For The Arsenal, it is another season of same old story as things got worse after it looked really promising at the start.Aubameyang pictured in a Premier League game. Photo Credits: Twitter/ Premier League The Gunners have finished their lowest in 26 years. Although it was the same last season, but the FA Cup triumph had overwhelmed everyone at the club from realizing how close they were to a disaster, that has finally catch up on them. Mikel Arteta’s side finished eighth, the same position they ended up in the league in the 2019/20 campaign but did sealed Europa league…
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The Premier League 2020/21 season has come and gone and it is time to reflect on the players performances, and set aside personnels, for their individual brilliance.Manchester City are Premier League Champions in 2020/21 season. Photo Credits: Twitter/Premier LeagueIn the light of this, OltSports correspondent, Afolabi Kehinde Hassan takes a look into the players’ performances in numbers, and has come to a conclusion on the following;Most underrated: Tomas SoucekHaving impressed in his loan spell with The Hammers in the second half of the 2019/20 season, the Czech Republic international was signed on a permanent contact ahead of the new season and…
Granit Xhaka has gone through a lot of criticisms at the club but he still remains a key figure, whenever The Gunners perform well. He is one of the vital players that makes things click for for Mikel Arteta side.Granit Xhaka. Photo Credit: Twitter/ ArsenalInto his fifth season at the club having joined during the Arsene Wenger era from German side Borussia Moenchenglabach, Granit Xhaka has been hero and villain at the club. He has been made a scapegoat for several poor Arsenal performances and is still at the club thanks to Mikel Arteta’s appointment.Though the 28 year old has…
Arsenal come from behind to prevent a disastrous night in Greece as goals from Kieran Tierney and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang seal qualification into the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League.Arsenal are through to the next round of the UEFA Europa League. Photo Credit: Twitter/ Faisal HQThe Gunners finished the group campaign with six wins from six but drawn the first of their double-header with Benfica in Rome last week, despite not struggling to create chances – but no thanks to their captain, Aubameyang, who had a night to forget in front of goal.However, they could not be made…
Premier League club Aston Villa have suspended their players from taking part in the fantasy football after the incidence of captain Jack Grealish’s injury was leaked as a result of their employees actions on the platform.Aston Villa captain, Jack Grealish. Photo Credit: Twitter/ Fantasy Premier LeagueCaptain Jack Grealish was supposed to miss the Sunday’s league meeting with Leicester City due to a shin injury. However, the club have not confirmed the news but stakeholders in the field of fantasy football have gotten a clue from the activities of fantasy managers within the club.Matt Target, Neil Taylor, loaned star Connor Hourihane…
West Ham United may not be one of the favourites to win the league this season, but their position on the log is astonishing even by their standards, and David Moyes has really find fortune in beholding one of the best midfielders in the Premier League.Thomas Soucek has been one of the best midfielders in the Premier League this season. Photo Credit: Twitter/ West Ham United.Thomas Soucek, not one of your flashy player and hardly caught the eye on the field of play but has never been underwhelming since joining The Hammers in just over a year ago. At a…
Bayer Munich have been crowned champions at the Club World Cup in Qatar after Benjamin Pavard’s strike just before the hour mark seal a 1-0 win over North American champions, Tigres in the final played at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.Benjamin Pavard celebrate scoring the only goal as Bayern Munich beat Tigres in CWC final. Photo Credit: Twitter/ B/R FootballPavard 24, fired home from close range after being teed up by Robert Lewandowski. The goal was given after VAR check confirmed the Pole was onside in the buildup to the goal. Lewandowski, who had been a victim of…
As if it is not enough to have a German player replace a legend in Phillip Lahm, Joshua Kimmich has proven to be an upgrade to the former Germany International and has even evolved to be a world class right-back and defensive-midfielder.Joshua Kimmich has evolved to be a world class player. Photo Credit: Twitter/ UEFA.comSince making his debut in the 2015-16 season for the Bavarian, when he made over 20 BundesLiga appearances as a 19 year old right-back, he has maintain consistency even at the highest occasions, ensuring Bayern Munich are in no way missing their retired legend.Again last season,…
Creativity in a team’s play is highly underrated. Football has gone past the pass and shoot age, or playing long balls and hoping your strikers get them, with creativity, football has been evolved to a whole new level with tactical plays giving it more sauce.Martin Ødegaard loan move to Arsenal awaits official confirmation. Photo Credit: Twitter Yes, certain managers and teams have been able to build a different styles of plays over the ages, But it is kind of difficult to create goals without your midfield. Especially the Central attacking midfield players.About seven years ago, a certain Norwegian, 16 year old…
Liverpool, under Jurgen Klopp have never made it past the fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup, and have been eliminated in the fourth round this year by Manchester United.Liverpool’s poor form pounced on by Manchester United to eliminate The Reds from the FA Cup. Photo Credit: Twitter/ Liverpool FCLiverpool’s poor form continued on Sunday evening when they were bundled out of the Emirates FA Cup by Manchester United at Old Trafford.The Red have never made it past the round five in six tries, bowing out to West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wonderers and West Bromwich Albion in Klopp’s first three…