[ad_1] It seems unlikely that north London denizen TS Eliot was an Arsenal fan, but his poetry suggests otherwise. “April is the cruellest month,” begins The Waste Land. “I have wept and fasted, wept and prayed,” laments The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. “This is the way the challenge ends; not with a bang […]
[ad_1] Everton have launched an appeal over their second points deduction. The Toffees were docked two points earlier this month and will now launch a formal appeal against their punishment for breaching the Premier League’s financial rules. 1 Everton have been given two deductions worth eight points in total this seasonCredit: Getty The appeal process […]
[ad_1] Mikel Arteta gave a spiky response to a reporter following a question on Arsenal’s team selection for their defeat against Aston Villa. The Gunners fell to a 2-0 loss at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon in what was a huge blow to their Premier League title chances. 3 Arsenal took a major blow to […]
[ad_1] Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has been warned his gung-ho footballing philosophy is in danger of wrecking the club’s Champions League hopes. Spurs were humiliated in a 4-0 defeat at Newcastle on Saturday in a game where they were punished for their all-out attacking style. 5 Postecoglou has been warned to re-think his attacking style […]
[ad_1] Manchester City had to play Jadon Sancho at right-back to help combat his confidence in his own ability in the academy. The 24-year-old spent two years in Man City’s youth system after joining from Watford in 2015 following eight years at the Hornets. 3 Sancho was part of Man City’s academy before moving onto […]
[ad_1] The celebration was almost as glorious as the goal itself. The fuzz of chest hair, the twirling shirt, the body swerve to evade the Manchester United fans who had run on the pitch in their euphoria. On Sunday, it is 25 years since Patrick Vieira, a genuine great of Arsenal’s midfield, played a wayward […]
[ad_1] Kieran Tierney has no idea what his Arsenal future holds having been shipped off on loan to Real Sociedad. The 26-year-old quickly became a fan favourite at the Emirates following his £25million arrival from Celtic in 2019. 4 Tierney was sent on loan to LaLiga side Real Sociedad last summerCredit: Getty But the left-back […]
[ad_1] The Premier League remains a European outlier this season. Everywhere you look around the continent, title races have become virtual processions. Paris Saint-Germain are 10 points clear in France’s Ligue 1, Bayer Leverkusen are 16 ahead and one win away from winning the German Bundesliga title, while PSV Eindhoven have a nine-point cushion at […]
[ad_1] An important thing to remember about Andre Villas-Boas is that he had ridiculously good hair. You don’t spend a record-shattering €15 million (£12.9; $16.3m) fee to sign a rookie manager away from Porto unless you’re pretty sure you know what you’re getting, and one thing Chelsea knew for certain, back in the heady days […]
[ad_1] Graham Potter has rejected a managerial return with Ajax after holding talks with the fallen Dutch giants, talkSPORT understands. Potter, also admired by Manchester United’s new minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, is ready to return to work a year after being sacked by Chelsea. 2 Potter could return to management a year on from […]