Thursday, April 10, 2014
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- Photos: Liverpool train ahead of Man City crunch match
- Champions League team of the week
- Best young managers
- Photos: Spurs training today ahead of West Brom game
- Video: Man Utd fans party with fake Nemanja Vidic
- Top five conclusions: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Barcelona
- Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil set to return for Hull match
- Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o ‘in talks with Besiktas’
- Tactcal Review: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Barcelona
- Tactical Review: Bayern Munich 3-1 Manchester United
- Man Utd vice-chairman Ed Woodward ‘stays in Munich’ for Toni Kroos talks
- Playing Thibaut Courtois against Chelsea would cost Atletico Madrid £5m
- Ex-Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Lassana Diarra denies he’s a Syrian jihadist
- David Moyes: ‘Man Utd’s transfer targets are keen to join us even without Champions League’
- Top five conclusions: Bayern Munich 3-1 Manchester United
- Video: Arjen Robben goal makes it Bayern 3-1 Man Utd
- Video: Thomas Muller turns the ball in (Bayern 2-1 Man Utd)
- Video: Mario Mandzukic makes it Bayern 1-1 Man Utd
- Video: Thunderous Patrice Evra goal gives Man Utd the lead at Bayern!
- Photo: Phil Jones’ face, Bayern vs Man Utd special
- Video: Liverpool old boys Carragher and Souness baffled that Man Utd have benched Rio Ferdinand
- Belgium boss says Eden Hazard should quit Chelsea for PSG
- Shinji Kagawa starts for Man Utd vs Bayern Munich, plus full team news
- Luis Suarez advised to quit Liverpool for Man Utd
Photos: Liverpool train ahead of Man City crunch match Posted: 10 Apr 2014 08:02 AM PDT |
Champions League team of the week Posted: 10 Apr 2014 07:57 AM PDT The team of the week is playing 4-2-3-1. Goalkeeper: Roman Weidenfeiller (Borussia Dortmund) The Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper virtually turned the game against Real Madrid when he saved Angel Di Maria's 16th minute penalty. Before his save, Dortmund lacked belief and moved the ball slowly. He lifted the home crowd, the outfield players injected pace into […] |
Posted: 10 Apr 2014 07:33 AM PDT In no particular order, here are a collection of the finest young managers currently making a name for themselves. Roberto Martinez (aged 41) A former midfielder at Real Zaragoza, Wigan and Swansea to name just a few clubs, Martinez started his managerial career with the Swans in 2007. He introduced a new playing philosophy of […] |
Photos: Spurs training today ahead of West Brom game Posted: 10 Apr 2014 05:58 AM PDT Tottenham’s players have been training in the sunshine today as they prepare for Saturday’s game against West Brom. Tim Sherwood’s side will be hoping to build on the comprehensive win against Sunderland on Monday evening. In-form Christian Eriksen is likely to have a key role at the Hawthorns. Training snapshot: @ChrisEriksen8 and @friedel_b all smiles […] |
Video: Man Utd fans party with fake Nemanja Vidic Posted: 10 Apr 2014 05:17 AM PDT Manchester United’s trip to Munich wasn’t a total waste – they’ve found a replacement for captain Nemanja Vidic. With the big Serb leaving for Inter Milan this summer, United fans have got the ideal stand-in: a lookalike they found outside a bar in Munich. The fella in question was heralded as the genuine Vidic and […] |
Top five conclusions: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Barcelona Posted: 10 Apr 2014 05:12 AM PDT 1. Lionel Messi is still lacking sharpness Atletico Madrid defended tightly and never allowed Messi space to play his usual game. The Barcelona superstar fired his shots wide when he got his few chances. One of Messi's biggest threats is his accuracy when quickly taking half-chances. Last night, he was taking too many touches and […] |
Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil set to return for Hull match Posted: 10 Apr 2014 04:08 AM PDT Arsenal could have record signing Mesut Ozil available for their trip to Hull a week on Saturday – but he is one of 11 players unavailable for the FA Cup semi-final against Wigan. The Germany international is still sidelined ahead of this weekend’s trip to Wembley. Kieran Gibbs, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Tomas Rosicky, Laurent Koscielny, […] |
Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o ‘in talks with Besiktas’ Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:49 AM PDT Samuel Eto’o could be set to join Besiktas next season. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has made it clear that he is not impressed with his current selection of strikers. Although Eto’o has been his preferred option this season, the 33-year-old is out of contract in the summer and likely to leave Stamford Bridge. Besiktas has […] |
Tactcal Review: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Barcelona Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:40 AM PDT Two sets of players who know each other very well, two South American managers who have failed to outsmart each other on several occasions this season and two teams who bullishly believe in their contrasting styles. One had to fall. Diego Simeone may not have had the luxury of picking Diego Costa or Arda Turan […] |
