Jonathan Wilson – Surescore24

05 Oct

Too much too soon: glimmers of light from Chelsea’s splurge but at what cost? | Chelsea

October 5, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

Thirteen points from their past six games, 15 goals scored, and Chelsea went into the weekend fourth in the Premier League table. The m...

30 Sep

Sports news

Shapeless, demotivated, petulant … Ten Hag’s ghost ship drifts on | Manchester United

September 30, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

Who did not think that, sooner or later, we’d be here again? At the end of last season, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Sir Dave Brailsford and the ...

28 Sep

Sports news

Romantic swirl of Villa v Ipswich four decades ago feels so quaint as to be absurd | Aston Villa

September 28, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

It has been 40 years since Ipswich last beat Aston Villa in the top flight at Portman Road. Alan Sunderland had put Ipswich ahead early...

23 Sep

Sports news

Arsenal fall short against City again despite Arteta’s full embrace of his inner Mourinho | Arsenal

September 23, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

The expectation – perhaps the fear – had been that Manchester City against Arsenal would be like their two league meetings last season:...

16 Sep

Sports news

North London derby defeat raises further doubts about Ange Postecoglou | Tottenham Hotspur

September 16, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

It was, as everybody pointed out, inevitable that the north London derby would be decided by a set-play, Gabriel heading the only goal ...

14 Sep

Sports news

Scorcher scarcity is not data’s fault – players are passing more and shooting less | Pep Guardiola

September 14, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

Last season, only 11.5% of goals scored in the Premier League came from outside the penalty area, the lowest figure Opta has recorded s...

09 Sep

Sports news

Carsley’s star problems with England show the difficulties of international management | England

September 9, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

One pass was all it took. Eleven minutes in to England’s 2-0 win in Ireland on Saturday, Trent Alexander-Arnold picked up the ball abou...

07 Sep

Sports news

Chaos club Everton reap the whirlwind of Premier League’s financial revolution | Everton

September 7, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

It’s 40 years since the greatest season in Everton’s history, when they won the league and the Cup Winners’ Cup and reached the FA Cup ...

03 Sep

Sports news

Scouting, WhatsApp messages and Messi – my two weeks as Argentina assistant coach | Argentina

September 3, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

I was in the Jardyland bar in Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s biggest city, watching Manchester City beat Everton on 10 February when I was appo...

02 Sep

Sports news

No individual player is the answer to Manchester United’s problems | Manchester United

September 2, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

In his beginning is his end; now the night falls. Two years ago, before their third game of the season, against Liverpool, having lost ...