Is it time for Villa to panic and hit the Big Red Big Sam button?
Slightly too much panic is probably better than not quite enough. Time for Villa to reach for that pint of hand sanitiser.
Articles By Dave Tickner
Mourinho shames (but won’t name) Ndombele after Burnley draw
“He is a player with a great talent and he has to know that he has to do much better.”
F365’s early loser: Jose Mourinho’s dreary miserabilism
Jose got a point and made his point. But is this really all Spurs can expect for £15m a year?
Klopp grumbles at opener but thrilled with 22nd straight home win
Jurgen Klopp happy to see his team fight back after controversial opening goal.
This Liverpool stutter has made minor winners of us all…
Liverpool now face the real prospect of only winning the league, and only doing so by 20-odd points. Meh.
F365’s early winner: Ajax, defying Champions League norms
Ajax have pulled down the pants of another European giant. They might just win the whole thing.
Disneyland Hotspur finally move into their theme park stadium
Spurs’ new stadium is more like a theme park, despite quite clearly being a stadium.
Watford: a club where everything now makes sense
Something is happening at Watford, where stability has brought tangible progress.
Big Weekend: Liverpool v Tottenham, Sterling, Solskjaer
A big game that looks almost certain to deliver, and a chance for more Sterling carnage.
Everton and Silva get what they need, but it’s only the start
A nervy win eases the pressure on Everton and Marco Silva. But this can only be the start…
Big Weekend: Everton v Spurs, Mitrovic, Solskjaer, Arsenal
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gets to be Manchester United manager for a bit. That’s nice, isn’t it?
Five mails about tackling and four about manager rankings
You lot love to chat tackling stats, it turns out. Plus a lovely mail about Callum Wilson’s England call.
Henry ready for Prem job, says former team-mate
Thierry Henry is ready for Premier League management, reckons old pal Robert Pires.
England didn’t win the World Cup. They might win these…
England aren’t going to win the 2018 World Cup after all, but there are other things to win…
Deschamps still sees room for French improvement
More to come from France, says Didier Deschamps after securing a semi-final spot.
England’s World Cup hopes: From Kyrgios to Djokovic
England’s World Cup odds have proper tumbled. We’ve looked at other sports for an idea of what it means…
Southgate defends rotation ahead of knockout clash
Gareth Southgate defended his rotation ahead of England’s “biggest game for a decade”.
Wenger salutes his young side after United defeat
Arsene Wenger enjoyed his reception and his team’s performance at Old Trafford. Only the result spoiled it.
Mourinho admits United “a bit lucky” to beat Arsenal
Jose Mourinho conceded Manchester United were fortunate to score such a late winner against Arsenal on Sunday, but insisted it was just reward for their intent. United looked set to…
Guardiola challenges Man City to break records
Pep Guardiola and Man City remain fully focused with some big records there for the taking.
Klopp revels in Liverpool’s ‘all-inclusive football’
Jurgen Klopp wasn’t about to let a couple of daft late goals spoil his enjoyment of Liverpool’s bonkers win over Roma.
Mourinho ‘happy’ after ‘professional performance’
Jose Mourinho barely cracked a smile at Bournemouth, but was happy with “professional and responsible” display.
Hazard looks on bright side of Chelsea’s CL failure
Missing out on the Champions League could be good, in a way, insists a stretching Eden Hazard.
Aguero: Guardiola has made me a better player
Sergio Aguero says learning Pep Guardiola’s style has improved him. Thirty goals and counting this year…
Same old, same old for frustrated Conte
Antonio Conte felt Chelsea’s 1-1 draw with West Ham summed up their frustrating Premier League season.
Wenger salutes Arsenal’s ‘mental resources’
Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal made life difficult for themselves in the 3-2 victory over Southampton on Sunday.
Jamie VARdy: Nobody knows what’s going on
England striker Jamie Vardy says “no-one knows what is going on” with VAR after Italy’s late penalty.
Lovren knows what to expect from ‘ugly’ United
Dejan Lovren expects Manchester United to try and “win ugly” against Liverpool on Saturday…