Fern Mc Costigan: December 2014

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Can Pochettino’s Tottenham Continue Playing a more Amazing Football?

For the West London boys it won’t be a problem or rocket science, as for its current Boss Mauricio Pochettino looking a bit determined and resolute.

As the Andean skipper is one firm chap that will turn things around White Hat Lane and make of his Spurs a top notch contender as well play a one on one with the big guns of Premiership.

One thing that this club is looking forward as the campaign advances and it becomes more and more contested, that this entity wants to net once again its belligerent label.

Respect indeed, is what the Londoners are looking for- very well take advantage of its £ 100 million payroll to be a bit productive as well get the message, as in the United match.

That many saw in his expensive workforce, how it became relegated to the bench as they did something wrong, very well it’s Boss Pochettino really imposing his authority with just a reality check to his club to perform or be gone!

He’s not your everyday skipper- putting there’re his expensive acquisitions on the bench and just be simply watching from the sidelines, were they can be in another entity as starters.

It’s just the way Manager Pochettino works his magic as the way he did at Southampton with its academy and left a winning legacy- that he will institute with the Lilywhites young promises from its formative schools.

For now the Lilywhites Manager is focusing in putting things together with his initial eleven, that so far has netted him the right amount of points and moving his Hotspurs up the table.

Seeded in seventh place with 31 points and with a not so promising schedule ahead in 2015, the Tottenham chaps are really looking for consolidation in their next challenge against first place Mourinhos Chelsea.

Dubbing it as the London Derby were anything can happen and maybe the festivities can damp the power of the Spurs central London neighbors, still great skills can turn things around for any of these gladiators.

Still against the Manu match, the Hotspurs really showed a lot of determination and ambition in its backfield and with the unfortunate part was its offensive side that never delivered to make an impact in this match.

At the end with three back to back victories and net nine points consecutively the Spurs can really put on a show in their upcoming compromises and show a continuance of their amazing football to any of its Premiership foes.

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Saturday, December 27, 2014

Everton Premiership Woes and Continuance on its Lackluster Performance’s

Ridiculous, is the appropriate word to describe a squad lackluster performance in Premiership so far, after displaying a wondrous game and dominance in the European Theaters.

Still for Roberto Martinez squad are nothing but another heartbreak and frustration, after seeing his squad losing to a resurgent Stoke City.

It’s not easy for the Spanish skipper to front a campaign with very little ups and a lot of downs, after seeing his squad suddenly submerged into a hospital with a growing list of key players in the disabled list.

After all loses continue to mount and its downfall in the overall table continues to be evident- for the lack of determination and conviction from skipper to player’s alike.

With just three point earned in just six matches out of eighteen in play, the Toffees are really looking a bit desperate for points and looking to stop this skid once in for all.

Very well have some of its top performers back in the field and some of its last campaign achievers get out of their sudden slump and start producing for the School of Science.

That so far is in total chaos with poor performances from its defensive side and its non-existent offensive attack that so far isn’t pulling anything in favor of the Blues.

Many say that Romely Lukaku, the Toffees prodigy in the field isn’t contributing to the cause, but remember that a squad is made of eleven players and in unison they have to perform to reach to the Promised Land.

A squad that has been a fighter throughout the campaign and among the top five squads of Premiership, suddenly its skid is taking toll on its followers.

Looking for answers in any way from its skipper, that at times is looking clueless in how he can turn things around for his Toffees.

As many see a storm brewing on Goodison Park, hopefully the winter market can net some needed players to light the spark in the ranks of the Peoples Squad and start generating some needed wins.

If many say that this slide is to continue- many can see Everton fighting for its survival at Premiership at the end of the campaign- if not fighting for their place in Premiership in order to prevent the infamous relegation.

At the end, after the storm calm prevails and hopefully sooner than later this club can get its act together and start generating some wins and start playing one a one to one basis with the so called big guns of Premiership.

This club has all the making of a contender, its only when they fix all of those flaws in its initial eleven that at times seems lost- as well this club needs an injection of optimism and confidence to mount an attack in the ranks of Premiership.

It’s up for Everton’s Boss Roberto Martinez to put a stop to this nonsense and losing streak once in for all and see a new revival of his club at the league so called second half.

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Thursday, December 25, 2014

Is Stamford Bridge Seeking the Ultimate of Glories?

So far this London based club, is looking like an unstoppable entity with a man at its helm, hungry to return and restore it to its old glories’.

The one and only Chelsea Blues are looking like one unstoppable entity, that no one can mess with and beat them in their game- in this edition of Premiership.

Very well stop this club cold in its tracks, after playing a sort of more technical and ambitious football that’s becoming a bit difficult for its English Premier League foes to decipher.

