One weekend without Premier League football and we can't help but grapple with life's big questions.That's how we came to think about how the day of the player-manager is long gone. It’s a shame really - there’s perhaps nothing more cavalier and downright weird than your gaffer shouting, “Sod it, I’ll do it myself,” before stripping out of a suit and into a full kit.Edgar Davids may be the first one you think of, but how great would it be to see Sean Dyche organising his back four from within? Pep Guardiola spraying balls to Bernardo Silva? Ralph Hasenhuttl bemoaning the lack of service he’s getting up front?At FourFourTwo Towers, we’ve been wondering - who still has it among the...
If West Ham get their way and the Premier League season is declared null and void, what basis is there to believe they would do anything differently and use that second chance wisely?After all, they're the club that cannot stop making the same mistakes.On social media, Karren Brady is busy back-peddling. In her column in The Sun over the weekend, she lobbied for the abandonment of the Premier League season. Given where West Ham are in the table and what relegation would ultimately mean, the backlash has – predictably – been very fierce indeed. The world's population is threatened by a genuine crisis and Brady’s manoeuvering seemed both opportunistic and highly inappropriate.In the days since, she’s clarified her remarks, tweeting...
It’s a time to take refuge in fly-on-the-wall sports documentaries. In the absence of the real thing, which we have to presume will be gone for some time, Netflix, Amazon Prime and the other streaming services are presumably doing a roaring trade.We’re in luck in that regard, because never have those programs been in richer supply and never have they had such variety. NFL Films’ All or Nothing and Hard Knocks have been staples for some time now, but their formats have also been expanded to other sports, such as rugby union (the All Blacks), European football (Manchester City, the Brazilian national team) and Formula One.Just within the last week, the second series of Drive to Survive has launched. So...
Ten minutes on the clock, 25 playersto guess from the countries they plied their trade in. All of them feature on our list of the 100 greatest ever Premier League players, just to narrow it down for you.Note: we're counting loans, but we're not adding the country in again for when they returned.Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwoand share with your friends!NOW TRYQuiz! Can you name every current Bundesliga club? Do you remember the days when a footballer used to sign for a club and stay there for life?They're long gone, unfortunately. No more Gary Nevilles or Tony Adamses - even Steven Gerrard upped sticks for a twilight season or two in Los Angeles.Plenty of footballers have shone in the Premier...
The Premier League has announced a suspension of all games until April 4 due the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with the current plan to complete the remaining nine games of the season within the timeframe of a normal season schedule.However, there arefears that the virus will worsen over the coming weeks and lead to further delay. In such a circumstance, it's not clear what the preferred course of action will be.Here, we run through some of the ideas that have been discussed.KEEP UPDATEDHow is COVID-19 coronavirus affecting football? Premier League, Champions League, EFL and Euro 2020 updatesWill the Premier League season end withthe current standings?With Liverpool so far ahead in the Premier League standings, one idea is to keep the current...