Premier League

F365's Ten Worst Buys Of The Premier League Season

... worse, Sissoko was 27 and had previously regularly proclaimed both his love for Arsenal and his desire to move to the Emirates. By late November, Mauricio Pochettino was publicly criticising Sissoko for falling short of expectations, and by late January, Sissoko had started only nine of Tottenham’s 32 games this season. 1) Simone Zaza (West Ham). No. 1 not because of how much he cost, nor even because he was so bad, although he was sodding dreadful. No, Zaza is our No. 1 because of what he represented, a club aiming for the stars and ending the summer transfer window lying in the gutter. They went for Alexandre Lacazette. They went for Carlos Bacca. They went for Carlos Tevez. They went for Michy Batshuayi. They went for Callum Wilson. They went for Christian Benteke. They ended up with a striker who had gained notoriety for the most appalling penalty kick run-up since Peter Devine. And so with it went hope of progression. So with it went those promises made to Dimitri Payet in February about a club that meant business. So with it went a smoother move into the London Stadium, with Matthew Etherington and black cabs nothing more ...

Sam Allardyce Blasts Premier League Scheduling On Deadline Day

... ability, he will hopefully be as good as he can very quickly. "There is no guarantee but I am looking forward to working with him.". Allardyce joined the Eagles in December following the departure of Alan Pardew but had failed to win any of his opening five league matches. Second-half goals from Scott Dann and Christian Benteke were enough to secure the visitors the three points at the Vitality Stadium, with the result keeping them two points behind 17 th-placed Swansea. Sam Allardyce is not impressed with the Premier League schedule: 'Our job is hard enough!'. Allardyce said: "I think that win has been a long time coming for me. I think our work and efforts on and off the field are what our recovery is all about about. "We have been asking the players to listen to slight changes to try and perform better. "The game plan was played well today by the players and we were clinical in front of goal. We won comfortably in the end.". Bournemouth have failed to win a game in ...

Premier League Ins And Outs

... Chelsea ended up shedding more experienced players than even they had probably anticipated, with Mikel John Obi and Branislav Ivanovic curtailing glittering spells at Stamford Bridge, and the £58 m offered by Shanghai SIPG for Oscar simply too good to turn down for both club and player. Nathan Aké returned from his loan at Bournemouth and will have a role to play but late interest in Moussa Dembélé, Sead Kolasinac and Craig Gordon came to nothing. Antonio Conte has said he is happy with the make-up of his squad and the bigger spending can wait. This team will be major players in the summer market. Dominic Fifield. In Nathan Aké Bournemouth loan recall; Charles Musonda Real Betis loan recall. Out Oscar Shanghai SIPG £58 m; Patrick Bamford Middlesbrough £6 m; Mikel John Obi Tianjin Teda free; Branislav Ivanovic Zenit St Petersburg Town free Dion Conroy Swindon Town undisclosed; Jay Dasilva Charlton Athletic loan; Marco van Ginkel PSV Eindhoven loan; Isaiah Brown Huddersfield Town loan; Fankaty Dabo Swindon Town loan; Charlie Colkett Swindon Town loan; Islam Feruz Swindon Town loan; Fikayo Tomori Brighton & Hove Albion loan; Mukhtar Ali Vitesse Arnhem ...

31 January 2017

... discomfitted, slams behind for a corner which comes to nothing. Clyne takes possession deep inside the Chelsea half and dips inside to predictably little avail. Liverpool are in dire need of a fresh midfielder and a proper centre-forward. Good luck in the summer, Jurgen old boy. For those keen on arbitrary connections, tonight is David Luiz's 100 th Premier League appearance. Kellyanne Conway on the Liverpool Twitter tonight. Lovely from Hazard, drawing three attackers inside his own half, flicking the ball away from them, and setting Chelsea away. Nothing comes of the attack, but the away side are in decent control now. Luiz is back up and the corner comes over - it's a good one,flat towards the near post, where everyone misses it and so, then does Courtois. The ball then takes a ricochet or two, before Costa lamps it clear. A full-stop speaks a thousand ...

David Moyes's Side Frustrate Spurs To Move Off Bottom Of Premier League

... efforts were from distance Credit: PA. With one defeat – away at Manchester United on December 11 th – in their last 13 games, they remain in ominous form, but given Sunderland had not won since before Christmas, they needed to win on Wearside. Spurs have the talent to land the big prizes, they have ability to compete with the best in England, but do they have the mentality to pull it all together? Should this season end, as the last did, with a sense of deflation, as their pursuit of Leicester City fizzled out meekly when pressure and fatigue drained them in the spring, Tottenham will be dismissed as nearly men again. There have been other clubs like them in the Premier League era -  Newcastle United under Kevin Keegan and Sir Bobby Robson, Aston Villa under Martin O’Neill, Everton under Sunderland’s current manager, David Moyes. All failed to win a trophy, yet all were good enough to ...

