Champions League and Europa League build up!

Hello again! Welcome to a European special where I will be looking at all the games involving the British sides in the Champions League and Europa League and giving my predictions!

Champions League

Arsenal 3 - 0 Olympiacos - I think The Gunners will be to strong for the Greek side and it is a game they must win with the daunting double header against Bayern Munich coming up. Arsenal are in good form and I think they take their chances, it could be an easy win.


Porto 1 - 1 Chelsea - Jose Mourinho returns to where it all began for him and I think this could be a tricky game for his side as they aren't playing very well and the Porto will want to take advantage of that. I am sure Jose will get a very warm reception from the home faithful. I think this game will be pretty tight and that is why I am going for a score draw.


Borussia Monchengladbach 0 - 2 Man City - Surely City cannot be any worse than they were on Saturday against Tottenham but the question still remains, can they put their normally good league form into the Champions League? I think they will be to strong here and I fancy Aguero to grab a goal or 2.

Man United 2 - 0 Wolfsburg - Man United will want to win this game after the very disappointing defeat in Eindhoven last time out and I think even though I am not convinced by them so far this season, they will just about edge past the Germans but they will cause problems.

Europa League

Monaco 1 - 2 Tottenham - If Spurs would've lost on Saturday, I probably would have put this down as a draw but their confidence will be sky high and I think they will be to strong for Monaco, who aren't a bad side as they proved last year against Arsenal but in the second leg, they were all over the place. I fancy Harry Kane to score as that goal at the weekend would have done him the world of good.

Liverpool 2 - 0 Sion - I think Liverpool will win this with not a lot of problems and as Daniel Sturridge is back amongst the goals, I think he will score the goals here.


Celtic 1 - 0 Fenerbahçe - The Hoops will want to get a win after losing their lead to Ajax in the dying embers of the game, I think the home fans will get them over the line.


I will be back tomorrow for a round up of tonight's action!

Until then :)

The Drought is over as it rains goals!

Hello you lovely lot and welcome to another Strike! There were a lot of goals over the weekend and some players finally ended their long goal drought, Harry Kane was on the score sheet in Tottenham's very impressive win over Man City. Alexis Sanchez scored a hat trick as Arsenal came from a goal down to beat Leicester 5-2 in a cracking game at the King Power. Wayne Rooney also scored as Man United moved to the top of the league after beating the very disappointing Sunderland side.

So let's go over all the games and all the talking points,

Tottenham 4 - 1 Man City - I thought Man City would bounce back from their defeat to West Ham last week but losing Joe Hart due to a bad back wasn't the best way to start the day but for the first half hour they were well on top and deserved their goal which was dispatched by Kevin De Bruyne after a long run from Yaya Toure even though it may have been just offside. The goal that got Spurs level was again offside but this time it wasn't close and Man City will be disappointed but it wasn't great defending and Eric Dier's finish was top drawer. Spurs were ahead just after the break which again looked offside but it was poor goalkeeping by Willy Caballero and the third goal was again just offside but take nothing away from Harry Kane's finish which was very good from a player who keeps going and deserved his goal. Man City were all over the place for Lamela's goal and it summed up a very poor day for the boys in blue but Spurs were well worth their win.


Leicester 2 - 5 Arsenal - What a cracking of football this was, Jamie Vardy put The Foxes one up after 15 minutes and they looked well worth their lead but Theo Walcott calmly equalised 6 minutes later and then Alexis Sanchez finally got on the score sheet this season. In the second half, Arsenal looked class and were soon ahead from a Sanchez header and then a few minutes later, he completed his hat tick with a delightful shot into the bottom corner. Jamie Vardy's second goal of the afternoon was another fine finish but Oliver Giroud rounded off a very good afternoon for The Gunners who finally clicked into top gear. Leicester play some lovely football and will cause every team problems.

Liverpool 3 - 2 Aston Villa - This was a game that Liverpool simply couldn't afford to lose and they started off superb with a lovely finish from James Milner. It was good to see Daniel Sturridge back amongst the goals but the Liverpool defending was again very poor and Rudy Gestede punished them and on another day, Villa could have nicked a draw. A win is a win for Liverpool but it wasn't pretty.

