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Should Arsenal act now to sign this hesitant Chelsea star?
What a topsy-turvy place the footballing world is. According to Goal.com Salomon Kalou’s contract talks are being ‘monitored closely’ by ‘more than 12 leading clubs’. Yes this is the man who has scored only 36 goals in 152 appearances for...read more »
Is goal line technology the only way forward?
Over the weekend we saw the 5-1 demolition of Spurs in the FA Cup semi-final at the hands of a re-juvenated Chelsea side who have seen a sharp incline in fortunes since Roberto Di Matteo’s appointment as caretaker manager. It wasn’t...read more »
Goal-line technology – a matter of when and not if
The stakes are high, it’s the FA Cup semi-final and Chelsea are 1-0 up against Tottenham Hotspur in a closely contested game at Wembley. Early doors in the second half and, amidst a scramble from a Chelsea corner, the ball...read more »
FOUR players who should have been nominated for PFA Player of the Year:
With the nominations recently being announced for the PFA Players' Player of the Year, the usual debate begins over who should and who shouldn't have been included on the shortlist. The list of six Premiership players is as follows: Sergio...read more »
If he pulls off this incredible feat will Jose Mourinho call it quits?
If Real Madrid fend off a feisty Barcelona to win a first La Liga title in four years and if they solidify themselves as kings of Europe by earning a 10th crown in Munich, what happens next? Jose Mourinho has taken...read more »
An Arsenal deal for this Chelsea star may not be far off but would he be anything more than a squad player?
Of all the panic buys made by Arsene Wenger last summer, loaning Yossi Benayoun from Chelsea may have been the most bizarre. He was clearly deemed surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge and for the Gunner’s to be scrapping up...read more »
Have Chelsea taken one step forward and two steps backwards?
If Chelsea don't get a place in the Champions League - and it's now looking like they won't - they simply only have themselves to blame. After a third draw this season with Fulham, 1-1 at Craven Cottage, they've slipped...read more »
How should Chelsea prioritise their season?
With Roberto Di Matteo's side now well and truly engaged in a battle for fourth in the Premiership, it seems as though they are going to have the toughest run-in of all the English sides. They take on Tottenham in...read more »
Gary Neville: Football Saviour?
The 2nd of February 2011 was a momentous day for football fans up and down the country because the personification of Manchester United’s Premier League dominance, Gary Neville, retired. The signaficance of this decision was two-fold, unfortunately we wouldn’t get...read more »
Has a dangerous malaise settled unto Liverpool?
It strikes me that Liverpool’s players are suffering from a dearth of imagination. Whilst it’s true that Liverpool’s forwards have missed a fair number of opportunities this season, it’s equally true that the Red’s creative outputs have struggled to provide...read more »