Is Man City's Stellar Start Down To Guardiola Or The Fixture List?
When Pep Guardiola joined Manchester City, it was expected that City will become even more of a dominant force in the Premier League. After all, Pep came to City with a 74.2%-win ratio in 408 games at Barcelona and Bayern Munich, accumulating on an average 2.37 points per game. He also joined a team brimming with talent, reflected by its growing silverware count over the last few years.
So, while it was expected for them to be dominant, it is …
Étienne Capoue's Role Change Driving the Form Change
If I were to ask you, statistically speaking who was the second best player in the Ligue 1 after Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the 2012-13 season, you might think that I am crazy. In other circumstances, this indeed is a crazy question suited to the 100th level of a trivia quiz game. But these days, the same player is making unexpected waves in the English Premier League. His name is Étienne Capoue.
For some reason, in the summer of 2013, I had …