by Ste | Mar 13, 2013 | Daily News, Features
by Darren Walsh Stronger team than what was being talked about for Arsenal. Wojciech Szczesny is rested; it’s obviously tiring to never stop talking about other team’s prospects. Not even an ounce of optimism among the RTE panel. At least give us a reason to watch,...
by Ste | Mar 12, 2013 | Daily News, Features
by Darren Walsh You know when great teams get written off sometimes after losing just a Champion’s League group game? Well that type of hyperbole might be actually necessary for once here; it really could be the end of an era if Barcelona don’t turn around this 0-2...
by Ste | Mar 5, 2013 | Daily News, Features, Main Features
by Darren Walsh So Jose says “the world will stop to watch” this game. Not quite downplaying the tie as much as he did before the first leg then. Looks quite downbeat as they show him and the team walking into the stadium. So it’s all about the Rooney omission to...
by Ste | Mar 4, 2013 | Daily News, Features, Main Features
by Liam McConville A few weeks ago, Sky Sports dubbed the first leg of the Manchester United and Real Madrid last sixteen tie as ‘the perfect match.’ The glossy, hyperbolic advert also declared that Mourinho and Ferguson were ‘masters of the minefield.’ Now, while...
by Ste | Feb 20, 2013 | Daily News, Features
by Darren Walsh How do you stop Lionel Messi? It’s the question that has plagued teams for years, but luckily Silvio Berlusconi has the answer: “My suggestion is that Messi should be man marked.” Top tactical advice, Silvio. He also said that he’s never told a manager...
by Ste | Feb 19, 2013 | Daily News, Features
by Darren Walsh Phew, Gordon Strachan is here to speak some sense on this Wenger business. Unfortunately he instead complains about the clichéd questions Wenger got in his last press conference, the type every manager gets. Well there’s my hopes dashed. One of the...
