No manager would like to accept that his club is not as big as any other side has been in recent years and Liverpool, who is struggling to have a place among the top four in the English premier league, is one such side who has always been subjected to a comparison with none other than Manchester City. Since, these two sides have recently been more active than most of the other English sides, debates often take place why Liverpool players find City the better place to join. But, like any loyal manager, Brendan Rodgers has refused to accept his side is anyway less than City who has won two of the last three English titles. He specifically talks about the Raheem Sterling who recently reported to have been interested in a move out of Anfield after club rejected his reported asking salary of £100,000-per-week and 20-year-old Jamaican forward has since been in contact with Manuel Pellegrini who could lure him to make a shift in upcoming summer transfer window. When Rodgers was asked why his … [Read more...]

Chelsea has undoubtedly been enjoying its most amazing run this English season; in fact, they never dripped on the board right from the day one. This feat has until been enjoyed only by Manchester United back in 1993-94 when they sustained their peak leaderboard position for 262 consecutive days and looking at the way Blues are static on the top, Mourinho looks affirmed to break that feat too. If we analyze the last few months of English topflight, North Londoners have ever been convincing to win the season comfortably and second term serving manager is as well confident to copy his first run at the helm. Talking about the possible achievement for the Portuguese, former Real Madrid boss said, “I don't know if it hurts them or not, what I know is it's not normal to be top of the league since day one. A team who arrives in August and is top of the league every day until April -- that is the team that deserves the credit. “We have had a good run since day one so nobody should be … [Read more...]

Manchester United could be among the highest spenders this English season, yet newly appointed manager Louis van Gaal seems to be hungrier than ever as he recently said to have been ready to parallel other English sides when it comes to spend heavily over aspiring players. Everyone knows that United is the among the few teams found guilty of violating FFPs continuously over the last three years and if Gaal is making another ambition to spend severely, experts are skeptical if UEFA’s financial control measures have any practical impact or not. Anyways, Dutch mentor is planning to copy his former Manchester great Sir Alex Ferguson to hire his aspiring players this summer and he said this ahead of transfer window which is round the corner now. He also shown his confidence that ManU can win next league title after their improved show in the current season where they made an impressive jump from seventh to among top four on the board. If we look how much this former Real Madrid manager … [Read more...]

Every top official at every soccer club tries to pretend himself as the most important one, in fact, there are positions who have always been in the spotlight for their sole decision making power at the top and manager is of course one of them. Former Manchester United’s great manager Sir Alex Ferguson always said that a manager should be considered the most important at the helm and as well added that same top mentor should also be held responsible for all failures at the club. But, Chelsea’s manager Jose Mourinho seems to be following a completely different path as he recently said fans are the most important - not manager. He did not clarify his sense and only generally called his position as the next to supporters who always carry club’s legacy over the top. However, Portuguese admitted his position lets him in the spotlight for most of the time while it should be the fans following that North Londoners enjoy throughout the world which should be credited for each and every success. … [Read more...]

Every day is a learning day for every team and its players and it proves every other day in contemporary soccer, especially when two heavyweights are in front of each other. Last Clasico was one such game that saw two mega giants clashing with other and expectedly or unexpectedly Barcelona overcame its arch rivals in a nail biting finish and sports media all over the world flooded with pros and cons of Real Madrid. The defeat could have easily forgotten had it come against anyone else but if such a triumph helped Barca sustain a comfortable four points edge in domestic front, it could mean a lot for defending champions who were amazing in the last season. Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti seems not in a hurry to draw any conclusion with just one lost, in fact, he is thoroughly confident that Real can still defend its European title along with sustaining a respectable position in La Liga. Calling the last Clasico defeat as the hardest to forget, 55-year-old Italian said, “The defeat … [Read more...]