You won’t believe which team in the EPL has the most expensive tickets!!

According to a survey done by the BBC, the average price of season tickets across all premier league clubs has fallen by 2.4%. What comes as a surprise, however, is the fact that Arsenal’s Emirates stadium is the most costly venue from where to watch football.

Supporters wishing to watch the gunners’ home games will be set back up to £126 each matchday. Those wishing to buy season tickets will require between £985 and £1955.

Considering Arsene Wenger’s frugal ways, it is a bit strange that his team are the most expensive to watch in England. Ozil aside, Arsenal rarely spend money in the transfer market, and their wages are meager compared to other top clubs.

Chelsea's most expensive matchday tickets, for instance, cost £87-placing them second on the costliest matchday tickets list. 

Tottenham have the second most expensive season tickets in the EPL at £1895.

Why Victor Moses is Liverpool’s most important signing this season

Liverpool has recruited wisely this summer, strengthening in all their problem positions of last season. No longer able to attract genuine world-class performers, due to their continued absence in the Champions league, the Merseyside outfit has been forced to delve into the bargain market for new signings. 

Despite the big-money additions of this summer, it is Moses - signed on a season-long loan from Chelsea - that might turn out to be their most valuable acquisition.

Apart from the obvious contribution to squad depth, the Nigerian offers something that none of the attackers currently on Liverpool books possess- pace, power and directness.

Anybody who watched Manchester United’s loss at Anfield last month would have noticed how easily Coutinho, Iago Aspas and Sterling were being constantly outmuscled off the ball by Valencia and Evra.

With his stocky frame, Moses is not easy to bully, and will give as much as he gets from most premiership fullbacks. This asset will prove vital in games where technical little players like Coutinho tend to be shunted off games by overly physical fullbacks.

He is also better at tracking back than any option Liverpool currently have on the wings, and proved last season -during Chelsea's run in the Europa league- that given a decent run in the first-team he is more than capable of scoring goals.

Despite very little optimism and fanfare surrounding his signing, Victor Moses could turn out to be Liverpool's best bit of business this season.

Which arsenal opponent in the Champions League this season is faster than Usain Bolt?

Arsenal have their work cut out for them in the Champions League this season; not only are they in the much-vaunted ‘group of death’, but they are also in line to come up against a player who can outsprint Usain Bolt in the first 30 meters.

Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is one of the fastest players in the modern game.

Signed from St Etienne this summer, the 24-year old was timed running faster than the legendary Jamaican. The Gabon international clocked just 3.7 seconds over 30 meters ,while training with the German giants in Switzerland during preseason - almost one second faster than Bolt in his stunning 100m dash in Berlin in 2009.

He fits Dortmund’s counterattacking style like a glove, and if Arsenal harbor any ambitions of progressing past the Champions’ League group stages, then they would do worse than keeping a keen eye on him.

What should Chelsea do with their £30M–rated youngster?

Chelsea have a very delicate situation on their hands; what to do with one of their best young prospects currently out on loan. Thibaut Courtois was signed by the blues from Genk for £7M in the summer of 2011before being immediately farmed out on loan to Athletico Madrid, where he has been for the last two seasons. 

The young Belgian took La Liga by storm winning the Zamora trophy, awarded to the best keeper in the league, in his first season. So stellar have been his performances that he is now a reported £30M target for Barcelona.

With Petr Cech in top form and still only 31, considering goalkeepers can play well into their forties, the chances of Courtois gracing the Stamford bridge turf at present are very slim.

 

This leaves Chelsea in a sticky situation; should they cash in on a prospective future best keeper in the world or should they replace Cech- one of the best in the business at present- with a promising starlet.

Another option would be to keep sending the Belgium No.1 on loan until Cech’s form dips, but having never renewed the 5-year deal that he signed when he arrived at Chelsea, there is a real concern that Courtois - now on his third loan spell at Athletico - may leave permanently without ever kicking a ball for the west London club.

What has happened to Anderson at Manchester United?

When he made his £20M switch to old Trafford in 2007, great expectations were placed on this young man’s shoulders and he was destined for the very top, but what exactly has happened to Anderson to make him fail to live up to the immense promise he showed at Porto?

Although injuries are largely to blame for an Anderson’s indifferent careerindifferent career with the red devils, he can’t claim to not have been given a fair chance to cement his place in United’s midfield.

