Why Ralf Rangnick failed to live up to the hype at Manchester United

Ralf Rangnick, widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the modern pressing style of play, which has become increasingly popular in football in recent years, failed to turn things around at Old Trafford after coming into replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but why? Rangnick’s tactical approach emphasizes a high-pressing game, which requires players to press

English Premier League: End of Season Gradings (Part Three)

In Part Three of this series, we look at more Premier League teams to see if they failed or met expectations in the 2021/22 Premier League campaign. Leeds United (17th place) Leeds were almost hit with second-season syndrome this campaign as they struggled massively. To be fair to them, most of their poor results were

MIDWAY EPL SEASON REVIEW PART 4

Saddle up for Part 4 of the EPL Midway Report Cards.

English Premier League Mid Season Report Cards (Part Three)

Leeds United (Currently 15th) It has been a turbulent and difficult season for last season’s surprise side, who managed to finish 9th in their first season back since 2004. Their season could not have possibly started worse, ending Match week 1 in last place after a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Manchester United. It

English Premier League: Mid Season Report Cards (Part Two)

Burnley (Currently 20th) Burnley is currently the worst standing team in the Premier League, with only 12 points and their one and only win coming against Brentford in late October. They started off the season poorly, taking nine games to win as a result of their lack of goal threat. Their usual goal threat, Chris

Are Arsenal headed back towards the top?

Arsenal Recent History and Success Nearly two decades ago now, at the start of the 2003-04 English Premier League season, Arsenal were in a tug of war for English domestic success with long-term rivals Manchester United, and a Chelsea side whilst successful beforehand, now beginning to reach new heights, and become a consistent challenger for

EPL Mid-Season Report Cards – Part 1

It’s the halfway mark of the EPL season – time for some mid-season report cards!

CR7 Returns: Ronaldo brace inspires United in Superstar’s First Game Back at Old Trafford

It was one of the most anticipated moments in the Football world, and in the global landscape of Sports as a whole, the day that Cristiano Ronaldo would return to Old Trafford to don the Red Devils jersey once again. The global megastar was returning to a team that had already excelled with their other

‘Perfect Pogba’: Red Devils Run Rampant Over Leeds in Opening Fixture

For Manchester United, it was another offseason filled with numerous transfer rumours and talks surrounding expectations for their upcoming campaign. However, this time around, the English giants were able to land the big name players which had been linked to the club, leaving them with a roster that is perhaps their strongest since Sir. Alex