They weren’t supposed to be here. They weren’t supposed to make it this far. And yet, against all odds, against all statistics and finances and holy shits how are they even still walking?!, they were. Some of them, anyway. When the starting XI for the Champions League final were announced for both teams, there was no…

Last night, Real Madrid vanquished Bayern Munich 4-0 to grab their place in the Champions League final in Lisbon, which is going to be played on May 17 of this year.  It wasn’t supposed to be this way for Bayern Munich, if the pundits were to be believed. You see, Bayern was the defending champions of…

“We live at the moment in a permanent assessment from everybody, and definite judgement. We find plenty of people can [criticise]. I don’t do that too much. Let people assess and judge. They know much better than I do. We get on with it.” – Arsene Wenger  It’s fair to say that Arsenal haven’t had the…

Jose Mourinho’s second stint as Chelsea manager didn’t start out so well. He was alienating his “star”, he was dropping points left and right, and Chelsea’s style of football was quite boring. Fast forward to February, and lo and behold, Chelsea are top of the table. How did this happen? Michael Davies, a Chelsea fan…

I am a Pep apologist. I have to be. The manager gave me my favorite football moments. From the 5-0 shellacking of Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid to the Denny Green inspired “puto amo” speech, that guy has been responsible for a lot of my happiness. Is he infallible? No. Do some of his tactics and…