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After series of loss which has previously left Arsenal languishing in the 17th position on the English premier league table, eyebrows have been raised on the possible reasons why The Gunners have been so poor this season. Mikel Arteta lead Arsenal to seven league games without a win. Photo Credit: Twitter/ Mikel Arteta Newly appointed West Brom coach, Sam Allardyce even had a dig at them when he called them fellow relegation strugglers. With a front three of over 170 million euros (In Aubameyang, Pepe and Lacazette) combined in value, Arsenal shouldn't be struggling to score goals. But a terrible run has seen them go a number of games, struggling for goals from open play since early November, a run they needed an Aubameyang goal against Southampton to break, before they faced Chelsea and Brighton. Appalling. Many football fans around the world still wonder why Arsenal (one of the pride of England) have been so terrible in recent years. Most fans blame the current crisis on lack of

Fans called for the head of Frank Lampard last season when he fielded Mason Mount in most of Chelsea games, as the young Englishman becomes the first graduate of the club's academy to make 50 appearances in their first season with the first team. Mason Mount in action for Chelsea. Photo Credit : Twitter/Mason Mount After successful spells with both Dutch club, Vitesse Arnhem and Championship side, Derby County between 2017 and the end of the 2019 season, Chelsea had to call the midfielder back to the club due to their inability to sign new players because of their transfer ban. The 21 year old stepped up for The Blues with good performances but the fans wanted something more spectacular, and called for Mount to be less played by boss, Frank Lampard, who was somewhat adamant to the calls. Frank Lampard never seems to doubt and has always believe in the abilities of the player that worked with him in his days with Championship side Derby County, and before the end of last season, mad

Have you ever had a hundred percent probability about a certain event, and the outcome ends up breaking, shattering expectations. FIFA TheBest award. Photo Credit: Twitter/FIFA.com FIFA The Best Awards specialize in these, ranging from nominations and awarding these prizes, controversy is never far from the World football governing body, as we have seen original winners deprived their trophy based on criteria that we don't even understand. Though, FIFA The best Awards originally revived itself in 2014 after being merged with the Balon d'or since 2008, consecutive mixed decisions and terrible allocation of awards have forced people to question its credibility. Unforgivable Mistakes: 1. Goalkeepers Mix up:  What did Manuel Neuer not win in 2020? Ranging from all available local trophies in Germany topflight to the Champions League trophy, Manuel Neuer was basically a big football cheat between the sticks as the Bavarians ran riot in Europe. Combining stellar performances with his

If there is a player who explains the need for fans to stop judging players with their first season performance in the premier league, then the name Fred should be on everybody's lips. Fred has become a vital part of the Manchester United team since the turn of the year. Photo Credits: Twitter/Fred Rodriguez This is because the most important work on the pitch is winning possession, and it is the duty of a defensive midfielder to do this among other responsibilities charged him on the pitch. People tend to characterize being a great player as the ability for you to score goals and most times give assists, making some fantastic players to turn into unsung heroes. Players like Yaya Toure, N'Golo Kanté, Fabinho among others k have fallen into this unlucky bracket, as fans do not realise their importance. Meanwhile, they are game changers and winners that are not given the praises they deserve. How? This is because the most overworked part of a football pitch in a football game is

The fame of soccer has increase over the years and this has also increase the value and interests towards the beautiful game. Real Sociedad players celebrate a goal in a league match. Photo Credit: Facebook/Real Sociedad However, this fame is unevenly distributed as some competitions, continents and countries happened to be more popular probably due to their commitment, investment and enthusiasm in the sport. This also apply to teams. One of the teams of high calibre in the Spanish topflight is the San Sebastian based team which was founded in September 1909. Though not many will consider them a top team has their reign was short and happened long ago. The Sociedad de Futbol as it was formerly called, started when students and workers who were returning from Britain introduced football to San Sebastian. Real sociedad as it is known today have become one of the leading team in the top flight Spanish league where they maintained topflight participation for forty years between the years o

The only unbeaten side in the Spanish topflight this season, Atletico Madrid have started the new league season strongly and sit second on the LaLiga table with 23 points after matchday 11, one point short of leaders Real Sociedad, and two games in hand. Just a point in those games will see them leapfrog Sociedad to the top of the table. Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak in action during a LaLiga match. Photo Credit: Twitter/ Jan Oblak. Diego Simeone's side are one of the few teams in the league to pose threat to the dominance of Barcelona and Real Madrid in previous seasons, having their efforts crowned in the 2013-14 season. The Madrid club have been very consistence in the league and have never finished out of the top three since the 2011-12 season, when they ended the campaign in fifth. Atletico Madrid, one of the best defensively organized team in European football owe a lot of their success under their current Argentine Manager to the defensive set up, and their impeccable