Big changes for the Carabao Cup
The Carabao Cup will be scrapping extra time for the 2018-19 season, and all games at Premier League grounds will use VAR. EFL Cup matches will now go straight to penalty kicks if the scores…
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Does The Carabao Cup Hold Key to City’s Season?
The Carabao Cup Final is approaching at the end of the month. Although it may be considered as the lesser of the four competitions Manchester City remain in contention for, it may hold the key…
Why Manchester City need to take the League Cup Seriously
For many in England, in particular the ‘big six’, the Carabao Cup is not an important trophy and is often used to showcase the younger players within the ranks. This was ever apparent with City…
Ahead of the Manchester derby..who is the better tactician? Jose Mourinho or Pep Guardiola
This is a question that has raised a few eyebrows over the years…both men have a massive passion for the game and their extreme confidence in what they do has set them apart from other…
Time To End The League Cup?
This midweek saw another round of Carabao Cup action. The debate over the value of the erstwhile League Cup has again somewhat overshadowed the action. Manchester ‘united’ It’s not often Pep Guardiola and…
Carabao Cup Round 3 Round Up
The third round of the Carabao Cup (formerly EFL cup) began on Tuesday night with 11 matches taking place. The opening goal of the round was scored by Angelo Ogbonna for West Ham in their…
Watford FC’s Left Back Dilemma
https://twitter.com/WatfordFC/status/900092808584998912 Tuesday’s Carabao woe saw former Greek international Jose Holebas pick up his first suspension of the season. With The Hornets trailing 2-1 to Bristol City and Holebas’ cynical challenge preventing a Bristol break away, he…
The Unfortunate Death of Domestic Cup Football
In past decades the domestic cup competitions were the pinnacle of English football; as, if not more, important than the Premier League itself. However, as the 21st century had progressed, the top teams have been…
Match Report: Manchester United vs Southampton
So it was that time of the year again for another League Cup Final. It finished Manchester United 3-2 Southampton. Some people would call this the luckiest title United have ever won. The dominance of…