Monthly Archives: January 2019

Chelsea, Sarri, Hudson-Odoi and the youth conundrum….

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Eye of the Fly

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri’s rather brazen dismissal of Callum Hudson-Odoi’s desire to leave Stamford Bridge is in many ways a contrast of commendable authority mixed with hopeless delusion. “Callum is 18yrs old and he has to respect the club, the … Continue reading →

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Chelsea and Higuaín: short-term panic risks long-term relevance of their youth academy….

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Eye of the Fly

Chelsea are a curious club. A club devoid of any real history or achievement prior to their sugar daddy oligarch intervention yet deluding itself that it is somehow owed a permanent seat at the top table of European football. A … Continue reading →

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Kevin-Prince Boateng and the Death of La Masia….

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Eye of the Fly

When Johan Cruyff first implemented the core ideals, culture and philosophy that would evolve into Barcelona’s fabled La Masia youth academy, he could not have possibly imagined its current state of disarray. Where in 2011 eight La Masia graduates started … Continue reading →

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Chronic Mis-management: Why Have Arsenal Got No Money?

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Eye of the Fly

Arsenal football club are listed as the sixth richest club in the World according to Deloitte. They compete participate in the wealthiest domestic league in the World and until recently featured for a record twenty consecutive seasons in the European … Continue reading →

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Folly of Klopp’s FA Cup Sacrifice Heaps Pressure on Reds….

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Eye of the Fly

Liverpool’s disappointing FA Cup 3rd round exit at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers will have their rivals rubbing their hands with glee. Though Jurgen Klopp has suggested a sickness epidemic ravaged his options it is nonetheless symptomatic of his mass-rotation … Continue reading →

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Pulisic Capture may prove Hazard-ous for Chelsea….

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Eye of the Fly

Chelsea’s capture of USA starlet Christian Pulisic from Borussia Dortmund is surely the clearest indication yet of the Blues’ resignation to the impending departure of talisman Eden Hazard at the end of the season. Real Madrid have spent the last … Continue reading →

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