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Are Chelsea title contenders? Chelsea have had a somewhat inconsistent season and it's probably been down to their participation during the latter stages of the Club World Cup in the summer as they've picked up a number of injuries as a result of that. But they are currently 3rd in the Premier League and only six points behind leaders Arsenal and because of this, could they be title contenders? We were asking that question this time last season when they were on such a good r

Thomas Tuchel announced his England squad earlier today ahead of their World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania. Alex Scott is the only new name to the squad whilst there are recalls for Nick Pope, Adam Wharton, Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden. Let's see what I think of the squad. I'm very surprised that Alex Scott has been called up because I wasn't expected him to receive a call up. He has been part of a Bournemouth side who are having an excellent season but I still

SATURDAY: TOTTENHAM V MAN UNITED This game is a rematch of the Europa League final from last season which Spurs went on to win in Bilbao. Spurs won all four of their games against United last season and have won this fixture in each of the last two seasons. But their home form this season has been very poor with just one win at home all season which came on the opening day against Burnley. They win at home in midweek though against Copenhagen which they won rather comfortably

GK: DAVID RAYA (ARSENAL) - Raya went the whole of October without conceding a single goal keeping 3 clean sheets from 3 games. He was massively helped by the defenders in front of him, but he did still make crucial saves when his team required him to. RB: JURRIEN TIMBER (ARSENAL) - Timber put in solid performances at right back throughout October as Arsenal went the entire month without conceding a goal. He's firmly established himself as the Gunners' first choice right back

Germany have produced many great players over the years and they still are today because of how good their youth system is. I know I wrote a few weeks back that France might have the best youth system, but Germany are right up there as they produce talented young players almost every year. But despite this, the national team have been disappointing at recent tournaments whether that be down to the manager, the team reaching the end of a cycle or the players not being the righ

I've decided to do something different for this week's Premier League related top 10 by doing a non player or team related one and after doing commentators a few weeks back, I've decided to do a top 10 on football presenters. Presenters as we all know are the people who present TV programmes or in this case football programmes. To be a good football presenter, you need to have an interest in the game and also know a lot about the game so you can get your guests/pundits to ela

Should Danny Welbeck be in the England squad? Danny Welbeck is the highest scoring Englishman in the Premier League this season with 6 goals and all of those 6 goals have been spread out across four of his last five games. Because of the form he's in and the fact that he is the highest scoring Englishman in the Premier League, should he be in the England squad? Welbeck hasn't played for England since 2018 and will be turning 35 later this month and a lot of people may think t

SATURDAY: BRIGHTON V LEEDS Brighton for a while have been one of those teams who play good football but aren't always clinical in front of goal. That was certainly the case against Arsenal in midweek as they had a number of good chances but didn't take them. They've had a stuttering season so far as they've not been able to find any consistency and their result can back that up. Leeds have started better than I in particular thought they would as they've been competitive in m

The Dutch have produced many talented players over the years going back to at least the early to mid-70's when Johan Cruyff was around. Cruyff unfortunately isn't on the list as this is the top 10 Dutch players from the modern era but had it been the top 10 Dutch players of all-time, he would probably be top of the list because of the magnificent player he was. Despite the quality players they've produced over the years, the national team are somehow yet to win a major tourna

Goalkeepers are the enemy of a striker as they're the people who are there to stop the ball from going into the back of the net. They're the players who a team rely on to keep them in the game and especially when they're on the back foot and under pressure as that is when they're needed more than ever. It's during that stage where we see keepers at their best by making many big and important saves and a lot of them are of the highest order. Every team needs a keeper who can m

Could Sunderland push for Europe? Sunderland kept up their fine start to the season with their win at Chelsea over the weekend which moved them up to second in the table and saw them record the best start made by a newly promoted team in 17 years after nine games. Could they push for Europe this season? Their strong start to the season will certainly give them confidence that they can challenge for Europe because they'll want to keep it up for as long as they can. But the pla

FRIDAY: LEEDS V WEST HAM Leeds have been strong at home this season as they've collected points in all but one of their home games so far this season. They've been in the majority of their games this season and especially at home where the Elland Road factor has definitely played a part. I thought West Ham would put in a performance against Brentford on Monday as Nuno had an international break to work with his players and get them gelled into his way of playing. But they put

Spain have produced a number of talented players over the years and especially since the turn of the 21st century as the majority of great Spanish players have come since then. The only great Spanish player I can think of from before the 21st century would have to be Alfredo Di Stefano who was around during the 50's and 60's and had a great career at Real Madrid. The majority of the great Spanish players were part of the side that dominated international football for a few ye

Managerial Appointments happen all year round because a manager could be sacked at any moment throughout the year. The majority of managerial changes happen during the season as a certain number of teams may be out of form or in a position they don't want to be in and when that happens, the club have no choice but to change the manager. A lot of changes do happen in the off season as well and they happen because a manager's contract may have expired or a team has just had a t

Postecoglou sacking was expected, but the owner must look at himself Ange Postecoglou was sacked just minutes after his Nottingham Forest side were beaten 3-0 by Chelsea and the decision was very much expected to happen because of the poor results they've had since he took over and the fans already turning on him. But when I look back at the decision, the owner Angelos Marinakis has to have a good look at himself as he made the decision to appoint Postecoglou and sack Nuno Es

SATURDAY: NOTTINGHAM FOREST V CHELSEA Ange Postecoglou's future at Forest was up for discussion before the international break after failing to win any of his first seven games in charge. He's definitely under pressure and if he loses this game, that could well be it for him as there are rumours that the club are thinking of replacing him with Sean Dyche. Chelsea got a much needed win before the international break against Liverpool which will have given them a great deal of

France have produced many talented players over the years and especially over the last few years where they've seen a number of talented players come through. They arguably have the best youth system in the world because of the young players they've produced and what a lot of them have gone on to achieve since. That's certainly been the case for the last five to six years because the players they've produced during that time have been some of the most exciting talents in Euro

The summer transfer window is the window when every club makes a move as they'll want to improve their squads ahead of an upcoming season. The majority of the the greatest players to have played in the Premier League have moved clubs during the summer window both from another Premier League club and from a club abroad and almost all of them have made a big impact at whatever club they've joined. The best summer signings have arguably been players who have come from overseas b

We've seen many African players light up our game over the years and especially since the turn of the century as the best of them have...

The January transfer window is mainly for the clubs who are struggling near the bottom of the Premier League so they can strengthen their...