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Player Profile: Jed Wallace
Jed Wallace is an English right winger currently playing for West Bromwich Albion in the 2nd tier of English football. His professional career began at Portsmouth in 2012 where, after loan spells to Farnborough and Whitehawk, he made 121 appearances and scored 30 goals. His impressive form on the South Coast earnt him a move…
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Antoine Griezmann – A Beautiful Functionality
“The human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.” ~ Dead Poets Society. Can there be beauty in functionality? In regards to beauty, people won’t talk about things they think…
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How Carlton Morris Became the Main Man in an Already Established Luton Attack
In the majority of sports underdog stories, the team triumphant in defeating the odds relies on building consistency throughout their core over a number of years in order to create chemistry that can eclipse superior quality. On the back of a sixth-placed finish going into the summer of 2022, it looked as though Luton…
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Scouting Report: Khanyisa Erick Mayo
First name: Khanyisa Erick Last name: Mayo Age: 24 Place of Birth: Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa Nationality: South Africa Position: Attacker (Left winger) Height and Weight : 178cm, 72kg Transfer Value : €450,000 Introduction Since hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, South Africa have struggled to establish themselves on the world footballing stage,…
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Alejandro Garnacho: How Can Manchester United’s Rising Star Sharpen His Game Next Season?
Almost one year had passed since Manchester United announced that Erik ten Hag would take the reins at Old Trafford on a three-year contract. The Dutchman’s appointment was a signal of intent from the Red Devils’ hierarchy; an intent to return to vying for major trophies and to cultivate an energetic and positive tactical identity…
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Nicolas Raskin: The Next Big Thing?
Rangers signed midfielder Nicolas Raskin from Belgium side Standard Liège for a fee of £1.75 million in the January transfer window. Since his arrival at Ibrox, the Belgium U-21 international has settled in well and had an impressive start to his career in Scotland. Raskin is a combative midfielder, something that the Rangers midfield…
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Alexander Isak: Newcastle’s Swedish Sweetheart Tearing up the Premier League
When Newcastle United splashed out £60 million on Real Sociedad striker Alexander Isak in the summer transfer window of 2022, eyebrows were raised across European football. The club took a calculated risk on the Swede and flexed their muscles in the European market by prying away one of the most coveted forwards in world football.…
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Jack Grealish’s Breakthrough at Manchester City
Being a new signing in a Pep Guardiola team is like breaking into a new pair of expensive shoes. It’s a painful and patient experience but once you break into them, you’re wearing them everywhere and everyone envies you for being able to afford them. Especially if they’re worth £100 million. For Jack Grealish,…
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Hayden Hackney: Middlesborough’s Revelation in Midfield
Only the most loyal followers of Middlesbrough or lower-league aficionados would have been aware of Hayden Hackney this time last year, as Scunthorpe fell further adrift at the bottom of League Two, spiralling towards the inevitability of non-league. Fast-forward to today, and he is omnipresent in Michael Carrick’s well-oiled Middlesbrough machine pushing for promotion to…
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Player Analysis: Jeremie Frimpong
Bayer Leverkusen have heavily leaned on the attacking prowess of Jeremie Frimpong this season. The Dutch wing-back has contributed 8 goals and 6 assists in the Bundesliga this season and has acted as one of the main offensive weapons for a young, exciting Leverkusen side under Xabi Alonso. In the Spanish coach’s system, Frimpong…









