Manchester United must switch reactive for proactive if they are to improve their defending on the pitch.

The standard of refereeing has never been lower - officials must be held to account.

Half-time, 1-0. Manchester United are a goal to the good away at Burnley after Paul Pogba’s ruthless finish, and their opponents are yet to have a shot on goal. Ralf Rangnick’s side should be two or three ahead, and they would be if it weren’t for at least one appalling decision from the officials. Cue … Continue reading Manchester United are the worst Premier League side for encouraging the opposition →

As four 0-0 scorelines across the Premiership at half-time proved, there were never bound to be a flurry of exhilarating matches tonight. However, for 73 minutes, Motherwell and Hibernian actually did a valiant job of defying the weather and putting on a decent show. For the most part, this wasn’t a bad game. Hibs had … Continue reading Motherwell 0-0 Hibernian: A moment of madness ruined an otherwise watchable game →

I don’t really know where to start, because I don’t think there is a good place to begin. Nothing can do what has happened justice, and the shock and sadness everyone will be enduring at the moment cannot be put into words. Mike Boyd’s recent passing is a prime example of just how cruel the … Continue reading A thank you to our football coach →

Goals can cloud our judgement on how well players and teams have actually performed.

Thirty-one minutes had been played of Manchester City’s 5-2 win over Southampton when Alex McCarthy miscontrolled in his own box. City starlet Phil Foden raced on to the ball, nipping it past, and subsequently being caught by, the goalkeeper’s outstretched foot. Foden fell to the ground, but valiantly pulled himself up and tried to finish … Continue reading Everything wrong with football in 2021 →

It was the 85th minute of last night’s Champions League tie between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, and the home side were clinging on to what little dignity they had remaining. Finding themselves 3-1 down, they had conceded three away goals and, had fans been allowed in the Camp Nou, would surely have been subject to … Continue reading Barcelona’s wounds are deep, and they won’t heal until they let Messi go →

Leeds United travelled to London for their first game of 2021 and were soundly beaten by a typical Tottenham Hotspur performance; Leeds had the most of the ball and created a roughly equal number of chances, but fell to a 3-0 loss.  Just four days prior, Marcelo Bielsa’s side had romped to a 5-0 win … Continue reading Do entertaining performances really deserve more praise than ‘boring’ defensive performances? →

According to WhoScored.com, Manchester United’s style of play is characterised by “attacking down the left”. This has become a well-documented phenomenon over the previous few months; why do a team with a such a wealth of offensive talent focus their efforts so heavily down one side of the park? Is it a deliberate choice from … Continue reading Why Manchester United shouldn’t favour the left flank →