Author: Joe Soriano

Chelsea need to keep a close eye on one of the world’s best GKs hitting the transfer market
4Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Premier League

Chelsea need to keep a close eye on one of the world’s best GKs hitting the transfer market

Chelsea are in need of a goalkeeper upgrade from Robert Sanchez, whose high-priced signing from Brighton was widely panned by Premier League pundits and Blues' supporters alike. They did sign one of the best young goalkeepers in Europe this past summer in Filip Jorgensen, who broke out as one of the best shot-stoppers in La Liga last season at Villarreal. Jorgensen has yet to get the opportunity to start regularly for Chelsea, as manager Enzo Maresca has continued to prefer Sanchez. Meanwhile, Chelsea have a stockpile of goalkeeper prospects, as they evidently look to corner the market at the position. But if Chelsea want to sign a world-class goalkeeper and arguably the most coveted player in the world at the position, then they could attempt to make a move for Gregor Kobel and t...
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Real Madrid get a surprising boost against AC Milan
4Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
LaLiga

Real Madrid get a surprising boost against AC Milan

Real Madrid are hungry to send a message to the rest of the world after they were ripped apart by Hansi Flick's Barcelona machine the previous weekend, and the whole world will be watching when they battle another historic Champions League powerhouse on Tuesday night in AC Milan. Although most people will be focused on Vinicius Junior after the drama of his Ballon d'Or snub and Kylian Mbappe after his offsides-laden performance against Barcelona, Madridistas will be more interested in another attacking player at the Santiago Bernabeu. Mbappe and Vinicius Jr. came into the 2024/25 season with the most attention, but Rodrygo Goes actually began the campaign as the most consistent starter in the Merengue attack. Rodrygo was sorely missed by Real Madrid in the 4-0 defeat to Barcelona,...
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The two underrated strikers Unai Emery has asked Ollie Watkins to model his game after
4Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Premier League

The two underrated strikers Unai Emery has asked Ollie Watkins to model his game after

Aston Villa have one of the most enviable striker tandems in world football, as Jhon Duran has broken out as a lethal goal-scorer off the bench behind starter Ollie Watkins, who was a Premier League Player of the Season candidate in 2023/24. Duran has scored four goals in just about 250 Premier League minutes so far in the 2024/25 campaign, while Watkins is sitting at five goals in ten games with two assists for good measure. But it's fair for Unai Emery and Aston Villa to want even more from their 28-year-old star man, because he is at the peak of his athletic powers and can still develop his decision-making. Last season, Watkins scored 19 goals with 13 assists, and while he's at a similar pace so far in 2024/25, the name of the game for Emery is constant improvement. Emery has s...
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Liverpool are in the lead to sign world football’s biggest breakout star
4Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Premier League

Liverpool are in the lead to sign world football’s biggest breakout star

Liverpool are the clear frontrunners in the Premier League title race now, as they took full advantage of slip-ups from Manchester City and Arsenal to post a come from behind 2-1 victory over Brighton. Mohamed Salah, as he so often does, proved to be the difference with a brilliant solo goal, cutting in from the right side in customary fashion. The Egyptian icon avenged several brutal fouls from Brighton to prove, once again, why he is the best player in the Premier League. As the months roll on, Salah remains without a new contract with Liverpool, and while the only sensible decision is for the 32-year-old to remain at Anfield until he retires, the Reds have to be prepared for the worst. Bryan Mbeumo and Antoine Semenyo are on the shortlist of targets on the right wing, but perha...
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Real Madrid are concerned about losing another top CB to injury soon
4Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
LaLiga

Real Madrid are concerned about losing another top CB to injury soon

Real Madrid are reeling after losing El Clasico 4-0 in the second such embarrassment of Carlo Ancelotti's second stint at the club. The first time around, he and Madrid immediately turned things around and won the Champions League, so Madridistas are optimistic that this result could spark a turnaround. Although Real Madrid are loaded with enough attacking talent to keep up with Barcelona if Carletto can find a formula that gets everyone to click - and involves key bench players like Arda Guler and Endrick - their defense clearly looks a step below Barca's. Thibaut Courtois papers over a lot of errors in goal, but he wasn't there against Barcelona due to injury. And Dani Carvajal is done for the season with a torn ACL, taking a Ballon d'Or-caliber starter out of the Real Madrid back ...
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Transfer Rumors: Tottenham high on one of world football’s most intriguing left wingers
4Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Premier League

