Fern Mc Costigan

Monday, February 8, 2016

The Southampton Saints Aims for the Top and Maybe More

By the way, this squad is playing lately, you must state with certain assurance, of their intentions of climbing into the European positions and perhaps going a bit farther.

After this entire club since the days of Pochettino now, the Spurs Manager left his legacy, a winning program, and a well-established academy program.

The Southampton Saints have been a fighting squad ever since the Andean short stint and assured their spot in Premiership since that time without going into the danger spots of relegation, something they did overcome.

Very well situated in the general table in seventh place and with 37 points and netting 13points out of eighteen in play, the Boss for the Saints, Ronnie Koeman could not be so pleased by the way his chaps have been playing.

After all this club when it reinforces its ranks, it does it with player with low profiles and lots of conviction to become successful and very well shine on with this squad, thanks in part to its academy.

So far with the excellent football and with a lot to gain and nothing to lose in its upcoming matches, the Saints can march into the top five squads after these currently situated there can falter and start with a slump of their own.

Considered as a small entity or club with a modest payroll but lots of a fighting spirit to become a successful entity and in this campaign anything goes, as the small fish can eat the larger ones.

Very well get into Europe but not only in the UEFA circuit but also with the almighty and prestigious Champions League, were they can really net a direct pass.

As much state there is no such thing than an easy foe, the Saints have in their agenda the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool as the top squads but with Stoke City, Bournemouth, Sunderland and Swansea.

These last ones considered a struggle and fighting for their survival, here the Southampton Boys cannot be a bit relaxed or get to trusty with these foes, as anything can happen- when they played modest Norwich City to a loss.

That is in the past and now is the present and by correcting those many mistakes in his initial eleven, Manager Koeman is poised to lift this club to new heights and challenges ahead of this tourney ending.

Looking to finish it with a high note, manager Koeman in his lineup has really enforced a 5-3-2 scheme with two attackers and a very stingy defense to protect his posts.

For now, the Saints have been a fascinating and exciting squad to watch and follow closely after their achievements and in this campaign; they can really make all sorts of headlines at the end.

The prospects of netting important results and making it to the league top are one sure thing when this squad gets into a notable winning streak; nothing is impossible for these Marching Saints.

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Sunday, February 7, 2016

Pennant Fever felt All around Leicester City

Suddenly the airs of a pennant fever finally are coming to this part of England, especially here in Leicestershire, in here lays a town called Leicester City.

Suddenly by seeing their hopes alive and kicking in this entire county and its majestic colossus of King Power Stadium, seeing their squad having a stellar of a campaign.

After seeing how amazing do its prodigal sons perform the campaign and suppressing all of the confines of Premiership, I mean this squad is for real, really!

A mean and spectacular campaign being staged by the Foxes of Leicester City and with a man at its helm capable of delivering results, so far being positive and one of a kind.

For first year Boss, Emperor Claudio Ranieri, this twist of faith for him and suddenly making a fan base dreaming of a possible achievement not imaginable in the Midlands and lastly after last campaign barely surviving the league.

Look at the way the tables have turned in favor of the Foxes that so far are making a stand against the so-called giants of the Premier league and wrecking all sort of havoc to those predicting a not so favorable one.

Who assured that this club was not going to be among the middle of the table or better survived another campaign with the big Boys, how wrong they were.

A club with 5000-1 odds to do nothing out of this world in eh EPL, now is causing an uproar and whoever put some of their in Leicester City in any betting house, wow the destiny that’s going to unveiled if these Boys become champions.

The days and months seem a bit long for club Chairman Thai magnate Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha who is so anxious for the league to end today of possible and lift the Barclays Shield up high, still there’s three months to go.

Something seen as challenge to manager Rainieri who has to front a very tough schedule and so far so good he has his Boys perform under fire and with results and a lead of five points over Arsenal and resurgent Tottenham.

Still there is quite a bit of campaign to go with internal cup competition and the break can generate either a slump or the continuance of a fantastic close in this campaign dubbed as one competitive one.

With a match next time now against the Arsenal Gunners, being on of their closest followers in the table and the Londoners being touted as all around followers to win it all, but not according to Rainieri and his Boys.

On this weekend, they really did their ultimate of feats and by showing off a convincing performance in this weekend match played at Etihad Stadium back in Manchester.

The Foxes played a marvelous and excellent match as a visiting entity and silenced a whole venue and a giant in the always belligerent Citizens by a score of 3-1 with a Mahrez to end his slump and a double by Huth to seal the deal.

At the end, this club ambitions and fantasies can turn into a reality at the end of this campaign if results like these recent one stand in every match to be played regardless of the foe in turn, these club can and will do it.

