16 Conclusions: EFL Cup third round
Nice things about Arsenal, Ander Herrera and Loris Karius, not about Vincent Kompany or West Ham
Nice things about Arsenal, Ander Herrera and Loris Karius, not about Vincent Kompany or West Ham
Huge praise for Matip, Lallana, Clyne and Henderson, less for Matic. And where was Batshuayi, Conte?
On Jose really, really cocking it up, the brilliance of De Bruyne and Rooney ‘trying to make things happen’…
On the awfulness of Kane and his pass completion rate of 31.6% and Liverpool being a bit ‘not quite’…
There are loads of thoughts on Chambers, Vardy, Cazorla, Huth and much more. But neither side look good enough.
What a game. On Wenger, Klopp, Mane, Walcott, Klavan, Arsenal, Liverpool and…
We cover the lot. Hodgson, Rooney, Football Association, coaching, money and culture. Strap in…
Lots of lovely words on Roy Hodgson, Kyle Walker, Joe Hart, Raheem Sterling and Aaron Ramsey
So, the bad guys won? Lots on Modric, Casemiro, Pepe, Gabi, Clattenburg, Ronaldo and more besides…
Thoughts on LVG, Jose Mourinho, Alan Pardew, Wayne Rooney, Wilfried Zaha and much more…
There is plenty on Toure, Sturridge the first season under Klopp, and some on Sevilla too.
On suspicious packages, bottle jobs, plane banners, departing heroes and St Totteringham. What a day…
Is this just the same old story for Arsenal and Man City? Plus Sanchez, Wilshere, Aguero, Otamendi and…
Two lovely 2-1 games. Thoughts on Martial, Fellaini, Rooney, Martinez and a great deal more…
Short conclusions because it was a late decision. But lots on Carroll, inevitability and a referendum.
Praise for Van Gaal, Rashford, Martial and Schneiderlin, not so for Demichelis and Bony. Oh no.
On the infectious Klopp mentality, an improved United, Sakho, Rashford and…
Kind words for Klopp, Lallana and Firmino, a sharp tongue for Fellaini, Van Gaal and Owen…
It was fun but it was littered with errors and stupidity. This is not the sodding Championship, folks.
Nasty things said about Wenger, Walcott and Sanchez. But what about Marcus bloody Rashford?
What is Theo Walcott’s best position? Also, Alderweireld, Pulis, Sanchez, handballs, City’s youth and…
Praise for Mauricio Pochettino, Danny Rose, Kyle Walker and Kevin Wimmer. Less praise for Mark Clattenburg
Oh Danny boy. Plus brilliant Kante, stupid Simpson and naughty Drinkwater. The title race is back on
Praise for Matteo Darmian and David de Gea, but Daley Blind is still not a centre-half. What now for Van Gaal?
On Mahrez, Sterling, Leicester fans, Toure, basic defending and believing the unbelievable.
Plenty of conclusions on Rooney, Sanchez, Lukaku, Elneny, Ibe, Berahino, Spurs, Leicester and more…
On Arsenal’s Chelsea hoodoo, what that means for the title race and Fabregas’ brilliance
On Marouane Fellaini, Adam Lallana, Jordan Henderson and two struggling clubs. But only one winner
Lots of conclusions on Van Gaal, Hector Bellerin, Kelechi Iheanacho, young Chelsea players and more
A better performance, but only in comparison with the faeces we watched before.