Is 4-5-1 a Tactical Approach To Attack or Just Defensive? Is 4-3-3 just another form of 4-5-1 ?

Many have regarded the 4-5-1 formation as defensive but the question is how different is this formation from Barcelona’s 4-3-3. Barcelona’s...

Are England too good for the Home Nations?

Earlier in the week, Nationwide’s 13 year contract with FA ended. It was the start of a new era with sponsors...

Sorry Mr Blatter, La Liga is not the best league in the world..

“And when you see the starting XI of the Spanish national team, all of them play their football in Spain. The...

What makes a player World Class?

Let me start by saying that the term World Class is over used. If you tell me that Ronaldo (buck tooth...

England to face Black Stars

The Football Association has announced that England will face Ghana at Wembley in 29th March. This will be the first time...

Every Team Has One! What, If Anything, Can Be Done About Football’s Diving Culture?

Today’s FA Cup encounter between Man United and Liverpool has sparked further controversy and debate over the tendency for football players...

Al Ahli and Cannavaro in Dubai

So another week goes by and Cannavaro once again has a disappointing performance at home to Al Jazira in the Etisalat Cup. A...

Asian Cup 2011: The 10 Players to Watch

With the Asian Cup having started today with Uzbekistan’s shock 2-0 win over hosts and 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar, I...

Barcelona are BEATABLE

Barcelona undoubtedly have the greatest team at their current disposal in this decade. Their dream-like football as close at is possible...

Defense of the Year: 2010 in defensive football

2010 has been one of the most surprising years,that i think football has ever seen. This year’s main event , the 2010 FIFA...