PremFlix is on the horizon. We don’t yet know what form it will take, how much it will cost or even what it will actually be called, but some form of direct-to-consumer broadcasting model is now inevitable.For now, it has only the faintest outline, meaning there’s little sense in predictingits delivery or dynamic. One conclusion it probably is safe to draw, however, is that it will give supporters more chance to retreat into their own, exclusive groups. With any direct-to-consumer model comes the opportunity for digital season tickets and, with that, the chance to tailor match-watching experiences to particular fanbases.The reality may not be quite so ultra-localised or so literal. It needn’t mean appropriate regional accents for particular commentaries,or hopelessly...
Seven minutes are on the clock and there are 30 players to guess - that's 10over two stints at Chelsea, a further 10 from Mourinho's two and a half seasons at Manchester United, and 10 from his first few months at Tottenham.Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwo, and challenge some friends while you're at it.THEN TRYQuiz! Can you name the 30 most successful clubs in world football? Every manager has their favourites. But sometimes, players become known as a "type" associated with a specific boss.That's exactly the case with Jose and the "Mourinho type" footballers who have played for his sides. You know the kind of players - hard-working, physically imposing warriors, willing to charge through brick walls for the gaffer.But...
Rio Ferdinand has revealed that his best ever performance for Manchester United was in a0-0 draw away to Barcelona in the 2008 Champions League.Alongside Patrice Evra, Wes Brown and make-shift right-back Owen Hargreaves in defence, Ferdinand and the United back line managed to keep Barcelona’s devastating attackers at bay over two legs.He told the March issue ofFourFourTwomagazine, out now: “We kept a clean sheet in both legs of that semi against Barcelona, with their forward line: Samuel Eto’o, Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry.“They had some ridiculous players, and over 180 minutes we kept them out.”The performance at the Camp Nou saw United dominate the first-half, as Cristiano Ronaldo missed a golden opportunity to give United a crucial away goal from...
The PFA Young Players’ Player of the Year isn’t that much more an inferior award than its senior sibling. The honour has been dished out to the finest talents the Premier League has ever seen, including the likes of Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney and even James Milner (yes, Milner was young once). Who’s the bookies’ favourite to win this year?Trent Alexander-Arnold, LiverpoolTrent Alexander-Arnold is having a couple of seasons that few full-backs have ever enjoyed. With ten assists so far this season - he recorded 12 last year - the youngster is an integral cog in Jurgen Klopp’s machine and a key reason for Liverpool being able to break down deep blocks with so much more ease in the last...
Borussia Dortmund eventually lost their topsy-turvy game with Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, falling 4-3 to a late Lars Bender goal. In amongst the madness, though, were Jadon Sancho’s little trademarks – the perfect cross for Mats Hummels, the cute flick in the build up to Raphael Guerrero’s goal, and a wonderful strike of his own that was ruled out by a jobsworth VAR.The subtext to which, unfortunately, is the knowledge that Sancho is already on borrowed time at Dortmund and is likely to leave at the end of the season.Outrageous from Emre Can! Wow!Two touches then he shapes it into the net from 25 yards! His former club are stunned!Dortmund lead. pic.twitter.com/likPxtaPvI— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 8, 2020Relations...