When Inter Milan won the champions league in 2010 they beat that season’s German champions, English and Spanish Champions enroute. Since Bayern had already beaten this season’s premier league and La liga champions, logic would suggest that they were favorites. That said, soccer and logic do not always see eye to eye and this game … Read More
Obtaining a delicate balance especially in the middle of the park can make or break a team’s season. We can all appreciate the fact that trios have taken over in Europe with the dominance of the 4-2-3-1/ 4-3-3 formations and with that comes the need to find the right balance between attack and defence, between … Read More
When the semi final draw was made, it was hard to completely dismiss the conspiracy theorist’s notion that UEFA intended to have a classico final. The titans of Spanish soccer seemed head and shoulders above the rest and peculiarly both had to play the return ties in Spain. As it turned out, having the second … Read More
Like most things Fiorentino Perez, the trophy handover at the Bernabeu was glamorous, the sort of thing you’d expect from the Chinese at the opening ceremony of the Olympic games. After all, he did promise to build a Hollywood club. At the sound of the final whistle, the lights were deemed for a couple of … Read More
When Guardiola called Bielsa “the best coach on the planet”, the Argentine replied abruptly: “I’m not Pep’s master. He is the master.” Those sorts of comments show the respect between the coaches and make no mistake it is mutually shared and reciprocated in all senses of the word. And why not, Guardiola has made history … Read More
“I liked Rivaldo, because I’ve always thought I have a similar playing style to him,” Boateng told UEFA.com While you must be wondering like I am if someone slipped something into Boateng’s drink before that interview, it’s undeniable that he now plays in a similar zone to the Brazilian maestro- the trequartista position. Here’s a … Read More
A whole lot has been said about Pep Guardiola and whether he is truly the architect of the current Barcelona edifice- a side that is surely way up there with the very best in the history of the game or whether the good folk at the fabled La Massia should take the plaudits. His failure … Read More
A glorious run that included victories against Schalke, Sporting Lisbon and Man United ended in despair for Bielsa’s men. For Diego Simeone and the capital side, it was joy unconfined as their Columbian danger man netted in consecutive Europa league finals. After breaking Jurgen Klinsman’s goal scoring record last year with a Porto side under … Read More
This was a clash of two sides motivated by entirely different sets of demons; for Liverpool, there was an immediate opportunity to exorcise the memories of the FA Cup final loss and exert revenge while Chelsea are going tete a tete with Tottenham and Newcastle for the final Champions league berth. Also, there’s the ‘small … Read More
Juventus had slipped up midweek after an unlikely howler from Gigi Buffon- the sort that Tottenham fans had gotten accustomed to seeing from former cutodian Gomez. With 1 point separating Milan and Juventus at the apex of the Serie A and Inter Milan playing with a renewed sense of purpose under Stramaccioni, the derby was … Read More
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