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Mourinho: The Spanish Media Need Him
Posted on May 9, 2013 | No CommentsRight now most of them are sitting on the anti-Mourinho fence and that is fine but make no mistake, Spanish Editors love Mourinho. When he speaks they feel like a 15-year-old boy who has just pulled up his blinds and found Megan Fox, or whomever 15-year-old... -
La Liga Preview Round 35 ~ Crunch Time at The Foot of the Table
Posted on May 9, 2013 | No CommentsAthletic Bilbao v Real Mallorca (Primera vuelta: 1-0) It seems we’ve been looking at the bottom of the table for weeks and suggesting the pivotal moment is arriving. Yet matters refuse to be resolved: each of the bottom four have had phases of good form,... -
Segunda Focus & Predictions: No Fantasyland Here
Posted on May 3, 2013 | No CommentsA weekend in Orlando at Disney World prevented me from writing up a Segunda Focus piece last week so I am rested and ready to get back to business. Actually, I am nowhere near rested. Disney World is stressful if you are the parent of a... -
La Liga Preview Round 34 ~ Plenty To Resolve At Both Ends Of The Table
Posted on May 3, 2013 | No CommentsGranada v Malaga (Primera vuelta: 0-4) An intriguing Andalucian derby which is unlikely to be as one-sided an affair as Malaga’s 4-0 victory at La Roseleda was earlier this season. That’s partly because of a familiar narrative which has developed around Manuel Pellegrini’s side.... -
Until next year, La Décima will have to wait
Posted on May 1, 2013 | No CommentsIt was clear that after the 4-1 in the semi-final first leg, a comeback from Real Madrid was going to be very complicated. Real Madrid had on the pitch pride, the weight of history and the encouragement of thousands of fans who believed in a historic... -
Viva La Liga: Even Real Madrid Fans Want The Run To End
Posted on April 29, 2013 | 1 CommentIt will never happen but it should. The Hague should issue an international arrest warrant for the organizers of La Liga. These men having been subjecting thousands of innocent people to a terrible and horrific experience, not once but twice a season. Now and again they dangle... -
Canterano corner – Celta Vigo’s Jonny
Posted on April 29, 2013 | No CommentsIf Celta de Vigo do manage to cling onto their La Liga status at the end of the campaign, Jonathan Castro Otto, or Jonny as he is more frequently known, will rightly feel that he has had a significant part to play in their escape from... -
Keeping An Eye On: Osasuna’s Keeper Andrés Fernández
Posted on April 26, 2013 | No CommentsTwo teams in two very different positions. Last year it was almost identical but now it is Rayo Vallecano looking at Europe while it is Osasuna who are fighting for survival. Rayo sit in 8th and that may be enough to seal a Europa League spot... -
La Liga Preview Round 33 ~ The Giants Lick Their Wounds
Posted on April 25, 2013 | 1 CommentAtlético Madrid v Real Madrid (Primera vuelta: 0-2) Real will have an eye on Dortmund as they prepare for this, but whether Jose Mourinho’s days in Madrid are numbered or not, he’ll know he needs to take this game seriously. A man acutely aware of his own... -
Germany 8 Spain 1
Posted on April 25, 2013 | 1 CommentI’m loathe to jump on the bandwagon and conclude that the Bundesliga has overtaken La Liga on the basis of two matches, but I can’t deny that the events of the last twenty four hours have made me consider the possibility. The comprehensive nature of both...
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