Former Liverpool centre back, Alan Hansen, questioned Manchester United keeper David De Gea's credentials on BBC's Match of the Day last night after he flapped at the cross which ultimately led to Spurs snatching a late late equaliser in good old 'Fergie Time'. There's been much wrote about De Gea recently on RedRants and many [.
When Queens Park Rangers' eager communications department described new signing Park Ji-Sung as
a "global phenomenon" it was easy to mock. After all, a quick Google search of the phrase mentions
the decline of the honey bee but little of the similarly busy Korean midfielder.
And yet, who hasn't at some time got carried away with outrageous optimism about their club's
summer signings?
"You don't win anything with kids" was Alan Hansen's infamous assertion about Man United's class of
'95. He was talking about the likes of David Beckham, Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes.
Winning the FA Youth Cup in 1992, ...
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"Manchester United do not look absolutely irresistible," said Wenger. "But they know how to deal
with the money time. That means the last 15 minutes when it is 0-0. They have won so many titles
because they are not nervous."
This season, our squad has been ravaged with injuries. Our captain and most important defender,
Nemanja Vidic, has been ruled out since December.
Whether you are a Manchester United supporter or not, it's hard to argue with their ability to
grind out results.
Sir Alex Ferguson and his 19 titles would be tough to refute in a debate, but when you look
closely, you can see that at the core of the club's long run of success is the mental toughness
needed to fight through rigid fixtures and tough opposition.
"I noticed Alan Hansen was at it again, saying we had not played well for one and a half years.
I reckon that comment goes alongside his claim a few years ago that you don't win anything with
youngsters, and you know how he finished up with egg on his face after dismissing the Ryan Giggs,
Paul Scholes, David Beckham, Gary Neville crop of kids so foolishly.
More often than not, major tournament semi-finals are deep disappointments. Even the best of recent African Cups of Nations have run out of some steam by the time there were only four teams left. So given this year's deeply disappointing tournament so far – and the prospect of 90-120 minutes of nerve-shredded beach football – imagine my surprise when.
During a fine European Championship finals tournament which had its shocks, the revelation that
BBC co-commentator Martin Keown once captained England was possibly the most disturbing shock of
all. Keown had as bad a tournament as Ashley Young, a player labelled an "international natural"
last month by.
Late on in Arsenal's dispiriting defeat by Manchester City on Sunday, referee Mike Dean sent off Vincent Kompany for a dangerous tackle.
It was a straight red and evened up the on-pitch personnel to10 a side, although far too late in proceedings to offer any real hope to the men in red and white.
Late on in Arsenal's dispiriting defeat by Manchester City on Sunday, referee Mike Dean sent off Vincent Kompany for a dangerous tackle.
It was a straight red and evened up the on-pitch personnel to10 a side, although far too late in proceedings to offer any real hope to the men in red and white.
Some great footballer and manager/pundit impressions from a couple of years ago which included
Thierry Henry, Avram Grant, Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, Alan Hansen, Andre Villas Boas and
Emmanuel Adebayor. I think in the case of this video they saved the best until last with a quality
Adebayor impression.
1-0 up, 2-1 down and a (seemingly) improbable fight back... Arsenal's victory at the Hawthorns
may not have had quite the drama of Manchester City's stunning fight back at the Etihad, but its
importance for the Gunners cannot be overestimated.
Suicidal defending, an inability to keep possession, plenty of pretty passing and an unlikely
3-2 victory.
A few days ago, Mark Lawrenson argued that Arsene Wenger would probably 'fall on his sword' at the
end of the season, especially if he failed to guide Arsenal into next season's Champions League.
Liverpool legend Alan Hansen agrees with his former defensive partner, and believes the next 8-10
weeks could be the defining period of Wenger's reign.
Legendary Liverpool defender Alan Hansen pulled no punches as he was joined by strike duo Michael Owen and Jason Roberts after the pair commented on Edin Dzeko's goals from the bench ratio, Hansen asked both have they came off the bench this season and scored before giving it the old one-two with have either of you's scored a goal this season!
Those dangers being that the advice you offer to the players you're analysing is probably also applicable to you. After Match of the Day 2 guest Michael Owen spoke about the ease of coming off the bench to score goals, Alan Hansen decided to subject Owen and fellow pundit Jason Roberts' current scoring record to [.
The above headline is a thought that's been brought up on several occasions, most notably by
Alan Hansen every time he asked about City on Match of the Day. It's an opinion that's
been thought and voiced so much in the last few months that it's turned into a rhetorical question.
Mario Balotelli is affecting City's title pursuit in a negative manner.
Be a sheep. Whilst it is always good to locate the 'next big thing' and follow the trend of a
cheap player hitting a strong patch of form, do not attempt to adhere to the theory that buying the
most obvious players is pointless as everyone has them.
The BBC do pretty well to employ pundits that annoy us. Mark Lawrenson's predictions are dreadful, Alan Hansen is cripplingly negative and Alan Shearer is as boring as watching dry paint dry. Thankfully, they've managed to make it that little bit worse by allowing Garth Crooks to choose his team of the week in the [.
The BBC have announced that along with dug-in regulars Mark Lawrenson, Alan Hansen and Alan
Shearer, the Match of the Day studio will be graced by none other than Harry Redknapp and Mick
McCarty as of this Saturday evening with the pair tasked with bringing 'their considerable
managerial expertise and experience to the country's most popular football programme.
