What actually makes a great save?Dozens and dozens are made each weekend, many of those with far reaching consequences, and yet few live in the memory for more than a few hours. Where does the longevity come from, then? What gives a save the kind of permanence which allows it to endure, vividly, for years?The language around goalkeeping is bland. Pundit Land is populated by former outfield players, meaning that the position is rarely given more than cursory glance. They’re either being lavished with hyperbole or harpooned by criticism, and always within discussions tent-pegged by truisms being taken too literally.It’s a world in which the near-post is sacrosanct and anything other than a catch is a flap, meaning that we...
You've got fourminutesto name the 12 players to have played for both Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola – then send a screenshot of your score to @FourFourTwo!THEN TRYQuiz! Can you name every Premier League team Eden Hazard scored against for Chelsea? In this month's issue of FourFourTwo, we take a look back at the extraordinary career of Jose Mourinho, and get the inside scoop for those who know him best. The Special One has won titles, and made a few enemies, wherever he's coached, but it's his rivalry with Pep Guardiola which really stands out.Mourinho and Guardiola are two of world football's most decorated and celebrated coaches. They're also are bitter rivals with vastly differing footballing philosophies. Despitethis fact, a...
You have a mere ten minutesto guess 50 players, so get cracking. Just to be clear, these players aren't necessarily all English themselves - they merely finished in the top five scorers of England's top flight!Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwo, and challenge some friends while you're at it.THEN TRYQuiz! Can you name the clubs who've been promoted from the Championship since 1999/2000? Ahh, the 90s. Without getting too Abe Simpson on our younger readers, things used to be different back inour day.Football as we know it didn't even exist at the turn of the decade - with the Premier League not kicking off until the 1992/93 campaign.Foreign players were stillstrange, exotic creatures whose names confused fans and whose skill defied...
Jose Mourinho is in search of his third Champions League trophy with a third club. The new issue of FourFourTwo magazine examines the Tottenham manager's history with Europe's elite competition – but here, we take a look through his whole managerial career...2000/01 - BenficaHonours: noneMourinho takes his first senior job, promoted from assistant manager after Jupp Heynckes' dismissal. He first falls out with the board after refusing to hire their assistant manager pick, calling him “a donkey who worked for 30 years and never became a horse.” After a positive start, Mourinho asks for a contract extension and resigns when it’s refused.2001/02 – Uniao de Leiria/PortoHonours: noneMourinho agrees a deal to become Uniao de Leiria head coach and takes the...
Inter Miami vs Inter MilanClub Internacional de Fútbol Miami may have only been founded in 2018, but it took them just months to find themselves fierce rivals of one of Europe’s global superpowers. Unfortunately, this rivalry didn’t formon the pitch – Miami haven't played a single game yet.The Miami franchise - set up with David Beckham and Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller (because of course) – named their team Inter Miami to reflect the multiculturalism of the Florida city, despite Inter Milan filing a US Patent and Trademark application in 2014 to make “Inter” its exclusive brand in the US.The MLS itself filed a notice of opposition to Inter Milan’s claim, stating that since “Inter” was a common prefix –...