Sports

Saving Mourinho

Jose Mourinho needs to be bold and embrace the audacity of pragmatic football instead of its weaknesses or else the next three…

Five Takeaways From Game 2

During the summer of 2008, Roger Federer lost the Wimbledon final to Rafa Nadal in what many consider to be the greatest tennis game of all time. Rumor has it that Roger took it personally; he spent more time in the training room watching film of Nadal’s game. He changed some his…

5 Takeways from Game 1

Movie sequels are usually horrible. Don’t take my words for it, just watch The Hangover 3, Transformers 17 (?) or the infamous Dumb and Dumber Too. The problem is that sequels try too hard to capture their predecessors’ magic but in the process end up being predictable. We know Paul…

Ronaldinho — A Retrospective Look At the Flawed Legend

Iniesta and the Under Appreciation of Greatness

The Arrogant and the Uninspired

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Newton’s Third Law is elegant in its simplicity and happens to be crucial in the beautiful game. In fact the concept of balance has always been extremely important in football. Much so that in the nineties and early…

An Imperfect Player

Marouane Fellaini is not a modern player in the mold of his expensive teammate Paul Pogba. He’s not even a hybrid player the way Vidal, Alaba and Dani Alvez have been in recent years. He’s just a terribly awkward player.

Cristiano Ronaldo Vs History

Abstract: Cristiano Ronaldo is one the best football players of all time. Last Sunday, Portugal’s Euro win fortified his legacy in the game’s pantheon. One important question remain however, where exactly does he rank among the greatest?

KD and the Position-less Basketball Revolution

(Collective) Sport eras come and go. Throughout the years, we see new teams: some are systemically similar (1), some improve upon past experiences, others mix tactics or utilize players differently. Talented coaches tend to get the best out of…

Kevin Durant, a Great Fit for the Golden State Warriors.

Selfish. Disloyal. Coward. Weak. These are some of the words used by the media and people around the sports world to describe one of the best players and talents to ever play the game of basketball. Why? It is hard for those people…