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Ranking every Premier League Big 6 manager by their job security
9Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking every Premier League Big 6 manager by their job security

Which Premier League Big Six coaches are on the hot seat? Which ones have the safest job security? Let's rank each club's manager in order of their likelihood of losing their jobs in 2026. 6. Igor Tudor, Tottenham Hotspur Igor Tudor is as good as gone as Tottenham Hotspur interim manager. The problems obviously go well beyond him, but Spurs have yet to win a game with Tudor, who, quite frankly, looks totally out of his depth at a Premier League Big Six club. 5. Michael Carrick, Manchester United If it were up to the Manchester United fans, Michael Carrick would stay on as the permanent manager of the club, no questions asked. He has turned around Man United's fortunes and made them immediately into Champions League contenders, and while the Newcastle defeat showed his weaknesses tactic...
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2025/26 Champions League Team of the Season before Round of 16 begins
9Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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2025/26 Champions League Team of the Season before Round of 16 begins

Before the first Champions League Round of 16 matches take place on Thursday night, let's hand out Team of the Season honors for the 2025/26 campaign so far to help preview the big stars that will be in action this week. GK David Raya, Arsenal David Raya is unquestionably the Goalkeeper of the Tournament thus far with an outrageous save percentage of 90 and a clean sheet in nearly three out of every four of his games. Arsenal have a tremendous back line, obviously, but Raya deserves a lot more praise internationally for his goalkeeping. LB Alejandro Grimaldo, Bayer Leverkusen Alex Grimaldo is 30 years old and still going strong, and you wonder if Real Madrid maybe regret not signing him along with Alvaro Carreras. What he offers offensively as a left back is so unique, as he has scored...
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A 2010s icon every Premier League Big 6 club would beg to have back the most right now
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A 2010s icon every Premier League Big 6 club would beg to have back the most right now

Even the teams fighting for the Premier League title have that one superstar of the past they would do anything to bring back to make their team even stronger. For each of the Big Six clubs, here is one star player of the 2010s decade they would want to bring back the most to either shore up a key weakness or become a much better version of themselves. Arsenal: Alexis Sanchez Viktor Gyokeres isn't a world class striker, but he is better than what Arsenal had last season. Plus, Arsenal didn't have a truly transcendental striker in the 2010s like they did in the 2000s when they had many of them; they just had a few really good guys. But their best player in the last decade was Alexis Sanchez, who was a world-class left winger and neck and neck with Chelsea's Eden Hazard as the best play...
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The best non-European player at every Premier League Big 6 club today
9Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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The best non-European player at every Premier League Big 6 club today

The English Premier League is obviously going to be dominated by players from both England and Europe as a whole, but this is a truly international league where players and fans from around the world come together. There is a great legacy of players outside of Europe in the Premier League like Didier Drogba and Sergio Aguero. Here are the best current Premier League stars from outside European nations who are starring for the top teams in the league's Big Six. Arsenal: Gabriel Magalhaes (Brazil) This one was easy. Gabriel Magalhaes is the best center back in the Premier League right now, though Marc Guehi is awfully close, and it's been about time that he received recognition for his quality from even the Premier League diehards. With all due respect to William Saliba, Gabriel is cut ...
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2026 Champions League Round of 16 first leg picks, score predictions for every game
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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2026 Champions League Round of 16 first leg picks, score predictions for every game

On Tuesday and Wednesday night this week, most of the biggest clubs in world football will clash in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16, and there are some huge matchups on tap like Manchester City vs. Real Madrid and PSG vs. Chelsea - both matches with history to them. Here are predictions for the scores of each first leg battle. Galatasaray vs. Liverpool Galatasaray had their way with Juventus, and they do pose a threat to Liverpool because of the skill and explosiveness of their attacking players, especially in transition. Plus, playing in Istanbul is never easy. Liverpool are in a tough moment, and they are going to be in for a surprise on Tuesday night, drawing 2-2 as more questions are asked about Arne Slot and his tactical setup in midfield. Prediction: Galatasara...
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Every Premier League Big 6 club’s most underrated player right now
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Every Premier League Big 6 club’s most underrated player right now

