Juan Mata - Will he be sold ?

Hello guys ! Its FF again,hope you all are doing fine.Well then lets get into the post . 

As you all know Manchester United have sacked Van Gaal and hired Jose Mourinho to replace him on a 3 year deal.Check out this post for more information on the deal.

So as you may know that Mourinho was the one who sold Mata to united some 3 years back for a lot of money when Moyes was incharge of united . 

The move to United : 

               The move did surprise most people because Mata was the star player of Chelsea at that time and was a real fan favourite among the blues.But when Mourinho took charge he benched Mata preferring Willian and Oscar in that rule stating that they had higher work rate than Mata and that his team needed players that only tracked back.It was a bit harsh on the player but fans agreed with him then because he brought results .

His performance last season :

                  Mata performed well last season appearing in 51 games scoring 11 times and assisting 9 .He also picked out a lot of creative passes with his vision but along with the team he struggled and went missing in matches where the opponents played defensive football and could not break them down.That is one part of the game he needs to improve on.

Stat Attack 

• Mata was awarded the club player of the month in September for scoring in two games and assisting in one .

• Mata scored in the FA Cup levelling the scores 1-1.

What happens now ?

               Yet again Mata is faced with the prospect of being sold by Mourinho for the same reason or reasons unknown.United fans consider Mata a integral part of the team but so did Chelsea and that did not stop Mourinho from selling him. Many will say that Mata has improved his defensive workrate and it remains to be seen if it is enough for him to remain in the starting lineup and in the club.

Potential clubs to move to :

                  There have been rumors that are linking him Barcelona and Valencia his former club that includes a swap deal for Andre Gomez whom Mourinho is said to be interested in .
Whatever happens lets hope his future is bright and does not get ruined ..





What do you think will this man decide ? Don't forget to leave your views behind in the comment !




                                                

Welcome to Manchester United Jose Mourinho !

Hey guys ! Welcome back to another post of ours in which we cover yet another big news that has come out in the last few days . As you all may know from social media Jose Mourinho has accepted a 3 year deal to sign as the Manchester United manager after the sacking of Louis Van Gaal who was sacked the day before even though he won the F.A cup.Lets not get into that as that is a post on its own.For now lets talk about what this move does for the future of United and Jose. 

His path so far :

He has managed a lot of clubs in his career and the big ones include Porto in which he won the champions league with(knocking out united on the way),Real madrid , Chelsea and many other clubs in which he has won all the trophies possible there is to win. He has a great record of winning trophies and his stats prove that . He surprised everyone with his management style and proved doubters wrong when they expected him to fail at many occasions.There has been news regarding how hard his training regimes are , his style of play which is considered defensive to grind out results and that sometimes leads to falling out with players and fans but as long as he wins trophies,we are sure united fans will back him. 

Quick fact - Between 23 Feb 2002 and second April 2011 he went 150 home matches unbeaten,a streak which is applauded by many people and critics . 

The Move to United : 

Jose was sacked by Chelsea after failed to overturn their disastrous start to the season.He went on a vacation till the end of the season.The press speculated that he was waiting for the united job and that united officials had contacted him as early as January.He was finally appointed as the manager after the sacking of van gaal.He has signed a 3 year contract with a option for a 4 th year. 

Announcing the appointment, Ed Woodward said: 

"José is quite simply the best manager in the game today. He has won trophies and inspired players in countries across Europe and, of course, he knows the Premier League very well, having won three titles here.

"I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome him to Manchester United. His track record of success is ideal to take the club forward."

What the future holds :

United have slacked a little under Van Gaal and Mourinho will be expected to challenge for the title and to get them back into the champions league,winning them Europa league or the F.A cup will be a added bonus for him . He has usually employed some defensive style of play to get results and that is what the united fans will want him to change. He also has a ability to make teams counter attack with great pace which is what the old united was all about. Some fans have expressed their concerns about the young players under united and how mourinho will manage them . That remains as a question to be seen as he is known to splash the cash rather than developing players.Lets see how he manages united and whether he changes any of his tactics .

Well thats it for now from us . We will keep you updated on any new updates regarding this saga.

Thank you for reading . Let us know your views on this by commenting ! 

