With most English Premier League teams on a winter break, Romelu Lukaku and his Inter Milan club stole the headlines in the soccer world this weekend after beating cross-town rivals A.C. Milan 4–2 in the Milan derby. The comeback victory put Inter atop the Italian Series A over Juventus, the winners of the last eight […]
With Liverpool establishing itself as one of the top clubs in the world following its Champions League title last season and Manchester United in disarray, it is hard not to compare the current situation to the 1990s. Liverpool, then, was the winningest club in England, with 18 titles to its name. It would have sounded ludicrous at the time to […]
Despite a glittering managerial resumé, that includes two Champions League titles, three Premier League trophies, and three La Liga wins, José Mourinho, dissatisfied with the talent in his squad, called Manchester United’s second place finish in 2017/18 “one of his [his] best achievements.” […] This article was first published in Fansided on June 15, 2019.
This would allow United and Solskjaer to spend their resources on more troubling issues in defense and midfield. The final defeat when United lost to Cardiff 2-0 ended a turbulent season for Manchester United.[…] This article was first published in Fansided on May 22, 2019.
Manchester United fell 0-3 to Barcelona in their Champions League Quater-Final 2nd leg on Tuesday, in an abysmal performance that highlighted the difference between them and Europe’s elite […] This article first appeared in Fansided on April 16, 2019.
Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham have a seven point gap before the next three teams, leaving Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United to fight for the last coveted champions league spot. […] This article was originally published in The Tufts Daily on Feb 7, 2019
Who Will Finish in the Top 4? Chelsea: Despite their lackluster mid-week performance against Paris Saint-Germaine, which saw them eliminated from the Champions League, Chelsea remain favorites to win the league title. 5 points ahead with a game in hand and just 10 games remaining in the season mean it would take a nearly […]
Manchester United have seen promising signs of change under Louis van Gaal. Could they go back to being one of the most feared teams in European football? Manchester United fans knew it would be hard after Sir Alex Ferguson left, but not this hard. Dropping from first to eighth in one season, going without a […]
When Manchester United’s new manager, Louis van Gaal, introduced the 3-4-1-2 system with the Netherlands during the World Cup in Brazil, many pundits were shocked to see its success. Van Gaal’s Dutch were able to reach the semifinals of the competition, only to lose out to Argentina on penalties. It seemed as if the formation […]
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