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Which player has impressed me the most in the Premier League this season

  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...

My season prediction for West Ham United

The 2019-2020 Premier League season kicks-off this Saturday and my beloved West Ham United start their campaign against Newcastle United at the London Stadium. It's no secret that West Ham has a very loyal fan base and that they are extremely vocal on match day supporting the team.  However as we approach the seasons start, no further additions to the playing squad have been made.  Considering we finished a disappointing 16th place just five points off the relegation zone, it is clear the squad needs to bring in some better players to avoid relegation fears creeping in again this year.   Fans of the club on social media are quite frankly "at war" with the current owners of the club, David Sullivan and David Gold for not investing any money into the squad to get some signings over the line .  Just last week they sold one of our most promising youngsters Grady Diangana who has been at the club since he was 10 to a relegation rival in West Bromwich A...

Gyeongnam FC: A half way season report

Gyeongnam FC was relegated into K League 2 after losing a relegation playoff doubleheader against bitter rivals Busan I Park back in 2019.   The clubs venture into a lower division hasn't been all that plain sailing at all, challenging is a better term to use.   Firstly our manager changed from Kim Jung-boo to former Korean international and Premier League star Seol Ki-hyeon.  It was Seol's first foray  into full professional management.  He had been managing Sungkyunkwan University for two years before joining Gyeongnam. When getting relegated usually the better players in the squad jump ship and look for pastures new.  Japanese star playmaker Kunimoto joined K League 1 powerhouses Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.  Goalkeeper Lee Bum-soo joined Gangwon FC and promising youngster Kim Joon-beom moved north to play for Incheon United FC.  So under the new management team, the whole club had a major re-shuffle of the squad. The l...