The Football Addick

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...

The Premier League has been fortunate enough to have hosted some of the world's most talented Spaniards to ever play the beautiful game. Although this list is probably not as prestigious as the Top 5 Dutchmen, the players listed below are still extremely talented players of which it could be argued are some of the best to ever grace the Premier League. In his second edition of Top 5, The Football Addick now turns his attention to the greatest Spaniards to ever play in the Premier League, using facts and figures to reinforce his claims. In contrast to the Top 5 Dutchmen, it was a little bit easier to choose my Top 5 Spaniards to grace the Premier League. Despite possessing a multitude of Spanish talent over the past 25 years, in my eyes there are a clear cut 5 who are more than deserving of being on this list. Nevertheless, there were those that came close to making the list but just missed out, including: Jose Manuel Reina, Juan Mata, Luis Garcia, Cesar Azpilicueta and Mikel Arte...