January 23, 2013
The mixed blessings of foreign owners
Brian Glanville witnesses the ongoing struggles of Chelsea's Fernando Torres and wonders whether the influence of club owner, Roman Abramovich, is undermining the striker's confidence.
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Brian Glanville
Britain’s most respected football writer, Brian Glanville remains a unique and distinctive voice in the world of football journalism. Brian has written for World Soccer since 1962 and is the author of a number of books, including The Story of the World Cup.
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January 17, 2013
A good blend of youth and experience is the key to success
The Frank Lampard affair which seems all too likely to spill over into the John Terry and Ashley Cole contretemps brings into focus again the whole complex matter of age. Who is too old and…
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January 10, 2013
How do you solve a problem like Mario?
Can anything adequate be done with Mario Balotelli? Now he has grappled with his own Manchester City manager and initial mentor Roberto Mancini on a training ground all too open to the spying lenses of…
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January 4, 2013
The Ferguson phenomenon
Does Sir Alex Ferguson wield too much power for the good of the game? One notable incident over the festive period does seem to suggest as much.
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December 18, 2012
London Calling: mixed results for capital sides
London ups and downs. A dull display by Chelsea in Yokohama losing them a match which could surely have been saved. A sudden return to winning form by Arsenal at Reading after the shocking humiliation…
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December 12, 2012
Abramovich the puppet master gets what he wants
Well, Rafa Benitez might just as well stay. Stay as what Roberto Di Matteo was for some embarrassing weeks; a temporary manager designated as such.
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December 5, 2012
Crisis at Chelsea? Business as usual for Roman’s empire
Crisis at Chelsea? Send for Avram Grant! Who seems to be seen by the dominant, demanding club owner oligarch Roman Abramovich as a kind of magic talisman.
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November 20, 2012
Chelsea flounder as Guardiola waits in the wings
All too sadly predictable. No John Terry in a vulnerable Chelsea defence. No Didier Drogba up front in a flimsy lightweight attack. When Fernando Torres finally came on it was like running up the white…
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November 13, 2012
Futility of friendly matches that used to matter very much
Roy Hodgson’s late choice of Crystal Palace’s greatly gifted attacker Wilfried Zaha seemed on the face of it a strange even a bizarre one.
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November 7, 2012
Arsenal ride their luck while Man City’s runs out
Arsenal hang on for a point against Schalke while Manchester City, despite not really deserving it, can think themselves slightly unfortunate not to have picked up a win over Ajax.
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November 6, 2012
Arsenal continue to stumble and the dissenting voices grow louder
Things manifestly have been going wrong at Arsenal and arguably not only on the field. Apart from a number of deadly dull displays, the home defeats by Schalke and Chelsea, the slack surrender at Old…
