Jide Michael Olugbodi
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If United fans felt that the problems created by the exit of Sir Alex Ferguson was an easy fix, reality was served on a cold plate for them on Saturday. Even with serial winner Jose Mourinho, the gulf in class between Manchester City and United since the departure of Sir Alex, was evident once again…
Whichever way you look at it, this was always going to happen: Yaya Toure’s inevitable fallout with Pep Guardiola. When Pep took over at Barcelona several years ago, he cleared the deck at the club, getting rid of superstars Ronaldinho, Yaya Toure, Deco, Zlatan Ibrahimovich, Samuel Etoo and Eidur Gudjohnsen among several others. Who could…
There was a time when managers had a job and not a rolling contract, a time when a team appointed a manager who took a year or two to build his team and pursue a long term vision of the club. The news of Frank DeBoer’s sack at Inter Milan came as a shock…
As all the cameras continue to converge in Manchester, Antonio Conte continues to work without the lights and pressure at the bridge. Chelsea could be the surprise ace in the pack, as media attention continues to shift towards Old Trafford and the Etihad. What Conte has quickly done is establish a back 5/6 players who are…
When Leicester beat Chelsea 2-1 at the beginning of the season, what surprised me at the time was not the score line, but the way Mahrez made a meal of the Chelsea defence continuously and most especially, Cesar Azpilicueta. Twice he dazzled and mesmerised the Chelsea defence and also Azpilicueta, one of the best man…
COMICAL LIVERPOOL That the Manchester teams won again on day 2 of the EPL is no surprise. That Arsenal drew with Leicester does not surprise me either, neither does Chelsea’s win against Watford, even though it was a tough nut to crack for Conte. What surprises me is how Jurgen Klopp thinks he does not…
I was actually going to post my article yesterday with the title ’Mourinho: The Rolling Contract’ when news broke from Cobham about the sack of one of the greatest managers we would ever see in football. Was it the obvious? Was it the inevitable? I would say yes to both questions. Short of sacking up…
ARSENAL FANS GETTING USED TO LIFE UNDER WENGER Two rash decisions became the defining moments on Sunday at the Emirates and once again exposed why Arsenal have only qualified for the champions League in eleven seasons, failing to win the title in any of them; strategy, tactics, flexibility. I have listened to players who played…
Potentially four points between the first four teams with ten games to go and several games in hand this is what the fans love to see. I said it last week that Tottenham are one to watch out for as we manoeuvre the last bend towards the EPL title. It’s show time tonight because they…