Portuguese playmaker Gedson Fernades has been announced as Jose Mourinho’s first signing for Tottenham Hotspur. Gedson Fernandes, 21, arrives on an 18-month loan deal from Benfica. A promising player, Gedson Fernandes has fallen out of favour in Benfica this season. He now has a chance to prove himself on the Premier League stage with Spurs.
Increasingly, Brendan Rodgers’ time away from the Premier League looks like a stroke of genius. Something of a joke figure when he left Liverpool, Brendan Rodgers took another prestigious job, albeit in an unfashionable league with Celtic. He was parachuted into Leicester last season and quickly re-solidified his credentials as one of the best coaches
During his playing days, rookie Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta was a technically secure, metronomic passing midfielder. He was also a leader. It is said that the best passers pass the ball with a message on it, showing the recipient where to go next and dictating the game. It’s a trait that Mikel Arteta has transferred
Liverpool announced the signing of Japanese international Takumi Minamino from Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday. The attacking midfielder / winger arrives for a fee of £7.5 million. An absolute steal for Liverpool in the current transfer market. Takumi Minamino has already impressed against Liverpool in the Champions League. So while he is not quite a
The appointment of Mikel Arteta as the new Arsenal head coach is imminent, according to several news outlets. The Manchester City assistant coach has been the favourite to take over from Unai Emery all week. After the Gunners lost 0 – 3 to City, Arsenal representatives Vinai Venkatesham and Huss Fahmy were photographed leaving Arteta’s
Mikel Arteta, as he did in May 2018, looks set to be appointed the new Arsenal head coach. Mikel Arteta came close to taking over from Arsene Wenger when the Frenchman stepped down. However, Arsenal appointed Unai Emery at the last minute. After 18 months, Unai Emery was sacked by the club and Mikel Arteta
Interim Arsenal head coach Freddie Ljungberg has urged the club to make a decision on its next head coach quickly. His comments came after Arsenal lost 3 – 0 at home to Manchester City. It was not an unexpected result, but the manner of the defeat showed how far away Arsenal are from competing. Kevin
Arsenal finished top of Group F in the Europa League with a 2 – 2 draw away at Standard Liege. 2 – 0 down, Arsenal came from behind to secure the draw. Due to Vitoria coming back to beat Frankfurt 3 – 2 in the other game, it was enough to secure top spot. Interim
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho says that his team will be feared in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Spurs lost 3 – 1 away at Bayern Munich in their final group game. Jose Mourinho fielded a rotated team against Bayern, a luxury afforded to him by the fact Tottenham were already qualified. While they
Pep Guardiola cut a downtrodden figure following Manchester City’s 1 – 2 derby loss to Manchester United on Saturday. A damaging home defeat to their local rivals, it was Manchester City’s fourth defeat of the season. The result leaves them 14 points behind first-place Liverpool with 16 games played. After the weekend’s action, City are