Manchester United 3 - 0 Sunderland - Somehow, Manchester United are sitting on top of the league, I don't know how but they have been going about their business and winning football matches although they aren't very exciting to watch they are getting the results. Sunderland were again woeful at the back and pretty much gifted the win to United, Wayne Rooney even bagged himself a goal in a very easy win. Man United travel to The Emirates next Sunday which could be an absolute thriller.

Southampton 3 - 1 Swansea - The Saints are back to their best with another good performance against a Swansea side who don't seem right to me, not scoring many and leaking at the back. Ryan Bertrand made his first start of the season which was good to see from an England point of view.

Stoke City 2 - 1 Bournemouth - A serious looking injury for Callum Wilson kind of took the shine off which was very entertaining game at The Britannia. Stoke finally got a league win under their belt and will look to push on from here. As for Bournemouth, they only play one way and that is attack, it will lead to a few defeats but they are a good side to watch.

West Ham 2 - 2 Norwich - West Ham can beat the big sides away from home but when it comes to games they probably should win, they don't. I like the way Norwich play football and they will feel they really should have come away with a win and if it wasn't for a very late goal from Kouyate, they would have.

Newcastle 2 - 2 Chelsea - Newcastle needed a performance and they didn't let their fans down. Ayoze Perez put them one nil up just before the break and when Wijnaldum made it two, I thought that Jose Mourinho's poor record at Newcastle was going to continue but two late goals got them a very hard fought draw. Chelsea looked all over the place and if Newcastle had a little bit more confidence then Chelsea wouldn't have got anything.

Watford 0 - 1 Crystal Palace - Another win for The Eagles who are flying high and you don't have to like Alan Pardew but what a job he is doing there. Yohan Cabaye won the game with a cool finish from the spot to put Palace up to 6th in the league.


There is a game tonight between West Brom and Everton which I shall go over tomorrow, so hopefully it will have plenty of goals! It is also Champions League and Europa League week so I will go through all the games that the British sides have.

Until then :)

League Cup Special and Premier League Preview

Hello you lovely people and welcome to another Weekly Strike! There has been plenty of talking points this week with North London Derby and Mathieu Flamini scoring a goal worthy of winning any game. We also saw Liverpool really struggle against Carlisle and just about scrape through on penalties. Chelsea, Man United and Man City also got through to the next round.


So Let's start at White Hart Lane where on Wednesday night it was the North London Derby and it didn't disappoint, the atmosphere was electric and you could feel the tension. There is no such a thing as a little game between Tottenham and Arsenal where the hatred is definitely mutual and both sets of fans were class, sure there maybe songs that are not exactly very nice but this game isn't for the faint hearted. I am not going to lie to you, seeing Mikel Arteta and Flamini starting didn't give me the world of confidence as both haven't played an awful lot of football but I will gladly admit I was wrong and I feel a bit sorry for Mathieu Debuchy as well because every time he gets recalled it seems to be against a massive rival and he got the run around from Danny Rose for most of the game. It was pretty end to end in the first half and Spurs probably could have been in front if it wasn't for some last ditch defending and Harry Kane not having his shooting boots on. I am not going to lie, when I saw Flamini up there to rebound the shot which Vorm parried,  I thought oh god but he finished it with aplomb. Spurs probably deserved their goal even though it was a very unfortunate moment for Chambers who poked into his own net and if it wasn't for Kieran Gibbs being on the line, Harry Kane would have scored a pretty good scissor kick. The winner was something but it wasn't helped by some completely woeful defending from Fazio who looks terrible, he kind of just hoofed into the air and Mathieu Flamini hopped, skipped and smashed into the bottom corner to send the away fans into raptures. A quick mention about the hoarding being ripped down, while I don't condone vandalism, it happens every time between these two and anyone who wants to come to the next one will see what goes on.

