Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United team are too rigid and are being held back by a lack of freedom, according to former first-team coach. United’s style under Van Gaal has already been criticised by former midfielder Paul Scholes and Dutchman Meulensteen added that the team seemed to have lost the “obligation to entertain” and talked down their lack of adventure. “The word is maybe rigid at times,” Meulensteen was quoted as saying by the BBC. “You see players where the ball could have been played forward with a little bit of risk but they tend to go square or back.…
Author: David Folami
Wayne Rooney says Manchester United should follow the lead of record-chasing Jamie Vardy in their summit meeting with shocking Premier League leaders Leicester on Saturday. Leicester City striker Vardy will be a history maker at the King Power Stadium should he score for a Premier League record 11th successive match and his record bid couldn’t come at a more uncomfortable time for the struggling Rooney and United’s other out-of-form forwards. With 13 league goals this season, Vardy has scored more than all of United’s strikers combined and, fittingly, it is former Old Trafford great Ruud van Nistelrooy whose record he…
Manchester City’s second keeper Willy Caballero is certain he can fill in for Joe Hart if the knock the England No 1 picked up against Juventus in midweek rules him out of Saturday’s Premier League clash with The Saints. Hart strained a hamstring against the Italian champions on Wednesday night, making way for Caballero in the 81st minute, and is a doubt for the visit of eighth-placed Southampton. Caballero’s only Premier League appearance of the season so far came in City’s 4-1 drubbing by Tottenham Hotspur on September26, a game in which he admits he played badly. “Always when you…
Alexis Sanchez has been placed alongside a hunting lion by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who says he is shocked by the Chile forward’s resilience and powers of recovery. Sanchez, Arsenal’s joint top scorer this season alongside Olivier Giroud, has lit up the Premier League with a series of eye-catching performances since signing from Barcelona last season. He scored two and set up the third in the Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday and, according to Wenger, is likely to recover in time to play against Norwich City in the Premier League on Sunday despite tweaking his hamstring in…
Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp was glad the club wrapped up an early place in the Europa League knockout stages after Thursday’s hard-fought 2-1 win over French side Girondins de Bordeaux at Anfield. Liverpool found it hard to lay their dominance on their opponents before striker Christian Benteke completed the come from behind win to send the Merseysiders through from Group B. They can win the group if they draw away to second placed Sion on December 10 in Switzerland. “I am very happy to have qualified, the team are very happy to have qualified, the club are very happy to…
Meek Mill can’t keep his eyes off of girlfriend Nicki Minaj – not that anyone can blame him. Minaj shared a photo of Mill glancing down at her cleavage at Sunday night’s American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Nicki wore a low-cut pink gown to the event, which featured gold on the sleeves and waist and thats enough reason for her boyfriend not to get his eyes off her…. The ‘Anaconda’ rapper was nominated for three awards during the event favorite rap/hip-hop record for The Pinkprint, favorite rap/hip-hop artist and artist of the year. (She won for rap/hip-hop record and…
Rick Ross, whose Black Market album is set for a December 4 release, is featured on The Source’s 2015 Holiday Issue. Rick Ross recently released a new leak from the ‘Black Market’ album, titled ‘Crocodile Python’ which tallies with the rapper making the cover of The Source magazine holiday issue. Ross is seen from a white and black back drop promoting the album with his Black Market designed bandana. ‘Tell us about your experience’. Ross: ‘It’s most definitely a challenging situation, but it didn’t break my spirit. ‘Crazy as it sounds, I was able to take advantage of the time…
Funny Nigerian comedian, Julius Agwu has confirmed the story that he donated money for the surgery of Alariwo of Africa. Responding to an enquiry by Theinfostride, his rep had this to say, ‘I’ll say Yes in the affirmative to the question regarding Mr. Julius Agwu’s friendly gesture to his friend and brother, Alariwo of Africa.’ He however revealed that Julius, who himself recently underwent a brain surgery abroad, would have preferred if the matter was left out of the media. ‘Unfortunately, Mr. Julius would have preferred that his kind gesture to a friend remain anonymous but Alariwo couldn’t help nor…
It dawned on me after over 10mins in trying to figure out exactly wat i wanted to wish for before I cut my cake yesterday, that I basically had everything I ever wanted…and so I ended up making wishes for people. I’m so at peace in my life right now…so happy and balanced. I can not thank God enough for what He’s done in my life, for bringing me to where I am today. The fact that He made it known to me, that where I am in my life is just mediocrity; that He has higher expectations for me……
Folarin Falana aka Falz The Bahd Guy has said that his father, Femi Falana inspired him to go to Law School. He further revealed that he is trying to strike the perfect balance between Law and his Music.
