Man City 2-2 Liverpool: Liverpool press nicely, Mancini’s formation switch...
Liverpool produced an impressive performance, but were denied a win by Sergio Aguero’s superb finish. Roberto Mancini was without both Vincent Kompany and Yaya Toure. In defence, he chose left-footers...
View ArticleTottenham 2-1 Newcastle: all about Gareth Bale
Gareth Bale scored twice in a match that started slowly, but turned into an exciting contest. Andre Villas-Boas handed a first start to Lewis Holtby – Jermain Defoe was injured, so Clint Dempsey played...
View ArticleManchester City 2-0 Chelsea: Chelsea stay deep, narrow and compact but City...
Chelsea played negatively, and afforded City too many goalscoring opportunities. Roberto Mancini surprisingly played Yaya Toure behind Sergio Aguero, a combination he’s rarely used this season. Jack...
View ArticleTottenham 2-1 Arsenal: high lines and balls in behind the defences
Tottenham recorded an important victory over their North London rivals, thanks to two identical goals towards the end of the first half. Andre Villas-Boas used Gylfi Sigurdsson rather than Lewis...
View ArticleManchester United 2-2 Chelsea: United storm into an early lead, then Chelsea...
Manchester United appeared firmly in control for 20 minutes, but substitutions helped Chelsea get back into the game. Sir Alex Ferguson recalled Wayne Rooney, using him behind Javier Hernandez, with...
View ArticleChelsea 1-0 Manchester United: Mata’s ball to Ba bypasses the zone United...
Juan Mata and Demba Ba combined for a brilliant goal in an otherwise quiet match. Rafael Benitez made various changes from the side that lost at Southampton on Saturday – he fielded his three exciting...
View ArticleTottenham 2-2 Everton: Spurs go ahead very early, then equalise very late
An interesting battle between two sides both without their key attacking player. Gareth Bale was injured – as were Jermain Defoe and Aaron Lennon. Andre Villas-Boas was forced to select a ‘mezzala’ on...
View ArticleManchester United 1-2 Manchester City: City’s attackers combine well throughout
Manchester City produced a fine performance to record a rare victory at Old Trafford. Sir Alex Ferguson played two attack-minded wide players, with Ryan Giggs in the centre and Tom Cleverley only on...
View ArticleManchester City 2-1 Chelsea: City start brightly but Chelsea rally late on
Manchester City won a surprisingly attack-minded game at Wembley. Roberto Mancini was without David Silva, so started Sergio Aguero after his excellent goal at Old Trafford on Monday. Costel Pantilimon...
View ArticleTottenham 3-1 Manchester City: Villas-Boas’ second half formation switch...
Manchester City dominated the first half, but some clever substitutions from Andre Villas-Boas meant Tottenham had a storming final 20 minutes. Villas-Boas was able to select Gareth Bale from the...
View ArticleLiverpool 2-2 Chelsea: Rodgers cautious from start, but Sturridge provides...
Liverpool trailed for long periods, but Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez combined very effectively in the second half. Brendan Rodgers left out Sturridge, favouring Stewart Downing in the only change...
View ArticleArsenal 1-1 Manchester United: Arsenal start strongly but are unable to...
Despite having little to play for, Manchester United collected a point at the Emirates. Without Olivier Giroud, Arsene Wenger used Lukas Podolski as his main forward. Jack Wilshere was only on the...
View ArticleChelsea 2-2 Tottenham: Villas-Boas uses subs well, Benitez doesn’t react...
Tottenham twice came back from behind in an exciting, open game at Stamford Bridge. Rafael Benitez selected Fernando Torres upfront, and David Luiz as a deep-lying midfielder, so Branislav Ivanovic...
View ArticleWigan 1-0 Manchester City: Wigan stifle City and attack with tremendous width
Ben Watson headed a stoppage time winner as Wigan lifted the FA Cup for the first time. Roberto Martinez was able to call upon Antolin Alcaraz in the centre of his three-man defence, and he used James...
View ArticleArsenal 1-0 Tottenham: Cazorla provides the overloads in midfield, and the...
(First things first: all the other big games (Bayern v Chelsea, Man Utd v Chelsea, Man Utd v Liverpool, Barca v Valencia, Barca v Atletico etc) will be included in the ‘new managers’ series which will...
View ArticleMan City 4-1 Man United: Nasri’s narrowness and Kolarov’s overlapping put...
Manchester City dominated from the opening moments, and completely outplayed Manchester United.. Manuel Pellegrini named Alvaro Negredo rather than Edin Dzeko upfront, the first time the Spaniard has...
View ArticleTottenham 1-1 Chelsea: Spurs play neat passing combinations but fail to...
A fair result at White Hart Lane as Andre Villas-Boas’ starting strategy proved successful, but Jose Mourinho’s in-game changes worked better. Villas-Boas named roughly Spurs’ expected side – Kyle...
View ArticleChelsea 2-1 Manchester City: counter-attack versus possession play but both...
Two ex-Atletico strikers – Fernando Torres and Sergio Aguero – were the most prominent players in a fast-paced, exciting clash. Jose Mourinho played Gary Cahill rather than David Luiz, and left out...
View ArticleArsenal 2-0 Liverpool: Arsenal adapt well to Rodgers’ tactical decisions
Arsenal triumphed in a fast-paced and tactically interesting contest. With Jack Wilshere and Mathieu Flamini out, Arsene Wenger had no real selection dilemmas. Brendan Rodgers continued with his 3-5-2...
View ArticleManchester United 1-0 Arsenal: United start positively then defend extremely...
David Moyes recorded the first major victory of his tenure at Old Trafford. Moyes selected Phil Jones in the centre of midfield alongside Michael Carrick, and continued with Shinji Kagawa on the left....
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