Liverpool's poor form goes on as they just about got passed the League 2 side Carlisle on penalties. Brendan Rodgers has spent an awful lot of money and they have gone backwards and nobody seems to know the answer. I know you can look at the fact they have lost some of their key players like Suarez, Sterling and Sturridge due to injury but they haven't recruited well in my opinion. I think Carlisle were superb and they didn't look out of place at Anfield and if they had just a bit more quality up front they would have nicked it but they can very proud of the efforts.

Man City tore Sunderland apart in the first half hour and it's hard to see where the Black Cats are heading but they were terrible again but City took their chances and won it with ease. Man United and Chelsea won against Ipswich and Walsall respectively but did anyone see Falcao's free kick where he slipped? it's a bit sad to see a player who 2 years ago was one of the best strikers in Europe.

Predictions time! Here are my predictions for the Premier League this weekend.

Tottenham 1 - 2 Man City - I think this game will be quite a close one and I see Harry Kane finally scoring here. He was very unlucky on Wednesday but goals will come for him. City will look to bounce back from their shock defeat at home to West Ham last week and I think they will be just a little to much for Spurs.

Leicester 1 - 3 Arsenal - If Arsenal would have lost midweek, I would have gone for a home win but I think that win at Spurs will give the players confidence. It is not going to be an easy game by any means and Leicester will cause a lot of problems but I think The Gunners just edge it.

Liverpool 1 - 0 Aston Villa - Liverpool absolutely must win this game, if not then Brendan Rodgers is in massive trouble. I think they will just get over the line here but Villa will be no mugs and will be in good spirits after their win against Birmingham.

Manchester United 4 - 0 Sunderland - This really could be a cricket score, although United aren't exactly exciting to watch, I think they will run riot here as Sunderland simply can't defend and look terrible. Anthony Martial is looking a top player and I reckon if he wants, he could score a hat trick.

Southampton 2 - 1 Swansea - Southampton were a little unlucky last week but their thumping of MK Dons midweek will probably give them enough to win here. Swansea have lost their way a little recently and I think it will be another defeat here, they will cause problems but home win for me.

Stoke City 1 - 2 Bournemouth - Stoke need Ryan Shawcross back ASAP, although they got a win against Fulham midweek, I think The Cherries could continue their winning streak here. I think this game will be quite a good one.

West Ham 1 - 1 Norwich - West Ham are a funny side, beat the big boys away but don't seem to win at home! I think this game has a score draw written all over it.

Newcastle 1 - 0 Chelsea - Last week I fancied West Ham to pull off a shock at The Etihad and I am going to put my neck on the line and go for a home win. I don't know why but football is a funny old game and Newcastle simply can't get any worse can they? It's a shame we won't get to see Mitrovic and Costa have a scrap because it would be entertaining. It's either going to be a shock win for The Toon as Mourinho has a poor record there or Chelsea will run riot and score 7.

Watford 2 - 2 Crystal Palace - This game has got goals written all over it, Palace are quick side and will cause a lot of problems and they are good to watch as well. Watford will be in buoyant mood after their win last week at Newcatle.

I will be back on Sunday for round up of all the action and all the talking points.

Until then :)     

Costa

Hello people, normally I would start by doing a round up from all the games but after the incidents at Stamford Bridge I do have a few things that I would like to go over first.

Chelsea 2 - 0 Arsenal
So let's start with the delightful Diego Costa shall we, I will never know how he stayed on the pitch after hitting Laurent Koscielny not once but twice in the face. I am all for players being physical because football is a contact sport but doing things like is wrong and if it was Joey Barton who did it, he will be hounded for it but as it is a player who is a talent it seems it is absolutely fine. The Referee, Mike Dean was truly awful and the way he handled the situation was unbelievable, why didn't he just separate the players and the red card for Gabriel doesn't happen. I am not condoning kicking out (if it was really a kick) but Arsenal have always been criticized for being to soft and not aggressive enough and the day that they do react it is over aggressive. There is no doubt that the red card pretty much killed the game because it was an open game and neither side were really on top. Santi Cazorla also saw red and again both were so soft and yet Diego Costa boots Oxlade-Chamberlain and still gets away with it. I don't want this blog to be all about Chelsea and my dislike for them but Saturday was an absolute joke and as for Mike Dean, well I have no words.