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Saturday, February 6, 2016

The Dynamo Looking for a Stellar 2016 Campaign

After a faltering and modest campaign this past 2015, the Orangemen are poised to return to their old winning ways and maintain their winning tradition.

Despite denied an opportunity in the league postseason, with a new man at their helm in Owen Coyle, despite coming under his arm with an impressive CV from his managerial stints in both Scottish and English Premiership leagues.

Major League Soccer levels were a lot different and a very surprising in its level for the Irishman.

Very well, in his first year many stated his adaptability was a problem for squad and Manager alike, after posting a not so great record with just only 11 wins, 14 losses and 9 draw games.

With a new member in its dynamic group heading this squad headed by Oscar De La Hoya, Jack Silverstein, Ben Guill and their new member Gabriel Brenner- who already pledged to make this squad an all-around contender this 2016.

Something that the people at this club front office really went to the arduous task of netting important players to face off in what many have dubbed a much contested campaign this 2016.

This squad went into all the leagues to net important players in two Spaniards in David Rocha from Gymnastic and Agu from Albacete, both players coming from Spain’s second division clubs.

Still the purpose of these new players are to reinforce the midfield and backfield as well giving a bit of a European touch to the Dynamo game as well a new dynamic in its game, that last campaign did not showed any ambition at all.

However, to mention a very successful draft were the Houston squad picked two valuable prospects in midfielder Zach Steenberger and Ivan Magalhaes, the outlook for these two is a bright and promissory one.

Alongside the arrival of former Union Andrew Wegner and Cristian Maidana, SKC Jalil Anibaba, goalie Calle Brown, Sebastien Ibeagha and Leonel Miranda in his second loan stint, this squad looks complete and on a ready stance.

The Orange Crush can put a contender of a campaign and with a successful preseason at Tucson, Arizona, so far so good for the Boys of Manager Coyle entering his second year and now his adaptability to our football.

Seeing ahead a new squad with its new roster alongside its veteran players returning in their majority, this club will not have any problems disputing the top spots in their new home in the Western Conference.

The prospects of a successful campaign are very positive and exciting for this club new ownership as well its die-hard fans, who last campaign, really missed the fanfare of the grand fete of the postseason.

This new Houston Dynamo will contend for the MLS Shield and became a headliner for sure with its new arsenal in its roster and head in its helm, lookout league, as these Texans are for real!

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

The Pochetino Revolution Moving his Spurs to the Top

Whoever thought that this squad from North London Town was to be among the elite and fighting its way to the top of Premiership.

As many experts really did not expect anything big developing for this squad, but just another simple and modest campaign- disputing the lower European positions.

After all this squad overall performances lately and without breaking their bank with out of this world reinforcements as in their horrid past, suddenly the airs of chasing important trophies are back!

A man going in his second year at the Helm of this club, he is already showing off many possibilities of delivering a couple of important achievements in the Barclays and FA Shields.

With a rare schedule that Premiership return to operations after a lengthy break in its internal competitions, the Spurs really dealt a blow to the Norwich City Canaries at their domicile with a 3-0 win.

Here the Lilywhites offense saw again a resourceful Harry Kane showing off his skills with a double to dismay the hopes of the Canaries in front of their faithful at Carrow Road, seen as a valuable away win for the Londoners.

By showing off with their initial eleven that its ready to front many challenges ahead in this edition of Premiership, by decimating and disarming a Canary squad that did not showed anything spectacular in the field.

So far, the ambition of getting into the league top is not an impossible feat, with five points within resurgent Leicester City and two behind Manchester City, nothing written with four months of league left to play.

Maybe a jump to the league top can be one of the utmost goals from the Spurs Boss Mauricio Pochettino, who really has shown his wisdom and accuracy in his moves by netting thirteen points out of eighteen in play with just a lone loss.

Still the road to the top is paved with many obstacles looming, by hosting a tough and deceptive foe in those resilient Watford Hornets, the Spurs had better be a bit careful ahead of the many surprises this squad can show off once again with their unstoppable might.

By putting on a Kane or a Alli of a show and neutralize the visiting Orns in front of their faithful at the colossus located at Bill Nicholson Road and 748 High Road at Tottenham.

They are looking forward to a meritorious and noisy win, by taking advantage of the Man City and Leicester City match, if the Foxes win it the Spurs can jump solely in second place and in range of the ultimate of spots.

Making believers once again of its followers not enjoying a dream of a campaign filled with lots of success so far and looking ahead to eliminating many of those annoying and so called individual errors.

Something that Spurs Boss Pochettino can correct by and applying some of his marvelous magic hat has brought this squad this far in contest as a possible Champion at this end, this if their perseverance continues off course.

There’s no stopping the Spurs now, with a new revolution brought by the Andean who in his short stint in the English Premier League, has made his name stand out as a promotor of new talent especially from the Academies.

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