Premier League

The forward West Ham need to sacrifice next summer
2Oct By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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The forward West Ham need to sacrifice next summer

West Ham were one of the biggest buyers in the summer 2024 transfer window, acquiring talent at all levels - defense, midfield, and attack - in an effort to support new manager Julen Lopetegui. The Hammers were especially aggressive in pursuing attacking upgrades after a 2023/24 Premier League season in which they were ravaged by front-line injuries in the second half of the season, leading to some of the league's least inspiring football under doomed manager David Moyes. Niclas Fullkrug joined the party at striker after a strong season for Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund, Carlos Soler was a smart flier on the cheap from PSG, and Crysencio Summerville was a big get for the future on the left wing from Leeds. To this early point in the 2024/25 Premier League season, We...
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The Manchester United player with the biggest opportunity vs. Porto
2Oct By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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The Manchester United player with the biggest opportunity vs. Porto

On Thursday night in the Europa League, Manchester United will face Porto in a battle between two European heavyweights who are used to competing at the Champions League level. Following a humiliating 3-0 loss to Tottenham this past weekend in the Premier League, Manchester United have a huge point to prove at mid-week, especially with Bruno Fernandes set to miss next weekend's huge match against Champions League side Aston Villa due to a red card vs. Spurs. Fernandes will probably get a start despite his poor form precisely because he will miss the next game anyway, but one player Manchester United should give a starting chance to is their other experienced No. 10 option, Mason Mount. Manchester United paid a pretty penny to sign Mount in the summer 2023 transfer window, bringing...
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The star who needs to shine at his brightest for Newcastle this season
2Oct By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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The star who needs to shine at his brightest for Newcastle this season

Newcastle were able to scrounge past AFC Wimbledon 1-0 in the League Cup in their mid-week fixture, making it their first win in a couple of weeks since notching three straight major victories over Wolves, Tottenham, and Nottingham Forest. Currently, Newcastle sit seventh in the Premier League table, which is a little further back than their goal finish. They qualified for the Champions League with a top-four finish in the 2022/23 season, and after missing out on the top four last season, they'd clearly like to get back. Newcastle are behind Aston Villa and Fulham in fifth and sixth, respectively, and Chelsea are currently occupying the fourth and final Champions League slot with a fierce resurgence under Enzo Maresca. If Newcastle are to get back to the Champions League, they wil...
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EPL Injury News: Callum Wilson and Armando Broja returns, Leicester City boost
2Oct By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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EPL Injury News: Callum Wilson and Armando Broja returns, Leicester City boost

Leicester City set to have Jannik Vestergaard vs. Bournemouth Leicester City are set to face Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon in the Premier League, and there is optimism that veteran defender Jannik Vestergaard will be available for the Foxes. That's because the Danish national team have called Vestergaard up for the upcoming October international fixtures in about a week, which bodes well for the veteran center back's status in the Premier League match before the break. Vestergaard hasn't played for several weeks due to an ankle injury after it was initially speculated that he lost his starting job to new, young center back addition Caleb Okoli. His Denmark will face two big opponents over the "break", Euro 2024 champions Spain and then Switzerland. Callum Wilson coming back ...
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The 3 best possible replacements for Erik ten Hag at Manchester United
1Oct By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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The 3 best possible replacements for Erik ten Hag at Manchester United

Despite finishing in just eighth place in the Premier League last season for the club's worst finish of the modern era, Erik ten Hag still managed to keep his job as Manchester United manager under a new ownership group because the Red Devils beat Manchester City in the FA Cup Final to qualify for the Europa League. Ten Hag has rubbed both players and fans the wrong way, often making excuses after poor results or antagonizing club legends like Cristiano Ronaldo. Despite having no accomplishments in a top five league, ten Hag has allowed his ego to run rampant with results failing to improve for the Red Devils. After another humiliation - a 3-0 defeat to Tottenham - the cries for ten Hag's job are back on. After scouring 10 pages of Transfermarkt's best available managers, here are th...
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Manchester United are already starting to see the problem with Matthijs de Ligt
1Oct By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Manchester United are already starting to see the problem with Matthijs de Ligt

