Author: Timothy Aiyeku

The general insinuations that the English Premier League is one of the most difficult leagues in Europe does not apply to Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri if his claim is anything to go by. The former Napoli coach had made such a claim when asked why he failed to win a trophy in his career at Italy. Sarri maintained that the Italian league is a more difficult one to compete in, noting that the narrative can be changed in England of his career because the EPL is less difficult. The Italian’s appointment as Chelsea manager had raised concerns owing to his…

The first half of Liverpool’s Champions League game against Napoli in Italy has created the fear that the Merseyside club will be short of one player for the weekend clash. Liverpool will welcome league leaders Manchester City to the Anfield in what will be a supremacy battle for who tops the group. Liverpool star player Naby Keita was made to leave the pitch in the first half of the Champions League game on Wednesday with the player complaining of back pain. It was later confirmed that the Reds midfielder had spent the night in the hospital where he had received…

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has hinted on his wish to win the Europa League this season as an easy route to a Champions League football next season. Hence every other game is as important as the finals and the home game against Hungarian side MoL Vidi will not be an exemption. It was a great start for the Italian manager who won PAOK away in Greece some weeks back and has already secured 3 points to leverage upon. However, he has made efforts to have a balanced team that will execute the game as well as reserve others for rest…

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has hinted that the situation on Sunday will be all different from what was experienced against Napoli in the Wednesday night encounter. Liverpool will return to the Premier League with a mega clash against league leaders Manchester City. The Reds saw their second defeat of the season in addition to the poor performances of some of the players in the European game but Klopp has defended the situation and wants to claim the blame of the loss in Italy. Speaking ahead of the City clash, Klopp noted that his side were reduced because of the atmosphere…

‘Perfect’ Liverpool have suffered their second defeat of the season in all competitions to Napoli and manager Jurgen Klopp is obviously not happy with it. The English side lost 1 – 0 in Italy to their host, all thanks to the winning goal by Lorenzo Insigne in the 90th minute of the game. German manager Klopp was not shy to mention that the only player who was outstanding in the game was goalkeeper Alisson Becker. According to his analysis in the game, his goalkeeper was the only outstanding player on the pitch for his side but was not enough to…

A record has been created by all clubs from the Italian league and it would have been impossible if Carlo Ancelotti’s Napoli had not delivered a win for against Liverpool on Wednesday. The Italian side had to wait until 90 minutes of the game before claiming the day with a goal by Lorenzo Insigne. However, the victory on Wednesday was the first time since 2005 that all four Italian clubs won their games on a single match day in the Champions League and Napoli was the last to make that happen. Ancelotti who has also coached Milan and Juventus seem…

Chelsea manager, Maurizio Sarri is already thinking of a Champions League qualification for next season and has adopted a strategy in achieving that. Manchester City and Liverpool have been in fine form this season and have both been tipped to finish above Chelsea, just as the table currently stands with the Manchester club and Merseyside outfit currently leading. In other not to be stopped by any of the two, including Tottenham, Man United and Arsenal, who are also in the race for a Champions League qualification, the Italian manager has hinted he will ensure he wins the Europa League. According…

There is a probable tension ahead of Liverpool’s clash Premier League with Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday. Visiting Manchester City are therefore making frantic efforts to ensure that their team bus is not attacked by Liverpool fans as it was done last season. It would be recalled that in April, there was a planned assault on the social media against the Pep Guardiola team by the Red fans ahead of their quarter-final encounter in the Champions League. The plan was taken likely by the visitors and their team bus was attacked with bottles, cans and stones but no player…

The rivalry for John Terry and Thierry Henry continues as the Chelsea and Arsenal legends battle to take over as Aston Villa manager. The former Chelsea and Arsenal stars were rivals in their playing days and clashed with much drama. That will continue in another form as they both seek to land the job. The position is currently empty at Villa after the sack of Steve Bruce and a decision must be made by the club in coming weeks. Owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens are reported to have ordered the club’s new CEO Christian Purslow to secure a befitting…

It has been revealed that Chelsea star Eden Hazard jokingly challenged Daniel Sturridge for cancelling his goal when Liverpool played a 1-1 draw at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Belgium international hoped he had won all three points for his side in the Premier League encounter but the Liverpool gaffer who started from the bench was unwilling to let that happen with his die minute goal. Both players are known to each other knowing that the Liverpool goal scorer was once a player for the Stamford Bridge side. However, the Belgium international said he had jokingly challenged his former…

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is feared he is under a spy or sort after a security guard was caught taking pictures on board £340m vessel owned by the Russian billionaire. The suspect who is a security guard has been arrested for taking photos by the German police on the other of Abramovich’s personal security. The man was reported to have boarded ‘Eclipse’ on Monday evening while the Chelsea owner’s vessel was docked for a refit in Hamburg, Germany’s biggest port. The suspect who was discovered to be a 21-year-old man is currently being investigated and an official statement is expected…

Liverpool and Napoli will clash on Wednesday in Italy ahead of the Champions League encounter and there have been lots analysis and predictions ahead of the game. The biggest and the most shocking is the claim made by former Napoli striker Massimo Palanca. Palanca made it clear that the England outfit is a perfect team as far as he is concerned. He made this known when stating that he cannot find any weakness in the current Liverpool team led by Jurgen Klopp. Nothing that English sides do not usually have good defenders, he hinted that the Reds will be difficult to…