The Decider ? ( Man United vs Tottenham ) Live Commentary

Welcome to live match commentary for the Manchester United vs Tottenham Match ! Boy its good to be back doing this after a long time . 

THE CLASH : 

This match has a lot of background story and effect on it than most people think.Leicester have won their match against Sunderland 2-0 so the pressure is on Tottenham to win to keep their title hopes going. Manchester United on the other hand have to win this in order to their top 4 hopes going thus the title of this post.

TEAM NEWS : 

Manchester United : De Gea, Fosu-Mensah, Smalling, Blind, Rojo, Schneiderlin, Carrick, Mata, Lingard, Martial, Rashford.
 Subs: Romero, Darmian, Valencia, Young, Fellaini, Herrera, Memphis.

Tottenham Hotspur :  Lloris (c), Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Dembele, Lamela, Eriksen, Alli, Kane.
Subs: Vorm, Son, Mason, Trippier, Chadli, Wimmer, Carroll.


Both teams have picked their starting eleven based on recent form and fitness. It's going to a battle of defences mostly as one can predict . 

The match was actually scheduled to start at 4:00 BST but delayed by 30 mins . We will start our live coverage by then.Stay tuned ... 

 Please refresh after every 3 minutes during the match so that you get the latest commentary !!!

Welcome back to our live coverage of the match ! The players are walking out and the match is about to be underway ! 

Just a remainder that Tottenham need to win this to close the gap to 7 points in top of the table with 5 games in hand.



 SCORE :TOTTENHAM  3 - 0 UNITED


KICK OFF ! THE GAME BEGINS 

2 MINS : The possession has been dominated by Tottenham and their attacking intent is shown early as they try to attack as much as possible . 


               4 MINS : Manchester United win some free kicks in their half after finally getting some possession back.Lingard and Schneiderlien combine to set martial on a run but the shot gets blocked and rebounds for a goal kick. 

     7 MINS : Mata takes a free kick on the left side of the box . The ball is floated in to Martial at the far post who pulls it back in but spurs counter from it . Mata tracks back to defend well.

10 MINS : United get some passes together to get Fosu Mensah on a run but the shot gets blocked for a corner.

13 MINS : The United players are pressing well and maintaining width in their play and not giving tottenham possession of the ball.They look the more dangerous team in the pitch

15 MINS : United now attacking with the possession . Tottenham look sluggish and foul trying to get the ball back.

16 MINS : Tottenham win a corner and Eriksen rolls it to Danny Rose on the edge of the six yard box which gets to Harry kane whose shot gets saved by De Gea but it would have not counted any way as Kane was offside.

18 MINS : Tottenham have some possession but let off the steam due to a poor shot at the wrong time.Shame the attack ended that way .

22 MINS : United get the ball back thanks to some wonderful interceptions by Schneiderlien and now they attack and win some corners but that does not lead to anything .

Some stats - United have won 4 out of their last 5 league games 1-0

26 MINS : Tottenham regain the ball and Danny Rose does a wonderful switch to Walker on the right who passes it to eriksen who takes a shot from out of the box but it does not curve back in .

27 MINS : Lamela forces a cross in and the de gea punch goes straight to kane but Fosu mensah dives in and gets the ball.The next cross and sends lamela 1 v 1 on the far post but he misses it ! 

29 MINS : Kyle Walker tears Rojo apart on the right side and sends in a cross to kane who was waiting to tap it home but Fosu Mensah saves the day again with a wonderful interception. 

Tottenham have finally got into their stride and are slowly starting to dominate the match.

33 MINS : Tottenham keep up the tempo and press harder to regain the ball when they lose it. Fosu Mensah again prevents a cross.He's been superb so far .

 STAT - Tottenham have won just 3 of their 23 matches at home against United.

37 MINS : Lamela provides a long ball to Rose who chases it down before drifting in a cross but blind does his job and defends it. 

40 MINS : Martial gets to a promising position by intercepting a ball played back to the keeper but gets flagged for offside but turns out the ball came back of walker so martial should not be flagged for offside there.Wrong call by the linesman. 

 Mata has had to a lot of defending to keep track of the Danny Rose Threat and has done well so far.But it seems better if Lingard does that while mata focuses on getting the ball forward...Will need to see if Van Gaal changes those two up in half time.