Manchester United knew they needed to overhaul their defense in the summer transfer market after fielding one of the worst back fours in the Premier League last season. In came Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt to pair with Lisandro Martinez, the only holdover from the 2023/24 season talented enough to continue playing a key role in the 2024/25 season under INEOS. Yoro's preseason injury meant that de Ligt would get all the starts next to Martinez, and, so far, the Dutchman has started four of six matches for Manchester United. However, the 50 million euro signing from Bayern Munich has been a mixed bag to this point. Many Manchester United fans cynically asked why Bayern were trying to sell off de Ligt in the first place if he were so good. New manager Vincent Kompany didn't seem to...
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Brighton might have the most underrated forward in the whole Premier League
1Oct By Cody AcevedaNo Comments
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Brighton might have the most underrated forward in the whole Premier League

When Brighton broke their club transfer record to sign João Pedro ahead of the 2023/24 Premier League season, there were a lot of doubters. I’m ashamed to admit that I was one of them.  Brighton needed a goalscorer and Pedro had scored three goals in 31 Premier League appearances for Watford. He scored just 11 goals in the Championship the year prior.  A year-and-a-half on since his signing, I’ll admit I was wrong. Pedro isn’t just the reliable goalscorer that Brighton desperately needed. He is also one of the most underrated players in the Premier League. The Goalscorer Before I get into why I’m so high on Pedro, let’s go over just how wrong myself and the other doubters were about him last year.  Pedro went on to score 20 goals across all competitions for Brighton in the 2023/...
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Gary Neville cluelessly counts Liverpool out as contenders already
30Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Gary Neville cluelessly counts Liverpool out as contenders already

Occasionally, former Manchester United fullback Gary Neville has something insightful to say and has earned his reputation as one of world football's most recognizable pundits. However, more often than not, Neville's analysis leaves a lot to be desired and is frequently looked down upon for elements of bias that are clearly a bit larger than mere kernels. In his latest nugget of wisdom, Neville weighed Liverpool's chances of winning the Premier League, placing his biggest rivals behind Manchester City and Arsenal, glossing over the Reds almost completely as contenders. That's bad enough, given Liverpool are literally first in the Premier League through six fixtures and look even stronger offensively under Arne Slot, but Neville's explanation for why is truly galaxy-brained. Nev...
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Ranking the 10 best players in the Premier League right now during the 2024/25 season
30Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 best players in the Premier League right now during the 2024/25 season

10. Liverpool RB Trent Alexander-Arnold Honestly, I can't comprehend why there are so many amateur pundits who spend their days disparaging Trent Alexander-Arnold's defending as if he were on the level of a backup at Lecce when, in fact, he's an excellent one-on-one defender as a fullback. It's just that people can't seem to understand that an attacking fullback who actually tries to add value to his team going forward is going to inevitably get caught out defensively on occasion, with the frequency of those occurrences unduly distorted by an army of fail comp "artists" who clearly need a job. Alexander-Arnold is a better one-on-one defender than Reece James, who apparently earned a reputation as a superior defensive right back on the grounds of being physically bigger and having on...
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Updated 2024/25 Premier League Top 6 Predictions after Matchday 6
29Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Updated 2024/25 Premier League Top 6 Predictions after Matchday 6

6. Tottenham As fun as it was to watch Tottenham spank Manchester United all over the park, beating up on a bunch of unruly children is hardly much of an accomplishment. Using Manchester United as a barometer for making the Premier League top four is as useful as using Qarabag as a measuring stick for winning the Europa League. Spurs have problems. Ange Postecoglou hasn't really improved the team on his own merit, because Tottenham's improvements in 2023/24 were down to the superior players they purchased in the summer window. Right now, Tottenham's biggest problem is that Aston Villa is still very good and Chelsea are much improved. 5. Aston Villa Aston Villa were real letdowns this weekend against one of the worst teams in the Premier League, Ipswich Town, but if Emiliano Ma...
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