Author: James Nalton
Football and sports writer for the Morning Star newspaper and Forbes.
Messi’s Late Run – Possessed vs Real Betis
Real Betis are no ordinary side. Quique Setién's team are second in LaLiga when it comes to average possession in games with 60.4 percent, just behind [...]
1860 On Right Track In S-Bahn Derby vs Unterhaching
While Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp and goalkeeper Alisson were at the Alianz Arena talking to the media ahead of their Champions League tie against [...]
Bayer & Bravertz In Their Element In Hannover Snow
Bravertz they call them. Julian Brandt and Kai Havertz propelled Bayer Leverkusen up to fifth in the Bundesliga, with a little help from on-fire strik [...]
Messi’s Late Run – 443 In The League – Lightning vs Rayo
Ernesto Valverde won’t entertain the idea that Lionel Messi needs a break.
There were calls to rest the Argentine against Rayo Vallecano as a Champ [...]
Bremen Eye European Spots While Tedesco Backed By Schneider – Werder Bremen 4, Schalke 2
"I don't think it'll be a spectacle. It'll be about breaking them down, but I'm sure that the atmosphere under the lights will play a part.”
The wo [...]
Messi’s Late Run – Clásico 41
It’s easy to produce Lionel Messi content, but it’s difficult to write about Lionel Messi.
This is the preamble, or pre-ramble depending on how it [...]
Who Defines Liverpool In Roberto Firmino’s Absence?
Liverpool could be without the talismanic Roberto Firmino as they welcome Watford to Anfield this week before making the short trip across Stanley Par [...]
Maurizio Sarri At Chelsea: Myths Magic & Negative Narratives
Chelsea hired Maurizio Sarri to implement a long term plan. Surely that’s what they hired him for.
After years of fairly successful stodgy pragmati [...]
USMNT Victories Provide First Look At Berhalter-Ball
All eyes were on Gregg Berhalter’s first games in charge of the United States Men’s National Team against Panama and Costa Rica, but few gazes were mo [...]
Pep Ticks Off New Tactics As Manchester City See Off Arsenal
It was a lineup not dissimilar to one of Jurgen Klopp’s post right-back experiments, not in shape or style, but in the questions it posed pre-match.
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