44 MINS : Smalling fouls kane in the right of the box . Eriksen floats a good ball in but it just evades Alli inside the box but it is seen that martial did take a small touch while trying to defend it but the referee does not spot it and gives a goal kick. 

HALF TIME - Score 0-0

Tottenham have had that one clear chance which lamela missed a easy header.United are yet to have such a clear cut chance.Been a average half and needs to improve if some one wants it to win . Stay tuned for the second half .

LATEST SCORES ... LIVERPOOL 4-1 STOKE 

Second half begins... 

United make a change : Ashley Young ON , RASHFORD OFF

46 MINS : Young is starting to play in the middle of the park . Looks like a direct switch for Rashford. Really surprised by this move by Van Gaal. 

49 MINS : Spurs trying again to get Danny Rose through but and almost do it but Smalling gets across and clears. Mata is not going to win a race again Rose so that needs to be sorted ! 

51 MINS : Eriksen cuts back a ball from the left but it gets blocked and he goes direct from the rebound but that gets parried by De Gea . 

United need to start attacking from the right hand side and get Mata involved... They are being too predictable trying to get Martial on the ball too often.. Mata has been doing a lot of defending but no attacking play.

54 MINS : Harry kane gets the ball outside the box and protects it well before unleashing a turning shot trying to bend it into the far post but it goes straight into De Gea.

57 MINS : Midfield battles going on with both teams losing and gaining the ball back and forth but not anything game changing happening 

                                                           

59 MINS : Lingard trying the same thing kane tried but from inside the box but failing to hit the target by miles. Poor effort by the young lad.

60 MINS : Martial skips past 2 Tottenham players into the box from the left and shoots it but it goes straight at Lloris who parries it into Martial again who cant target the header into the goal as he was running into the ball quick. Should have scored there from the first hit after doing so well to create the chance.

62 MINS : Play held up for a few minutes as Manchester United's Fosu Mensah is down injured . He seems to be back ok after a while and some treatment. 

65 MINS : A powerful cross from Danny Rose takes a small deflection but De Gea saves it with his feet.

67 MINS : Fosu Mensah OFF DARMIAN ON 

70 MINS :  GOAL FOR TOTTENHAM !! Scored by ALLI !

72 MINS : Yellow Card for Rose .

73 MINS :  Yellow Card for Darmien

74 MINS : GOAL FOR TOTTENHAM ! 2-0 ! Scored by Alderwield from a cross of Lamela ! 

75 MINS : GOAL FOR TOTTENHAM ! 3-0 ! Scored by Lamela finishing a cross of Danny Rose ! 

76 MINS : MATA OFF DEPAY ON 

78 MINS : Almost a fourth for tottenham.. Harry Kane almost heads home a freekick  from lamela but De Gea tips it over the bar.The resulting corner also gets headed from kane but De Gea again with a fine save ! 

81 MINS : Lamela goes on a fine run by a good dribble but does not score . Unlucky ...

82 MINS : A fight between Depay and Walker .. Some push and pull leading to a yellow card for both ...

Rojo's terrible form continues .. He is the man who was marking alderwield for the second goal but he lets him get a easy header off .... Very poor for a Manchester United player .. 

86 MINS :  LAMELA OFF CHALDI ON 




88 MINS : KANE OFF SON ON 

Tottenham have absolutely destroyed the United Defence who completely switched off after the first goal went in.Very poor from United ! 


4 MINS ADDED ON ! 

90+2 MINS : Alli gets booked for diving .. It was a promising position so no need for that... 

90+3 MINS : ALLI OFF MASON ON 



FINAL WHISTLE BLOWS ! Score 3-0 ! United utterly embarrassed by Tottenham who now keep the pressure on Leicester and also their own title hopes alive..United on the other hand have suffered a huge blow to their top 4 race...

