Riyad Mahrez joined Manchester City as their club-record signing in the summer of 2018, but that was only after four failed bids from the then-defending champions and a week of missed training with Leicester City, as he went AWOL.   Expectations were, therefore, quite high, but that was not something the Algerian international was used…

There are many misconceptions amongst casual fans of football, perhaps none more so than the belief that David Luiz is a disaster of a defender. Of course, there are certain statistics that don’t help his case – the Brazilian has conceded more penalties and more red cards than any other Premier League player since making…

Like a majority of players that have joined Lazio during the presidency of Claudio Lotito, Luis Alberto arrived at the Biancocelesti with little fanfare. Acquired from English giants Liverpool for €4 million in the summer of 2016, the Spaniard has developed into one of the Aquile’s best players and arguably one of the best midfielders…

Ajax were denied the chance to have back-to-back Eredivisie titles for the first time since 2014 after the league was suspended and announced as null and void last season. Yet, it looks like they will be winning the title this time around, as they comfortably sit six points ahead of their nearest threat, and have…

Barnsley are taking on the world: they find themselves in the play-offs and with a genuine shot at promotion after some great consistent form. However, it’s not just that fairy tale story that is taking over the headlines. Under Valérien Ismaël, who was appointed on October 23, they play such an incredibly aggressive, modern, and…

AC Milan fans will yearn for the day they see their starting eleven for more than two matches. The Rossoneri have been injury-ravaged for the entire season. The endurance and grit shown by Milan is not to be underestimated in the context of their 2nd position in the league and encouraging performance against Manchester United…

The strength in depth that the French national team is a little ridiculous. Several Champions League stars are nowhere near the 23-man squad, and a breed of young talents are being produced like robots at a factory. One such talented youngster is AS Monaco’s Aurélien Tchouaméni.   Learning his trade alongside Cesc Fàbregas at Les…

In his time at RB Leipzig, Angeliño is calling the attention of many people, being one of the best attacking full-backs in Europe. After being deemed not good enough for Manchester City, RB Leipzig snapped him up and he is proving to be a vital cog in Julian Nagelsmann’s system. Despite losing to Liverpool in…

Under the stewardship of one of this era’s defining managers, Carlo Ancelotti, Everton have taken considerable strides towards gate-crashing the constructed ‘top-six that has largely monopolised England’s continental qualification places in recent years. This is viewed as a key goal of Farhad Moshiri’s upon his takeover in February 2016.   Of Moshiri’s investment into the…

Banished to the naughty step for much of his time in Scotland, often by his own hand, Alfredo Morelos always manages to return to the hearts and minds of Rangers fans. Whether it be “El Bufalo”, “Buff”, “Alfie”, or any of the whole host of monikers coined for the Colombian, Morelos never fails to make…