The success of Arsenal this premier league season is not powered by one man, in fact, it is driven by collective affords by the whole team including manager that is paying them well. When we say Gunners are on the top of league leaderboard, we grossly ignore the affords being put in together by the team and it players including those who were earlier ignored as possible starlet to their success and 23-year-old Costa Rican forward Joel Campbell is one such player who was formerly expected to be released on loan but manager Arsene Wenger eventually decided to keep him for the current campaign and we have a new starlet from Emirates Stadium! Although, his journey to secure a consistent place in the team was never easy as he was on the back of players like Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain but injuries to several players gave him opportunity that he canalized on as well. He impressed everyone with his unique ball holding style and who can forget his equalizer in FA … [Read more...]

It is not always easy for any player to settle down in new atmosphere especially in England where expectations are over sky high, and if you are associated with an underperforming side, it becomes even three fold difficult for you to satisfy your boss in the first season itself. Former Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa is one such player who has until been facing lots of problems to settle down himself in England coupled with manager Mourinho statement that he may not be the best option at the forward line for Blues. Even few media houses pressed recently that he could be sent back to Spain after not having a dream start of the league season but after Chelsea’s Porto win, everything seems to have been changed at Stamford Bridge. Now, second term serving North Londoners boss is praising Costa and offering his assurance that he would complete his three-year contract in England. However, former Everton boss still believes Costa cannot match the legacy of Didier Drogba who played for … [Read more...]

It is very common to see someone backing his favorite player or manager and if we talking about one of the longest and successful Manchester United boss, Sir Alex Ferguson, obviously, is the one who is being taken as the Godfather when it comes to lead a side. During his over two decades old tenure at Old Trafford, he has had several notable names giving their finest performances and one of them was former United captain Gary Neville who now serves Spanish side Valencia as manager. The 40-year-old Englishman helped Red Devils win as many as two Champions Leagues and eight Premier League titles under Scot. Now, when everyone doubts over his ability to lead a pressing side, Alex came in support of his former and assured he will surely be successful for La Liga side as he has been throughout his playing career. Having been on a six months contract at Mestalla, Neville is already a name to look for in Spain, in fact, thousands of club fans watched him taking his first training session … [Read more...]

It is not uncommon to see a side, who has been famous for its firing legs, loses its charm whenever it comes under the mentorship of a new guardian, i.e., a new manager takes over and Manchester United is the perfect example of how things change in the dressing room when you are decorated with a new boss. Although, Van Gaal, the new ManU boss, has never been a shoddy kind of mentor - his record speaks in itself - yet, his style of leading a side is significantly different than former boss Sir Alexander Ferguson who ruled the Manchester giants for more than two decades with a successful record. Now, when Red Devils are without Alex, it is obvious they will have to lose some fire off their forward line to adjust in new environment and this is exactly what seems to be happening at Old Trafford dressing room. The 31-year-old midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, who has played under Alex as well, is the one who points out the losing sharpness in the forward line and says this is the only … [Read more...]