Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho seems to have been the victim of his destiny these days that is why nothing is going in his favor – neither in the field nor outside. Stadium ban, Portuguese was awarded post his referee remarks after Chelsea’s 3-1 loss to Southampton on Oct. 3, has been upheld by the appealing authority as informed by the Football Association. This is noteworthy that second term serving Stamford Bridge boss is also facing an inquiry in another similar disciplinary violation result of which is expected to come any time now. The 52-year-old Portuguese had raised his objection over referee Robert Madley who did not reward them a penalty during the Saints loss and later former Everton boss even said in the media that referees are ‘afraid’ of giving them deserving penalties that attracted FA to initiate a disciplinary proceeding. Anyway, that defeat brought the moral of whole side down and they are still struggling to recoup that loss. Informing about the fate of appeal … [Read more...]
Klopp does not want to talk about Reds title hope so early
One of the surprising English clubs this season: Liverpool is feeling special after being named among the probables to win this year’s English topflight according to recent media speculations. The newly appointed manager Jurgen Klopp is also having his dream debut for one of the highly demotivated league side and after defeating defenders Chelsea whole team is on cloud nine. Philippe Coutinho scored two and substitute Christian Benteke one to help their side win fourth game of the season. Moreover, it was Reds first away win after beating Stoke City on opening day of the year. Behaving like a true professional, Klopp is avoiding any rumor of them being taken as the possible winner of 2015-16 league season and he also cleared this in the post-match news conference where he said, “Are you crazy? You think after one win at Chelsea we should think about this?” Klopp said over Liverpool’s title hope in his news brief. “I've been here three weeks, round about.” He probably knows what an … [Read more...]
Arsenal win over Swansea City gave Wenger more reasons to joy
It was possibly the best ever game for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger when his team netted a record 2000th goal under his regime serving the Emirate side for 19 long years. The win at Liberty Stadium was more than a triumph as it showed how a low profile team can prove to be the biggest threat for other title contenders in a league season and righty so they are fast catching toppers of the league leaderboard with just four goals difference and equal points to their kitty. Before start of the game, Wenger used to be under lots of pressure for his fifth consecutive premier league win and when Olivier Giroud gave his side initial lead during early moments of the game, it was no turning back for the visitors and they kept exploring the opportunities with proven results. The game was precisely the complete reversal to the last season faceoff between the two when Swansea beat Arsenal at home and this year too, Garry Monk's men were supposed to win the first penalty when Per Mertesacker tried … [Read more...]
Middlesbrough beat ManU in Football League Cup
Football League Cup seems to be taking more media space than that of other high profile tourneys including premier league these days that is why we have a new starlet in town after every Capital one game that saw a surprising turnaround. Last game between Manchester United and Middlesbrough was one such game that saw Reds Devils failed to restrict their visitors and lost the game in penalty shootout but bigger news is that boss Aitor Karanka wasted no time in presenting Riverside side as a better one than Reds Devils. No one can even think of believing his claims but it was his day hence no one objected over his overconfidence after a triumph against such a big side. One other hand, United completely failed to show its strength against a low profile side and even manager Van Gaal looked helpless on the field despite being dominating in the game time; his teammates were not impressive in the penalty shootout and lost the game. Anyways, capitalizing the opportunity at its best, … [Read more...]
Injuries more pinching than a Capital One Cup win: Wenger
When you are roaming around the top of league leaderboard, the thing that worries you is not one win in Capital One but injuries that could land you in trouble should any of your star players encounters something painful. Last Arsenal Capital One Cup showdown against Sheffield Wednesday was one such game that caused sideline of two Gunners players: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott for respective injuries. Even though Emirate side lost the game by 3-0 netted by Ross Wallace, Lucas Joao, and Sam Hutchinson, yet this is not the worrying point for the Frenchman as he has had a rather inexperienced lineup at Hillsborough, however, he is more concerned about the injuries to both the starlets who have been in terrific form this league season. Tuesday game saw Oxlade-Chamberlain ousted for his hamstring problem; his substitute Theo Walcott also left the ground within ten minutes for a calf problem. Both the injuries are apparently not so big, yet detail scans can only tell how severe … [Read more...]
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