AN elite manager’s status depends on the players he has purchased throughout his career.

TWO-NIL is never enough and safe in a football game. Ask any managers, and they will tell you to go for the kill and get the third goal. Anything can happen at two-nil. Either your team hold on and secure the win, or you concede a goal and get a nervy ending or concede twice and lose two points instead of securing the three points.

UNLESS you have been living under a rock, you have probably seen the Beckham documentary on Netflix by now.

TO BE the champs, you gotta beat the champs!

ONE would think that introducing the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) would eliminate human errors in football. However, since VAR requires some human elements, errors are still rampant and might ruin matches.

IN football, going through a rough patch can be excruciating for the team and the fans.

THE theme for the weekend among the contenders must have been ‘comeback is real!’Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, and Aston Villa were behind in their respective games but turned things around with brilliant substitutions and tactical adjustments.

ONE element of a football team that often goes unnoticed in a title-winning squad is camaraderie.

FOR just the second time in Premier League history, there were three hattricks scored on the same day, courtesy of Evan Ferguson, Son Heung-min, and Erling Haaland.

BY now, all the big clubs, including the so-called “Big Six”, should understand that there are no easy games in the Premier League.

YOUR place of birth plays an important role in the football world’s hierarchy. If you are born in Europe or South America, your chances of succeeding as a manager are higher than those born elsewhere. This advantage is unique to individuals from these regions.

THE Premier League is back, and with it comes the drama accompanying the matches! Even before the kick-off at Turf Moor between Burnley and Manchester City, the drama unfolded in London involving Moises Caicedo, Chelsea, and Liverpool.