Everyone wants to talk about the superstars and the guys competing for scoring titles or the Ballon d'Or, but there are so many great players even at the Big Six Premier League clubs who don't get enough love. So let's shout out the workhorses who are shining for the biggest teams in England without as much fanfare as their teammates. Arsenal: Jurrien Timber The young right back has slotted in beautifully for Arsenal since joining and has become the nailed on starter with 27 of them this season. Timber has eight goal contributions and is one of many set piece mavens for the club, but where he really stands out is his one on one defending. You can make a very, very strong case that Timber is already the best defensive fullback in world football. He leads Arsenal's elite defense with 2....
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Every Premier League Big 6 club’s most turnover prone player in the 2025/26 season
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Every Premier League Big 6 club’s most turnover prone player in the 2025/26 season

There is nothing more frustrating and nothing that destroys confidence in a team's attack than a player who can't keep ahold of the ball, especially if they are not creating enough danger with it. Here is every Premier League Big Six club's most turnover prone player in the 2025/26 season, using WhoScored's data on times dispossessed and poor touches to guide each decision. Arsenal: Viktor Gyokeres The clear winner is striker Viktor Gyokeres. Although his presence has been massive to Arsenal tactically as a true No. 9 who can be the focal point of the attack, his actual quality on the ball has been appalling. Gyokeres has one of the worst first touches in the Premier League and loses the ball frequently, which is wild for a player who only even averages 0.2 dribbles completed per game...
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Ranking the top 10 creators in the 2025/26 Premier League season based on stats
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the top 10 creators in the 2025/26 Premier League season based on stats

The chance creators don't often get the same praise as the goal scorers, but the players in Premier League history who have often captured imagination have been the ones making the beautiful assists, like Kevin De Bruyne and Mesut Ozil in recent years. Using only statistics to guide our evaluation, let's take a look at the best creators of the 2025/26 Premier League season so far. I used expected assists, key passes, and big chances created to produce this top 10. 10. Leeds CM Anton Stach It is always good to throw in a curveball from outside the top clubs, and Leeds can credit their survival so far in part to brilliant Bundesliga signing Anton Stach. Not only is he an elite defender, but he is averaging 2.2 key passes per game for a team that would have major issues without his chance c...
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Chelsea are learning to embrace Alejandro Garnacho’s best attribute
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Chelsea are learning to embrace Alejandro Garnacho’s best attribute

With another tremendous performance to help Chelsea survive a very tough Wrexham side in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup, Alejandro Garnacho, written off as someone the Blues would immediately try to sell this summer transfer window, is playing himself back into the good graces of the Blues faithful. Garnacho will never be mistaken for the most consistent player, and the word frustrating often comes to mind with him. His antics and perceived selfishness did not curry him favor at Manchester United after an initial honeymoon period and a strong endorsement from his idol Cristiano Ronaldo. But the gem who followed in Wayne Rooney's footsteps with an epic bicycle kick has finally begun to show those same qualities for Chelsea in the last couple of weeks, with great skill and technical abi...
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Casemiro subtly emphasizes Manchester United’s strategy in summer transfer window
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Casemiro subtly emphasizes Manchester United’s strategy in summer transfer window

Casemiro was written off as finished not too long ago, with even former Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher famously imploring the Brazilian to leave the football before the football left him. But the Manchester United defensive midfielder has come roaring back, and if he can help Michael Carrick and the Red Devils complete the turn around to resuming business as usual as a Champions League team again, then he will have become not just a Real Madrid icon but also a Man United one, too. He remains highly effective in the 2025/26 season, and if you now count Bruno Fernandes as an attacking midfielder again after the replacement of Ruben Amorim with Carrick, then Casemiro is by far Man United's best pure midfielder. There is such a huge difference between how Man Unitd play with Casemiro ...
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