The International break is finally over, and guess what, there will be none till, march next year, which means we all get to watch our favorite teams play, without the usual two weeks interruption, isn't that good news, I bet it is, and if that is, then what about the rumours of FIFA's plans to scrap it off, maybe even better
Alright, down to the business of the day, Last week in football, will not be forgotten in a hurry, at least by some teams, but some however would wan't to erase it as quickly as possible, don't worry we perfectly understand, and what about those football villains and the unlikely heroes, and of course the unlucky ones,who were more or less instrumental to their teams Result last week, but what about we fans, aren't there some things we don't want to be seeing in our beautiful game, who has guts enough to tell that to Gianni infantino,I guess nobody, there were some interesting developments from the FIFA desk, last week, do you think holding the world cup every two year's is a good idea, and what should be the best punishment for Man city, if found guilty of breaching FFP rules, by UEFA, let me know in the comment box
Best Moment: Ranieri kick starts Fulham managerial career, with victory
There's no better way to start your reign as a manager, than a victory, and self acclaimed 'tinkerman' Claudio ranieri did just that, against Southampton, although things didn't actually start on a bright note for the Italian, when Armstrong gave Southampton an early lead, but however his men showed great strength and character to equalise and take the lead, before halftime, with goals from Alexsandr mitrovic and Andre schurrle, although they were pegged back in the second half, by another Armstrong goal, Ranieri and his boys, had the final laugh, in the 63rd minute when, Alexsandr mitrovic volleyed home the winner, this was definitely the best moment Fulham fans, have witnessed in a very long time.
Worst Moment
Eibar crush Real Madrid, in solari's first game in charge
While Ranieri, got off to a good start with Fulham, it was however entirely different fortunes, for Santiago solari in Spain, watching his side being crushed 3-nil, on his first game in charge as permanent manager, it definitely wasn't the best of times for the Argentine and all those affiliated with the club, who were starting to believe in him, this result no doubt, would have raised a few eye brows, Real Madrid were starting to perform under the 42 year old, but could it have been a false dawn, you could feel for solari, what a bad moment he must have had
Best Moment : Monaco end Seven game winless run, to gift Henry first win in charge
It was a change in fortune for Thierry and his Monaco side, as a 54th minute Radamel falcao free kick in the game against Caen, did the job for the ligue l side, to take the pressure that was Rapidly building of Thierry Henry's shoulders, Monaco had lost 5 games and drawn two, including the 4-0 drubbings of both PSG and club brugge, so the club haven't had a reason to smile for a very long time, stretching way before Henry repr the sacked Leonardo jardim, so you don't actually have to be a Monaco fan to celebrate with them their "best moment" for a long time, thats the spirit of sportsmanship.
Worst Moment : Tottenham end Chelsea's unbeaten run
While Monaco were celebrating their first win in months, Chelsea were reeling, their first defeat since the start of the season, and at last Europe's only unbeaten team finally tasted defeat, but you have to admit though, it had been coming
Chelsea's yet again slow start, was punished by Tottenham, who drew the first blood in the 8th minute, through Dele alli, who just never stops scoring against them, Chelsea were ragged by Tottenham in the opening 45, and went into the break with a 2 goal lead, courtesy of a brilliant second from harry Kane, Tottenham weren't done yet and got their third in the second half, through the ever troubling son heung min, substitute oliver giroud, scored a late consolation for Chelsea, but it wasn't enough to spark a comeback, so Chelsea were left battered in the hands of their north london rivals, definitely a moment to forget for them
Whereas some teams shone and others fell short, some players had a day to forget and one to remember, and this week I've picked one villain and one hero, who were more worthy in that regard
Villain of the week
Alvaro morata : A rating of 3/10 probably doesn't tell the full story, maybe this does,
morata was regularly caught offside in the match, and did absolutely nothing, to trouble the Tottenham defenders, they probably didn't recognise he was on the pitch, and Chelsea fans out there are actually having enough of it, he wasnt the only bad player on the pitch,however David luiz and willian also got the backlash from Chelsea fans,and in general it was poor performance from Chelsea, but morata by far was the villain of the bunch and was more instrumental to Chelsea's loss on the day
Hero of the week
Aaron mooy:
Pierre emerick aubameyang, dele alli, radamel falcao,Leroy sane and Wayne Hennessey all made substantial contributions to their teams result over the weekend, but I've gone for the little lesser known, Aaron mooy because he single handedly moved struggling Huddersfield up to 13th on the table against a better wolves team, the Australian was the cherries hero against wolves, with a brace in that encounter, Huddersfield definitely needed inspiration to win a very crucial game, and the Former Manchester city starlet, did just that
Unlucky chap : David brooks
The welsh midfielder, had an effort wrongly disallowed for offside against arsenal, and you could bet that if VAR, was on ground, it would have stood and that would have changed the context of the game, so unlucky there.
That's pretty much it, looking forward to another week in football, its goodbye for
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