Sevilla are open to selling World Cup winning midfielder, Steven N’Zonzi if any interested club meet his release clause, according to reports from The Mirror. The 29-year-old is wanted by Unai Emery, who hopes he might add more solidity in the central midfield area. The one snag though is that his release clause is set […]
Tag: Patrick Vieira
Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit are two players we won’t forget in a hurry. Yes, both players had great ability – they wouldn’t have played almost every game together in the 1997-98 double winning side if they didn’t. However, what set them apart was their power, tenacity, leadership and commitment to their role within a […]
Patrick Vieira and Gilberto Silva were the midfield pair that pushed Arsenal to the Invincibles season of 2003-04. The pair were like Beauty and The Beast for the Gunners as they went a whole season unbeaten, a feat never matched in English football since Preston North End did it in 1888-89. It is therefore a […]
Arsene Wenger considers him one of the best players he has had the pleasure of managing. His former teammates constantly spoke of his relentless professionalism and commitment. Use the above to describe a player and most will guess it to be Patrick Vieira, or somebody else who featured prominently for Arsenal during their double wins […]
Manchester City are clear favourites for Sunday’s Carabao Cup Final. The most generous odds any bookmaker offers on the Citizens lifting the trophy at Wembley are 4/9; an implied probability of 69%. Those quotes partly reflect the dominance of Pep Guardiola’s side. They have been beaten by just three teams: Shakhtar Donetsk, Liverpool and Wigan […]
A few fun links for you in the build-up to the Arsenal vs Wolves game: Arsene Wenger calls Robin van Persie the best striker in the Premier League. ESPN Soccernet looks back at the impact made by Patrick Vieira in his time at Arsenal. Soccerlens predicts which teams will qualify for the knockout rounds of […]