Newly married and beautiful Nollywood actress, Lilian Esoro has just signed her first endorsement deal, few weeks after her wedding to MMMG boss, Ubi Franklin. Lilian is now the brand ambassador of House of Lunettes; a premium store for designer sunglasses. Congratulations.
Popular Yoruba actor, Odunlade Adekola has welcomed his fourth child, a boy, with his wife of many years, Ruth. The baby was delivered on Monday, November 23 in a hospital situated in Abeokuta, Ogun state. The couple also have 3 other boys together. Big congratulations to the talented actor and his wife.
Mavin act singer, Tiwa Savage is the cover girl for the November issue of Genevieve magazine. In an interview with the magazine which she describes as ‘My most heartfelt interview till date’, the mother of one opened up on suffering pre-eclampsia (a disorder of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and a large amount of protein in the urine) during her pregnancy. In her words, ‘Well, it’s a condition some women have towards the end of their pregnancy. For me, it was a period where I had high blood pressure, my feet got terribly swollen and I could hardly walk.…
Celebrities have been known to rant about how much pressure they get from fans approaching them. However, we have not heard from the fans’ point of view. Until now. Yesterday, a Nigerian blogger Sisi Yemmie took to Twitter to narrate an ’embarrassing’ encounter with Nollywood legend, Genevieve Nnaji. I experienced something today…I now understand why Nigerians don’t celebrate some of their celebrities. — SisiYėmmié.com (@Sisi_Yemmie) November 24, 2015. I met Genevieve today… kai. She asked wetin I dey do, I tell am say blogger..she looked at me and said “cute” dismissively. With Sisi Yemmie’s shared experience, several fans who’ve had…
Drake and Nicki Minaj are a part of the 58 nominees for this year’s TIME ‘Person Of The Year’ award. The publication is holding a vote for readers to share their opinion on who has been influential in popular culture. Drake is up for the vote because of his musical accomplishments and for staying in the headlines. ‘The first artist to go platinum in 2015,’ the site says. Drake saw his ‘Hotline Bling’ video get spoofed by Donald Trump and get covered by a range of artists. His beef with Meek Mill over ghostwriting accusations also reignited debates about authenticity…
Arsenal are prepared for a “grand finale” away to Greek champions Olympiakos Piraeus on December 9 knowing a win by two goals will earn them a place in the Champions League knockout stages for a 16th consecutive year, goalkeeper Petr Cech has said. The Gunners kept their hopes alive by easily beating Croats Dinamo Zagreb thanks to two goals from Alexis Sanchez and another by Mesut Ozil on Tuesday, while Bayern Munich helped them by thrashing rivals Olympiakos 4-0 in Group F. “We did our bit, they (Bayern Munich) did their bit and it is now a grand finale for…
Bayern Munich have been Champions League title contenders since the season started but Tuesday’s 4-0 impressive victory over Olympiakos which secured a spot in the knockout stage will pose as a serious warning to any challengers, with the Germans in unbelievable form. Bayern have scored a huge 17 goals in four of their five Group F games – more than four per game – as they sealed a spot in the round of 16 with a game to spare following their demolition of the Greek champions in Munich. Three goals in the opening 20 minutes left Olympiakos dazed and Bayern…
Barcelona kept getting three points during Lionel Messi’s injury absence but the fans were still clearly happy to have him back on Tuesday and he rewarded their patience with a messi-esque performance against Roma. The Argentina forward, starting for the first time since he damaged a knee at the end of September, played as if he had never been away in the holders’ 6-1 Champions League Group E drubbing of the Italian side at the Nou Camp, netting a double and generally running the show. The familiar chants of “Messi! Messi! Messi!” rang out around the giant stadium and the…
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has hailed his teammates for helping him equal Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record of scoring in 10 English Premier League games back to back to back. Vardy, who equaled the former Manchester United striker’s record in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Newcastle United, leads the goalscoring charts with 13 to his name, four ahead of his closest competitor Everton’s Romelu Lukaku. The 28-year-old forward has led Leicester’s unlikely rise to the top of the table, following their impressive winning run to avoid relegation last term, but he said it was a team effort. “It’s about hard work…
Manchester City must know they can win the Champions League, goalkeeper Joe Hart has said, after the English Premier League side qualified for the last 16 with two group games to go. Since 2011-12 season, when City qualified for the Champions League for the first time, they have been knocked out twice in the group stages and have exited the competition in the last 16 by Spanish side Barcelona in the previous two seasons. Compared with the most regular English representatives in the continent’s premier club tournament, the Sky Blues have the worst loss percentage, and by some distance, with…