Aston Villa 0 - 1 West Brom - Another defeat for Tim Sherwood and they are looking in trouble and they have an even bigger Midlands Derby against Birmingham this week. Saido Berahino was back amongst the goals after his public outburst against Jeremy Peace on deadline day.

Bournemouth 2 - 0 Sunderland - What a goal by Matt Ritchie, a goal that will surely be up there for goal of the season. The Cherries were superb and they are really good to watch and Callum Wilson grabbed another goal, surely an England call up is on the horizon? Sunderland look woeful and Dick Advacaat is under massive pressure and Jermaine Defoe was guilty of missing another big chance.

Newcastle 1 - 2 Watford - Well things are no better at St James's Park, another dreadful show and they are really looking in trouble. Watford were fantastic and look like they have found their feet in the Premier League.

Stoke 2 -2 Leicester - Ryan Shawcross is a massive loss for the Potters, their back four look very edgy and he cannot come back soon enough but it was good seeing Bojan back amongst the goals. Leicester are superb, 2 goals down for a second week and again they bounce back.

Swansea 0 - 0 Everton - I really thought there would goals in this one, the only real talking point was the sending off for Kevin Mirallas which was an horrific tackle and a deserved red card.

Man City 1 - 2 West Ham - Well don't I wish I put some money on this?! I had a feeling that The Hammers would pull off a shock and what a fantastic performance it was. I don't know how West Ham have gone to The Emirates, Anfield and now The Etihad and grabbed the points but fair play but they are a funny side and will probably lose at home next week.

Tottenham 1 - 0 Crystal Palace - How Palace came away with nothing is beyond me, they hit the post twice and deserved something but football is a funny old game sometimes. Harry Kane is still looking like a player who is low on confidence.

Southampton 2 - 3 Man United - Somehow Man united are 2nd and only 2 points off the leaders city, how the hell has that happened!? This game was a thriller from start to finish and if it wasn't for some world class saves from David De Gea it could've been a lot different. Anthony Martial scored again and he does look good but he has a long way to go before he is the finished article but he has a bright future.

Liverpool 1 - 1 Norwich - Liverpool just cannot seem to win at home, after their last home outing, a mauling by West Ham, I thought the Reds would brush aside The Canaries but they just don't look like winning at Anfield. It was good to see Danny Sturridge return after a long absence but will he stay fit? Danny Ings scored his first Premier League goal for Liverpool which will do him the world of good.

Thanks for reading and I shall be back for a round up of all the big clashes from the Capital One cup including Tottenham vs Arsenal, Liverpool vs Carlisle, Man United at home to Ipswich and Chelsea's trip to Walsall. Until then!

Champions League talk and Predictions

Hello people, well not a very good week for the English clubs in the Champions League it must be said. Let's start with Manchester United who lost at PSV after going a goal up which was a very good finish by Memphis against his former club and that looked like it was going to be a routine win for United but their defending was once again their downfall. Luke Shaw was carried off with a broken leg which nobody wants to see, he has started this season very well so it is a shame for United England. The defending for PSV's equalizer was shambolic to say the least and Daley Blind was credited with an own goal. I find Manchester United incredibly dull to watch these days, no pace or creative spark. I have said it so many times but if you spend £350 million and you bring on Felliani to change a game then your head is gone.

Manchester City also tasted defeat to the hands of Juventus, City just cannot play in Europe for whatever reason and  They got a very fortunate goal off of Chiellini which looked like a foul by Vincent Kompany but it didn't last long. Paul Pogba's price tag may have risen an extra few million after he put in an excellent shift, that boy is a top player. City will struggle to get out of the group this year.

Arsenal, well what can you say apart from typical Arsenal?  Arsene Wenger made 6 changes and it definitely didn't pay off, Cech, Bellerin, Coquelin were all rested and were sorely missed. I like Mikel Arteta but I am afraid he isn't up to it anymore and I think it is time to hand the captains armband to Laurent Koscielny. Oliver Giroud was silly for getting himself sent off but I feel the referee was very poor for most of the game. The first one was a bit of petulance from Giroud but the second one was very soft in my view and it is easy to blame him for the defeat but the one person who should take every bit of the flack and that is the Manager. I hate this resting players business, pick your best team for every game.

