Andre Villas-Boas sends the clearest possible message to his critics
A first Spurs win at Old Trafford for 23 years continues their unbeaten run, and caps off the manager’s finest week in English football. Coming…
Nick Harris Archives: 10/2012
Abramovich’s stance on older players may see key men leave Chelsea
Keen to rejuvenate his aging squad, the Russian billionaire has put several clubs on alert by only offering one year deals to players over 30.…
Swansea City nosedive continues as Crouch shoots them down at the Britannia
After bursting out of the block at the start of the season, Swansea City have lost their last three games without troubling the scoresheet. There…
Is Manchester City’s success being achieved despite Mancini?
The Italian manager brought the league title to the Etihad, but his tactics, media outbursts and player selection are perhaps holding City back. Five months…
The knives are out for zonal marking, is the criticism deserved?
Liverpool and Barcelona can’t both be wrong, can they? Once again this defensive system has faced ridicule in the UK, but one of its most…
Why can’t the wall stay 10 yards away?
The constant flouting of the ten yards rule is an unnecessary annoyance in football today, and it’s our Monday Moan. There is small part of…
If West Ham’s Mark Noble were at Liverpool he would be in the England squad
The midfielder has been excellent in West Ham’s solid return to the top flight, and having represented England at many youth team levels, he might…
