Author: Kevin Parvizi

The managing editor of The Trivela Effect, Kevin has 15 years of experience in digital media. He covered Real Madrid from 2019-2022 for The Real Champs as a site manager. You can contact him at the site's official Twitter handle @TrivelaEffect or via the site's official email thetrivelaeffect@gmail.com.
Carlo Ancelotti: ‘What has happened to Vinicius all these years…it’s something unbearable’
16Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, LaLiga

Carlo Ancelotti: ‘What has happened to Vinicius all these years…it’s something unbearable’

Week in and week out, Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Junior continues to be the victim of racism in LaLiga stadiums, with supporters of other clubs hurling racial slurs and conducting themselves in a manner that should be entirely unacceptable. These are criminally punishable acts that could also be punished at a league level by LaLiga and the Spanish FA, and there was actually a case in 2023 when Atletico Madrid supporters were finally held legally accountable for a disgusting act of racism against Vinicius Jr. that included an effigy mocking the Real Madrid star. This past weekend, Vinicius Jr. had another strong performance for Real Madrid in a 2-0 win over Real Sociedad, scoring the penalty and shushing the crowd in a celebration that became a bigger talking point in the Spanish ...
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Ansu Fati continues to impress Hansi Flick
16Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, LaLiga

Ansu Fati continues to impress Hansi Flick

As Barcelona prepare to face Monaco on Thursday in the Champions League, the Blaugrana are taking stock of their current performances in LaLiga and have to love what they are seeing. Although Xavi did indeed do a strong job of setting the foundation for Barcelona, Hansi Flick has, as anticipated, taken the club to new heights from a tactical perspective and has done a significantly better job of working with the attacking players, especially young standouts. This past summer, there was concern that Ansu Fati could leave the club permanently after failing to get on the pitch long enough at Brighton, failing to answer the concerns that led to him temporarily leaving Barcelona in the first place. But instead of giving up on Fati, Flick is backing the 21-year-old, who was once, like L...
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Manchester United will have three key starters available against Barnsley
16Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

Manchester United will have three key starters available against Barnsley

Manchester United will face Barnsley on Tuesday night in the EFL Cup, and they enter this fixture with a myriad of injury concerns. Although Rasmus Hojlund and Mason Mount are still unavailable as they work their way back from injuries, per manager Erik ten Hag, the Dutch coach gave more positive updates regarding three key starters in the back four. Center backs Lisandro Martinez and Matthijs de Ligt, as well as starting right back Noussair Mazraoui, will all be available against Barnsley after questions about recent injuries. Martinez suffered an injury in the 77th minute of the win over the weekend against Southampton, but he won't have to miss any action. Mazraoui was also taken off in the 74th minute, but there are no concerns with this other former Ajax star either. As fo...
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Real Madrid have one doubt for their starting lineup against Stuttgart
16Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Champions League, Features, LaLiga

Real Madrid have one doubt for their starting lineup against Stuttgart

Real Madrid will face Stuttgart in their first match of the 2024/25 Champions League campaign as the defending champions, having beaten another historic Bundesliga side in Dortmund in the Final. Stuttgart are underdogs through and through and don't have superstar striker Serhou Guirassy, who joined Dortmund this sumner, but as their 3-1 win over Gladbach shows, they still have the firepower to threaten anyone. After all, they finished higher than Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga last season. Real Madrid are coming off another big 2-0 win in LaLiga, this one over Real Sociedad, with Luka Modric putting in a vintage display and Arda Guler shining in his debut as a regular center midfielder. According to a report from COPE, with Aurelien Tchouameni set to move from midfield to center ...
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16Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

Manchester United get encouraging Mason Mount injury news

Manchester United paid 55 million pounds in order to sign Chelsea star Mason Mount in the summer 2023 transfer window, but they have yet to receive a return on investment in the England international due to injuries. Mount has been out since the second match of the 2024/25 Premier League season with a hamstring injury, suffered around 46 minutes into the match against Brighton. This injury comes after Mount missed well over 20 games in his first season at Old Trafford, mostly with a calf injury, leading Manchester United fans to worry if Mount was already a flop. The good news is that the talented playmaker can return to the lineup to prove his point soon, as the Manchester Evening News reports that Mason Mount has returned to Manchester United's first-team training and could retu...
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15Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

