Barcelona’s season is not going well at all. After Ronald Koeman’s departure, Xavi’s arrival promised some optimism, but by the conclusion of the season, it has become vulnerable once more.   They were eliminated from the Champions League group stage and were relegated to the Europa League as a result, eventually being eliminated from the…

Last summer was one of immense turnover at RB Leipzig. Head coach Julian Nagelsman was lost to Bayern Munich, as were key players Dayot Upamecano and Marcel Sabitzer, while Ibrahima Konate also departed the club.   After the short and failed tenure of Jesse Marsch which left Leipzig languishing in mid-table, the club have rebounded…

After failing to win their 10th straight Scottish Premiership after being denied by Steven Gerrard’s Rangers, Celtic are once again champions of Scotland, having closed out their season with a 6-0 home win against Motherwell. As the players celebrated the title with their supporters, many turned their thoughts to the other side of the world…

If there’s one player who’s benefitted the most from Frank Lampard’s time as Everton manager, it’s undoubtably Alex Iwobi. Anthony Gordon may be getting all the mainstream attention and plaudits for his recent performances – and rightly so, but Iwobi’s relentlessness in terms of pressing and work ethic has been crucial to Everton’s recent victories. …

It’s only a matter of time until Gustavo Hamer finds himself back in top-flight competition: via promotion with Mark Robins’ ever-improving Coventry City or a transfer to another club.   Although the 24-year-old recently signed a contract extension with the Sky Blues until July 2024, he is the subject of interest from Celtic and Rangers,…

Of all the traditional outfield positions on a football pitch, a centre forward is comfortably the easiest to define in a few words: score goals and you will succeed.   Although those lines have been blurred quite significantly in recent years, when talisman Lewis Grabban was injured shortly after hitting double figures in the league…

Swansea’s new era under Russell Martin has been a slow-burning one, but still a project that provides promise for fans of the South Wales club.   Although they look set for a lower mid-table finish in the EFL Championship, they have found a worthy striker that could well top the goalscoring charts.   Joel Piroe…

Football management is a weird job. A job so egotistical, that a contrast in playstyle indicates a clash of ideologies. Managers tend to mold their teams into the image of their greatest inspirations; a game of football may look as simple as people kicking a ball into a net, but managers see it as a…