Are Leeds United Ready for a Premier League Return?

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There is a pretty valid argument to make a case for Leeds United being the biggest football club outside of the English top flight, and they are probably bigger than many clubs currently in the Premier League. However, size and having a rich history gets you nowhere in football, and Leeds have been in the second tier for a while now. However, since appointing new manager Marcelo Bielsa, things appear to be on the up for Leeds, and they are performing very well this season. The fans are behind the club, and there is a genuine feel-good factor around, so is this the year that Leeds United are going to make a return to the Premier League? Continue reading →

Southampton appoint Ralph Hasenhuttl as their new manager

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Southampton have confirmed the appointment of Ralph Hasenhuttl as their new manager. The 51 year old Austrian has put pen to paper a two and a half year deal that will keep him at St.Mary’s till the end of the 2020/21 season. His last coaching assignment was in the Bundesliga with RB Leipzig.

Saints were on the lookout for a new manager after sacking Mark Hughes on Monday, earning Sparky the dubious distinction of becoming the first manager to be sacked by two different Premier League clubs in the same calendar year. Continue reading →

Video Jadon Sancho skill v Freiburg

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Jadon Sancho’s having a whole lot of fun in Germany, and there was plenty of evidence of his talent on show again this weekend in Dortmund’s win over Freiburg. Here’s one such clip, where he gets past several Freiburg defenders with a fantastic piece of skill. Dortmund won 2-0 and are already nine points ahead of defending champions Bayern Munich with over a third of the season gone Continue reading →

Llorente to Leeds? Could Spanish striker be reunited with Marcelo Bielsa?

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Promotion hopefuls Leeds United have set their eyes on bringing veteran Spanish striker Fernando Llorente to Elland Road on January. Llorente has never quite been a first team regular at Spurs since his arrival from Swansea in the summer of 2017 and most of his goals for Maurico Pochettino’s side have come from the bench, with Harry Kane preferred upfront. He has only made two league appearances for the Lilywhites this season- four minutes against West Ham, and nine minutes against Watford. Continue reading →