Pep Guardiola nonsense shows up hypocrisy of ‘class’ and ‘respect’ talk
Pep Guardiola caused a storm in a teacup with his celebrations on Saturday. How ridiculously puritanical is football in 2023?
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Newcastle produce a season-best display as Man United freeze on another big away stage
Newcastle picked a fine day to produce their best performance of the season, but Manchester United were absolutely rotten at St James’ Park.
West Ham win over Southampton felt like Moyes’ last hurrah – and a very Moyes hurrah it was
West Ham had to beat Southampton and did, but with a performance so bereft of quality and life you somehow ended it feeling even worse about them.
Theo Walcott comes of age at 34 as epitaph denied in Southampton swansong
Walcott has got a new role and a new lease of life under Selles, who is making us question beliefs we’ve struggled to shake for close to two decades.
Emery impact puts Potter in a pickle as Chelsea stretch Boehly’s patience…
Chelsea have now lost more games than they have won under Graham Potter and Todd Boehly will be rueing the contrast between his struggles and Unai Emery’s impact on Aston ...
No Saka, no problem as Arsenal go through the gears to keep Manchester City at bay
Arsenal coped admirably without Bukayo Saka in their XI for the first time in 55 Premier League games after a shaky start against Leeds. And Jesus has risen a week ...
16 Conclusions on Man City 4-1 Liverpool: Grealish phenomenal but Robertson, Van Dijk and midfield awful
Liverpool and Man City are no longer quite on the same level. Klopp has presided over the decaying of this squad; Grealish is part of Guardiola’s evolution.
Denis Irwin couldn’t hack it under Pep and Klopp? He’s the full-back Trent ought to aspire to be
Being the fools we are, we got suckered in by a bloke on Twitter suggesting Denis Irwin wasn’t very good. There’s a lot we can ignore in Elon’s hell pit, ...
If it’s Manchester City v Liverpool for Jude Bellingham then ‘dispassionate’ follows Haaland
Jude Bellingham is calm, mature, intelligent and entirely focused. He is also logical, which would rule out Liverpool.
Spurs and Levy go full Boris in baffling, unsustainable support of pariah Paratici
Why are Spurs continuing to support Fabio Paratici? It’s baffling on football grounds and indefensible on ethical ones. They are so silly.
Rodri v Klopp: football’s two sorest losers facing off adds irresistible edge to Man City v Liverpool
The instinct of both Jurgen Klopp and Rodri is to blame everyone but themselves when Liverpool or Man City lose. Which makes it brilliant when they meet.
Luton Town profit from Watford gaffe with manager of the year contender Rob Edwards
Rob Edwards swiftly got over his short-lived spell at Watford as the Luton Town boss is one of this season’s best managers in the Championship…
Nagelsmann isn’t ‘available’ just because he’s out of a job – surely he can do better than Spurs?
This feels like a very obvious point to make but… surely Julian Nagelsmann isn’t actually going to be Tottenham manager, is he?
Van Dijk nonchalance leads to extremes as arrogance confused with decline
Virgil van Dijk has always played with arrogance. But while his nonchalance previously had us drooling it now has us questioning whether he gives a damn.
Mason Greenwood talent cannot be a factor in Man Utd’s thinking. He’s got to go…
Man Utd are keeping their cards close to their chest over Mason Greenwood, but it feels as though the temperature is being taken over a possible return.
Five Spurs players who might possibly be just a tiny bit sad that Antonio Conte has huffed off
Tricky to stretch this out to five – tricky to stretch it past two, frankly – but here are five Spurs players who might possibly miss the Antonio Conte era.
Mykhaylo Mudryk on Hazard-ous ground at Chelsea as ‘slams’ and ‘blasts’ arrive
The knives are out for Mykhaylo Mudryk after 334 minutes of football for Chelsea. Someone should tell him how low the bar is…
The famous F365 Euro 2024 England ladder: Record-breaking Kane back on top, Saka climbs
We moved Harry Kane off the England ladder top spot. Again. We’ve put him back in top spot. Again. We simply refuse to learn.
Thomas Zilliacus beats Sheikh Jassim: Man Utd fans want 50/50 ownership over limitless cash
The Manchester United takeover could drag on for a while yet, but would the fans rather money-bags Sheikh Jassim or fan-led Thomas Zilliacus? We put it to a vote…
Rating the England players against Ukraine: from sensational Saka to mid from Maddison
James Maddison was solid on his full England debut and the first signs of Jude Bellingham burnout are evident, but Bukayo Saka and Harry Kane were brilliant.
What next for Russell Martin and Swansea City as promising coach reaches the end of his tether?
Swansea City’s winless run in the Championship is now over, but it still feels like Russell Martin’s time in charge is coming to an end…