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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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Neymar & Barcelona II….

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Eye of the Fly

Barcelona President Jose Maria Bartomeu has insisted that he has “no intention” of moving to bring Neymar back to the Camp Nou. Vice-president Jordi Cardoner went a step further by asserting that “no one on the Barca board has talked … Continue reading →

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The Cracks at Chelsea….

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Eye of the Fly

The assessment of the traditional curtain-raiser to the English Premier League, the annual Community Shield exhibition, as either a statement of intent for the upcoming season or a meaningless kickabout is almost entirely dependant on the result for the teams … 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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What Next For Loris Karius?

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Eye of the Fly

The shell-shocked figure of Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius cut a desperately lonely figure at the conclusion of Saturday’s European Champions League defeat to Real Madrid. His face buried into the turf, his emotions overflowing uncontrollably as the realisation of his … Continue reading →

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The Silence Behind the Surge of Salah….

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Eye of the Fly

Following time-honoured tradition, three successive blanks for double Player of the Year Mohamed Salah has seen his phenomenal debut season at Liverpool face whispered suggestions in the British media that he has been ‘found out’ as a one-season-wonder. Never mind … 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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European Managerial Merry-go-round….

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Eye of the Fly

FC Bayern’s appointment of Croatian Niko Kovac to succeed interim coach Juup Henyckes will come as a major blow to Jose Mourinho’s attempts to engineer himself a move away from Old Trafford and into the warm embrace of Paris St … Continue reading →

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