I will keep Chelsea short and sweet, they beat Maccabi Tel Aviv, a team who are awful. Eden Hazard's penalty has just hit The International Space Station.

So Lets crack on with the predictions for this weekened!

Chelsea 1 - 1 Arsenal - Last week I would have gone for an Arsenal win but that defeat in Croatia may affect the confidence of The Gunners. If Chelsea play anything like they have been recently in the league then this could be a thriller but I do expect Eden Hazard to actually turn up and play football as he has been awful so far.

Aston Villa 2 - 0 West Brom - The defeat last week really hurt Tim Sherwood and he will expect a big reaction from his side in which could be a feisty encounter. West Brom have to play Saido Berihino to have any sort of chance of getting a result.

Bounemouth 2 - 0 Sunderland - The Cherries will know that their home form is going to be key for survival and what team better to be playing at home than Sunderland? It is going to be a long season for The Black Cats and I think they are going to struggle here.

Newcastle 1 - 0 Watford - This game is massive for Newcastle, they were terrible at West Ham and the Geordie faithful will expect nothing less than a win here. Watford surprised Swansea last week and will cause problems but I think the home fans will just push Newcastle over the line.

Stoke 2 - 2 Leicester - At the start of the season I would have put these two sides the other way round in the table but The Foxes have been playing some fantastic football and that comeback last week was quite unbelievable. Stoke haven't really got going this season and when you think of some of the players they signed, it is strange.

Swansea 2 - 1 Everton - Swansea were well and truly stung by the Hornets last week while Everton were supreme against Chelsea. This game will be very close but I am tipping Swansea just because they are the home side.

Man City 0 - 1 West Ham - This is the sort of game that Man City will end up slipping up and West Ham have already been to The Emirates and Anfield and got 3 points so I am going to go for the shock result. It is either going to be that or City will destroy The Hammers about 6 - 0.

Tottenham 1 - 2 Crystal Palace - Spurs fans were hardly jumping for joy after beating Asda Carrier Bag in the Europa League and they were caught out a few times so I think Palace could come away with the points. If Palace play anything like they did at Stamford Bridge then Spurs will be in trouble.

Liverpool 3 - 0 Norwich - I just can't see anything other than a Liverpool win here, they are a funny side and they will win here and probably lose next week. Norwich do play some good football but I think the home side will be to strong.

Southampton 2 - 0 Man Utd - Man United simply cannot defend and they do not have a striker other than lumping Marouane Felliani up there and I think the Saints can really have a go here and put more pressure on Louis Van Gaal. Luke Shaw will be a huge miss for United.

Right that shall do for now but I will be back Sunday for a round up! Have a good weekend!

Roundup!!

Hello you lovely lot! What a good weekend of football that was, unless your a Chelsea or a Liverpool fan! There were plenty of goals and talking points to go through!

Everton 3 - 1 Chelsea - What has gone wrong at Chelsea? They look completely and utterly awful all over the pitch, Eden Hazard has done a disappearing act, Diego Costa seems more concerned about starting a fight on everyone and not scoring goals. The defence is shocking and Jose Mourinho has lost the plot. Everton were superb but the substitute of Steven Naismith was a masterstroke and it paid off big time, The Scot scored a perfect hat trick and Everton were worthy winners. Chelsea are out of the title race for me already, yes it may only be September but 11 points is a massive gap and they don't even look like winning.

Arsenal 2 - 0 Stoke - The striker situation goes on at Arsenal but both forwards grabbed themselves a goal each in a pretty routine win for The Gunners. Theo Walcott has pace and will cause problems for any defence but he just isn't clinical enough for me but he took his goal very well but the pass from Mesut Ozil was out of the top drawer. Oliver Giroud has come under a lot of unfair flack recently fans of Arsenal and France but I was very glad to see him score, Arsenal would be a lot worse off if he wasn't up top and I hope he bangs a few more in.

Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Man City - A late late goal from young Nigerian  striker Iheanacho saw City continue their 100% start to the season, they are looking pretty good but I do think they are beatable. Cryatal Palace had chances to nick it but fluffed their lines. We saw probably the worst miss of the season from Jesus Navas who somehow hit it wide with an open goal, it was quite impressive to be honest.

Norwich 3 - 1 Bournemouth - Both sides like to get the ball down and play and it was a very entertaining game of football. These two sides will know that to stand any chance of surviving the drop is their home form.

Watford 1 - 0 Swansea - So Swansea draw at Chelsea and then beat Man United but lose to Watford, what a funny old game football is eh? Watford got their first win of the season even though they went down to ten men. Swansea looked pretty average but I expect them to bounce back after this defeat.

West Brom 0- 0 Southampton - I hate games that end nil nil, both sides could still be playing now and they still wouldn't score. nothing to talk about here except Saido Berihino got a mixed reaction from the West Brom faithful.

Man United 3 - 1 Liverpool - A great debut for Anthony Martial who scored a peach of goal in a pretty easy win for United. Liverpool look woeful at the back and I am not sure if Brendan Rodgers is going to see the end of this season, he has spent a lot of money on players but they don't really look any better. Christian Benteke scored a worldie but it was just a consolation in the end.

Sunderland 0 -1 Tottenham - This game looked destined for a goalless draw but my favourite player Ryan Mason popped up with a well worked goal to give Spurs a very important win. The reason I dislike Ryan Mason is because last season against Aston Villa, he got Benteke sent off for a tiny touch on the face and the way he acted really got on my wick. Sunderland should have won this as they had the chances which fell to a player who you would want it to, Jermaine Defoe but The Black Cats look in trouble already.

Leicester City 3 - 2 Aston Villa - With 20 minutes to go and Villa cruising, 2 nil up, I thought Leicester's good form had come to an end but boy was I wrong?! Claudio Ranieri is working wonders at the King Power and Riyad Mahrez is looking unbelievable at the moment. Tim Sherwood looked distraught at full time and I think he may have the Villa side in training all week to work on that defence.

West Ham 2 - 0 Newcastle - Another week and another defeat for The Toon army. Their evening didn't get off to a good start as they had to walk the last mile to get into the ground due to traffic which meant they only arrived about 50 minutes before kick off. They did ask for the game to be delayed but their request was declined. What I don't understand is why would you put West Ham against Newcastle on a Monday night? I know the Newcastle fans would travel to the moon to watch their team but why not put Leicester and Aston Villa on Monday as they are Midlands rivals and put this one on a Sunday?

So all in all a pretty good weekend of football! I will back on Thursday to go over the English clubs in the Champions League. Have a good week!

It's baaaaaaack!!!

Hello! Finally the Premier League is back! I hate International breaks, I probably should mention Wayne Rooney beating Bobby Charlton's record and is now Enlgland's all time top goal scorer, although I think Rooney is nowhere near the best striker we have seen in an England shirt.

Right let's crack on with my predictions for this weekend, there are some cracking games so hopefully we will see plenty of goals.

Everton 2 - 1 Chelsea - This is a game that Chelsea daren't lose otherwise they may aswell give up on the title already. Thibault Courtois is missing for Jose Mourinho's side and will be for a while due to having surgery on his knee. John Stones will be eager to impress the Everton faithful after being heavily linked with Chelsea all summer and I think the home side will come out on top, Chelsea do not look right at all and it could be former striker Romelu Lukaku who punishes them.

Arsenal 3 - 0 Stoke - I think Arsenal will come away with all three points as Stoke are a completely different side when they travel away to the Emirates. The Arsenal fans will be expecting to see a first home win of the season after a frustrating summer of being linked with a several strikers but not buying anyone except Petr Cech. Stoke will be missing Charlie Adam and Ibrahim Afellay who both saw red last time out and also Steven N'zonzi will be a massive miss for The Potters.

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Man City - I really like the way Palace play football and some of their players are class, if Scott Dann or Joel Ward were playing for a top 4 team, everyone would be saying they are world class and their fans will be bouncing after their win at Chelsea last time out. Man City look awesome at the moment and I think they will just edge this but I expect Palace to put up a much better fight than Chelsea did a few weeks ago.

