Monthly Archives: August 2010

[caption id="attachment_1122" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Barca get their man"][/caption] Few recent summers can contend with the anticipation accompanying La Liga this year. Barcelona didn’t exactly enamour themselves with a large number of North Londoners (and probably some Merseysiders) but they eventually did...read more »

For those who are unsure of Dave Chappelle’s acting credentials, a combination of James Lipton interviewing the comedian for Inside the Actors Studio is surely bizarre. And you’d be forgiven for thinking why ‘Half Baked’, ‘Blue Streak’, ‘Con Air’, or...read more »

[caption id="attachment_1101" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="New Stadium difficulty"][/caption] The draw for the group stage of the Champions League took place in Monaco on Thursday, with an unlikely union of Gary Lineker and most of the Inter Milan squad conspiring to place Manchester...read more »

[caption id="attachment_1087" align="alignleft" width="300" caption=""This guy?""] [/caption] In the build up to this year's US Open I found similar themes running through the press: is Federer still up to the challenge? Will Nadal complete his career Grand Slam? The customary curveball from...read more »

[caption id="attachment_1077" align="alignleft" width="300" caption=""Jesus loves you""][/caption] Arsene Wenger has made it patently clear that Emmanuel EBOUÉ is key for Arsenal to mount the five front challenge this season, known as PCCFW (Premier League, Champions League, Carling Cup, FA Cup, and...read more »

For better or for worse, the modern English game is littered with oft-repeated preconceptions and clichés. ‘Arsenal lack steel in the middle of the park.’ ‘The Premier League is the greatest league in the world.’ ‘Peter Crouch has a great touch for such...read more »

[caption id="attachment_1049" align="alignleft" width="300" caption=""You're lucky Javier's leaving""][/caption] I’m hearing the same arguments this morning as when Mourinho first came into the English top flight; numerical disadvantage in midfield. Last night saw Liverpool field a 4-4-2 against Manchester City’s 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 and...read more »

I’m still bemused as to how Saturday’s performance against Blackpool warranted Hansen to obstinately, painfully even, discredit Theo Walcott. His most basic criticism – that when faced with multiple options Walcott has not yet showcased a consistency in decision making...read more »