Tune in later for our match review ... Thats it for now guys ! Good bye and take care :) 

You will be shocked to see how the top 3 unfolds !! [Barclays Premier League]

Here we are in the final stages of the league. BPL, as always has amused us this season too! First, it was the downfall of the champions CHELSEA and then the splendid run of the Foxes. With still 6 more games to go, this is the BEST part every premier league fan has been waiting for! So I have done the probabilities and permutations and have come up with some results. Let me discuss them 

Leicester City :

They are having their dream season so far, thanks for the brilliant team play exhibited by them. So far they have lost only three matches (2 vs Arsenal and 1 vs Liverpool) this season in the league. They are seven points clear of Tottenham at this point. Their remaining fixtures :

VS SUNDERLAND
VS WEST HAM UNITED
VS SWANSEA
VS MAN UNITED       
VS EVERTON
VS CHELSEA           

Of course it would be poor of my part if I say that I can predict the results because "Hello, we are in the Premier League dude.." But I can see them getting past through them. Both the United clubs will prove to be a tough club to win. But their final game against Chelsea may be the title changer provided they slip a little in the previous games. 

Out of their last six games, five times they have won 1-0. I repeat "FIVE TIMES". Its just that one killer ball or run that saves their ass's. So an upset can be expected. To be frank , as a neutral football fan I am looking for an upset, so that the final weekend will be lively...

Tottenham :

At last they have reached the top 3 and it is not FIFA ! With their quick counter attacks their pacey attacks are hard for any team to defend. Though they started the season on a losing note, they have lived up to the expectations for their fans. So are they poised to lift the title ? The remaining fixtures :

VS MAN UNITED

VS STOKE CITY     

VS WEST BROM 

VS CHELSEA        

VS SOUTHAMPTON

VS NEWCASTLE 

 Their also have challenging opponents but with a good run ,title is within range. But they must make sure that they never drop points. With seven points adrift its just three games that matters for Leicester but just one game for spurs. I can assure 4 three pointers, but the remaining games are gonna decide.

Arsenal :

The other London club in the upper deck. They have been really a consistent team so far in the league this decade. With Sanchez and Ozil coming in, they have become a little more powerful in the past 2 years. Just like Manchester United, injuries upset their season. At a stage, they were looking to secure the title but then slipped. (Gerrard, is that you ?) Still they have a fair chance of securing the title. The upcoming fixtures :

VS WEST HAM UNITED 
VS CRYSTAL PALACE
VS WEST BROM
VS SUNDERLAND 
VS NORWICH
VS MANCHESTER CITY
VS ASTON VILLA

They have been out of form lately, dropping 8 points in the past 6 games. With a game in hand,they are 11 points below the league leaders. Assuming that they win the next match, they are 8 points down with 6 matches to play, which is not impossible. 

For the people who are saying that the BPL is decided and over now, no it's not ! It's evenly poised and I am expecting an exciting finale. So the final verdict, uhh, prediction i mean :

1. Leicester City
2. Arsenal
3. Tottenham Hotspurs

     So that's it for now folks ! Catcha later ! Take care ladies !

Battle for the number "4"

Hello guys ! Yep its true ! We are officially back and for regular followers,you may have noticed that we have changed our website address and for the new guys reading this,Welcome ! Without further delay lets get into the action.

Premier league followers know very well the battle for the 4 th position is even closer and fiercely competed than the title this season due to Leicester City's fairytale and also due to Arsenal the fourth position champions being ahead in the table ! ( we can't believe it too ! ) . Lets see who has a better shot at finishing fourth....

THE TABLE ( as of week 32 )

1) Manchester City 

The Blues of Manchester currently hold the 4 th position in the table but they are closely followed by their rivals United and West Ham. They can retain this spot if they can go on a good run and not implode and flop like they did recently.

Current Form - L L W D L W ( 7 points)

Upcoming Matches :

2) Manchester United 

Closely following City are the 20 times champions United. They are just 1 point below city but they have a 12 goal difference between themselves.They currently occupy 5 th spot. They are on a great run of form , have a good squad now that their players are returning from injuries and trying harder and can to get the 4 th spot if city fail to pick up their form and west ham fail to go on a good run.

Current Form - L W W L W W ( 12 points )

Upcoming Matches : 

3)West Ham United 

The hammers closely follow up behind United and are only below them due to a 2 point difference  compared to the club from Manchester. They have a good run of form and are unbeaten in their last six games and people wonder if they can carry that form forward into the end of the season.

