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Man City, Chelsea or Man Utd. Who Will Panic First?

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Eye of the Fly

A 2-5 defeat at home, shipping three goals to relegation certainties WBA and with just one win from their opening three matches despite splurging £200m+ on new recruits or requiring a beyond-the-last-minute penalty kick to sneak victory having been battered … 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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Toxic Mourinho Has Nowhere to Run….

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Eye of the Fly

The habitual three-year itch that afflicts Jose Mourinho has exploded into a full-blown case of acute dermatitis in recent weeks, with unconfirmed reports that Chevrolet are to be replaced as Man Utd’s chief shirt sponsor by Canesten. Mourinho and Man … Continue reading →

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Wenger or Pochettino – Who Succeeds Zidane?

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Eye of the Fly

Zinedine Zidane boasts an enviable catalogue of performing elegant and inglorious footballing deeds to send reverberations around the World. Zizou realised every youngster’s dream by netting twice on home soil in the 1998 World Cup Final to dethrone defending champions … Continue reading →

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Man City Centurions vs Arsenal Invincibles….

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Eye of the Fly

A record-breaking finale added a sprinkling of stardust to an otherwise largely processional English Premier League season. Man City’s saunter to their third title has been a foregone conclusion since….August and Arsenal’s traditional post-Christmas slump coupled with Chelsea’s patented limp … Continue reading →

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Mes Que Un Club – A Crossroads for FC Barcelona….

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Eye of the Fly

“Money is secondary. Before anything else there should be principles, values. Barça has lost them.” Johan Cruyff – 2015 Rewind fifteen years; with Louis van Gaal licking his egotistical wounds following his mid-season sacking, a barely believable sixth-place finish in … Continue reading →

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Man City – Greatest of All Time…?

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Eye of the Fly

Never ones to be accused of prematurely jumping aboard the hype-bandwagon – and just as enthusiastically abandoning the very same battle-damage juggernaut in the aftermath of the Annihilation of Anfield – sections of the British media have been feverishly encouraging … Continue reading →

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