The Football Addick

Arsenal have had a turbulent season. Despite claiming 75 points, Arsenal were unable to match the progress of their rivals and thus fell to a lowly 5th placed finish. The league and the Champions League are Arsenal fans top priority. Unfortunately for Wenger, a humbling defeat to Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League only added to their disappointing season. Thus, Arsene Wenger has come under fire. With Arsenal set to decide about Wenger's future tomorrow, The Football Addick  answers one of the biggest questions in world football: Arsene Wenger, In or out? To answer the question, this article will give reasons for both sides of the argument. Should Wenger be relieved of his managerial duties? Or did his FA Cup victory save his job? Find out my verdict in the following pages. Arsene Wenger: In or Out? IN: Club Legend: Arsene Wenger is one of the best, if not the best manager in Arsenal's history. He took the reins of a struggling team i...

The Memorial Tournament Betting Tips William McGirt won his first PGA Tour title at the 2016 Memorial Tournament *Odds provided by Sky Bet Tony Finau - 40/1: The big hitting youngster is coming off the back of six finishes inside the top 35 in his last seven starts, including a 5th at the Valspar and a T3 at the Valero Texas Open. He is 2/2 at the Memorial with a T11 and a T8 to his name. Charl Schwartzel - 66/1 The South African is the most consistent player in the field at this tournament, with five finishes inside the top 22 in the last six editions of the Memorial. Worryingly, after a solo third place finish at the Masters, he has followed that up with a MC at the Players and a WD at the Byron Nelson. However, at 66/1 he could be worth a shot this week. Marc Leishman - 66/1 The Australian has made the cut in the last six editions at the Memorial, including a T11 in 2016 and a T5 in 2015. He has made 10 cuts in his 12 starts in 2017, including a win at the Arnold Palm...

Teams in the bottom half lack the quality that the biggest clubs in England possess and thus all have had a long and hard season. However, a host of players have shone despite playing for teams in the bottom half (11th - 20th). The Football Addick will identify the best of those players and select his Premier League bottom half XI. Who takes the goalkeeper spot out of Tom Heaton, Jordan Pickford and Kasper Schmeichel? Which West Ham player makes the squad? And how many players from the relegated teams make the XI? Find out the answer to all these questions in the following pages. *For purposes of fitting in all the best performing players, The Football Addick has chosen an unconventional 3-4-3 formation. Jordan Pickford looks set to have a bright future after a superb season for Sunderland GK: Jordan Pickford Heaton and Schmeichel have both had remarkable seasons, but Jordan Pickford ousted the others with his heroic performances for the league's bottom clu...

Another Premier League season has come to an end. Teams such as Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool and Bournemouth have all impressed this season and can be satisfied with their efforts as they surpassed the targets they set for themselves at the start of the year. However, proceedings have not gone quite as planned for several Premier League clubs. This can be highlighted by the eleven managerial casualties that have taken place since the start of the 2016/2017 season; showing that a plethora of clubs have underachieved this season. In this article, the Football Addick lists the five Premier League clubs he thinks has underachieved this season... 5) Manchester City 5) Pep Guardiola has not been able to work his magic as his team finished in a disappointing 3rd place Expectations were lofty for Manchester City this season. Firstly, they hired the manager that has achieved all there is to achieve in the game, all at the age of 45; Pep Guardiola. They also bolster...

Managers are often held accountable to their team’s fortunes and all of those that graced the Premier League this season performed to varying degrees of success. In total, there were 27 managers across this year’s Premier League, with eight managerial casualties. Following the last day of the season, three more have added to that list through resignations, meaning that an incredible eleven managers have lost their job because of their teams' poor league position. But there were a handful of managers that can be commended for leading their team to success in the 2016/2017 season. In this article, The Football Addick lists his Premier League managers of the season... 5) Jurgen Klopp - Liverpool 5) Liverpool's charismatic manager, Jurgen Klopp , has guided the club to Champions League qualification this season Liverpool secured Champions League qualification for only the second time in eight seasons, and Jurgen Klopp must take a lot of credit for ensuring they...

Dean & Deluca Invitational Betting Tips *Odds provided by Sky Bet Jason Dufner - 25/1: The world number 64 returns to the course where he has had some near misses in the past, but has never broken through for a win. In the past five editions at Colonial, he has had two 2nd place finishes and a T6 to his name. He has also been in good form in recent months, having made his last ten cuts. Seven of those have gone for top 25 finishes. Kevin Kisner - 28/1: Kisner has got to win again soon. His form has alluded him in his past few events, but aside from that he has already five top 11 finishes this year. In regards to his course form, he has a T10 in 2016 and a T5 in 2015 to his name. Chris Kirk - 40/1:  The four time PGA Tour winner has not enjoyed a very good start to 2017, but there are signs that his struggles may have come to an end. In his last start at the Players, he recorded a T12 finish. He clearly enjoys playing at Colonial, having made all of his last six ...

