Villa showing fight that could secure crucial survival


After his first season in the Premier League with Norwich, a very successful one by all accounts, I bet Paul Lambert thought that this Premier League managing business was a doodle.







After his first season in the Premier League with Norwich, a very successful one by all accounts, I bet Paul Lambert thought that this Premier League managing business was a doodle.
Having defeated Arsenal in the most recent north London derby I thought that Spurs had finally got over the hump.
Fulham central defender Brede Hangeland is running out of contract and is set to be a free agent, not that this scenario will ever happen of course.
Some players have a knack for making the game of football incredibly easy to play. Dimitar Berbatov is one of those players.
Liverpool's 3-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur was their third league win in a row; the first time they have won three games in succession since April/May 2011, when wins against Newcastle, Birmingham and Fulham made Reds fans believe the turbulent season could end up with a Europa League spot. This was something which seemed far-fetched when Kenny Dalglish took over the managerial reign from Roy Hodgson in January the same year.
Real Madrid weren’t the only team due to play in the CL this week who tasted victory over the weekend. On Saturday, their opponents, Manchester United, cruised to a 4-0 victory over Norwich thanks to a hat-trick from Japan international Shinji Kagawa and a last minute goal from Wayne Rooney.
Even by the often unpredictable standards set by Cambridge United over the years, to sign an international goalkeeper on loan for just a month, even a relatively inexperienced one, only for him to not even be named as a substitute, seemed bizarre to say the least.
KOREAN REPUBLIC 0, 4. CROATIA
Attendance. 12,000
While the rest of the capital seems relatively normal, intrigued neutral visitors around Craven Cottage pinch themselves that they have not entered The Twilight Zone or an institution for the insane.
There has been some discussion of Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea being under pressure.
It's the moment you have all been eargerly anticipating, yes, that's right, it's the return of A slice of Motd!
Both sides go into this fixture fresh faced from mid-week wins and this weekends game could all rest on the shoulders of one very special Bulgarian.
Last week saw Manchester United run riot at Old Trafford against today's opponents Fulham winning 4-1. The FA Cup and the league are two completely different competitions and both sides will put last week behind them.
Transfer deadline day - One of the most exciting days in the footballing calendar.
There was a time before his move to AC Milan when Fulham manager Martin Jol convinced Urby Emanuelson to turn down a move to Tottenham Hotspur to secure a switch to the Rossoneri. The Dutchman heeded the advice of his former manager and moved to the San Siro from Ajax just over two years ago.
The excitement around the future of Bundesliga football is rightfully growing. There is no doubt that German football will be the dominant force over the next decade or so because of the effort and detail they have gone into when structuring youth football in the country.
Harry Redknapp’s man management skills, and in particular his ability to get the best out of Adel Taarabt could prove pivotal in keeping his QPR side in the Premier League.