Current Form - D W W W D D ( 12 points )

Upcoming Matches 

4) Arsenal 

Arsenal to the teams  above 

 LOL 

Final Prediction of Football Frost

The teams are lining up to into the final stretch of battles and we predict The Red Devils Manchester United  to finish victorious in the battle of the 4 th place as they have a relatively easy fixtures compared to the other teams. 


Thats it for now . Stay tuned for more posts and info about the ongoing and upcoming matches :) 

David Luiz to PSG - What happened to the deal?!!

 Hi football fans!!! Here we are with an interesting transfer move of David Luiz from Chelsea of Barclays Premier League to Paris Saint-German of Ligue 1.This unexpected move shocked the fans of both Chelsea and Barcelona.David Luiz became the costliest defender of the world after this move!!!!!!!!.Lets Peer about this move.

David Luiz's Career

David Luiz is a Brazilian international who started his club career from 2006 in a brazilian club named Vitoria.He then joined Benfica on 2007. Attracted by his impressive performances he was bought by Chelsea for a fee of 25 million Euros with a five and a half year contract on 2011.

The clubs that approached David Luiz ?

FC Barcelona : At First David Luiz was rumoured to join FC Barcelona for a fee of 34.5 million euros but the Chelsea disagreed.To know why Chelsea disagreed click here.

Manchester United : Then it was rumoured that he was about to join Manchester United.As both clubs are the rivals they disagreed the rumour.

Bayern Munich : Then it was Bayern Munich who submitted a bid during the winter transfer window this season with a fee of 35 million pounds but the bid was rejected.The talks were not confirmed but this rumour was denied as Bayern has 4 quality center backs.

Paris Saint-German : At last Paris Saint-German came forward sealed the deal with 49.5 million Euros!!!

Why did Barcelona show interest on David Luiz?

Barcelona hardly needed a defender because Puyol,the legendary defender of FCB is gonna be retired.During winter transfer window Barcelona confirmed its talks about David Luiz for the replacement for Puyol.As Jose Mourinho disagreed to the deal during the winter transfer window,Barcelona again submitted a bid to Chelsea for Luiz with a fee of 34.5 million. But PSG grabbed him with a huge deal of 49.5 million euros.Now the latest rumour is Barcelona is going for a huge deal with Borussia Dortmund which is a combination transfer of the center Back Mats Hummels and the Left Midfielder Marco Reus for a fee of 80 million euros. But the talks were not confirmed yet.

Why did PSG buy David Luiz?

Paris Saint-German lacked quality defenders Thiago Silva is exception  and also they are too old like Maxwell.So they needed to find a new one.At first It was rumoured that PSG placed a bid for Mats Hummels of Borussia Dortmund for a fee of 35 million but it wasn't confirmed.When Barcelona were about to grab David Luiz from Chelsea PSG intervened and snatched him from Barcelona.

What were the plans of David Luiz?

David Luiz was interested in joining a new club since his last season due to the appointment of the new manager Jose Mourinho.David Luiz in a Personal interview said that he was eager to join new clubs in other countries which attracted the interest of other clubs like Barcelona,PSG and so on. Finally PSG grabbed him David Luiz was delighted to move as he wished.

Is this a right move for Chelsea?

No its not a very good move for Chelsea. David Luiz was one of the finest Defenders of Chelsea but now Cahill is the only defender in Chelsea witha good form.Terry is in bad shape and he is too aged.Also the loss of a legendary midfielder Frank Lampard who joined New York club in MLS as a free agent is a terrible blow to Chelsea.Everyone says that Mourinho has put chelsea in a bad condition but we think that he has other plans lets wait and see that. 

David Luiz this season

Source : Chelsea official Website

Not a very good season but a good season.Being a defender he has scored many goals which was not a easy task to any defender in Football.This defender supports attack whenever needed and has a great heading ability.

Soccer Sniffer's Rating for David Luiz this season : 7.1

Soccer Sniffer's View about the deal

We think that David Luiz is overrated.Even though they need him this huge sum is too much for the defender.He didn't have a great season.Lets Hope that he performs well at PSG!!!!

Thank for reading !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Feel free to comment your views about this post ....