Opinion

For much of his football career, people have talked about Belgian international striker Romelu Lukaku as a player with the potential to do great things.

It was all going so well for Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds United in the first half of the EFL Championship season. Yet, since mid-December, the Whites have been in a nosedive as just two of their last 10 league matches have ended in wins.

The dream of qualifying for European football following promotion from the championship last season continued for Sheffield United on the weekend. The Blades came from behind to beat Bournemouth 2-1 and they remain on course to at least finish in the top six of the Premier League this season and possibly even push for a place in the Champions League.

On Wednesday night, Lazio missed the chance to move into second in the Serie A table as the Eagles could only draw 0-0 against Verona.

The lead up to Liverpool’s FA Cup fourth-round replay was littered pundits and Football League managers claiming Liverpool were ‘disrespecting ‘the competition.

Norwegian starlet Erling Haaland has made a sensational start to his Dortmund career, firing home seven goals in his first three appearances for BVB. His performances have certainly been impressive since his January move from Salzburg.

The January transfer window has slammed shut so it’s time to take a look the best signings from the past month. It wasn’t an overly lively transfer window but some of Europe’s top clubs spent big.

In recent seasons Atletico Madrid have punched above their financial weight against goliaths of the European game in Real Madrid and Barcelona. The main reason for that overachievement is the organisation of head coach Diego Simeone.

Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen flew to Italy on Monday in order to complete the finishing touches on a £16.8million move to Inter.

It may seem that there has not been improvement at Arsenal under Mikel Arteta since the Spaniard’s appointment as Gunners head coach when you look at the team’s league position.

Jamie Vardy ended the 2018/19 Premier League season with 18 goals to his name which left him 4 goals behind top goal scorers Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Prior to the 24th game week of the current season, Vardy leads the way at the top of the goalscoring charts with 17 goals.

As Liverpool walked off the Anfield pitch on Sunday evening following their 2-0 win over Manchester United, the Reds faithful sang out, “We are going to win the league.”

The British media are reporting that doctors have claimed that Tottenham forward Harry Kane could miss the rest of the season and even Euro 2020 due to his current hamstring problem.

After just two wins from their opening thirteen games this season, Southampton found themselves 19th in the Premier League table at the end of November. Manager Ralph Hasenhuttl was fighting for his job, and the mood on the south coast was low.

Sunday the 12th of January was a big day in the career of Sergio Aguero. The Manchester City striker not only scored a hattrick against Aston Villa but in doing so moved above Thierry Henry as the top all time foreign goal scorer in Premier League history.

The Major League Soccer season kicks off in February as the North American division sees its 25th season start. The Seattle Sounders are the reigning MLS Cup winners having appeared in three of the last four playoff finals, winning two.

The appointment of head coach Jose Mourinho at Tottenham as the replacement for Argentinian boss Mauricio Pochettino looked to be something of a coup by the north London club.

The race for the Premier League title appears to be over as Liverpool have a massive lead at the top of the table. Anything can happen in football but it will take a dramatic collapse from Jurgen Klopp’s team should they fail this season.

On Sunday afternoon, Everton suffered a 1-0 defeat at arch-rivals Liverpool in the FA Cup third round.

A goalless draw at Wolves in the FA Cup third round on Saturday was yet another game where Manchester United struggled to impress. The fact the Red Devils failed to have a shot on target at Molineux Stadium is incredible, especially for a team with such promising attacking players.