The Astonishing Evolution of Trent Alexander-Arnold: From a Defender Who Can’t Defend to an All-Round Player
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The Astonishing Evolution of Trent Alexander-Arnold: From a Defender Who Can’t Defend to an All-Round Player

Imagine assembling the ‘Team of the Season So Far’—a challenging task indeed, especially when considering the exceptional level of performance across the board. Take, for instance, the striker role. The choice between Harry Kane and Erling Haaland would leave many scratching their heads, not to mention other formidable contenders like Victor Boniface, Serhou Guirassy, Ollie…

Jadon Sancho
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Ten Worst Manchester United Transfers in the Post-Ferguson Era (2013-2023)

As we enter the January window, Manchester United’s need for new pariahs has arguably never been so great. With one unwanted waste of talent making his way to the nearest ‘ausfahrt’ and another clinging onto his wage packet for dear life, it feels a fitting moment to reflect on the worst signings made in the…

Bukayo Saka
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Who To Captain? The Moral FPL Dilemma

Well, who to Captain. No Salah? No Son? No Bowen? No problem; we here at attackingfootball have got you covered this gameweek (you are completely on your own afterwards.) As most owners will know, Fantasy has been a particular scarcity of fantasy options recently with international tournaments, injuries and a plethora of other factors that…

Gabriel Jesus
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Can a New Number 9 Fix All Of Arteta’s Problems At Arsenal?

Arsenal is a team that is considered to be one of the title challengers this season by pundits and fans of the Premier League around the world, owing to their brilliant performance last season, where they topped the table for a large chunk of the season. Eventually, losing to Pep Guardiola’s treble-winning Blues from Manchester….

Claudio Echeverri: River Plate
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Claudio Echeverri: The Prodigious Talent Touted as the ‘Next Messi

Manchester City have agreed to sign River Plate’s promising youngster, Claudio Echeverri for a fee of £21.7 million. The midfielder, who has only just turned 18, is the latest South American teenager to make the move to one of Europe’s elite clubs The move is reminiscent of fellow River Plate product Julian Alvarez’s move to…

Martial Godo: The Margate Neymar
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Martial Godo: The Margate Neymar

Manchester United were well acquainted with Martial Godo after around 90 seconds last night when the English winger put a picturesque ball into the box for the onrushing Thelo Aasgaard. The Norwegian was thwarted by a big save from Andre Onana, but everyone watching at home was probably too busy admiring the initial ball to…

Scout Report: Liam Delap
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Scout Report: Liam Delap

Nathan Ake, Emiliano Martinez, Reece James, and Mason Mount. All household names and stars in today’s Premier League environment. However, what some of you may not know is that all four players have one thing in common. All four spent a stint on loan with their respective clubs in the Championship. Why did all four…

Who is the Richest Football Player in the World? Faiq Bolkiah
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Who is the Richest Football Player in the World? Faiq Bolkiah

When you think of the richest football player in the world, the names that typically come to mind are some of the world’s biggest stars. You’d first think of players like Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Neymar, and Lionel Messi. Players who are renowned for their ability as well as for their astronomical earnings from football…

Southampton Football Club’s Irish Gold Mine
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Southampton Football Club’s Irish Gold Mine

Southampton’s owners, Sports Republic, have been on the lookout for a League of Ireland club to bolster the multi-team model that they desire to build. The group has already acquired stakes in French Ligue 2 club Valenciennes and Turkish second-tier club Göztepe. Southampton is the epicentre, and Sports Republic has also started to centralise its…

Who Is Manchester United’s Best Centre-Back Partnership Post Sir Alex Ferguson?
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Who Is Manchester United’s Best Centre-Back Partnership Post Sir Alex Ferguson?

Manchester United have been indifferent in the decade since Sir Alex Ferguson retired from the beautiful game. The club has not got recruitment right on several occasions, which has led to some pretty crazy defensive partnerships lining up alongside each other in the years that have gone by. Few can forget the crazy Eric Bailly…