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Impact of the UK’s Sanctions on Chelsea

Nate Bennett March 11, 2022 Football Opinion, News 0

Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich has owned Chelsea Football Club since 2003. Under his stewardship, the club has won every major trophy possible in professional soccer, accruing 19 major honors in total. This figure ties Manchester United for the most trophies won by an English club in that span. Before Abramovich’s involvement with the club, Chelsea won 15 trophies in its 98-year history leading up to 2003. On paper, Abramovich has been one of the most successful owners during the Premier League era, but it would appear the best thing going forward for the club would be to cut ties with the Russian. In a statement by the club last week, Abramovic said, “I have always taken deci... »

Why Are Manchester United Not Among Europe’s Elite?

Nate Bennett March 8, 2022 Football Opinion 0

Manchester United suffered a 4-1 defeat against league leaders Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday. The result provided two significant takeaways. One, how wide a gap there is in the quality of play between the crosstown rivals, and two, just how far away Manchester United is from the elite European clubs. After finishing runners-up in the Premier League and Europa League last season, Manchester United supporters were optimistic that the club could build on those performances and mount a legitimate title challenge for the Premier League crown this season. These expectations were further reinforced after a strong summer transfer window that saw the arrival of Jadon Sancho, Cristia... »

Will Newcastle United Survive a Relegation Battle in the Premier League?

Nate Bennett January 26, 2022 Football Opinion, News 0

In October, Newcastle United was acquired by a Saudi-led consortium worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Yet with all this financial might now available to the club, there is still a chance Newcastle will get relegated to the EFL Championship. “The Toon” currently sit 18th in the Premier League. However, with half a season still to play, Newcastle United fans should be optimistic based on their club hierarchy’s recent footballing decisions. Under the new leadership, Newcastle has made some fundamental changes starting with the manager, bringing in Eddie Howe, who previously was the head coach of Bournemouth between 2012-2020. Under Howe’s tutelage, Bournemouth achie... »

Assessing Ralf Rangnick’s First Ten Matches in Charge of Manchester United

Nate Bennett January 23, 2022 Football Opinion, Tactics 0

Following Manchester United‘s 1-0 win against West Ham on Saturday, Ralph Rangnick now has six wins, three draws, and one loss in his first ten games at the helm. The German coach replaced Ole Gunnar Solkjaer at the end of November and was tasked with steadying the ship following a string of poor performances by United’s previous manager. Nearly two months into his tenure, Rangnick has instilled noticeable improvement in the first-team squad. Manchester United look far more organized defensively and now utilize a more attacking counter press to win the ball back higher up the pitch. This change in style provides United more opportunities to control the game and thus the outcome. ... »

Liverpool Forward Mohamed Salah Reaches the Premier League One Hundred Club

Nate Bennett September 14, 2021 Football Opinion, News 0

Mohamed Salah has enjoyed a solid start to the 2021-22 Premier League season; scoring three goals and assisting two in four appearances for Liverpool thus far. This past weekend the Egyptian forward scored his 100th Premier League goal against Leeds United, a feat achieved by only thirty players in the league’s history. Of those select few, he is one of only two wingers to score over 100 goals. So where does Mohamed Salah rank amongst the greatest Premier League wingers of all time? In my opinion, he’s the best winger we’ve ever seen in England. Over the past half a decade, the only better right-winger in world football has been Lionel Messi. Since Salah joined Liverpool fr... »