Category: Podcast
Rooney Will Regret Old Trafford Departure
Unsettled England striker Wayne Rooney will leave Manchester United at the end of the season – and will live to regret the decision like so many other former Red Devils. But Man United will be better without him. A turbulent week at Old Trafford saw retirement announcements from Sir Alex Ferguson and Paul Scholes – [...]
Time for Asian Football’s New Boss to Walk the Walk
After his controversial election as the new president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Bahrain’s Sheikh Salman must back up his campaign manifesto with immediate, effective action, says The Football Fever Podcast team. Only then will skeptics drop the scrutiny over Sheikh’s alleged connection to human rights abuses during the Bahraini crackdown two years ago. [...]
Cardiff Must Learn Harsh Lessons of QPR
One Malaysian-owned club can learn from the other to be a success in the English Premier League, according to the Football Fever Podcast. Newly-promoted Cardiff City should continue to make bargain buys like Korean international Kim Bo-Kyung instead of following QPR’s disastrous example of splashing out on faded superstars, which led to the London club’s [...]
Suarez May Use Biting as his Anfield Out Clause
Luis Suarez may have played his last game for Liverpool as the Uruguayan could use a lengthy suspension and accompanying controversy as an excuse to leave Anfield, says the Football Fever Podcast team. With the Reds missing again from European football next season, Suarez’s agent is likely to now be shopping around for a club [...]
ASEAN Super League Won’t Work
The planned Southeast Asian football league is unlikely to catch on and could do long-term damage to football in the region, according to The Football Fever Podcast team. An 8-team competition spanning across several ASEAN countries is planned to start in 2015, but will not enjoy the success or popularity of cricket’s Indian Premier League, which [...]
Spurs’ Risky Gamble on Bale System
Tottenham may win more games with Gareth Bale in the line-up, but the system built around him makes them a far weaker side when the Welsh wizard is missing, according to Spurs’ legend Darren Anderton. The former England winger says that the North Londoners over-reliance on Bale was shown up as their top-4 hopes suffered a setback [...]
Sir Alex was Outsmarted by Rafa
A tactical misjudgment by master manager Sir Alex Ferguson contributed to Manchester United’s exit from the FA Cup at the hands of Chelsea, according to the Football Fever Podcast. After Rafa Benitez was criticised for fielding a weakened team in the loss at Southampton in the Premier League 48 hours earlier, he was vindicated when [...]
Owen’s Technical Failings Cut Short Career
A lack of technical ability rather than injuries is why former England and Liverpool forward Michael Owen is retiring at the relatively young age of 33, according to The Football Fever Podcast team. With his pace all but gone, Owen has been unable to adapt his game in the way that contemporaries like Paul Scholes, [...]
“International Football Has Been Devalued”
England caps are now being handed out like a stable hand feeding sugar cubes to a racehorse, devaluing the currency of international football. That’s the opinion of former England fullback Paul Parker on the Football Fever Podcast. He says his 19 caps in the 1980s and 1990s equates to more than 50 in today’s terms. [...]
Why Rooney Will Remain at Manchester United
Despite reports that he will leave Old Trafford at the end of the season, England forward Wayne Rooney will be staying put at Manchester United, according to The Football Fever Podcast team. The Red Devils are simply the best ‘fit’ within England for the 27-year-old – and family reasons would prevent him from going abroad. [...]
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