Manager Louis van Gaal’s position may be under scrutiny, but Chris Smalling has warned his Manchester United team-mates they are fighting for their futures too. Although United put on an improved display in their 0-0 draw against Chelsea on Monday night, the fact remains that their manager is under-achieving and under pressure. Van Gaal, who has spent over a quarter of a billion pounds since taking over 18 months ago, has overseen seven goalless draws this term and his team are five points adrift of fourth place with half the season to go. But there is no sign that United…
Author: David Folami
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has used words like ‘hesitant’, ‘sceptical’, ‘cautious’ and ‘scared’ to describe Manchester United’s approach in Monday’s 0-0 draw. United had just two shots on target at Old Trafford, though they did hit the woodwork twice through Juan Mata and Anthony Martial. “I think sometimes you could see in the game that they had chances to attack, but were a little bit sceptical, or hesitant,” said the Nigerian midfielder. “Maybe they were a little bit scared. They were playing not to lose as well. Because of the fast players we have up front who can break…
John Obi Mikel is the first Chelsea player to admit that “the atmosphere has improved since the change of manager”. The midfielder started his first Premier League game in two months when he was selected to face Manchester United and Monday and was quick to say that things had improved since the sacking of Jose Mourinho. Guus Hiddink has returned to Chelsea as interim manager and Mikel said: “He hasn’t changed much yet, but he was here before and he knows the place and all the staff. The players are different – only me and JT (Terry) – were here…
Jurgen Klopp has continued his war of words with the wind in England, saying it is “an enormous change” from Germany. Klopp has overseen eight wins and five draws in his 16 games since being appointed Liverpool manager in early October, with particularly memorable victories over Manchester City and Chelsea. The Reds, who were 10th upon Klopp’s arrival, could rise to 7th in the Premier League with a win over Sunderland on Wednesday, but the German admits he continues to struggle with the weather “here on the island”. “The English game is not faster than the German game,” he told…
Jordan Henderson says Liverpool will have to be “more clever” at Sunderland than they were in their recent defeat to Watford. Henderson and his team-mates head to Wearside on Wednesday evening determined to build upon their 1-0 victory over leaders Leicester City by condemning the Black Cats to a fifth successive defeat. Henderson came through the ranks at Sunderland before earning a £16million switch to Anfield in June 2011, but the Liverpool captain will have only one aim in mind this week. Asked about Sam Allardyce, he said: “He’s a good enough manager to keep them up, but the only…
Arsene Wenger has attributed Mesut Ozil’s phenomenal form to the German being in a “more comfortable psychological position” because he is finally appreciated in England. Ozil has notched 16 assists already in the Premier League. “I think he plays in a position that suits him well,” said Wenger on Wednesday. “He plays in a style of football that suits him well. He is, today, maybe…in a more comfortable psychological position because he’s accepted and not so much questioned than he was in the years before.” Wenger continued: “This season he was not stopped by injuries and I believe that he…
David Moyes says he “would take” the Manchester United manager’s job again, and has offered his backing to Louis van Gaal. Moyes endured a difficult spell as successor to Sir Alex Ferguson from May 2013 to April 2014, taking United from Premier League champions to 7th in the space of less than a full season. Speaking on The Clare Balding Show on BT Sport, the Scot was asked whether he regretted leaving Everton in 2013 to take the job. Moyes replied: “I wouldn’t have done anything different. “I would have only done it different if I’d known it was 10…
The sexy Iyanya of Made Men Music Group is a successful artiste who never fails to churn out catchy songs to the pleasure of all his fans. Earlier on in the day, CEO of Kennis Music, Kenny Ogungbe announced via Instagram that Iyanya has moved into a new house. “At @iam_Iyanya ‘s Brand New House. Brand New Things In A Brand New Year”. With the amount of wealth Iyanya has acquired it’s no doubt that the house looks fabulous. Iyanya who recently dropped a new track featuring Don Jazzy called ‘Gift’ also shared a photo of an enviable gift he…
While accepting his Visionary Award at the BET Honors 2015 in Washington, January 24, Kanye West cleared the air about flying rumors of his wife Kim Kardashian marrying him for his money. He said, “it got nothing to with the money.” The ‘Gold Digger’ crooner referred to his 2009 hit song which featured Jamie Foxx, and appreciated Kim for deciding to marry him in an era where white girls are believed to chase only ‘rich’ black dudes. He said: ‘But I wanna say that my wife has dated broke black dudes. It got nothing to do with the money.’
