So, Antonio Conte can start cracking open the bottles of prosecco. As mentioned in last month’s column, the team leading at Christmas traditionally goes on to win the Premier League come May. Chelsea’s 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace ensured the 2014-15 champions would go into the festive break with a six-point lead over Liverpool, despite […]
If Jose Mourinho ever needed to switch his career, he would have no problem in finding himself a job as a bus driver anywhere – parking a speciality. The 0-0 draw at Anfield proved – if proof were needed – that the Portuguese manager is a master in the defensive art. At least Gerrard did […]
Those following the build up to this Premier League season might be forgiven for concluding that the world’s most popular sport is a game of chess played by Football Masters. Mourinho, Guardiola, Conte and Klopp have taken the headlines apart from a splattering of Ibrahimovic and a last minute Bolt-like surge from Pogba. However, football […]