The best soccer comes when two biggest powerhouses of the contemporary soccer comes before each other and we witness the finest soccer action as it happened last night when AC Milan lost to Juventus by 2-1. Like always all these games it also gave us an opportunity to see brilliant soccer and both the sides kept fighting with 1-1 on the board until AC Milan keeper Donnarumma, though gave a brilliant performance, could not stop Paulo Dybala's penalty with the final kick of the game after Mattia De Sciglio was adjudged to have handled Stephan Lichtsteiner's cross. Obviously, Donnarumma was angry with the late penalty decision and he told reporters after the game, “It's not possible, it's always them.” Similarly, Milan's Carlos Bacca incident was also the one where he had to leave the game 40 minutes earlier, and also be restrained from going after referee Davide Massa, forcing Milan coach Vincenzo Montella to apologise for his goal scorer. Later, Milan coach Vincenzo Montella said, … [Read more...]
Wenger accepts they have only 1-2 percent chance to win against Bayern Munich
Arsene Wenger has been the hottest topic to talk about these days for his retirement and form Arsenal has been showing in past few weeks. While at once his side they is surely struggling to deliver their best on domestic front, on European front it is going tougher for them to earn some respect and perform better against big sides in Europe. Their next high profile game is against Bayern Munich on Tuesday and Frenchman knows how tough it is going to be hence he wants to play with "lucid rage" though also admits his team only has "a one or two-percent chance" to advance. However, if you remember at their last meeting where English side was devastatingly crushed by their German opponents with a 5-1 deficit at the Emirates after their second-half collapse in Munich last month in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie. Like a wise manager he hasn't given up hope of turning things around and wants his players to use their frustration in a positive way on the pitch though he himself knows … [Read more...]
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain raises a call to fans to get behind the team
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...]