Ever since Louis van Gaal has joined the Manchester United, he has been center of attraction for both good and bad reasons. Many have been calling him an autocratic person who just wants to implement his words without any consultation with other seniors while his supporters are advocating all the steps taken by the Dutchman for the result he has until delivered. Angel Di Maria departure from Red Devils to Paris Saint-Germain is still fresh in the memory of the fans and everyone had until been assuming that it was his bad form playing for Manchester giant that led Van Gaal release him for some £59.7 million. But for the first time, Maria has talked about reasons he left the English giant for. The 27-year-old Argentine solemnly lambasted Dutchman for his departure from the side and blames his philosophy as the primary reason he decided to leave the side. If we look at the major changes Van gaal brought into the side, most prominent one was his field placements that include some major … [Read more...]
Jose Mourinho calls title-defending a difficult task
It is generally believed that success is correlated with the amount you spend in every transfer window and for that reason every bid side, especially in England, tries to hire as many players as they can to strengthen their side at least on paper and if you are a defending champions it holds ever truer for you. But Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is not someone who doesn’t seem to have trust on this theory as he did not impart in last summer window aggressively. Yet, he knows that it is not going to be an easy task for him to defend their league title especially after his rivals spent millions of dollars to bring in finest talents of contemporary soccer. Copying the same approach he used in the last season, Portuguese wants to plan a systematic strategy for every game they play and it will generally include opponents, their strength, and how to restrict their forward line to gain maximum benefit in the first half itself. Despite all this, second term serving boss understands the mood of … [Read more...]
Pellegrini optimistic over Sterling show in Sunday clash with Chelsea
Every manager wants to recover each penny of the amount they shelled out on any new player especially if he is a high profile youngster who used to be on the radar of several sides. Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling is one such player who recently made a switch to Manchester from Anfield at some £49 million fee and manager Manuel Pellegrini, who has ever been the fan of Englishman, wants him to justify each of the Dollars City spent over him. The first major challenge for the 20-year-old Jamaican born is upcoming showdown between Man City and Chelsea where he is expected to show his full strength after persisting criticism in the media for his infamous switch out of Anfield. Fact wise, Sterling is the most expensive English player in the history hence performance pressure would of course be over him and everyone expects him to prove he is a true professional who does not let pressure overtake his concentration. If we look at his performance playing for the Brendan Rodgers side, he … [Read more...]
Thomas Muller and Mario Gotze to stay at Allianz Arena: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Louis van Gaal is not kind of a manager who easily gives up on any player of his choice that is why despite continuous refusal from hosts of sides, Dutchman tries untired. Bayern Munich duos Thomas Muller and Mario Gotze are two such players who have recently been in the news for their apparent aspire towards the league giant even though they never revealed anything in public. Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has now clearly refused to entertain any offer from the Manchester side – no matter what the price tag may be. Actually, he believes there is no price which can justify players like Muller or Gotze and as far Gotze is concerned, his transfer rumors could be powered by lack of his presence in the first team last year and for that reason he could have reportedly been in touch with number of sides including Red Devils and Juventus but Rummenigge is determined to retain their players in the side. Rummenigge talked about them during a press meet at PR event in Munich on Thursday where … [Read more...]
Rafa Benitez’s first challenge starts with convincing dissenting players to remain with Real Madrid
Whenever a new manager takes the responsibility of a big side, first and biggest challenge that comes ahead of him is how to convince players and keep them in tact coz this is the time most of the switches happen. Real Madrid is one such side who recently fired its manager to bring Rafael Benitez after their dismissal show in the last season and ever since former Napoli boss has joined the Spanish giant he is facing a new challenge every other day – from rumors of his spat with Ronaldo to convincing unsettled players to stay at Bernabeu. Rumors were in the air off late that captain Sergio Ramos and striker Karim Benzema could move out of Spain amid their recent linkup news with Manchester United and Arsenal. Likewise, Red Devils goalie David De Gea was reportedly also keen to join the Spanish giant. Amid these reports, 55-year-old Spanish mentor only wants to keep a hold over his own players hence revealed his desire to keep Sergio and Benzema during a press meet after 4-1 … [Read more...]
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