Conte show has potential to derail Inter title bid
Hal Walker looks at the pressure Antonio Conte faces at Inter Milan. No one can say Antonio Conte has slipped back into Italian football discreetly. Last weekend the Italian [...]
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Pressure on Sarri to deliver trophies in style
Hal Walker gives his views on Maurizio Sarri and the pressures he faces at Juventus. From the moment the Serie A fixtures were released, this was the early fixture that all [...]
Why Arsenal’s transfer business presents promise and trepidation
Hal Walker reflects on Arsenal’s summer transfer window so far and whether their new arrivals can help the club challenge for a top-four spot. A year into Unai Emery’s reign at the Emirates Stadium and you would be forgiven for being just as uncertain as to what the future holds as the majority were following […]
[...]Andy Carroll’s West Ham departure – a sad indictment of a wasted career
With Andy Carroll leaving West Ham, Hal Walker offers an elegy on the career that was, the career that could have been, and Carroll’s folk idol place in English [...]
La Liga: Aspas return sparks Celta’s survival hopes
With Celta Vigo in the relegation zone in La Liga, Hal Walker looks at the impact of Iago Aspas’ return to the team. There was a tangible sense of déjà vu by the end of [...]
Disciplined Bayern performance tilts Liverpool tie in their favour, but long-term concerns linger
A draw may not have been Bayern’s plan for leg 1 of their Champions League matchup with Liverpool but, as Hal Walker discusses, their performance showed promise [...]
La Liga: Sarabia and Ben Yedder spearheading Sevilla’s revival
Hal Walker looks at Sevilla, a side that have worked their way into third place and genuine La Liga contenders, thanks in part to the excellent forms of Paulo Sarabia and [...]
Top 5 Serie A 2018/19 Summer Transfers
There has been no shortage of drama of comings and goings in Italy so far this summer. Hal Walker takes a look at the biggest, and most intriguing moves in Serie A. No prizes [...]
Top 5 Bundesliga summer transfers
As the summer of football comes to an end and after a pretty disappointing World Cup run, Germany are in need of some impressive signings for the Bundesliga. Hal Walker [...]
World Cup – Belgium 2-0 England: Beaten for third-place but England can feel proud
England’s World Cup campaign ended with a 2-0 defeat in Saint Petersburg by a strong Belgium side that meant that Gareth Southgate’s men finish Russia 2018 in fourth [...]
The Offside Rule 