Football - The beautiful game

  Wolves' Midfield Maestro When Rúben Neves moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers from Porto in the summer of 2017 aged just 20 years old, it was a move that confused many. The Portuguese was seen as one of the hottest prospects in European football, and hence the astonishment of watching such a player move to the second-tier of the English football pyramid seemed justified. Ever since that move however, Neves has wowed the fans at the Molineux through his immense technical ability, his screamers from outside the box, and his excellent ability to hit long, diagonal balls like some of the best midfielders that have graced the Premier League in the past. He has formed an excellent partnership with fellow Portuguese veteran João Moutinho, anchoring the centre of the pitch to let the likes of Adama Traore & Raul Jimenez to cause havoc in the final third. His ability on the ball and to spray long passes for fun has caused some United fans to speculate he could be the heir to Michael Carr...

Disclaimer: This is a strictly data and stat-led transfer suggestion article. I do not claim to have watched every single player play. Leicester City's Season So Far Having consecutively finished 5th in 2019/20 and 2020/21, Leicester fans probably braced themselves for another season with similar results - one of development of the youngsters they already had at their disposal, and the integration of new exciting recruits. Patson Daka from RB Salzburg and Boubakary Soumaré from Lille were seen as shrewd signings , as the former was seen as a player capable of taking over the mantle which will be vacated soon by club legend Jamie Vardy, while the latter as someone who can play alongside Wilfred Ndidi and also as cover for the same. The season hasn't gone as planned, however. As February comes to an end, Leicester City find themselves 13th in the league - behind the likes of Southampton and Crystal Palace. As a club which was starting to get accustomed to regular European Footbal...

This Season At RB Leipzig   RB Leipzig's 2021/22 season has been topsy-turvy to say the least. Upon losing Julian Nagelsmann, the poster boy of the up-and-coming managers in Europe, to what seems like perennial Bundesliga Leaders Bayern Munich, whilst also having to watch two of their most talented defenders in Dayot Upamecano (who joined Nagelsmann at the Bavarian club  alongside midfield general Marcel Sabitzer ) and  Ibrahima Konaté leave the club, it was destined to be a tough season for Leipzig. The incoming Jesse Marsch, joining from sister club RB Salzburg, seemed to be a pretty logical next step in the process. Viewed as someone who was already accustomed with the RedBull style of play, no one could have foreseen how terribly it was going to turn out for the American.  Having won just five games out of 14 this season, Marsch was sacked on 5th December 2021 as  Leipzig sat a lowly 11th in the Bundesliga table following three straight defeats in the Bundes...