No team can succeed without the thorough support of its fans and if for some reason a side is not getting full support of its fans for obvious reason, it becomes the responsibility of the manager and teammates to appeal the fans to come with them and support in each game. Arsenal is one such side who is although at number four of the league table yet fans are not happy with their performances in last few games that deprived them secure possibly the second position on the table. Fans were actually angry with their February shows where they conceived a 3-1 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and a 5-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in Germany. Those defeats made their Premier League and Champions League title hopes to none. The most interesting fact about fans anger is that they have now become vocal against their side which is not a good sign for the Gunners if they want to end current campaign residing at a respectable position. The 23-year-old English player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is … [Read more...]
Wenger needs some time to bypass Munich trauma
It is never easy for any side to recover from a thrashing defeat especially in English soccer where criticisms and appraisals are always sky high. Arsenal’s last defeat to Bayern Munich is still in the memory of each fan hence it would also be affecting morale of the whole side and manager Wenger understands this problem of performance pressure hence he has already said that it would not be easy for them to overcome Bayern defeat. If we look at Gunners next game, they are going to meet non-league Sutton in the FA Cup on Monday night. Even if the Sutton is not a premiere league club yet it can definitely capitalize on the state of morale whole Arsenal dressing room is passing through. To tackle this, Wenger has called all the positivity to come back with the side and help them. As far his strategy for the next game is concerned, Wenger would land the strongest team on Sutton's 3G artificial pitch to avoid any controversy after a possible loss which Frenchman obviously does not want … [Read more...]
I’m here to win games, not to please anyone: Chelsea’s Antonio Conte
When you are winning you are the king of the world and get the rights to use strict tone in your statements. Chelsea is one such side who is on the top of the premier league table for several weeks and now it looks sure they will take the glory this year. Team manager Antonio Conte is the one who should be given credit for all the changes Blues have shown in this season and while doing so Conte also took many decisions which were not in liking of the few senior team players but this does not worry him too much as he believes he is here to win game not to please players or anyone else. If we grossly look at the starting lineup of the North Londoners in this season, it is largely unchanged which means Conte did not do many experiments with his selection even if it made many benched players like John Terry and Cesc Fabregas unhappy for not getting a chance to play in the starting eleven. Asking all these benched players to put pressure on him so he got forced and pick them, Conte … [Read more...]
Mousa Dembele wants Tottenham to surprise this year
Every year premier league table makes a surprising shuffle among the top rank holders in the last phase of the season and this year is no exception. All the four toppers: Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal, and Liverpool are eager to throw others out of the top four while Tottenham is the side who has lots of potential to surprise Blues to reach onto the top of table, this is what its 29-year-old Belgian footballer Mousa Dembélé believes. If we remember correctly the performance of White Hart Lane side last year, they challenged Leicester City for the title, but somehow collapsed towards the end of the campaign and finished only third after winning just one of their final five matches and experts then were surprised to see their sudden diversion from the right path. Although, they are now having a big nine points trail to the topper Chelsea and since more than half of the season has gone by, it is generally difficult to shrink as much gap when North Londoners are also in their finest … [Read more...]
Messi never fails in crucial games: Luis Enrique
Every player faces some kind of pressure ahead of a big game but there are few players who enjoy playing under pressure perhaps their performance is even better when they are supposed to deliver. This is the quality of big players who have earned this repo for their persisting on-demand performances and Messi is of course one of those players who are eager to crush the opponents when it matters the most. This is something which is also felt by the Barcelona manager Luis Enrique who says Messi always delivers when we need it the most. He said this after Argentinean helped Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal on Wednesday after Messi scoring Barca's second goal in a 2-1 win. He could have added another goal to his name but a super save from Miguel Angel Moya prevented him adding the one via a free kick, before he beat three men only for Neymar to miss from close range. Luis Suarez opened the tally for the visitors but this joy was short lived … [Read more...]
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