Premier League Clubs Outside the Top 6 | News and Views
In a year that keeps shoving unpredictability down our throats like McDonald’s Travis Scott meal, any sense of “normal” is a saving grace. We’re creatures of habit, after all. That’s why March and April seemed to drag on while we were pinned down in our home, only leaving for food and to walk the dog. […]
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Josh Sargent’s sophomore season at Werder Bremen hasn’t been a complete bust — but the club’s season has been a slow train wreck. That’s why USMNT fans should feel anxious about the 20-year-old’s future in top tier German football. Werder Bremen has been in the Bundesliga since the 1981/82 season — one of the longest […]
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An assault on how we should perceive Erling Haaland is raining down from social media. What sucks is the perpetrators couldn’t be more detached from reality. But this isn’t surprising. Character assassination has been in vogue since the advent of Twitter and now Haaland is primed to be the next victim. We, as a soccer-watching […]
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The most fun we can all have as German soccer neutrals is to throw our support behind Borussia Dortmund. This decision should not be made lightly, by anyone. There will be stress. There will be clinched buttocks’s. And you better believe there will be Saturday morning joy. It’s been 2 months without proper, top-level soccer […]
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With so much hype on the youth that breaks through on team sheets across the Premier League, often we grow frustrated when they don’t create magic right away. For Emiliano Buendía and Moussa Djenepo, the wait has been non-existent. The Norwich attacking midfielder and the Southampton winger have been at the forefront of the youth […]
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Image by Tim Goode Does the international break really have to be here? Clubs outside the 6 are salivating for a push toward the top of the table with Leicester City and Crystal Palace cruising into the Top 4 as the Premier League catches its breath for a week. With Everton and West Ham not […]
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It was a streak-breaking weekend for clubs outside the 6. Aston Villa led us off Friday night by dispatching Everton for their first win of the season and ending Jack Grealish’s 20-match Premier League losing streak. Newcastle United upended Tottenham Hotspur at the most-hyped, gargantuan stadium in the world. It was the first time Newcastle […]
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Oh Pukki, you score so fine; You score so fine you blow my mind; Teemu Pukki; Teemu Pukki. Oh Pukki, you score so fine; You score so fine you blow my mind; Teemu Pukki; Teemu Pukki. You leave defenders behind all night and that’s okay with me; you score all the goals, and we’re going […]
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We’re back. After 90 days or rest, relaxation and transfer drama, the Premier League has returned. The 2019-20 season welcomes back Norwich City, Sheffield United and Aston Villa to the collection of clubs outside the top 6. Along with these plucky clubs, a host of players return to their squads by managing to stay clear […]
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As another international break approaches (why, God? Why??), some clubs couldn’t ask for a better time to take a week off (ahem, Newcastle, Cardiff City, Huddersfield and Fulham). But on the other side you have Bournemouth, who are an absolute wagon. That’s ice hockey talk for unstoppable. Now, we should all temper our expectations for […]
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