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.
Where does Manchester City’s back four rank among the world’s best?
19Jun By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

Where does Manchester City’s back four rank among the world’s best?

Manchester City repeated as Premier League champions for a fourth year in a row, holding off title challenges from recent competitors Arsenal and usual title rivals Liverpool. Although Man City's attacking superstars like Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne draw the most international headlines, the strength of this side lies in a steady defense that maintains consistency throughout the season. With new signing Josko Gvardiol, the starting back line of Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, and Kyle Walker was exceptional, just as it was when Ake was removed so that the unit was a back three. Furthermore, Manchester City have additional defensive options in Manuel Akanji and former center back - now defensive midfielder - John Stones. In short, Manchester City are loaded in defense. ...
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3 clubs that could sign Mats Hummels this summer
18Jun By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Champions League, Features

3 clubs that could sign Mats Hummels this summer

Borussia Dortmund legend Mats Hummels set an ultimatum that the club would either have to fire Edin Terzic or watch him join Marco Reus in leaving the Signal Iduna Park. Well, as it turns out, Terzic is no longer the manager of Dortmund, yet Hummels will be leaving the club as a free agent this summer, making it the second time in his career he will exit. However, this time, Hummels isn't going to Bayern Munich, but he could still end the twilight of his career with a Champions League contender. Here are three possible destinations for the German footballing icon in the summer 2024 transfer window. Roma Roma managed to qualify for European football this season thanks to the improvements made by club legend Daniele De Rossi, who came in as interim manager and restored confidence ...
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A West Ham starting lineup with Youssef En-Nesyri to get back to European football
17Jun By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

A West Ham starting lineup with Youssef En-Nesyri to get back to European football

West Ham began the 2023/24 season brightly under David Moyes and look poised to push for European football, but their season unraveled in the second half. Although West Ham were hurt by key absences in the attack, the larger problem was a lethargic playing style under Moyes and a series of poor results that compounded on each other, leaving the Hammers spiraling. In the end, West Ham finished a measly ninth in the Premier League, ultimately failing to pull ahead of disappointing giants Chelsea, Newcastle, or even Manchester United. It will be back to the drawing board for West Ham this summer, but they will be led by a new manager, having hired former Wolves, Sevilla, and Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui to lead the way. One of Lopetegui's key transfer targets appears to be hi...
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Ranking the 10 best available center backs on the summer 2024 transfer market
15Jun By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Champions League, Features

Ranking the 10 best available center backs on the summer 2024 transfer market

With the summer 2024 transfer window opening up, it's time to take a look at the best center backs available on the market. The center back position has become increasingly coveted in world football, as top clubs want to have solutions to the best forwards in the world. As Antonio Rudiger showed everyone in the Champions League quarterfinals against Manchester CIty and Erling Haaland, a world-class center back can make the difference between winning it all or sitting at home. Here are the 10 best available center backs on the summer 2024 transfer market, ranked in order. 10. Jonathan Tah, Bayer Leverkusen Jonathan Tah appears to be closing in on a transfer to Bayern Munich, who already signed underrated Stuttgart talent Hiroki Ito as part of their move to overhaul their defense....
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The 10 best players Chelsea could sign on the summer 2024 transfer market
15Jun By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

The 10 best players Chelsea could sign on the summer 2024 transfer market

Chelsea have been the most active team on the transfer market since Todd Boehly took over the club in 2022, but, for the most part, Blues' fans have been treated to poor results. There were signs of improvement last season, though, because Chelsea brought in two players who were legitimately among the best at their respective positions in the Premier League. Cole Palmer is legitimately a Premier League Player of the Season candidate, while right back Malo Gusto ranks among the best right backs on the planet right now. Chelsea finished well outside the top four for yet another season, but with the right moves, there is optimism that the London-based club can get back to European football's premier competition. Here are the 10 best overall players Chelsea could sign in the summer...
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The 5 best striker transfer targets for Chelsea in the summer 2024 window
14Jun By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

