This is a bit late, but the big news in club football in England is the sale of Liverpool FC to New England Sports Ventures (NESV). The sale is not quite final and will not be until next week, as…
This is a bit late, but the big news in club football in England is the sale of Liverpool FC to New England Sports Ventures (NESV). The sale is not quite final and will not be until next week, as…
Here is the third part as I look at the statistics in the Bundesliga where surprise team Mainz is topping the table with Bayern Munich struggling in the middle of the table. Here are the stats and observations. Team Off…
Here is the second part of my look at the league statistics where I will take a similar look at Italy’s Serie A. Below is the table of statistics followed by some quick observations. Team Off Eff Def Eff Possession…
Another month has passed and I have updated the statistics for the leagues. The first league I will look at will be Ligue 1 in France. The statistics do not include the past weekend’s games and only the results through…
It was not a great weekend for many of the big names across Europe. The big match-ups on the continent were in Italy and Germany where Internazionale and Juventus squared off and Borussia Dortmund hosted Bayern Munich, respectively. Here is…
It was another interesting week where the traditional big four struggled with only Chelsea getting a win amongst that group and that was against Arsenal. Manchester United were held by Sunderland while Liverpool were upset by Blackpool at Anfield. Here…
There was not much to learn today as Chelsea powered their way past Arsenal 2-0. Arsenal can pass the ball around beautifully, but they can’t stop Didier Drogba and they can’t break down the Chelsea defense. Arsenal started brightly coming…
The season started with optimism, but Liverpool are officially in crisis mode. It was bad enough that people seriously considered Blackpool as a legitimate upset threat, but even worse that it happened. Liverpool started off the game okay, and were…
This game was a stinker. It was delayed by a flood in the Manchester United locker room, which was an ominous sign before the game. Sunderland started in a 4-4-1-1 formation that left Darren Bent stranded while United fielded a…
Chelsea vs. Arsenal is the top game of the weekend, but Tottenham vs. Aston Villa is another intriguing match-up. There are few super lopsided games this weekend, so the games should be competitive. Here are my predictions for the weekend.
