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What ever happened to the so-called ‘Spanish Beckham’?
Posted on February 21, 2013 | 1 CommentA glance through the Spanish European Championship and World Cup winning squads will bring a few surprises in years to come. Whilst the inclusion of Juanfran may raise a few eyebrows, when future generations see the name, Dani Güiza, shrugged shoulders and confused faces are bound to... -
Spaniards Abroad: Wigan Athletic’s Jordi Gomez
Posted on February 21, 2013 | No CommentsCatalan Gomez, full name Jordi Gomez Garcia-Penache, is a goalscoring midfielder who is enjoying himself in Lancashire after failing to make the grade at Barcelona and Espanyol. Twenty seven year old Gomez joined Barcelona’s youth academy, and played regularly for the club’s B and C teams,... -
Viva La Liga: Javi is Back!
Posted on February 12, 2013 | 1 CommentHe promises success and he delivers wherever he goes but apart from Osasuna he has been fired or has resigned from all his posts. Javier Aguirre is one of La Liga’s under-rated Coaches. When he took over at Espanyol things didn’t look good at all but... -
Spaniards Abroad – Two Osasuna Boys In London
Posted on February 9, 2013 | 2 CommentsFor this instalment of Spaniards Abroad, I thought I would focus on two best friends that have found themselves in England’s capital this season after starting out at their hometown club Osasuna. The two in question, of course, are Chelsea right back Cesar Azpilicueta, and Arsenal’s new left... -
Spain’s Future In England’s Hands
Posted on January 2, 2013 | 2 CommentsToday’s Marca, as it scratched around for stories to fill its pages during the winter break which weren’t about Iker Casillas, featured an interesting article about the new cantera for Spanish talent: the English Premier League. It listed fifteen young talents who left Spain to develop their careers,... -
Viva La Liga: Falcao Continues To Rise
Posted on December 11, 2012 | 2 CommentsThere were groans and there were moans and if you listened carefully there were even a few jeers. This was hardly a replacement for someone who had 50,000 on their feet every time he touched the ball. This was not even a replacement for that someone’s... -
How Rafa Benitez Plotted His Bernabeu Return
Posted on December 6, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe battering Rafa Benitez is taking at the moment is enough to make most people feel sorry for him. Well don’t: I reckon it’s all going according to plan! The most cunning tactical thinker around has, in my opinion, hatched a foolproof plan for himself, and... -
Spaniards Abroad: (Rafa) Benitez Battling Boos At The Bridge
Posted on November 30, 2012 | 2 Comments“We want our Chelsea back” chant the Stamford Bridge faithful, as the latest crazy chapter in the increasingly laughable story in West London unfolds. Former Valencia manager Rafael Benitez is the interim manager until the end of the season after Roman Abramovich saw fit to dispense... -
Llorente Must Stay in Spain for International Future
Posted on September 19, 2012 | 5 CommentsThe future of Fernando Llorente’s international career depends on the striker remaining in Spain rather than chasing huge wages in the Premier League. Llorente, who is in the last year of his contract at Bilbao, failed to force a move away from the club... -
Canterano corner – Oliver Torres
Posted on August 30, 2012 | 3 CommentsFor a club of its size and stature, Atletico Madrid has a particularly poor record in recent years of nurturing its own home grown talent and developing them into first team players – with just one or two notable exceptions. However five years after the departure of...
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