Recent content by Rane

He flourished at Juve. The team structure wasn't built around him but it was built to get the most out of every player. Conte trusted him to fight for the team, which he did. Deschamps revealing he is a team focused player is not hearsay, it is the reality. These managers get the most out of...

He's playing better now than at any time during the season, which is good to see as we need our primary striker bang in form for the crucial stage of the season. However, I'm not knee-jerking after a few long overdue positive contributions. He has 14 PL goals all season, he's 10 behind Salah...

Do you have the source for that please? Not found anything that backs that suggestion up, other than ‘speculation’ that United we’re interested before he signed for Everton in 2008 (on Wiki) of all places. Which also makes the claim that he was too young to move to England slightly strange...

Probably has a lot to do with the fact Keane was a phenomenal midfielder and a treble winning captain in a side that was and still is loved and treasured. Also Keane could be aggressive but he usually channeled that aggression into exceptional performances. Fellaini on the other hand is just an...

A game littered with individual defensive errors. Lukaku has been so erratic today.

Pathetic from United. Deserve to be behind. Playing like a pub team.

I know the interviews. I would maybe look at the Eto’o one again and decide fully whether he comes out of it well. He might be genuine but he comes across as largely arrogant and bitter about the fact he was jettisoned. He clearly attempted to undermine Pep’s early authority (by openly...

Redmond has come out and defended Guardiola because he’s obviously honest and wants to put the truth out there. He’s a big boy and obviously bright as he’s taken the positive out of the admittedly over-elaborate reaction from a big name coach. It’s Guardiola’s style, he’s got an ego and...

They aren’t really the most objective examples though are they? Considering they were both jettisoned by Pep during his time there. For those two accounts there are many more that are positive. You can’t be a professional football coach at the absolute highest level and be a coward. That he...

I actually enjoyed the moment. Pep lives and breathes football and he has such an acute belief of how football should be played, such exacting standards that he can’t contain his frustration and disappointment when he sees talented players not expressing themselves on the pitch. That’s not to...

Always liked him, he wears his heart on his sleeve and isn’t afraid to show his emotions, sometimes to his detriment. He did great with Porto at such a young age. Chelsea was always the wrong move for him. Nurtured Bale’s best ever season performance wise and was unfortunate to miss out on the...

Depay? Di Maria? Januzaj? Can’t be that long ago surely. There’s been so many in the last few years.

Come on. Guardiola wouldn’t have him on the bench at City, never in a million years. He isn’t the type of player Conte, Wenger, Pochettino or Klopp fundamentally desires. Mourinho is only using him because he’s already in the squad. He wouldn’t buy him on the open market as there are superior...

So what you’re saying is that if Fellaini was in Arsenal’s squad they would suddenly be a changed and terrific side? I’m sorry but I do disagree there. He would not fit well into their system as they play primarily with the ball to feet, short and sharp combination play....exactly where Fellaini...

Would City have him in their squad? Would Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal, Liverpool? Let’s be honest now...they wouldn’t. They possess a myriad of better options more suited to the way they play football. He’s being utilised by Jose because he’s here and he’s willing. He wouldn’t have actively pursued...