BMW PGA Championship Betting Tips Last year's champion, Chris Wood *Odds provided by Sky Bet Fransesco Molinari - 14/1:  The Italian recorded four straight top nine finishes in Virginia Water between 2012 - 2015, before a T55 finish last year snapped that streak. He has been in great form recently which suggests he could record another high finish this week, having finished in a T6 at The Players Championship in his last start. Chris Wood - 33/1:  The defending champion should not be ruled out for winning the title two years in a row. In addition to his win here in 2016, he finished in a T4 in 2015 and a T21 in 2014. In his last solo start just over a month ago, he finished in a T4 at the Volvo China. At 33/1 he represents great value. Shane Lowry - 40/1:  Lowry was one of the favourites to lift the title last year, but crumbled on the first two days, leading to a disappointing missed cut. However, in the past five years before that, he had recorded...

As a footballing nation, Italy have been at the forefront of world football for several decades. Known primarily for their emphasis on the tactical side of the game, Italy have won numerous titles in their history, including four World Cup triumphs. Whereas there may have been a shortage of talent of Italians in the Premier League, a few talented players from Italian shores have showcased their qualities in England's top flight. This article identifies the very best of those, ranking those that make the list from five to one in terms of their greatness. How many Chelsea players made the top five? which controversial forward is ranked at number two? And did Mario Balotelli make the list? Find out the answers to all these questions in the upcoming pages. 5) Roberto Di Matteo 5) Roberto Di Matteo scores the fastest ever FA Cup Final goal, for Chelsea against Middlesborough in 1997 A technical midfielder with a knack of scoring long range goals, Roberto Di Matteo moved...

Having secured a Top four finish at the expense of Arsenal following a comfortable 3-0 victory over already relegated Middlesbrough, Liverpool will now enjoy the luxury of participating in the Champions League next season. This will come as a huge relief to everyone connected with the Merseyside club, who have only qualified for Europe's most prestigious club trophy twice in the past eight seasons. However, in order to compete with the best sides in Europe, Liverpool need to strengthen their side in a number of areas. Although it can be argued that their main weaknesses are either at Goalkeeper, left back or centre back; it has become apparent that Liverpool's main flaw this season has been their struggles to breakdown lower league sides. Daniel Sturridge has suffered from injuries and a loss of form and thus has lost his place as Liverpool's starting striker Daniel Sturridge has shown signs that he is returning to his best form of late, but has suffered too freq...

AT&T Byron Nelson Betting Tips Sergio Garcia celebrates following his victory at the 2016 AT&T Byron Nelson Championship *Odds provided by Sky Bet Brooks Koepka - 14/1: Koepka comes into this week as 4th favourite according to Sky Bet. After a missed cut here in his debut in 2014, he has come back strongly; finishing in a T10 in 2015 and a playoff loss to Garcia in 2016. He has also finished in the top 16 in all of his last 5 starts on the world stage. Charley Hoffman - 33/1: I have picked him so many times this year, simply because I firmly believe he has a strong chance of winning each week. Hoffman has good form at the course, having finished in the top 12 in his last 3 starts. His form has cooled in recent weeks, but his history at the Byron Nelson Championship means he could challenge this week. Tony Finau - 33/1: Finau is a very impressive player and I expect him to rack up quite a few PGA Tour titles in his career. In his two starts here, he has finished i...

It has been a tough season for those languishing at the bottom of the table, with many teams battling against relegation for a large portion of the season. Although they battled for much of the season, Hull's mini resurgence under new manager Marco Silva was not enough to keep them up, with a humbling 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace condemning them to relegation. They joined Sunderland and Middlesbrough in relegation to the Championship; both of which had quite miserable seasons. But amidst the ranks of the three relegated teams, there was talent that shone throughout the Premier League season. This article will examine and list the Top five players from the three relegated teams that deserve a transfer to a Premier League side in the summer. 5) Alvaro Negredo 5) Alvaro Negredo has done enough to earn himself a move back to the Premier League Middlesbrough may have been impotent in attack throughout the season, but this was not due to the efforts of the man dubbed...

For many months now Chelsea have looked destined to be crowned Premier League Champions, and they finally achieved their goal with 2 games to spare following a hard fought 1-0 victory at West Brom. It has been a remarkable season for Antonio Conte in his first season in West London, and it could get even better should he lead his team to success in the FA Cup Final against Arsenal later on this month. So how did they do it? This article will examine the factors which contributed to Chelsea's triumph in the 2016/2017 Premier League season. Chelsea celebrate after securing the Premier League title last night Master Tactician A lot of credit has to be given to Antonio Conte, who identified the issues that hindered Chelsea earlier on this season and made the changes necessary to get the best out of his side. Quite simply, reverting to 3-5-2 was a masterstroke. 6 games into the season and Chelsea weer struggling. A 2-1 defeat to Liverpool at home was disappointing, but a 3...