Today we bring you an interesting statistic discovered by Spanish newspaper Marca. Whilst Barcelona have quite rightly been known to score the bulk of their goals from close range after a dazzling passing move, it seems the manner in which goals are scored has changed somewhat since new manager Tito Vilanova has come to town. … [Read more...]
David Villa not on his way to Arsenal in January transfer window
This certainly won't make for good reading for Arsenal fans but La Liga Blog can today report there is a very slim possibility of highly sought after 31 year-old striker David Villa moving to Arsenal in the January transfer window. … [Read more...]
Falcao’s price tag just keeps rising
Ex-Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neil must still have nightmares about that one fateful day in the January 2009 transfer window where he rejected a £7m offer of Club Atletico Riverplate's plucky young striker Radamel Falcao and opted to sign Emile Heskey instead. Many Villa fans will be wondering what could have been should the Colombian striker have signed for the midlands club that season and the likelihood is it would have been the best signing in their recent history judging by the striker's devastating form in front of goal this year. … [Read more...]
Spurs and Arsenal chasing forgotten Spanish striker Fernando Llorente
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal are in the hunt for the signature of Spanish international Fernando Llorente as he looks set to leave Athletic Bilbao in the summer. … [Read more...]
Man City on verge of signing midfield maestro Isco
Following the departure of midfield talisman Santi Cazorla from Manuel Pellegrini's Malaga side last summer, Los Boquerones look set to lose yet another important creative asset in the form of highly-rated youngster Isco who looks set to move to Man City in January according to goal.com. … [Read more...]
Arsene Wenger targets Atletico’s Adrian Lopez in January transfer window as Falcao trail goes cold
With Arsenal currently off the pace in pursuit of another Champion's League spot this season, Gunners' boss Arsene Wenger plans to have another foray into the La Liga transfer market this January in a bid to turn his side's fortunes around. Whilst Colombian star-striker Ramadel Falcao is hot property in European football at the moment, the Frenchman has his Atletico Madrid team-mate Adrian Lopez at the top of his wanted list Talksport can report. Following the shrewd acquisition of pint-sized midfielder Santi Cazorla in the summer who has already become a hit over at the Emirates this season, … [Read more...]
Atletico Madrid – a club destined for success
Many say that there are only 2 teams in a very one-sided La Liga division; Barcelona and Real Madrid. But I implore you to take a good long look at the rest of the teams that occupy Spain's top division. Valencia for example, who won their last league title in 2003/04. Málaga, who are showing what a good club they are and finally Atlético Madrid, the team I will be analysing today. … [Read more...]
Jose would be welcomed back at the Bridge
He oozes charisma, he's full of confidence and if the young 'hipsters' have a say, he also has 'swag'. Jose Mourinho is Roman Abramovich's ideal manager. Still to this day he probably regrets giving him the boot and it's fair to say Chelsea have never looked like the same force despite the trophies since the 'Special one' left. Pep Guardiola's is the supposed successor to the 'hardest job in football' after Rafa's done the dirty work but he would have been implemented straight away if he wasn't committed to staying on his break in New York. Despite this, it's hard to imagine if Mourinho comes … [Read more...]
James Rodriguez a.k.a ‘The New Cristiano Ronaldo’ unlikely to move to Manchester United or Barca
Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo first came into prominence when he arrived in Manchester as a fresh-faced teenager in 2003 and subsequently set the Premier League alight for his club, helping them achieve domestic and European silverware galore scoring a whopping 84 goals in the process. Since his high-profile move to Real Madrid in 2009 however, United have never quite been the same which is why it has recently come to light that Sir Alex Ferguson's side are on the hunt for a new winger by the name of James Rodriquez, a Colombian starlet who has been dubbed as the 'South American' … [Read more...]
Falcao – will El Tigre leave?
As speculation continues and nearly all of Europe has picked up on it, we can now see that Radamel Falcao's move to the Premier League is a high possibility. Since the Super Cup against Chelsea where Falcao nabbed a hat-trick, there have been a few clubs that have announced interest. The most likely suitors are Manchester City and Chelsea. Who wouldn't want Falcao? … [Read more...]