Where else to start but Barcelona An absolutely emphatic win for the Catalan giants as they battered Celtic into submission 7-0 it ended which in turn was Celtic’s heaviest ever European defeat In fairness it could have quite easily been double figures How different it could have been had Moussa …
Read More »Match Of The Day a few quick thoughts
The Manchester Derby did actually live up to the hype in all fairness, so often games are hyped beyond all reality and we end up with a tepid affair where neither team would rather not lose than win but credit to both sides they certainly went for it City were …
Read More »Stoke vs Tottenham a few quick thoughts
Tottenham underwent the ideal preparations for Wednesday’s Champions League tie against Monaco with a comfortable 4-0 win away at Stoke It was a result that blew away the early season cobwebs as Mauricio Pochettino’s side extend their early season unbeaten run to 4 matches It’s fair to say that they …
Read More »Tottenham vs Crystal Palace a few quick thoughts
I was lucky enough to be at White Hart Lane yesterday afternoon in a ground that is slightly smaller due to the building work which is being carried out I was right near the East Stand corner which is missing and even in the British Summer you felt quite exposed …
Read More »Steaua Bucharest vs Manchester City a few quick thoughts
Manchester City turned in a 5 star performance although it could have been 7 Actually you could have picked any number and they should have scored 1 more goal than that How much of the display was down to City playing well and Steaua playing badly can be argued One …
Read More »Chelsea vs West Ham a few quick thoughts
Chelsea get off to a winning start under Antonio Conte as he masterminds a win over cross town rivals West Ham That said they certainly left it late in which to do so The big news before the game was that Cesc Fabregas was dropped to the bench Could the …
Read More »The 6 key stories from the Premier League opening weekend
It’s as if it never went away. The Premier League kicked back into action over the weekend and it has already thrown up some major talking points. We’ve seen the defening champions fall at the first hurdle and the boos already ringing out at The Emirates. That sandwiched winning starts …
Read More »Leicester vs Manchester United a few quick thoughts
It’s first blood to Manchester United and a first piece of silverware for Jose Mourinho in his reign as Manchester United manager In a game played in the boiling summer sun it certainly had the air of an exhibition in the first 20 minutes or so as players from both …
Read More »Portugal vs France a few quick thoughts – actually a lot
It was all set for France to win in front of their own fans last night and only Portugal had other ideas in mind They themselves know what’s it like to lose a major tournament final as hosts when they lost the 2004 final to shock winners Greece But last …
Read More »France vs Germany a few quick thoughts
After 50 games of this Euro 2016 tournament we now know who the finalists will be as hosts France booked their place in Sunday’s final against Portugal with a win over World Champions Germany In front of a packed Stade Velodrome in Marseille, Didier Deschamps side ran out 2-0 winners …
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