Eric ten Hag, during Manchester United’s pre-season tour in the United States, declared, ‘We want to be the best transition team in the world.‘ The Dutchman has set his sights on transforming the team into a dynamic, quick, and aggressive unit, aligning this vision with the ‘United Way.’ Yet, seven months into the 2023-24 season,…
For those who do know me, my name is Bill, and I’m the founder and owner of the Irish Football Blog and “Owner” of the Republic of Ireland Player Tracker. Football in Ireland is well and truly on the rise, and if you haven’t joined the revolution already, I suggest you do it, and you…
Nick Cox was named Manchester United’s Head of Academy in 2019, and since then things have changed dramatically behind the scenes at the club regarding the talent coming through at the youth level. This resulted in Cox being promoted to the role of Director of Academy in October 2022. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer also has to…
Founded in 1907 in Egypt, Al Ahly Football Club has entrenched itself as the most successful football club in African and Egyptian Football history, but this success took a lot of time to materialize and did not come without controversy between Africa’s most successful club and its federation: CAF. A History Filled With Trophies Al…
Man United are a mess of a football club. The Manchester United which we know now, is a fractured and divided club. This wasn’t always the case, to many Manchester United led by Sir Alex Ferguson ruined their childhood. The demise has been rapid, but Man United have been masters of their downfall. So where…
As we enter the January window, Manchester United’s need for new pariahs has arguably never been so great. With one unwanted waste of talent making his way to the nearest ‘ausfahrt’ and another clinging onto his wage packet for dear life, it feels a fitting moment to reflect on the worst signings made in the…
Arsenal is a team that is considered to be one of the title challengers this season by pundits and fans of the Premier League around the world, owing to their brilliant performance last season, where they topped the table for a large chunk of the season. Eventually, losing to Pep Guardiola’s treble-winning Blues from Manchester….
Manchester United have been indifferent in the decade since Sir Alex Ferguson retired from the beautiful game. The club has not got recruitment right on several occasions, which has led to some pretty crazy defensive partnerships lining up alongside each other in the years that have gone by. Few can forget the crazy Eric Bailly…
There was a belief amongst rival fans that there was no tactical knowledge behind the scenes at Manchester United during Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s reign at the club. Many slated the Norwegian and believed that he and his backroom staff didn’t have the ability or experience or manage a club like Manchester United from a tactical…
