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Many years ago, Arsenal swooped for a young Barcelona player called Cesc Fabregas. He joined the Gunners and Arsene Wenger went as far as to build a team around him. For  a while, it worked out nicely. In recent years, however,...read more »

Arsenal have had to put up with more than their recent share of hapless wingers over the last few years. Yes, Theo Walcott has come a long way this season, but for how many years have Arsenal fans had to watch...read more »

When Alexis Sanchez was still plying his trade at Udinese, he was considered to be one of the best young players in football. Whilst it's not fair to say that his reputation has plummeted since joining Barcelona, I think we can...read more »

Whilst Liverpool have started to grind out results against Premier League opposition during the last couple of weeks, I’m sure that most fans are hoping this wont affect Brendan Rodger’s spending during the transfer window. Whilst Liverpool do look a better...read more »

Despite a fairly abysmal start to their season, draws against Manchester City and Chelsea in well contested games prove that Liverpool can still slug it out with the ‘big boys’. It’s establishing consistency and performing on a weekly basis that...read more »

In the last four years under the management of Pep Guardiola Barcelona have won 14 trophies.  This would surely mean that they do not need a change of approach in their play. However in a recent Champions League semi-final and...read more »

It's been a dire week for the Catalan giants. It started with a defeat by fierce rivals Real Madrid, effectively ending Barca's late charge for La Liga glory. To compound the misery, their midweek aggregate defeat by Chelsea ended thee...read more »

Guardiola admitted this week that he may be forced to review Barcelona's tactics following the defeat to Chelsea in the Champions League. This may come as a bit of a shock to some who see the side as fiercely stuck...read more »

Like most of the world’s biggest derby matches, there’s no such thing as a meaningless El Clasico, but Saturday night’s clash in the Camp Nou was one of the biggest ones in recent years.  For the first time since Pep...read more »

What a night at Stamford Bridge! Roberto Di Matteo’s brave Chelsea lions defeated Pep Guardiola’s majestic Barcelona side by virtue of a solitary Didier Drogba strike bang on half time. The big, bustling striker spent large parts of the first...read more »