After an impressive start to his Manchester United career, injuries and inconsistent form have restricted him to just 124 starts in six years, in the process costing him his place in the Brazilian squad.

It’s not just Anderson that’s to be faulted for his plight at Old Trafford; Sir Alex Ferguson should shoulder some of the blame. During his successful stints at Gremio and Porto, the Brazilian was deployed largely in an advanced midfield position, where he seems most comfortable.

 At united, however, Ferguson-impressed by his wide passing range and tackling- pulled him further back into holding midfield in order to fit into his 4-4-2 system.

Even though he seems competent enough for united in that role, his natural attacking instincts tend to leave united vulnerable in midfield.

Anderson is still only 25 and with the world cup being staged in his home country next year, he has all the motivation in the world to prove the old adage that, while form is temporary class is permanent.

3 reasons why Moyes was right to hang onto Nani

Nani is one of those players who tends to greatly divide opinion amongst football fans, and that’s why there were mixed reactions when Manchester United decided to offer him a new 5-year deal.

Much-maligned under Ferguson, to the point of being flogged all over Europe last summer, the Portuguese winger has suddenly found himself with a new lease of life under Moyes at Old Trafford.

Nani is still a class-act

Though at times very irritating with his decision-making, he is still a very good player, who can be unplayable on his day.

As much as every football player needs confidence and game-time to thrive, the 26-year old is one of those whose performance levels dip drastically when starved of minutes.

Ferguson clearly didn’t fancy him, and this must have hit the Portugal international’s self-belief hard. Moyes, however, seems to rate the player highly, and fingers crossed, the Nani of 2010 might just turn up this season.

Manchester united missed their major transfer targets

It’s been an open secret, for quite some time now, that the red devils are badly in need of a creative force capable of unlocking the tightest of defences. This was evident by United’s summer pursuit of attacking midfielders. 

Although Fellaini is a very talented player, he doesn’t have the craft of say, a Fabregas or Thiago Alcantara for that matter. He more of adds steel to the United midfield.

With the retention of Nani, the Manchester giants have given themselves an extra option to fill the problem position.

He is better than Young

Another reason why Moyes was right to retain Nani is because he is better than some of the options Manchester United currently have on the wings. 

Even though Zaha has bags of potential, he is still very raw and would require at least a couple of seasons before he can become the player we all expect him to be.

While Valencia might be more consistent, there is no way Ashley Young is better than Nani!

Two reasons why Chelsea are suffering

Mourinho’s second coming hasn’t really begun the way many had envisaged. After dismantling Hull city on opening day, Chelsea have flattered to deceive since then.

Lucky to beat Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge later that week, the blues have now gone four straight games without a win.

It’s too early to sound out the alarm bells, but why are Chelsea not performing? The club’s most successful manager is back, and armed with a mouth-watering squad to boot. 

The blues’ current travails can be traced back to the just-concluded transfer window. Sure, Willian, Schwarzer, Schurrle, Eto’o and Van Ginkel are very good squad additions, but were they what the West Londoners urgently needed?

Let’s look at two shortcomings in the transfer market that have come back to haunt Mourinho.

Failure to sign a top-notch striker

With Demba Ba and Fernando Torres having picked up from where they left off in the league last season, the number of chances created by Chelsea playmakers are still crying out for someone to take them.

Samuel Eto’o’s record in European football speaks for itself. However, the blues seem to have got their man four years late. Though still a decent finisher, the Cameroonian’s pace and acceleration - that made him such a feared striker - have long gone.

He may well end up with goals at the end of the season but his acquisition was a real gamble, and Mourinho should have pulled out all the stops to get a guaranteed goal-scorer like Cavani or Falcao instead. Rooney’s pursuit was always going to end in failure. 

Failure to bring in a world-class defensive midfielder

Had Mourinho succeeded in his attempts to lure Danielle de Rossi from Roma in the summer, the story might have been very different. 

It’s not that Chelsea don’t have enough defensive midfield options, just that what they have at the moment, apart from Ramires, are not good enough for various reasons.

Mikel is inconsistent, Lampard is not a DM, Van GInkel is still raw at this level and Essien is out of favor and/ or past it.

During the Portuguese manager’s trophy-laden first spell in charge, he had the legendary Claude Makelele and a youthful Essien to call upon. This pair was arguably the best in the business then.

He should have repeated the trick this summer by signing a world-class partner for Ramires. Yes, De Rossi may be Roma through and through, but what about Khedira, Vidal and even Lars Bender?