The BBC have announced that along with dug-in regulars Mark Lawrenson, Alan Hansen and Alan
Shearer, the Match of the Day studio will be graced by none other than Harry Redknapp and Mick
McCarty as of this Saturday evening with the pair tasked with bringing 'their considerable
managerial expertise and experience to the country's most popular football programme.
Season previews always seem so half empty. Not because the writers are lazy (okay, some are) but
because there's always that spectre of "well, shit can get real around the transfer deadline, so,
here's some vague material that should be read skeptically. Enjoy!"
Season previews always seem so half empty. Not because the writers are lazy (okay, some are) but
because there's always that spectre of "well, shit can get real around the transfer deadline, so,
here's some vague material that should be read skeptically. Enjoy!"
A BBC insider has revealed the lengths the corporation has gone to entrap the Match of the Day
team- into uttering something so heinous that they have an excuse to sack them immediately.
The Match of the Day team are known to have long-term contracts with a variety of cast-iron
clauses preventing them from being moved on for otherwise career-ending misdemeanours, including
traffic offences, affairs, comparing a tackle to rape or not knowing anything about Hatem Ben
Arfa.
Ex-professional football players occupy a unique position in British society. For anyone else of
any other profession or social standing, years having engaged in an activity on a professional
basis day-in day-out would afford you with a modicum of respect and a reputation for expertise. You
have been there, on the inside.
Follow @Regista_blog ::: FistedAway welcomes a guest post from Michael, who has an ace surname and runs the splendid Regista ::: Euro-time is almost upon us.
And yet, most of our attention is wrongly focused on the national teams competing at the
finals, when we should be weighing up the merits of the real heroes – the
broadcasters.
The BBC crew begin to kit out the studio ahead of 'Arry's arrival
Saints be praised! After failing to reach Euro 2012 through the official channels earlier in the
week, it was been announced today that Harry Redknapp shall go to the ball after all after
accepting a position on the BBC's punditry panel for the tournament.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Premier League, a series of awards will be handed out the
recognise the best players, goals, matches, celebrations etc. of the past twenty years.
As you would expect, having won more Premier League titles than every other club combined, we
dominate the awards.
This article titled "Euro 2012: France suffer from sticking to sentiment" was written by Paul
Doyle, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 12th June 2012 12.48 UTC
Alan Hansen's giddy declaration on the floundering Beeb on Monday night that Andriy Shevchenko's
two goals constituted the most magical fairytale in the history of football suggests there is
something intoxicating in the Salford air.
Somewhat hilariously, I forgot that I had a long-planned dinner engagement last night, so missed
both of yesterday's opening games of Euro 2012. I did remember to record them, but haven't had time
to watch them as yet. Never mind though, I have seen the highlights, which makes me perfectly
entitled to comment on what happened with considerable authority just like Alan Hansen does on
Match of the Day.
So far the build up to this international tournament has had everything – injuries, controversial
squad selection, comatose friendlies and Alan Hansen talking absolute twaddle. Yet no sign of a
pointless but undeniably intriguing football survey. Thankfully that glaring omission has been
remedied. Courtesy of a survey from electrical chain Comet, we now know that [.
Keyboard warriors throughout England are demanding a refund on their BBC licence fee after Alan
Hansen predicted an impossible semi-final scenario at Euro 2012. The ex-Liverpool defender reckons
Spain, Germany, Holland and Portugal will be the last four standing in Poland and Ukraine. But with
Germany, Holland and Portugal all competing for two quarter-final places [.
After failing to capture the League Cup against Nottingham Forest when they made it to the
finals for the first time in 1978, Liverpool would get their second chance three years later
against a West Ham United side who at the time were plying their trade in Division Two. Despite the
Hammers representing lower league opposition, they were hardly pushovers in a season that saw them
finish first to return to the top flight and make it to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup as
winners of the previous season's FA Cup.
Over the weekend, Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish publicly praised returning striker Luis Suarez,
gushing that he is 'loved and revered' at Anfield. Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher aside, the
last non-Liverpudlian player to receive such acclaim and adulation was (arguably) Fernando Torres,
but legend Alan Hansen believes that Suarez has now eclipsed the Spaniard's popularity.
Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher insists he can be proud of his record against Everton as he heads towards retirement. Vice-captain Carragher became only the sixth Liverpool player to make 30 Merseyside derby appearances in Sunday's 0-0 draw at Anfield - joining Ian Rush, Bruce Grobbelaar, Alan Hansen, Ian Callaghan and Ronnie Whelan.
Stoke striker Michael Owen and Reading's Jason Roberts had to run to the BBC canteen to fetch ice and bandages straight after Sunday night's MOTD2 recording, as pundit Alan Hansen burned them both so hard.
Roberts has managed just one assist from three substitute appearances this season, while Owen has been too busy trying to get into the South Carolina Police Department with his Movember horseshoe mustache to muster more than one shot in four appearances from the bench.
A few high-profile diving incidents followed by the vacuum of the international break put 'simulation' at the top of the footballing agenda in recent days. Perhaps the most attention-grabbing piece of analysis on the subject was provided by Alan Hansen, who noted that Liverpool's Luis Suarez "goes down too easily".
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