Arsenal recovering from the depressing Champions League

It seems the Arsenal players have woken up after getting a bit of flak from the manager.

They were right up to the mark taking on Everton the other evening at the Emirates Stadium.

A victory by the margin of 2-0 helped Arsenal recover from the depressing Champions League showdown versus Monaco as well as got them a position up in the table as well.

They are no. 3 now with a lead of 1 point over Manchester United.

The Gunners are not finding themselves that far behind from overtaking Manchester City either. One or two results here and there in their favour and they would trump the Sky Blues too. Continue reading “Arsenal recovering from the depressing Champions League”

December 28 2014 most Memorable Day in Premier League

December 28 of 2014 was a memorable day for the Premier League as all the major clubs in the league sustained a draw.

Manchester City settled with a 2-2 draw against Burnley, Chelsea tied with Southampton while Manchester United sustained a goal-less draw with Tottenham Hotspur.

The draw that Manchester City experienced was especially difficult as they had taken the lead by 2 goals in the first half when facing off with Burnley but the team of Manuel Pellegrini was not able to hold on to their advantage and conceded 2 goals in the 2nd half. This result came a big surprise taking into consideration that Burnley is a club located in the bottom spots of the Premier League and still managed to rescue one point when facing off with the current champions of England, Manchester City.

Even with this unexpected result that Manchester City sustained, Manuel Pellegrini is certain that his team will still be able to catch up to the current leaders of the Premier League, Chelsea.

“Of course it’s a chance to have two points more but we finished the first round with 43 points, a good amount. Just because you play at home you shouldn’t be sure you are going to get the points.  I think we have the entire second round to play and we will be the best team.” Manuel Pellegrini said.

Manchester City’s match against Burnley kicked off with David Silva and Fernandinho scoring goals in the first half as Manchester City had control of the match from the first few minutes of the game until the end but they failed on maximizing on all of their control and the time they had with the ball under their control and allowed Burnley to get back into the game as Burnley scored twice through the likes of George Boyd and Ashley Barnes.

Aitor Karanka praises Mourinho as Manager

Aitor Karanka, who is in charge of Middlesbrough, reckons that Jose Mourinho is better than any other manager in the professional circuit at this point of time.

Karanka also credits Mourinho for his own development as manager. He believes working with the Portuguese for a long period of time helped him a lot.

According to Karanka, Mourinho’s tenure in Spain with Real Madrid was just fabulous. He ended the dominance of Barca in the top division there by building a very organized squad at Santiago Bernabeu.

Karanka was Mourinho’s assistant at Real Madrid.

In an interview to a Radio channel, the 41-year old was quoted as saying, “Jose is such a pro active manager. I am yet to meet somebody who is a better tactician than him. The way he stopped Barca, it was incredible. They had been winning the title for 6 years and the kind of team they had, they would have extended that run easily, but, Jose did not let it happen. He built a side that not only challenged Barca, but, also became the champion.”

“People loved Jose there at Real Madrid. Everyone had a good relationship with him. You would have heard Iker Casillas saying the other day how much care Jose had for the players.”

When asked about Madrid’s current manager Carlo Ancelotti who has also made a dream start to his tenure at the club by winning the European Cup in his very first season, Karanka said, “Carlo is a fine coach as well and he is also well respected among the players. As far as the Champions League title is concerned, Madrid was always a strong contender for it. They have got great combinations in every department. They’re a class above the other sides.”