Transfer Rumors: Tottenham high on one of world football’s most intriguing left wingers

Tottenham finished fifth in the Premier League last season, and they are firmly pushing to return to the Champions League under new manager Ange Postecoglou, who has lit a fire under the club since replacing Antonio Conte. Currently, Spurs are led by Son Heung-min, who, at 32, remains one of the best players in the entire Premier League. He is a great finisher from the left wing position with a ton of experience, and he still has speed to burn. After signing well-rounded English striker Dominic Solanke this summer, Son has been able to return to the left wing, which is the position he's best in despite a strong season overall at the 9 in 2023/24. Despite Son still being a big threat in the Premier League, Tottenham are after a young left winger who can get minutes behind the South...
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Manchester United are already after their first Ruben Amorim transfer target
4Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Premier League

Manchester United are already after their first Ruben Amorim transfer target

Manchester United have hired Sporting CP manager Ruben Amorim as their Erik ten Hag replacement, as the highly-coveted Portuguese manager will officially take over the club on Nov. 11 from interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy. Amorim was wanted by clubs as big as Tottenham and Liverpool in the past, and he appeared to be close to the Reds last summer as the Jurgen Klopp replacement before ultimately turning the job down. In fact, Amorim turned down a lot of gigs, including the Brighton job as Roberto De Zerbi's replacement, before deciding to take the Manchester United opening after Ten Hag got the sack this season. Amorim appears to relish the responsibility of lifting Manchester United out of a dark period - a task that not even three legendary managers could do in Jose Mourinho,...
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Tottenham could lose an underrated player to one of their former coaches
4Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Premier League

Tottenham could lose an underrated player to one of their former coaches

Tottenham just missed out on returning to the Champions League under Ange Postecoglou last season in his first campaign at the helm, as even without Harry Kane, the former Celtic manager got Spurs back on track and injected some much-needed optimism into the club. This past summer, Tottenham signed a new striker in Dominic Solanke to work with the likes of Son Heung-min and James Maddison in the attack, as Spurs aim to boost their goal-scoring juice. They've already figured out their defense, as they have one of the strongest back lines in the Premier League with the elite duo of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven flanked by Destiny Udogie and Pedro Porro, all in front of a talented goalkeeper in ex-Empoli man Guglielmo Vicario. Tottenham have gone to the Serie A well frequently...
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Carlo Ancelotti is finally trying to fix one of Real Madrid’s most embarrassing tactical issues
4Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
LaLiga

Carlo Ancelotti is finally trying to fix one of Real Madrid’s most embarrassing tactical issues

As Real Madrid prepare to face 2021/22 Serie A champions AC Milan, they know they have to take serious stock of their squad and the major tactical deficiencies that Barcelona tore apart in their last game, Real Madrid have lost to Barcelona 4-0 before under the management of Carlo Ancelotti, who, in 2022, promptly responded to the humiliating defeat at the hands of Xavi by winning the Champions League with three straight Remontadas. Something feels different, though, about this season, because even though Real Madrid are the defending Champions League winners and added Kylian Mbappe and Endrick this summer, Barcelona are the ones in the lead in La Liga right now with a very fearsome playing style under new coach Hansi Flick. Ancelotti has his work cut out for him, but it sounds li...
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Real Madrid get sobering Rodrygo injury news before AC Milan battle
3Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
LaLiga

Real Madrid get sobering Rodrygo injury news before AC Milan battle

Real Madrid superstar forward Rodrygo Goes was forgotten by the Madrid media coming into the 2024/25 season after the signing of Kylian Mbappe, but the Brazilian attacker was the best of the front line to start the campaign. However, Rodrygo has been out of commission for the last couple of weeks after suffering a hamstring injury on Oct. 22 in Real's comeback win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Rodrygo was badly missed in Real's embarrassing 4-0 Clasico defeat to Barcelona, and now Real Madrid are waiting to see when the well-rounded 23-year-old winger will be able to return. Real Madrid will face Carlo Ancelotti's old club AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday night with nothing less than a win expected against a rather uneven Rossoneri side that has seriou...
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