Teams of the Decade #1: Greece, Euro 2004
This Greek side achieved perhaps the most astonishing thing in the history of international football. There have been one-off shocks, games that went against the favourites because of a particular set...
View ArticleFiorentina 0-1 Inter: Eto’o wins the tie, then Inter go ultra-defensive
When two teams play each other twice in quick succession, the second game is often boring and predictable – so the fact that there were eleven changes between the sides from the weekend’s line-ups was...
View ArticleBarcelona 1-0 Inter: Mourinho’s side progress – deservedly
There are times when the hype about Jose Mourinho is frustrating and cliched, there are times when it is fully deserved. Tonight was the latter in one of the great defensive performances in recent...
View ArticleWill a defensive-minded World Cup mean a defensive-minded Premier League season?
ZM was planning to publish an extended article about how the defensiveness of the World Cup could result in a more defensive Premiership season. However, Jonathan Wilson got there first and covered...
View ArticleBayern 2-0 Roma: Ranieri’s side show shocking lack of ambition
Bayern dominated the game from start to finish, but it took a superb Thomas Müller goal to break the deadlock. Bayern lined up in their usual 4-2-3-1 shape. Hamit Altintop started on the left in the...
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