Since his much-heralded arrival this summer, plenty has been made of Andre Villas-Boas tactical genius. Is he, as many would argue, a tactical maestro? Or as others would argue, an impostor that's yet to face any true challenges in his fledgling career? To get to the root of this, and as part of the inevitable hype surrounding Sunday's United fixture, we take a closer look at the formations, substitutions, tactical adjustments, and philosophies of Mr.

The impostor is a runaway choice in this season's most unwanted award category. Sorry guy, but you were shit. Give us back our Bison.

Readers' passenger of the season voting results (2010-11)
Total votes: 139
Michael Essien 56 votes (40.

We bring our work week of end of season polling to a close with what sure is to be a testy subject. Who sucked hardest?

This club had its share of underperformers this season, especially during that forgettable mid-season lull that drove us all insane. We've somehow managed to narrow our initial list to four: a pair of midfielders, a forward and one truly atrocious fullback.

It was Liverpool's best season since the start of the Premier League. A season which saw Liverpool scored the most goals and lost the least games but yet could not win the Premiership title.
But the Reds under Rafa Benitez gave us some wonderful moments with last minute winners and high scoring games.

Valentine's Day 2011 saw an announcement anticipated but met with sorrow around the football world and mourned with open grief in his native Brazil. Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima stated at a hastily arranged press conference in Sao Paolo that he was retiring from the sport. The 34-year-old was clearly distraught and broke down several times as he explained the reason he can no play longer the game so dear to him.

Walter Smith is the phlegmatic type. Over a managerial career now into its third decade with Rangers, Everton and Scotland he has accepted his varied triumphs and disasters in a manner that would earn Kipling's approval.
But there is one impostor that bothers him still, some 18 years after the events of one roller-coaster season.

It was that or die. I'm a romantic. I like the fact that talent, technical ability, is valued above physical condition now. I'm glad that's the priority; if it wasn't, there wouldn't be the same spectacle. Football is played to win but our satisfaction is double. Other teams win and they're happy, but it's not the same.