I believe Alex Ferguson will made the right decision for Manchester United. In any case, he has successfully reduced Carlos Tevez’s impact on Manchester United’s dominance and they will be none the worse in terms of challenging for titles even if Tevez depart.
Barcelona are on track for a Spanish treble but of late, the euphoria surrounding this scintillating team has fizzled out and they have looked less than invincible. Not to take anything away from the Blaugrana, they remain the most thrilling team in Europe on their day.
Chelsea and Arsenal, two distinguished clubs in FA Cup history, went head to head in a hugely anticipated semi-final encounter on Saturday. With both teams peaking and no clear advantage to either team, it was always going to be a battle of wits which goes right to the wire.
Alan Shearer is back with the Toon Army. To many Newcastle United fans, this fact has not yet sunk in, and coming hours before April Fool’s day, there was a sense of surrealism to it. We will know if this is a marriage made in heaven in 8 matches but the romance will be good while it lasted, regardless of whether Newcastle are relegated.
Money has changed the face of football, allowing Premier League clubs to attract world class talents and gain a pre-eminent position in Europe as well as increasing TV viewersips around the world. Nevertheless, too much of a good thing can be self-defeating and money’s perverse influences have to be kept in check by an effective regulator.
There’s a well-worn maxim that behind every good man is a good woman and January signing Andrei Arshavin was quick to single out his better half after he finally announced himself as an Arsenal player in the 4-0 mauling of Blackburn at the Emirates on Saturday.v
I admire Wenger’s beautiful vision of how football should be played and his team has always been able to pass teams into submission. But his current squad has difficulty keeping possession and Wenger cannot be absolved of responsibility for inadequate replacements after releasing Diarra, Alexander Hleb, Flamini, and Gilberto.
January 30, 2009 – 2:55 am
If Manchester United are in the grip of an injury crisis, they are not showing it. The Red Devils were rampant in a masterful 5-0 thrashing of West Bromich Albion on Tuesday, moved three points clear of Liverpool who failed to destroy Wigan. Manchester United were utterly irresistible in front of goal, scoring through Dimitar Berbatov, Carlos Tevez, Nemanja Vidic and Cristiano Ronaldo twice.
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