F365’s early loser: Mourinho fresh out of sh*t to throw at the wall
Different shape, same old United. At least, unlike his players, Jose Mourinho can’t be accused of not trying…
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F365’s early loser: Mark Hughes, on the brink…of history
No manager has ever been sacked by two Premier League clubs in a single calendar year. Yet.
F365’s early loser: Drowning rookie Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry’s nightmare start to club management continued with a ruinous home defeat to Club Brugge.
F365’s early loser: Slavisa Jokanovic testing Fulham’s faith
The Fulham boss was given a resounding vote of confidence, but should still be fretting…
F365’s early loser: Romelu Lukaku – Man Utd’s big problem
Eight games without a goal or an assist means United are carrying Lukaku, which is no mean feat…
F365’s early loser: A terrible week for Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Loftus-Cheek had a headstart on Barkley, and has been lapped. He is drowning in Chelsea’s deep midfield talent pool.
F365’s early loser: Jose Mourinho, reaping what he has sown
Manchester United were terrible again v West Ham. Jose Mourinho has forgotten what made him invincible.
F365’s early loser: Alexis Sanchez and no sign of improvement
With his defence more settled, Mourinho can look at his uninspiring attack. Sanchez’s position must be under greatest threat…
F365’s early loser: Alisson in Blunderland
The Liverpool keeper will presumably learn his lesson but it is not one he should need to be taught…
F365’s early loser: Vincent Kompany, Pep’s comfort blanket
Vincent Kompany is showing the effects of a tough decade at City. Pep can afford now to wean himself off his captain…
F365’s early loser: Newcastle, Rafa and wasted opportunities
Missed chances cost Newcastle a deserved draw against Spurs. It’s a common theme at St James’ Park…
F365’s early loser: Stoke City and an uncharacteristic demise
For a side that established themselves in the Premier League with an unapologetically ‘up and at ’em’ approach, it was the tamest of surrenders…
F365’s early loser: Southampton, wilted and broken
Southampton faced disinterested opposition. Which makes their surrender even worse…
F365’s early loser: The cowardly Ernesto Valverde
In chasing an unbeaten La Liga season, Ernesto Valverde cost Barcelona their chance of a Treble.
F365 Says: Charlie Adam and the rule of three
If bad things come in threes, maybe we should’ve seen Charlie Adam’s latest brain fart coming…
F365’s early loser: Demarai Gray’s failure to launch
Demarai Gray felt he was ‘held back’ before Claude Puel arrived, but now he has to justify the manager’s faith…
F365’s early loser: The ‘stupid’ Alvaro Morata
Alvaro Morata played just seven minutes for Chelsea against Barca. Yet he was still stupid.
F365’s early loser: Michael Keane, the confused student
Michael Keane is being pulled every which way by each of his managers. A half-time sub will not help.
F365’s early losers: Marco Silva, Watford and Everton
Silva’s value plummets; Watford are a sinking ship with no leader; Everton are stuck in a forced marriage.
F365’s early loser: Alan Pardew, world’s worst firefighter
Alan Pardew is a manager of peaks and troughs. Until he goes to West Brom, that is…
F365’s early losers: Rafa and a convenient excuse
Rafa has whined long and hard but Newcastle won’t recover while the manager is fighting this battle.
F365’s early loser: Steve Walsh, and a failed experiment
*Almost* everyone has been blamed at Everton. The one-time flavour of the month has left a bad taste.
Football365’s early loser: Paul Clement
Swansea have lost six out of seven at home and look utterly petrified. This kind of form gets managers sacked.
F365’s early loser: Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid
Sir Alex Ferguson once said that teams exist in four-year cycles. Diego Simeone’s is up at Atletico Madrid.
F365’s early loser: Arsenal without Sanchez and Ozil
If this is the future of Arsenal, fans ought to be worried. They deserved nothing more than defeat.
F365’s early losers: Newcastle United and Rafael Benitez
Remember that time we said Rafael Benitez was creating a masterpiece at Newcastle? Of course you do.
F365 early loser: the art of defending
City and Liverpool’s weaknesses in defence surprised no-one, while even United looked vulnerable.
F365’s early loser: Sergio Aguero
City nicked the points but Aguero’s omission at Bournemouth is a stark reminder of his status under Pep…
F365’s early loser: David Moyes
Dave the Doom-monger may think he’s above all this, but he is as culpable as anyone for relegation.
Football365’s early loser: Dejan Lovren
Jamie Carragher said he got it wrong twice, and Matt Stead agrees. He played like a rookie…