Juventus have a Dusan Vlahovic problem

When Juventus signed Dusan Vlahovic for more than 80 million euros from Fiorentina in the winter 2022 transfer window, the Bianconeri thought they were getting one of the finest strikers in all of world football. At the time, only Erling Haaland was getting more hype among up-and-coming young strikers than Vlahovic, who scored 21 goals for Fiorentina in the previous season and already had 17 goals for the Viola to that point in the season. Since joining Juventus, Vlahovic has had his moments, but, by and large, he's been disappointing. In the second half of the 2023/24 season, Vlahovic overcame some injury woes to finish the campaign on fire, scoring 16 goals in total - his highest in a Juventus jersey. To start the 2024/25 season, Vlahovic has scored twice in four matches, but th...
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Aston Villa were even more right about Jhon Duran than they thought
15Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

Aston Villa were even more right about Jhon Duran than they thought

This past summer, Aston Villa were contemplating the sale of young striker Jhon Duran, because they weren't sure how much playing time he would get with Ollie Watkins starting every week. Watkins, who scored a key goal for England at the Euros this summer, was one of the best all-around strikers in Europe last season, scoring 19 goals with 13 assists as a legitimate Premier League Player of the Season candidate with Aston Villa qualifying for the Champions League. So Duran was on the transfer market, and West Ham were very close to signing him. Aston Villa were holding out for 40 million pounds, and it seemed like Duran was keen to join West Ham, where he'd have a much easier path to playing time. But Aston Villa ended up buckling down so hard that it eventually seemed like they w...
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Takefusa Kubo needs to focus on his own poor performances instead of criticizing Real Madrid
15Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, LaLiga

Takefusa Kubo needs to focus on his own poor performances instead of criticizing Real Madrid

Real Sociedad playmaker Takefusa Kubo is one of the most talented footballers in LaLiga. He has blossomed ever since stepping foot at the Anoeta after Real Madrid let him go, seeing that he wouldn't get the playing time he needed or the security he needed without a permanent move away. While Real Madrid retain the right to sign Kubo back at any time, that ship has sailed, with Los Blancos crowded in the playmaker department after Arda Guler and Brahim Diaz performed so well for the club last season. In truth, Guler and Brahim are better players than Kubo, offering a goal threat and level of consistency that Kubo still hasn't quite reached even at La Real - and will probably never reach. This season, Kubo has appeared in five games for Real Sociedad. He has scored once but has not ...
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Noussair Mazraoui has been exactly what Manchester United wanted
14Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

Noussair Mazraoui has been exactly what Manchester United wanted

This past summer, Manchester United wanted to sign a new right back as part of a concerted effort to rebuild their squad in INEOS' first season in charge as the new owners. Most of their summer upgrades focused on upgrading the center back position, but Manchester United were able to bring in another former Ajax defender from Bayern Munich in Noussair Mazraoui for just 15 million euros. Signed for less than what Aaron Wan-Bissaka was sold for to West Ham, Mazraoui was a bargain transfer for Manchester United, though he has been overshadowed by AWB's sudden resurgence in London. But for anyone trying to knock Man United for signing Mazraoui and letting Wan-Bissaka go, those in the know at Old Trafford will be more than happy with their decision. Mazraoui's early returns for Man ...
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Kylian Mbappe looked like the striker Real Madrid dreamed about against Real Sociedad
14Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, LaLiga

Kylian Mbappe looked like the striker Real Madrid dreamed about against Real Sociedad

Kylian Mbappe emerged from Real Madrid's 2-0 win over one of LaLiga's top sides, Real Sociedad, with his second consecutive Man of the Match award, having taken his first as a Royal White player before the "break" in another 2-0 win over a strong LaLiga team in Real Betis. The French superstar made the Anoeta his home, comfortably gliding across the pitch, dropping deep, bringing teammates into the proceedings, and scoring his third goal of the season from the spot. Ignore the pea-brained fans who understand football in only its most rudimentary, video game-like terms who derided Mbappe as an undeserving Man of the Match winner. Anyone rational could see his impact on Real Madrid. What stood out the most about Mbappe in this match was how he channeled one of his idols, French stri...
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