Tactical Review: Bayern Munich 3-1 Manchester United Posted: 10 Apr 2014 01:42 AM PDT Bayern Munich needed an early goal to force Manchester United out of their comfort zone in last night’s game. United just needed to focus on defending well then feed on the Bavarian giants’ mistakes. Pep Guardiola started with only Dante and Jerome Boateng as true defenders; David Alaba had the licence to frequently overlap and […] |
Man Utd vice-chairman Ed Woodward ‘stays in Munich’ for Toni Kroos talks Posted: 10 Apr 2014 01:19 AM PDT Manchester United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has reportedly extended his stay in Munich beyond last night’s Champions League quarter final defeat as he tries to thrash out a deal for Toni Kroos. The United supremo has stayed overnight as he seeks answers from the midfielder about whether he is interested in a move to Old […] |
Playing Thibaut Courtois against Chelsea would cost Atletico Madrid £5m Posted: 10 Apr 2014 01:08 AM PDT Spanish side Atletico Madrid are reportedly hoping to avoid Chelsea in the Champions League semi-finals because it would cost £5m to field their first-choice keeper. Thibaut Courtois is on loan at Atletico from Chelsea, and a clause in his deal says that Diego Simeone’s side must pay £2.5m per game if they want to play […] |
Ex-Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Lassana Diarra denies he’s a Syrian jihadist Posted: 10 Apr 2014 01:01 AM PDT In Syria??? Lol nice joke guys have a good evening on twitter G5!!!! — Lass Diarra (@Lass_Officiel) April 7, 2014 Former Arsenal, Chelsea and Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra has been forced to deny internet rumours that he is currently fighting in Syria as a jihadist. Rumours spread around social media sites that the Lokomotiv Moscow […] |
David Moyes: ‘Man Utd’s transfer targets are keen to join us even without Champions League’ Posted: 09 Apr 2014 02:08 PM PDT Manchester United manager David Moyes says the club has had a quiet word with players they plan to sign this summer – and none of them are deterred by the lack of Champions League football. Speaking after tonight’s Champions League elimination at Bayern Munich, Moyes claimed that not being in next year’s competition would not […] |
Top five conclusions: Bayern Munich 3-1 Manchester United Posted: 09 Apr 2014 01:44 PM PDT 1. Not even Phil Jones’ distraction tactics could help United Manchester United’s defensive gurning specialist produced this beauty, but even it couldn’t deter the reigning European champions. 2. Scoring a goal was the worst thing United could have done. Patrice Evra’s wonderstrike took the decision away from Bayern Munich; they had to attack and it […] |
Video: Arjen Robben goal makes it Bayern 3-1 Man Utd Posted: 09 Apr 2014 01:20 PM PDT |
Video: Thomas Muller turns the ball in (Bayern 2-1 Man Utd) Posted: 09 Apr 2014 01:12 PM PDT |
Video: Mario Mandzukic makes it Bayern 1-1 Man Utd Posted: 09 Apr 2014 01:05 PM PDT |
Video: Thunderous Patrice Evra goal gives Man Utd the lead at Bayern! Posted: 09 Apr 2014 01:00 PM PDT |
Photo: Phil Jones’ face, Bayern vs Man Utd special Posted: 09 Apr 2014 12:33 PM PDT |
Video: Liverpool old boys Carragher and Souness baffled that Man Utd have benched Rio Ferdinand Posted: 09 Apr 2014 11:38 AM PDT Sky Sports pundits Jamie Carragher and Graeme Souness have both express their surprise that Rio Ferdinand isn’t playing for Manchester United this evening. The veteran defender has been benched by David Moyes for the quarter-final second leg at Bayern Munich. Neither of the former Liverpool players could understand why Chris Smalling has been preferred to […] |
Belgium boss says Eden Hazard should quit Chelsea for PSG Posted: 09 Apr 2014 11:32 AM PDT Belgium manager Marc Wilmots has suggested that Eden Hazard should leave Chelsea for Paris Saint Germain this summer in order to become a better player. Wilmots should Hazard should give “serious consideration” to joining the French champions. He believes the Blues star would benefit from working with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and would take his game to […] |
Shinji Kagawa starts for Man Utd vs Bayern Munich, plus full team news Posted: 09 Apr 2014 10:36 AM PDT #mufc XI: De Gea; Jones, Smalling, Vidic, Evra; Fletcher, Carrick; Valencia, Rooney, Kagawa; Welbeck — Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 9, 2014 David Moyes has handed Shinji Kagawa a start in tonight’s Champions League quarter final second leg at Bayern Munich. The Japan international was in impressive form during the weekend win over Newcastle and has […] |
Luis Suarez advised to quit Liverpool for Man Utd Posted: 09 Apr 2014 09:38 AM PDT Luis Suarez should sign for Manchester United this summer, according to their former striker Diego Forlan. Forlan, of ‘he came from Uruguay, he made the scousers cry’ fame (see video above), has endeared himself to Liverpool fans even less by advising their star player to quit. Suarez is close to his international team-mate, and Forlan […] |
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