Andrei Kanchelskis is a Manchester United cult hero. The Ukrainian winger played a huge part in United’s marvellous mid nineties team – Ferguson’s first great United side. Alongside Giggs, Cantona, Hughes, Ince and the rest, Kanchelskis lightening quick, direct performances down the right flank ensured his place in United folklore. He even scored a derby… Keep Reading
With Manchester United’s dismal form under Louis Van Gaal continuing with a 1-0 loss to Southampton, many of their fans will be left scratching their heads as to where it all went wrong. Plenty has been written about United’s struggles and the potential solutions, some arguing it’s as simple as a change of management. However,… Keep Reading
Ryan Giggs wants to be Man United manager, and you can hardly blame him. Despite their recent issues, it’s still one of the biggest jobs in world football. Giggs has been at United for the majority of his life, Old Trafford was his home, with Sir Alex being a father figure to him; and now… Keep Reading
Pep Guardiola had already taken the unconventional move of revealing he would be stepping down from his role at Bayern Munich at the end of the season, but he revealed the news we had all been waiting for at a press conference on Tuesday: “I want to experience a new city and I want to… Keep Reading
Decision-making is a fundamental part of football. On the pitch, good decision-making can separate the great from the good. Every player is capable of making a poor decision here and there, not seeing a pass or selfishly trying to go it alone. At least with players, if they do make a poor decision, they usually… Keep Reading
A wounded animal is a dangerous thing, and that is exactly what Jose Mourinho is right now. Unsurprisingly he is yet to comment on his remarkable sacking by Chelsea, he will do so soon and there is no doubt that it will be explosive. Just as explosive as his last interview as Chelsea manager in… Keep Reading
There seems to be some trouble looming in paradise when it comes to love birds Louis van Gaal and Wayne Rooney. Love is blind and that can be the only explanation for why van Gaal seems oblivious to Rooney’s non-stop dismal performances. Regardless of how bad Rooney may have been, he was unsubbable, undroppable and… Keep Reading
There is no doubt about it, the Europa League is a step down from the Champions League, it’s probably more than just one step down actually, nobody is going to argue otherwise. When the Champions League decided to move away from a champions only policy and pack itself to the brim with the majority of… Keep Reading
Gladjakker – Dutch saying: smooth talker who tells you what you want to hear Kwibus – Dutch saying: a weird, idiosyncratic person It’s hard to imagine what goes on inside Louis Van Gaal’s strangely shaped head (let’s invent a shape to describe his cranium – a vangaalagon). He doesn’t appear to be oblivious to United’s… Keep Reading
Rooney is on the wane. Even at his peak, he was prone to explosive bursts of excellence rather than long term consistency. Now the bursts have gone and we are left with persistent mediocrity. It’s no longer a shock when Rooney doesn’t play well; it’s a shock when he does. He wouldn’t be the first… Keep Reading
