Arsene Wenger has been giving some conflicting reports on Jack Wilshere’s welfare.
The Arsenal boss has admitted that he ‘rushed’ the England international back into first-team action for Saturday’s victory over Norwich. The midfielder played for 59 minutes of the 3-1 win. read more »
Wigan don’t exactly play dirty football under Roberto Martinez, so you can understand why the Latics boss’ outstanding English has some limitations when it comes to defending ridiculous tackles.
The Spaniard was mitigating for Callum McManaman’s horror tackle against Newcastle yesterday. He riffed on the standard ‘hasn’t got a malicious bone in his body’ defence.
Martinez said: “He couldn’t be a nicer boy. I’m aware it was a bad challenge but it wasn’t nasty. He hasn’t got a bad bone.”
Newly-appointed Wolves manager Dean Saunders has heralded his arrival at Molineux with a speech that veered between military discipline and nutritional advice.
The Welshman wants his players to be unquestioning soldiers, working selflessly towards a common goal. But that doesn’t necessarily mean laying down their lives. They could just cut back on the fast food. read more »
No offence to Jan Vertonghen, who’s a very good player, but at the start of last season if Alexander Armstrong had asked a pair of Pointless contestants to name a current Ajax player we reckon more people would have heard of Christian Eriksen than Vertonghen. In fact, Vertonghen might have been pointless.
Nonetheless, the Belgian defender has announced that his former team-mate has the opportunity to follow in his illustrious footsteps. That’s right: Christian Eriksen, one of the hottest talents in world football, has what it takes to play for Tottenham Hotspur. read more »
With their excellent combination play against Liverpool, Aston Villa strikeforce Andreas Weimann and Christian Benteke looked like a Premier League partnership to rival Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole. And it seems that there is definitely similarities in the respective relationships.
After the match, Weimann was asked by Match of the Day whether he enjoyed playing with Benteke. read more »
