My stand out player to date in my view has been James Rodriguez of Everton FC. He has taken to the Premier League "like a duck to water". The 29-year-old Columbia attacking midfielder was signed in the offseason from Spanish giants Real Madrid for a fee believed to be around 20 million pounds. He signed on a two-year contract for the Toffees. In the opening four games of the season James has scored three goals and assisted two and in general, has been at the hub of everything that Everton have done well in the attacking third of the pitch. A huge factor getting James to the Premier League was the fact that his old manager who he played under at Real Madrid is the current Everton gaffer. Italian Carlo Ancelotti is the man in question that attracted the flamboyant winger to the Premier League. They had a very good relationship at Real Madrid and they wanted to rekindle that at Everton. James has formed a frightening partnership with Everton duo Rich...
This was a three in the morning kick-off for me as I am residing in South Korea. My alarm was set and I was fully expecting Wolves to play us off the park from the first whistle. I wake up bleary eyed and find a good stream on my laptop to watch the clash. What I witnessed was a real breath of fresh air from West Ham. We looked superb, pinging the ball around well and chasing down every loose ball all over the pitch. In our previous league game against Arsenal, we had played brilliantly but didn't get our just rewards for our efforts in a 2-1 loss at the Emirates. At the forefront of this was former Hull City winger Jarrod Bowen who was a menace all evening for the Wolves backline. He opened the scoring after just 17 minutes with a brilliant solo goal. He received a pass from a quick free-kick and dribbled towards the box beating three Wolves defenders. He then curled an unstoppable effort passed Rui Patricio to...