Something that its man at the helm, Jose Mourinho is very proud and working in every match to really add more excitement to its game that certainly make it look with certain airs of superiority.

Maybe, but in the upcoming months the EPL will witness how many of its clubs will step up their game and made an impact in the league overall table.

It’s here where the Portuguese skipper will make its best to get a rabbit out of his hat and really step and inject more than just a winning attitude to his boys.

By becoming a bit ambitious and net a total of four shields to the halls at Stamford Bridge as well send a message not only in the English but all the leagues of Europe and the world that Chelsea is back!

As their performances in every match, this club is looking like an all-around contender to win it all, so far in league play seeded in first with thirteen wins, three draws and one lost.

One may say these Blues are for real and by being competitive in every minute played in all of its matches- that so far have netted them a certain respect and imposing fear to its internal league foes.

Very well its European ones, which in Champions League the Blues played with certain security and comfort that earned them a pass with living colors into the next rounds as well getting the favorites label of winning it all.

I mean winning the long eared shield of UEFA top and Premier European competition, with the chivalry this club played and by dispatching its rivals in the first phases with certain easiness.

Those Pensioners are poised to win it all, in the Barclays EPL Shield, FA Shield and Capitol One Cup were they have the Liverpool Reds as their foe in Semifinals of this event.

Jose Mourinho as once he stated about his Chelsea Boys, which all of a sudden are a dominant force in the English Premier League and with the upcoming winter market, who knows what players he will try to lure to central London.

Alongside in his try to add more power to his offensive and defensive scheme by getting the right people to give his attacking jewels a sort of a more powerful punch to finish his matches with an all-around style!

At the end of this campaign will see how Mourinho and his boys seriousness will deliver to thi9s London club the much desired goals that its skipper planned and to be delivered.

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Friday, December 19, 2014

It’s Not Brendan Rodgers Fault for Liverpool Troubles

A man that last campaign got all the praises from the millions of Liverpool followers, after his team feats and near encounter with the Barclay’s EPL Shield.

One magic campaign is what Anfield lived with its faithful, something not seen for quite a while- still for Brendan Rodgers being the man of the hour for his winning determination.

That was then and now he’s the subject of much criticism, if not seating in the accuser’s box for his squad poor playing and not so pleasant results.

After the departure of Luis Suarez to Spanish Giant Barcelona, the arcs of Liverpool were filled a plenty with all the monies earned with the sale of the Zombie, something that Manager Rodgers took advantage of.

Getting several players that looked promising to his new project and to face another competed edition of Premiership as the previous one in 2013-14.

The arrival off three Southampton players in Dejan Louvre, Adam Lallana and Ricky Lambert-coming from a dream campaign and a resurgent squad in EPL, made Liverpool’s Boss a happy man.

Also the arrival of Emre Can, Lazar Markovic and Mario Balotelli- so far none of these chaps have been able to equal of be near the levels of play that the duo of Sturridge – Suarez duo, that destroyed the opposing squads goalposts.

And reinforcing its defensive side with a couple of Spaniards in Javi Manquillo and Alberto Moreno and Belgian Keeper Simon Signolet, the Reds have shown a lot of flaws in its backfield, making life a living hell to its boss, who has to shuffle constantly his lineups.

Without mentioning the err of getting troublesome Mario Balotelli to Merseyside was a total mistake- for a player that hasn’t shown any of his talents and is becoming a focal point of a trade back to Serie A.

It’s not easy to be in Brendan Rodgers shoes and showing a lot of challenge’s from its new cast of players, which so far have not adapted to his style and new club!

Still all the fingers that point to the man at the helm for his faulty deals during the offseason and lack of direction or a project that could see another repeat of last campaign miraculous run.

Many should stop, as this situation is not Brendan Rodgers fault, not at all ladies and gentleman, the man is only human and mistakes can happen, even for the top rated player his adaptation to his new squad isn’t an overnight thing.

Ask that to the lads that Liverpool’s Boss deposited his trust for their talents and overall performances in the field, that so far have been null an a bit disappointing.

Another low point has been the constant injuries to Raheem Sterling that so far his participation has been a overshadow by his hurts and so far no repeat of his previous campaign outstanding performances.

Brendan Rodgers is no wizard or loaded with magical powers to make this squad as it was in the previous campaign, time will be one ally for this skipper.

At the end, with the winter market opening and the league first half near its end, it’s for the Reds Boss to get back into the drawing board and search for immediate solutions.

Getting rid of Brendan Rodgers will a not be a so smart move by the directives back at Anfield and can make things worse, just a vote of confidence and getting a new batch of players capable of performing and productive.

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