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Footballers want to show more than how fit they are

Footballers want to show more than how fit they are

Our man inside the game knows why players eventually tire of the Tony Pulis way.

Mon, 27 Nov, 2017

Are Arsenal’s duo playing for Arsene or their agents?

Are Arsenal’s duo playing for Arsene or their agents?

Our man inside the game is used to seeing big players step things up as a transfer window approaches.

Mon, 20 Nov, 2017

Cleverley reprieve but Toffees Dyching with death

Cleverley reprieve but Toffees Dyching with death

There comes a time in football when responsibility has to reside with the top man, says The Secret Footballer. Not the best player, not even the manager. The owner.

Mon, 06 Nov, 2017

It stinks of robotics but Jose still programmes winners

It stinks of robotics but Jose still programmes winners

Our man inside the game has grudging respect for Mourinho’s joyless anti-football

Mon, 30 Oct, 2017

Spurs’ clinical embarrassment of Liverpool’s weakest links

Spurs’ clinical embarrassment of Liverpool’s weakest links

Our man inside the game turned up at Wembley yesterday and that was also as much as Liverpool managed.

Mon, 23 Oct, 2017

The footballers' three steps to heaven or hell

The footballers' three steps to heaven or hell

With Amazon, Facebook, and Netflix sniffing around the Premier League, our man inside the game expects everything we have come to know, love and loathe about modern football to be inflated once more.

Mon, 09 Oct, 2017

Pep Guardiola has found a Brazilian who can deploy his hands as adroitly as his feet. Be afraid

Pep Guardiola has found a Brazilian who can deploy his hands as adroitly as his feet. Be afraid

Pep Guardiola spent a lot of money this summer but he wrapped up the signing of a new goalkeeper early and although Ederson was uncapped, the price tag has been matched by the performance. He’s very good, writes The Secret Footballer. 

Mon, 02 Oct, 2017

Don’t close the book on Niasse fairytale

Don’t close the book on Niasse fairytale

Our man inside the game has never quite understood why some players make it and others don’t

Mon, 25 Sep, 2017

Money insulates any coach against his failings

Money insulates any coach against his failings

Our man inside the game was at Wembley this weekend, but cast envious glances towards

Mon, 18 Sep, 2017

Staying grounded on the roller coaster of opinion

Staying grounded on the roller coaster of opinion

Our man inside the game canvassed a few old friends for some Champions League conclusions

Mon, 11 Sep, 2017