According to reports from Spanish outlet El Gol Digital, Las Palmas have initiated talks over the signing of David Silva from Manchester City. Manchester City acquired the services of David Silva from Valencia back in 2010 and it has to be said that the signing of the Spanish playmaker has proven to be one of the best investments the Citizens have made over the years. Silva has played a key role in helping City become a powerful force in English football and he still remains one of the best attackers in Europe at the moment. That being said, Silva will soon become 32 and it does look … [Read more...]
Liverpool star in the same class as Ozil, Silva and Iniesta
Brazilian legend Ronaldinho has stated his belief that Liverpool attacking midfielder Roberto Firmino is as good as the trio of Mesut Ozil, David Silva and Andres Iniesta. Roberto Firmino endured a slow start to life at Liverpool since his £29million move from Hoffenheim over the summer but the 24-year old has found his feet at Anfield in recent weeks and has scored a respectable 5 goals in 20 Premier League appearances so far. Slowly but surely, Firmino is becoming an integral part of the Liverpool side and the attacking midfielder is sure to have a crucial role to play if indeed Liverpool … [Read more...]
The reign in Spain occurs mainly on the pitch
Last night Spain rewrote history as they became the first team to retain the Henri Delaunay trophy and in some style too as they thrashed Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final and put forwards their claim to be the best team of all time. Vicente del Bosque's men won their third consecutive major tournament and in an invigorating, attractive way thanks to Silva, Alba, Torres and Mata goals. Spain strode out onto the Olympic Stadium turf riled by growing criticism of their play and a desire to change that. Their dominant and patient traditions of playing had been scrutinised and labelled … [Read more...]
Lessons learnt from Spain vs Ireland
I dissect the latest Euro 2012 game in which Spain ran riot against Giovanni Trappatoni's Republic of Ireland side. Goals from Fernando Torres (2), David Silva and Cesc Fabregas sealed a 4-0 victory for Spain, but what else did we learn? Too easy for Spain as they win at a canter Nothing new to learn from this game, simply revision. Imagine you were reading the ‘Spanish handbook to winning football matches’; on … [Read more...]
How to level the financial playing field in La Liga
The first thing you usually hear when someone mentions La Liga to you is the response: "oh, well, it's just Barcelona and Real Madrid competing every year for the title". And while those two teams are undoubtedly the best in the planet, most football fans would agree that La Liga is not the deepest league. Serie A and the English Premier league have more teams capable of doing well in Europe and going after world class players. Outside of Malaga and the Big Two, we don't see great players going into other teams. Instead we see players like Juan Mata, David Villa, David Silva, Sergio Aguero and … [Read more...]