The 5 best striker transfer targets for Chelsea in the summer 2024 window

Chelsea unearthed one of the best players in the Premier League last season with summer 2023 signing Cole Palmer from Manchester City, and he is a potential perennial source of 20 goals after rattling off 22 for the Blues last season. But Chelsea still don't have a top striker to lead the line. Fellow summer 2023 addition Nicolas Jackson showed signs of growth at the end of his first Chelsea campaign, but he still seems to be too inconsistent to be a true superstar striker in the Premier League. As Chelsea continue to look at options on the open market at striker, here are their five best bets in the summer 2024 transfer window. Victor Osimhen, Napoli Napoli star Victor Osimhen is reportedly no longer a transfer target for Chelsea, but he could still become one again in the future ...
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Ranking the 10 best dribblers in world football right now in 2024
23Apr By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Champions League, Features

Ranking the 10 best dribblers in world football right now in 2024

Few player profiles captivating the world football audience's attention more than fleet-footed dribblers. Whether they are explosive progressors who eat up space before putting defenders on skates or playmakers who subtly weave their magic to carve up an entire defense, those superstars who can create something out of nothing but their own genius and athletic ability are more coveted an anyone. That holds true for managers, too. Pep Guardiola has become infatuated with elite dribblers, and a couple of these recent additions will show up on this list of the best dribblers in world football today. Other managers feel the same, as Carlo Ancelotti, for example, has always had a soft spot for flair dribblers like current superstars Rodrygo Goes and Vinicius Junior. (Spoiler: They will sho...
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2023/24 LaLiga Team of the Season dominated by Real Madrid after 32 Matchdays
22Apr By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, LaLiga

2023/24 LaLiga Team of the Season dominated by Real Madrid after 32 Matchdays

After 32 Matchdays, Real Madrid sit first in LaLiga by a margin of 11 points over historic rivals Barcelona and 13 points over upstarts Girona, who were once neck-and-neck with the Merengues at the start of the season. But Real Madrid blew Girona out in both of their head-to-head meetings. Now, they are fresh off a last-gasp Clasico triumph over Barcelona, courtesy of yet another heroic performance from Jude Bellingham to lift Real to victory. Bellingham, the club's blockbuster 100 million euro signing, is unsurprisingly a member of the 2023/24 LaLiga Team of the Season. But which other Real Madrid standouts join him? Which underrated stars crack the list? Here is an updated 2023/24 LaLiga Team of the Season after 32 Matchdays. GK Andriy Lunin, Real Madrid No goalkeeper in LaLig...
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2024 Ballon d’Or Rankings after Jude Bellingham saves El Clasico again
21Apr By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Champions League, Features

2024 Ballon d’Or Rankings after Jude Bellingham saves El Clasico again

With the heated Premier League title race coming to its concluding stretch and the Champions League semifinals set to get underway, the 2023/24 season is about to reach its peak conclusion, with plenty of intrigue remaining despite most of Europe's other top five leagues settling results. The 2024 Ballon d'Or rankings are now increasingly on the minds of fans, with supporters from all over the globe debating the merits of their superstar players and how they all stack up against each other. For example, how do the young stars of Xabi Alonso's historic Bayer Leverkusen side stack up against the elite superstars of the Premier League? Will a Real Madrid or Barcelona player take home the Ballon d'Or again? Here are the latest rankings after Jude Bellingham, the man of the hour, fired...
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How good was Francesco Totti?
21Apr By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features

How good was Francesco Totti?

No Totti, No Party. That picture of the banners and the mere utterance of the phrase have become lore beyond the man himself. Francesco Totti is the ultimate symbol of loyalty in professional football - a relic of a golden era gone by in which players meant more than themselves to an entire city or region. Just how good was Francesco Totti? What made him a legend in Italian football and an icon at Roma? Let's take look back at his career and what made him such an important player to the Giallorossi for so many decades. Francesco Totti's career statistics Francesco Totti joined Roma in 1993, making his senior debut at just 15 years old. He was a phenom and scored 13 goals in a single Serie A season by the time he turned 20 in the 1997/98 campaign, helping the Giallorossi finish fourth....
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