs.
Tara, the famous cat who saved a boy from an attacking dog, threw
out the first pitch at a Minor
League game on Monday night
between the Lancaster JetHawks and the Bakersfield Blaze.
Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves, who played for the Red Devils
between 2007 and 2011, has taken a dig at the Blues» loan system, with the retired England ace also calling on the Premier
League to change the rules regarding the number of players clubs can loan
out.
While a reunion
between Mourinho and the club seems incredibly unlikely considering the friction that remains
between him and numerous Real Madrid players, there's no question that he's a proven winner and bring
out the best of his players in the Champions
League.
Between the analytics revolution and the
league - wide homogenization of tactics, I don't think there are a lot of Woodys
out there who are going to show up and mothball rookies, run starters into the ground, and base their offensive schemes on isolation.
We are caught in the catch 22 else we would have heard something positive from above MR is caught
between supporters and high management / owners but he has to come
out of it and change the way he conducts his approach to situations in front of him and become the 12th man chelsea antonio conte did very well tonight I must admit I am a fan as I watched him conduct Italy at the euros and now tonight with chelsea he is the 12 man and after watching the opening matches of the premier
league I think it is going to be
between city chelsea united for the pole position i know its to early to call but the matches down the road
between Chelsea and Liverpool and united and city should give us a better insight but i think conte might just run away with it Arsenal again will face another tough match Leicester as they lost at the weekend too they will have to pull their socks up at home the liverpool match should awaken every one at the Arsenal and the Leicester meeting wont be easy but it might just turn our boys to real warriors
Out of the 16 Teams in the
League, none are likely happier about «the merger»
between All Sports Series and CSSC than Team Buchanan.
Whited
Out A Pioneer
League baseball game in Butte, Mont.,
between the hometown Copper Kings and the Idaho Falls Gems, by a summer snowstorm in the Rocky Mountains.
You're right about a lot of things you say but the three biggest clubs as far as the media are concerned are Manchester United, liverpool and believe it or not Newcastle.The media, especially Sky Sports would like the Premier
League fought
out between these three teams every year if they could get their way and ironically they were the three teams who had the worst hooligan problems in the dark years of the 70s and the 80s of all the clubs in the country
However, the clash
between the Gunners and Liverpool tonight is starting to take on the feeling of a must win for us, and that was only made more clear yesterday as the
league leaders Man City overcome a determined Everton to make it three wins
out of three, including one over Chelsea.
A bit of Jack in the middle of the pitch, especially if he has the bit
between his teeth to prove what he can do and help
out his parent club, might just make the difference, especially as City had their preparations messed up this week by the torrential rain which saw their Champions
League match postponed from Tuesday until Wednesday.
BBC reporter Ian Dennis has revealed that Liverpool fans tore seats
out of Old Trafford and threw them at Manchester United fans during the Europa
League clash
between the two rivals on Thursday evening.
For Tottenham, it's a chance to close the gap on Manchester City at the top of the Premier
League table, temporarily at least, while Arsenal will want to move back into the top four and wipe
out the deficit
between themselves and their rivals.
Nottingham Forest and Derby cancelled each other
out as the City Ground witnessed the first 0 - 0 draw
between the two rivals in more than a century in the
league.
It will mark the first meeting
between these two teams since the 2009/10 Europa
League, when Atleti knocked
out Sporting on away goals in the Round of 16 en route to winning the competition.
The Hammers were dumped
out of the FA Cup at
League One leaders Wigan on the weekend so they will have their tails
between their legs a bit.