Matchday 5: who will win the league???

Week 5 of the premier league, Hazard hat trick, smalling scores, city cruises, Liverpool wins spurs, Arsenal, Bournemouth win and other actions of in matchday 5, It’s still very early to dictate the course of the most prestigious League in the World.

Sitting on top of the table with 15 points each, Liverpool and Chelsea look pretty challenging to win the league but not forgotten Man City who sits 3rd on the log and are still unbeaten like the remaining two. Arsenal & Manchester United both on 9 points each can not also be left aside. In the last 2 games, all premier league big boys have been showing signs of real title contenders. So I predict a very interesting season.

For now, it’s still very unclear who would emerge the champion in may but we do know that we are in for one of the best seasons ever.

Rashford's Red card: Was it fair or not?

On the 2nd of September there was a controversial officiating when Burnley’s Turf Moor hosted Manchester United and  referee Jonathan Moss sent Rashford back into the dressing room.
Marcus Rashford came on in the 61st minute of the game with United leading 2 nil up, but in the 71st minute Rashford was saw a straight red because he head butted  Phil Bardsley.

WATCH THE CLIP OF THE FOUL BELOW.

NOW THE BIG QUESTION IS IT WORTH THE RED?

Before Rashford head butting Bardsley, Bardsley had attempt to deliberately foul Rashford after the ball had gone our of play, this is what got Rashford angry.
But nevertheless it was a stupid and amateur move by Rashford to head butted Bardsley .
Our opinion is that Rashford shouldn’t have been sent off, he should have been yellow carded but since Moss decided that Rashford deserves to see the red card so should, Bardsley should have also seen a red card.

LUKA MODRIC CHANCES OF BREAKING THE MESSI-RONALDO DOMINANCE.

In Monaco, The UEFA announced the winners of it’s Annual awards. As expected, it was a Real Madrid dominated list (sought off) but the shocker of the day was the player of the year awards (POTY). Deservingly, Luka Modric was Awarded the Best Mid fielder for the year 2018 and the Croatian surprisingly won the Men’s Player of the Year ahead of former team mate Cristiano Ronaldo and Egyptian Mohammed Salah.

Luka Modric had a very fine season with both Real Madrid and Croatia. With the former, He was instrumental to Los Blancos conquest of Europe for a 3rd successive he season and won the world cup Golden Ball for taking his country into the World Cup Finals only to lose 4-2 to to France. Spectacularly, Modric beat Juventus man Cristiano Ronaldo to the trophy, The talismanic Portugese player that has been in the shortlist for the awards every year since 2011.

For the past 10 years, the world biggest prize for a football player has been dominated by 2 players. A Portugese and an Argentine namely Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi respectedly with both having 5 each. Luka Modric’s emergence as Europe POTY  has increased the stakes of a possibility that the golden era of dominance by the players from out of this world (Messi & Ronaldo) is at it’s climax.

Unless there is a repeat of the 2012 & 2013 season where the winner of the European POTY was different from the winners of the award given by FIFA. So for now, The Stakes are high for Luka Modric to win the FIFA the best Award. Unless if Ronaldo’s age comes into context & stands as a reason for him to clinch the award. It’s a fifty fifty chance between Cristiano Ronaldo & Luka Modric.

The black Panther!!!. 
                                                        13 facts about the Black Panther

1.  Real name, Eusébio da Silva Ferreira
2.  Eusebio was born on 25 January 1942 in Maputo, Mozambique.
3.  His parents were Laurindo António da Silva Ferreira, a black railroad worker from Malanje, Angola and Elisa Anissabeni, a black Mozambican woman.
4. His father, Laurindo António da Silva Ferreira, a white Angolan railroad worker, died from tetanus when Eusébio was still an 8-year-old kid.
5. At  15, Juventus of Italy, wanted to sign him  but his mother was not interested in the move'
6. A couple of years later, a Benfica representative visited and told Eusebio's mum that her son could have a bright future as a footballer, she did give her blessing to that 'marriage'
7. Eusébio was  called "The Black Panther" because of his speed and his "killer instinct"' (at his prime, it took him just 11 seconds to run 100 meters)
8. In his 15 years as a Benfica player, he won won 11 Championship titles, five Portuguese Cup trophies, of course the 1962 European Cup, and countless personal honors, with the Ballon d'Or in 1965
9. A year later  in England's World Cup finals in 1966, he led Portugal to the last four of the 1966 world cup  and finished the competition as the top scorer with 9 goals.  They fell to the hosts (England) in extra time.
10. At age 33, Eusebio put an end to his Benfica career. He kept on playing but mostly in north America playing football for five more years, mostly in North America. 
11. He played for; Sporting Lourenço Marques (1957-1960), Benfica (1960-1975), Rhode Island Oceaneers (1975), Boston Minutemen (1975), Monterrey (1975-1976), Beira-Mar (1976-1977), Toronto Metros-Croatia (1976), Las Vegas Quicksilver (1977), New Jersey Americans (1977-1978), União de Tomar (1977-1978), Buffalo Stallions (1979-1980).
12. In total, he scored 580 goals in 575 matches for club football and 41 goals in 64 matches for portugal.
13. Eusébio died in Lisbon in 2014, aged 71

JOSE MOURINHO’S 3RD SEASON SYNDROME

  
“No current manager in the league has won 3 league titles so you have to respect me”. Those were the words of Jose Mario Dos Santos Mourinho during the press conference in the wake of Manchester United 0-3 loss to Tottenham at Old Trafford.

Jose, Champions league winner with Internazionale in 2010

The Portugese Manager recorded his slowest start to a league campaign this season with Manchester United and his entire career started his Managerial carrier as an interpreter to sir Bobby Robson at Sporting C.P, F.C Porto & F.C Barcelona where he became assistant manager under louis Van Gaal. Mourinho’s first full time job was with SL Benfica where he spent less than a year in 2000. He move to U.D Leria in 2001 taking them to their highest ever league finish ever before moving back to Porto in 2002. In Porto, Jose won the league, the cup, the Champions league, The Europa League in just 2 year. In 2003, he joined London club Chelsea & won the league consecutively as well as the FA cup & League cup double. Jose left in 2007 amidst rift with club owner Roman Abramovich & Joined Internazionale in 2008 winning the serie A thrice, super coppa italiana, coppa italia & completing a treble before heading for Madrid in 2010. He won the super cup, copa del rey & the league in 2012, he left madrid back to Chelsea in 2013 & won the league in 2015. Joined Manchester United in 2016 winning the community shield, League Cup & the Europa League in his first season in charge.

Champions league winner with porto in 2004

Now, Jose Mourhino is in his 3^rd season as Manchester United boss & things don’t seem to be going well with him. Based on his history & Record, Jose Mourhino has never surpassed the 3 season mark as a manager, Jose normally have a bad spell In his 3^rd season at a  club. Take his first stinct at Chelsea for example, The Blues lost the league to Manchester United as well as went trophy less that entire season. Same thing also happened in  Real Madrid & his second stinct at Chelsea.

jose in SL Benfica in the year 2000

All this raises a question, “Can Jose Mourinho survive his 3^rd season syndrome and lead Manchester United to Glory this season???. The Question remains Rhetorical until the possible or impossible happens. Manchester United Fans can only hope it doesn’t go the other way round. But, as things currently stands. He is been affected with his syndrome & it possibly will affect his position as a Manager.