Frenkie de Jong
There have been endless reasons for Liverpool’s struggles this season, but their midfield has stood out as a major problem from the moment the campaign got underway. For a long time, the middle of the park was the Reds’ most solid and underrated area of the pitch, with the headlines invariably made by everyone else […]
Last week I penned a column about how Manchester United’s current crisis reflects our own dark days before Jurgen Klopp took the helm. I outlined the struggle that comes with recognizing a “big club” isn’t quite so big anymore. This week, for part two of this “Downfall” series on Manchester United, I’d like to look […]
Ajax lit up the Champions League last season, dismantling the very best before crashing out dramatically in the semi-final. They managed to keep hold of the majority of that team, only losing Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt when many thought they’d be gutted. Yet despite this, they’re already old news with all eyes […]
