Category: Premier League
The Biggest-Spending Premier League Sides That Still Went Down
A big transfer budget is supposed to keep a club well clear of the bottom three. Anyone who has followed the Premier League relegation odds in recent [...]
Why Manchester United’s Seemingly Eternal State of Flux Shows No Sign of Ending
Another managerial change at Manchester United would be unlikely to solve the problems that continue to plague the club. With Michael Carrick under se [...]
Why Are Forwards Performing So Poorly in the EPL This Season?
We are currently six gameweeks into the 26/27 season, and a lot has happened already. Some things are proving more predictable than others. For instan [...]
Premier League’s Biggest Spenders 2009-2018: Where Do Man City Rank?
Manchester City stepped into the lion's den on October 11th when they travelled to a raucous Anfield to face Liverpool in the Premier League. The Blue [...]
Can Teamwork Still Beat Big Money In Modern Football?
Football's richest clubs can afford the world's best players, but expensive squads still lose matches. So what gives a smaller team a fighting chance [...]
Premier League This Week: Leeds United vs Man United, Arsenal At Forest And A Palace-Brighton Derby
If last weekend was about the Premier League clearing its throat after the long international break, this week is when the season starts to find its v [...]
Every Manchester United Manager Since Sir Alex Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson retired in May 2013 having just won a 13th Premier League title. In the 13 years since, 11 men have taken charge across 12 spells, a [...]
Premier League’s Most Successful Club Floundering Again
Manchester United are back here again. The Premier League’s most successful club are floundering, again.
Sunday’s draw with winless Fulham compound [...]
The Three-Week International Break Changes Squad Planning For Premier League Clubs
Premier League managers have spent years building squads around a familiar rhythm: two short international breaks in early autumn, each one a brief pa [...]
Michael Carrick Feeling Familiar Pressure Of Recent Man United Managers
Michael Carrick knows better than most what Manchester United demand of their manager.
Having spent more than a decade at Old Trafford as a player [...]