Most searched porn star on PornHub, Mia Khalifa says a certain rapper whose name rhymes with “rake” tried hitting her up on Instagram. Despite not revealing the rapper’s real name, the 21-year-old told CBS Miami , that she doesn’t mention people who’ve tried to get via any means because it’s rude. However when prompted to give a word that the mystery celebrity name rhymes with, she chose ‘rake’…. ehm did she mean DRAKE? Mia said: ‘On Instagram, but, nevertheless, it was flattering, but, um, his intentions were obviously clear. It was so cringe worthy, the whole thing was cringe worthy.’…
Wife of Nigerian legend 2face Idibia, Annie recently covered the front page of Motherhood In-Style Magazine shares her thoughts on being the mother of 2face’s 2 kids, how her parents divorce affected her and much more. On being married to 2face Idibia: No, I’m married to Innocent, one of the most amazing men in the world. I want to believe our marriage is almost like every other marriage. He’s a good person a good dad, great husband, a wonderful brother-in-law and son-in-law, and he’s all that I thought he would be as a husband and more. On the low and…
Fuji maestro and Wasbar Records C.E.O, Pasuma Wonder, who only just dropped the official visuals to his “Ogede Ti Pon” single, signs creative producer/artiste, Frankie Free, to his label. Frankie Free, who has, before now held up strongly on the Nigerian music scene, finally gets due credence for his feat/drive so far on his own. As a producer, Frankie Free has over time churned out certain well-known offerings, playing a massive role with production credits on the Benin Republican artiste, Lace’s “Benin 2 Naija” album, Frankie Free churned out the nation-wide hit-single, “Change My Story,” which till date, remains a…
Popular Fuji musician Pasuma Wonder, real name Odetola Wasiu Alabi Ajibola is very fine without having a wife and wants people to stop bothering him on the issue. In an interview the father of spoke about not settling down with any woman “I am comfortable. I think anything you do in this life; you just have to believe in yourself first. At the same time, if I am not ready to do anything, nobody can force me to do it. By now, I believe people should allow me live my life, they should just wait; it is my life. People…
Mariah Carey has reportedly signed a big deal as the latest resident diva in Las Vegas! The newly single mother of two sealed the deal last week after cameras captured the singer and her entourage departing from the Caesars Palace. We previously reported that Vegas big catch, Celine Dion had taken a break announcing she’ll be returning to Canada to take care of her sick husband. With Dione gone, Ceasers Palace could have just found their replacement but TMZ, reports that Carey will step down when the Canadian superstar returns late 2015 or early 2016. Even though the exact figure…
A 5-year old Nicki Minaj fan in Washington DC, suffering from Lymphoma, had always wished to meet the pop star and get one of her pink wigs on her head before she dies. Well her dreams came true when Nicki gave her a surprise visit this weekend 5-year old Damiyah ‘Miyah’ Telemaque Nelson who was diagnosed with 3B Burkitts Lymphoma [cancer] got her first celebrity visit from Washington Wizards star John Wall who posted an Instagram video with her and her wish earlier this month. What’s up Nicki! My buddy Miyah has cancer. Come on Nicki, help us out. Help…
Drake was recently all about paying a surprise visit this weekend to his die heart fan, Kennedy Brown who was diagnosed with brain cancer two years ago in Houston. 15 year old Kennedy has been battling brain cancer since 2012 and when faced with the fear of death in just a few weeks, her college mates arranged for her to get the full high school experience by throwing her a surprise prom and then crowning her prom queen. But that wasn’t all; they were bent on giving Kennedy her dying wish – meeting Drake! So last week, a social media…
Eminem gave the surprise of a lifetime to his 17-year-old fan, Gage Garmo, who had been given about a week to live after been diagnosed with bone cancer in 2012 as a freshman in high school. The 42-year-old rapper visited the terminally ill young hip hop lover in his Rochester Hills Michigan home on Sunday January 11 and according to The Detroit Free Press, ‘Gage sat up with a grin on his face’, something his family hadn’t seen their son do in a long time. After going through multiple treatments and surgeries, doctors informed Garmo he had just days to…
fter rumors made rounds last weekend on unreliable webloids that ‘Fast & Furious’ actor Tyrese was thrown out of a nightclub in Dubai because he was trying to ‘holla’ at Kim Kardashian – while she was visiting for a Formula 1 race – the singer says ‘its all a lie!’ According to the unidentified webloid, Tyrese was asked to leave an unidentified Dubai nightclub, where he had supposedly been spotted with Kardashian. “A man who was with KIM (a VERY rich man) didn’t like what he saw,” explains the webloid. “So Tyrese was asked to leave the club.” Another media…
Tyrese is far from being that ‘Baby Boy’ we all knew him to be in ths past. On his recent 36 birthday, the singer and actor celebrated in the presence of the hottest strippers in town. According to reports, Tyrese – who is linked to dating actress Sanaa Lathan – was surprised by his close friend Snoop Dogg on set of his new video, “Dump S**t” in Burbank this week with a face full of strippers! The veteran rapper – who also features on the track – made a plan to bring in some exotic dancers and surprise Tyrese with…
Snoop Dogg’s first son, Corde Broadus is now a dad and that means the Doggfather is now a grandfather! The 21-year-old reportedly welcomed his first child on Saturday January 10th and some US sites claim the mother to the Doggson’s child has been a ‘friend’ to Snoop in the past and she is in her 30s. The new dad took to Instagram soon after the birth to post pics and videos of his newborn son, he named Zion. He captioned one of the pics: ‘Happy EarthDay Zion. #RastafarianLions #ThankYouJessica #1Love.’ Unfortunately, Snoop was out of town when his first grandchild…