Why Moussa Dembele Will End Up In The Premier League Even If He Doesn't Join Chelsea

... have been first choice. But at Celtic he has scored 20 goals already. His overhead kick against Manchester City proved that he has the imagination and ability to take on the very best. Dembele only cost Celtic £500,000 in compensation, as he left Craven Cottage at the end of his contract there. Given that he could plausibly leave for 60 times that amount it will be a brilliant bit of business from Celtic. They have made a success in recent years of sensing which players would be wanted by Premier League clubs, signing them up, giving them a platform then selling them on. It worked for Fraser Forster, Victor Wanyama and Virgil van Dijk, and Dembele would be the most spectacular example it. Chelsea eye £44 m swoop for Celtic pair, Saints close in on Gabbiadini. Even though Dembele moved to Celtic last summer, there was never any doubt to those who know ...

Hosts' Title Challenge Looks To Be Over After Shock Defeat At The Emirates

... off Aaron Ramsey to wrong-foot the goalkeeper. It was also the first ever time Watford had led Arsenal in a Premier League game. They were buoyed. Watford had made a bristling start, belying their recent form and astonishingly doubled their advantage when they were again aided by Arsenal’s carelessness. Shkodran Mustafi chased by Watford's Stefano Okaka Credit: AFP. Again Mustafi was involved, allowing Etienne Capoue to run past him and that came after an appalling throw-in, a mix-up between Aaron Ramsey and Gabriel, giving the ball to the Watford midfielder. Capoue ran on, superbly, skilfully, beating Francis Coquelin and then Mustafi and his eventual shot was parried by Cech but squirmed across goal. There were three, four Arsenal defenders there but Troy Deeney wanted it more and hurtled in to turn the ball home. Already there was a whiff of anger; a mood of frustration at the Emirates with just two minutes and 54 seconds between the goals and the only consolation for Arsenal being they had to surely improve and also had plenty of time to do it. Arsenal vs Watford shots on goal. They also had to make a change with ...

Late Costa Penalty Miss Costs Premier League Leaders Points

... skid at Anfield on Tuesday, earning a deserved 1-1 draw with Premier League leaders Chelsea in a match that saw both teams squander opportunities to cement three points, including Chelsea's Diego Costa having a late penalty kick saved by Simon Mignolet. The game of the fixture, Chelsea entered the match red hot while Liverpool was looking to avoid seeing itself nearly out of the title race before January came to a close. Despite not rediscovering its dynamic scoring touch, Liverpool threatened and came back from a goal down to earn a point. Chelsea's David Luiz opened the scoring with a brilliant free kick in the first half that caught Mignolet off guard. As Liverpool were setting up to defend a cross, David Luiz hits a stunning free-kick off of the inside of the post. 1-0. #CFC __link__/Vb W 0 co VPf M. — Chelsea GIFs (@Chelsea GIFs) January 31, 2017. Georginio Wijnaldum then scored for Liverpool early in the second half with a header to bring things level. 32 flags: Georginio Wijnaldum goal: ...

Premier League Clubs Net January Profit

... football expert. Germany doesn't really get the last-minute English spirit of deadline day, with the Bundesliga wrapping things up at the civilised hour of 6 pm local time as usual. Bayern Munich made a pair of big signings in Hoffenheim's Niklas Sule and Sebastian Rudy, but they won't arrive until summer. Borussia Dortmund moved quickly to snap up 17-year-old Sweden striker Alexander Isak and Bayer Leverkusen also spent big on a youngster on deadline day, paying 12 m euros (£10.3 m) for Jamaican teenager Leon Bailey from Genk. Thank goodness, then, for Turkey's taste for the grand gesture, with champions Besiktas and surprise title-chasers Baskasehir both going for striking experience in Demba Ba (on loan from Shanghai Shenhua) and Emmanuel Adebayor (free agent) respectively. Former Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham and Crystal Palace striker Emmanuel Adebayor was a free agent. It was a quiet window for Serie A in Italy, with Juventus spending big on young talent but parking it for the future; for example, Mattia Caldara, a 15 m euro (£12.9 m) signing, is staying with his current club Atalanta on loan. With Barcelona typically quiet and Real Madrid barred from ...