Dan-Axel Zagadou: The marauding 19-year-old centre-back finding his feet at Dortmund

by Aman Sridhar - April 3, 2019

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Dan-Axel Zagadou is one of many young French defenders making waves across the big European leagues. France have had a notorious history of promoting young players to their first teams and cashing in on them when the big clubs come flashing

An ode to Clement Lenglet – Underrated, Classy and a player born for Barcelona

by Aman Sridhar - March 16, 2019March 17, 2019

Barcelona under Pep Guardiola set an impossibly high standard for world football. Most people share the general consensus that those group of players that won the triple in Guardiola’s first season in charge was easily the best team in the history of world football. Time has since passed like it

How Bernardo Silva has become virtually irreplaceable in Pep’s starting XI

by Aman Sridhar - February 26, 2019February 26, 2019

Why the Portuguese star is now City’s main man: Another day, another trophy, another easy 90 minutes for Bernardo Silva. Scratch that, it was 120 minutes against Chelsea in the final of the Carabao Cup, after which there was the small matter of dispatching a penalty. Nothing to fear for Pep

Chelsea need to buck the trend and back Maurizio Sarri for long term stability

by Aman Sridhar - February 13, 2019February 13, 2019

It is imperative that Maurizio Sarri is given full backing at Chelsea - Letting go of the Italian will change nothing at a club in dire need of managerial stability. Aman Sridhar shares his thoughts on the current state of affairs at the club. In the Roman Abramovich era, Chelsea have

Young Lions – Morgan Gibbs-White

by Aman Sridhar - February 4, 2019February 5, 2019

2018-19 has been a spectacular season for Wolves so far. It’s rare that a team with a vision and ambition ends up working together so cohesively from the top all the way down to the bottom. The manager, the signings, the players, the coaches, the youth team, the board all

The tragic but inspiring tale of Santi Cazorla – Romance in football isn’t dead yet

by Aman Sridhar - January 10, 2019January 14, 2019

Santiago Cazorla González or “Santi” completed his comeback into the world of football by scoring a brace for his club, Villarreal, against Club World Cup Champions Real Madrid. It bookended a happy few months for Santi at his boyhood club after a horrific two years plagued by surgeries, injuries, and

Lucien Favre and Michael Zorc leading Dortmund’s youthful charge

Originals

by Aman Sridhar - December 30, 2018

There’s a reason we cannot go more than a day without hearing the name-Jadon Sancho. And there is also a reason why the former Manchester City winger’s name is ever-present in the footballing world. The cause for both of these is undeniably Borussia Dortmund. Despite signing for the German club

Monchi, the man behind Sevilla’s success and Roma’s ongoing youth revolution

Originals

by Aman Sridhar - December 11, 2018December 30, 2018

Written by Aman Sridhar How did Sevilla, one of the lesser known Spanish sides win 3 Europa Leagues in a row, and in the process not only establish themselves as a top-tier side but also create a pool of superstars who have moved on to more success around the world? The long