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...

On Sunday night, the Players' Player of the Year award for the 2016/2017 season was announced. In an award decided by each and every footballer plying their trade in the Premier League, it was N'Golo Kante who emerged victorious, fending off competition from Harry Kane, Romelu Lukaku, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eden Hazard and Alexis Sanchez. Although most viewers of the Premier League on a weekly basis would have noted Kante's imperious performances in almost every game he has featured in, the question must still be raised: did he deserve to win the trophy? Or did one of the other contenders have a better season than the Frenchman? In this article, The Football Addick (@FootballAddick) ranks the six footballers that were nominated for the award in order of how they have performed, before revealing who he thinks should have won the PFA Players' Player of the Year for the 2016/2017 season. 6) Zlatan Ibrahimovic 6) Zlatan has had a good season but could it have been bet...

Frenchmen have participated in the Premier League in their droves over the years, all to varying degrees of success. In his third edition of TOP 5, The Football Addick will now turn his attention to naming his TOP 5 Best Frenchmen to play in the Premier League, using facts and figures to reinforce his claims. There has been a multitude of talent that has crossed the English Channel to play in the Premier League in the last 25 years. Unfortunately, many extremely talented Frenchmen that have made their mark in the English game have had to miss out. Amongst the players that I considered but narrowly missed out include Patrice Evra, David Ginola, Robert Pires, Claude Makelele and Nicholas Anelka. All in their own right were fantastic servants to their English clubs, but unfortunately did not quite make the list. Now onto the list of the TOP 5 Frenchmen to play in the Premier League. Which former Chelsea defender made the list? Where did a legendary Arsenal midfielder finish in the top...