Norwich City 1 - 1 Bournemouth - Both sides will know what they need to do to survive and I can see a draw here. There is no doubt that Norwich are going to rely on their home form to beat the drop and as for Bounemouth they will not change their gameplan of go out and play football.

Watford 0 - 2 Swansea - The Swans are a joy to watch and they will be pushing for Europe at the end of the season. Gary Monk's side came from a goal down to beat Man United last time out and I think they will be to strong for Watford who do play some good football but I fancy Gomis to keep up the scoring here.

West Brom 1 - 2 Southampton - It's going to be an interesting afternoon at The Hawthorns, after Saido Berahino's very public outburst against Jeremy Peace. I think Saido is a very talented footballer but I thought what he done was very classless and I wonder what reaction the Baggies fans will give him. I think Southampton will just about edge this one after getting their season up and running last time out.

Manchester United 2 -0 Liverpool - I can see Man United winning this quite easily because Liverpool were torn apart by West Ham at home and I think Memphis Depay could have a field day here. Anthony Martial may get his debut after his move from Monaco for quite a ridiculous price. David De Gea has signed a new deal which should keep him at Old Trafford until at least next summer.

Sunderland 1 - 1 Tottenham - This game has draw written all over it, both sides can't seem to win games. I do think Harry Kane may grab himself a goal after his goal for England during the week and Jermaine Defoe will look to get one over on his former club.

Leicester City 2 - 0 Aston Villa - The Foxes are looking good at the moment and I expect them to win this one with ease and they have signed a quality player in Gokhan Inler from Napoli who will bring in some extra steel in the midfield.

I will be back Sunday for a round up from all the weekends action and go over all the major talking points.

Laters!

 

Transfer Madness

Hello people! Well on Tuesday evening, the transfer window closed and quite frankly there were some ridiculous prices going around this summer!

So let's kick off with Anthony Martial, the 19 year old who has become the most expensive teenager in history after Man United paid Monaco £36 million for his services. Man United have been linked with pretty much every player in football over the summer and more often than not, failed to their man. This transfer has touched a nerve with me because not only is it a ludicrous amount of money for a player who is uncapped for France and only has scored 11 goals but the fact that James Wilson , who is a promising youngster at United and has impressed when appeared will now fall further down the pecking order. I have said before that Louis Van Gaal is under massive pressure this year but now he is under even more this year. He has got to win a trophy otherwise his job must come under threat, he has spent over £350 million in 2 years and he changed the whole squad from top to bottom. The whole David De Gea situation is probably the biggest joke of all.

Manchester City have also spent a stupid amount of money on Raheem Sterling, who is an ok player but never in a month of Sundays is he worth £49 million but being English makes his price treble even though in my opinion he is not worth a quarter of that. Kevin De Bruyne is another one that I am stunned by, he couldn't cut it at Chelsea so went off to Wolfsburg and had a pretty good record BUT is he really going to improve Man City or play every single game? no.

Chelsea are another side who just annoy me, they have 28 players out on loan across Europe and the total cost of them all, £73 million. That is just wrong and it should be banned, they have all these young players and just loan them straight out like Reading defender Michael Hector which is the most pointless transfer because he is never going to get a game and a massive fair play to Everton for sticking to their guns and not selling John Stones.

As an Arsenal fan, I am quite happy with the squad and seeing the money floating about for players who are way overpriced, I am glad we didn't buy anyone, take Saido Berinho for example who is a decent striker and will score goals but is he worth £25 million? Of course not, English players are way overpriced and I am sick of hearing that there are too many foreign players and the English players don't get a chance, let's get real, would you trade a David Silva for a Jordan Henderson? would you swap Alexis Sanchez for Andros Townsend? if your answer was yes then you need help, the truth is, English players are just not that good.

My overall opinion of the transfer window is that it should be closed before the season starts, as much as I enjoy watching Jim White and the lovely Natalie Sawyer. If a manager cannot improve his team from June until August and has to wait until the last day then he shouldn't be in the job.