It was the start of an important season and Manchester United were in dire need of making a comeback statement after a recent pause of their title winning spree no thanks to Manchester City and Chelsea. The once dominant traditional contenders where now at full fledge war with Arab and Russian billions. Something else troubled …
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Eusebio is not going to be the successor of Luis Enrique
Earlier in the season, Luis Enrique announced that he will step down as the head coach of Barcelona when the end of the season arrives and this has sparked rumors to spread around in relation to who is going to step up and become next manager of Barcelona, one of the candidates that was being …
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Neymar not Frustrated about Ballon d’Or award
Neymar is not frustrated at not being able to have his hands on the Ballon d’Or award yet in his career. In the opinion of Neymar, personal awards are not the biggest prizes in the game and even though he has aimed for Ballon d’Or in the past couple of years, it has not affected …
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Enrique is happy despite losing
A few days ago on October 25, Barcelona suffered a rather surprising 1-0 defeat against Espanyol and the aftermath that rose with this result has seen Luis Enrique receiving heavy criticism mostly due to his selection decisions as none of Barcelona’s truly influential players were given playing time in this match and they ultimately succumbed …
Barcelona planning for life after Dani Alves
Dani Alves will be 34 years old next year, and it will be hard to imagine Barcelona giving their long-serving right-back a new contract. For this reason, Barcelona will have to start planning for a replacement at the moment itself. One possibility will be Hector Bellerin. The latter has come through the ranks at Arsenal …
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Barcelona in danger of being caught by rivals
Just a few games ago, it was believed that Barcelona already won the Spanish title. Indeed, they were leading the table with a 8 points lead over Atletico and a 12 points lead over Real Madrid. But with only 1 point in a possible 9, Barcelona has found their lead being cut off to only …
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Focus on: Lionel Messi
NO SURPRISE FOR ENRIQUE
The success that Luis Suarez has achieved at Barcelona, it has not surprised Luis Enrique a single bit. According to Enrique, Suarez has scored goals fluently right from the start of his career. So, the kind of numbers he has produced at Barcelona, it’s not to be surprised with. Many had doubted Suarez’s ability to …