English Premier League – The Most Unprofitable Foreign Transfers

The English Premier League has at different times had some players who came as really great players from other leagues around the world, but such players failed to impress and went back disappointed to say the least. Some players that come to the Premiership from other leagues find it difficult to cope with the physical demands of the Premiership. One of such players is Uruguayan striker who had a previous unsuccessful stay with Manchester United between 2002 and 2004. He is due to try again in the premiership this coming season from Atletico Madrid where he has played very well.

Diego Forlan – Though he is about to play again in the Premiership, it is not going to be his first time. He joined Manchester United in 2002 from Independiente, an Argentine side. He however could only score 17 goals in 95 appearances for the team. When you compare this with another striker, Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s 150 goals in 210 appearances, you will understand why Forlan was quickly sent to Spain immediately Wayne Rooney joined the club in 2004.

Juan Sebastian Veron – Everybody thought that Manchester United has gotten a world class player when they paid the then English Transfer record of 28.1 million Pound for Veron. It didn’t quite play out as Veron failed to make the impact expected of him. Two years later, he joined Chelsea but still did not improve and had to move back.

Hernan Crespo – In 2003, Crespo joined the English Premiership team Chelsea from Inter Milan for 18.6 million Pounds. Prior to joining Chelsea his goal scoring ability was not in doubt. It was not difficult for Jose Mourinho to loan him to AC Milan when he took over as Chelsea manager in 2004 as he realized Crespo never fully adjusted to the Premiership style.

Andrei Shevchenko – With a splendid record of 173 goals in 296 games, Shevchenko joined Chelsea from AC Milan for 30.8 million Pounds. He could only manage to score 9 goals in 43 games over a 3 year period.

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English Premier League 2011-12: Is Arsenal On The Fall?

A year ago, one would have been surprised by my headline as Arsenal was almost fulfilling its potential in the English Premiership League and also in the Champions League.

However, a year can seem a long time and can make all the difference. With Arsenal, it is now difficult for them to keep their top players. Worse still, new players no longer find the club attractive. Nasri, Clichy and Fabregas are on the verge of leaving. Walcott is also contemplating leaving while Arshavin may no longer feel comfortable staying on.

The manager, Arsene Wenger however still hopes that things can still work out for good as he says no transfer moves has yet be finalized as every club is waiting for others to act first. This may not be entirely true as Manchester United has consolidated their offer to Alexis Sanchez.

Many people believe that Arsene Wenger is always happy with getting the best return on his investment in the players. A big team like Arsenal should be investing on new players. It is only the small clubs that are forced to sell their players to raise enough resources to buy new ones. Arsenal does not act like a big team in this regard. They just sell some of their best players simply because they want to leave. Now they are finding it difficult to buy new players because no player seems to be interested in joining them even though the club has resources in their disposal.

All the big teams in the English Premier League are more interested in European competitions. As a result, they need great players to do well in the Champions League. Good players are not just good enough here. You must be a great player in your ultimate form. It is easier for a team to attract great players when they already have some of such players in their team. It also applies that when a team has few star players in their roster, it becomes really difficult for them to attract great players.

If eventually Nasri, Fabregas and Clichy leave Arsenal, what do you think will happen to the creativity in their midfield? If the manager, Arsene Wenger is unable to recruit players with great play to replace them, then Arsenal may not be the same again. Also, it does any team or coach no good to experience such exodus of talent. Wenger can succeed in the transfer bid if he goes for younger players even if they are not well known, like Lille striker Gervinho.

Six years have gone by and Wenger has remained trophy-less. This definitely is not good for his credibility. It is difficult to predict the future of Wenger and also that of Arsenal with a new owner, Stan Kroenke.

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English Premier League 2011-12 Season: Latest Club News

Ahead of the new season due to begin on August 13, read the latest news about the English Premiership League.

Arsenal: Do you know that Mark Randall, Arsenal Midfielder has joined Chesterfield on a one-year contract which will expire by June 2012?

Aston Villa: The news is that Ashley Young has been signed by Manchester United on a five-year contract.

Blackburn: A new deal has been offered to the striker Benjani. He most likely will stay on.

Bolton: Do you know that Gary Cahill, Bolton defender will likely leave the club. His eyes are on man City, Liverpool or Arsenal.

Chelsea: The Chelsea boss is Villas-Boas. Chelsea paid 13.3 million pounds to get him from Porto

Everton: Phil Neville the captain and defender will play on for two more years despite the foot injury he picked last season.

Fulham: Fulham’s new manager is Martin Jol. He took over from mark Hughes who resigned.

Liverpool: The new season billed to start August 13, just 3 days after the round of friendly internationals is making the manager of Liverpool Kenny Dalglish unhappy. He reasons that the players would not have enough time to get themselves ready for the English Pemiership League.

Manchester City: Brentford has signed Man City defender Shaleum Logan.

Newcastle:Newcastle rejected Celtic’s offer of 1.5 million pound deal for Fraser Foster.

Norwich City: Defender Ritchie de Laet of Man U will be on with Norwich for one year.

QPR: The newcomers to the premiership will have keeper Radek Cerny who signed a one year contract extension with the club.

Stoke: Tony Pulis the manager expects that with transfer fees likely to go up across the league, we will have an expensive summer.

Sunderland: On July 1, it is expected that Sebastian Larsson the Birmingham winger will join Steve Bruce’s team.

Swansea City: Goalkeeper de Vries will leave Swansea to join Wolverhampton Wanderers. This will be on a free transfer.

Tottenham: They contested the decision to hand over the Olympic stadium to West Ham and Newham council. They lost their bid for a judicial review.

West Brom: Carson the keeper set to join Busaspor of Turkey.

Wigan: Manager Roberto Martinez decides to stay on with the club despite an offer from Aston Villa.

Wolves: Mid-fielder O’Hara of Tottenham has signed a five year contract with Wolves for a transfer fee of 5 million pounds.

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English Premier League- Some Shocking Moments

There are always shocking moments in the English Premiership League. Some of them have been captured below.

David Busst injury

In a match between Coventry City and Manchester United in 1996, Bust collided with Man U players Brian McClair and Denis Irwin which resulted in extensive compound fractures to both the tibia and fibula of his right leg. The English Premiership League is yet to see such horrific injury that led Man U keeper Peter Schmeichel vomit on the pitch. That was the end of Busst’s playing career but he served with Coventry City as Director of Football.

Kieron Dyer & Lee Bowyer fight on the pitch

Both players fought during Newcastle’s 3-0 defeat at Aston Villa in 2005. Later, they appeared after the game with manager Graeme Souness in a press conference where they apologized for their behavior but obviously did not apologize to each other.

Robbie Fowler white line celebration

After scoring for Liverpool in the Merseyside derby against Everton, Fowler used the white line of the penalty area to simulate snorting cocaine as his goal celebration. This was in reference to the accusations of drug abuse from a faction of Everton fans. Fowler ended up with a £60,000 club fine and a 4 match ban for his antics.

Adebayor goal celebration

Adebayor after moving from Arsenal to Manchester City played for the first time against his former club at the City of Manchester Stadium. This was at the start of the 2009-2010 season. Man City beat Arsenal 4-2. Adebayor after scoring his goal ran to the away end full of Arsenal fans and goaded them with his celebrations.

Campbell going to Arsenal

Tottenham’s club captain and defender played a very big role with the club during the 1990’s, in 2001 he got a contract that would have made him the highest paid player in the club’s history but Camplel decided to move to arch rival Arsenal on a free transfer. Spurs fans still see him as a betrayer 10 years after while he is still regarded as one of the biggest traitors in the English Premiership League history.

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