FLOP OF THE WEEK: Gary Neville (Valencia).
He has had a tough start to life in management and every game seems to be a nightmare for the Englishman. He had a torrid week first losing 7-0 Barcelona in their Copa Del Rey semi-finals and then lost away to Real Betis 1-0 in Valencia's La Liga fixture. Neville is still looking for his first win in the league as manager of Valencia. On entering the team bus he got loads of abuse from the Valencia faithful and if results still remain like this, we think he is only good enough for the studio.
GOAL OF THE WEEK: Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
The England International is having the season of his life and he is doing things that are really a fairy tale after scoring this beauty. Leicester faced Liverpool in their mid-week Premier League fixture and Vardy scored two good goals in which one of them was our goal of the week. Riyad Mahrez picked up the ball in half beating two Liverpool players then hit a 60 yard pass which Vardy chased and met the ball with a half volley from a tight angle from outside the area, beating Simon Mignolet who was off his line. This was a beater that got the whole crowd buzzing, even Jurgen Klopp taught of clapping for the goal.
SAVE OF THE WEEK: Fraser Forster (Southampton).
Southampton have kept 5 clean sheets in a row since Forster came back in between the post and he has been like a new signing for the the saints. Forster made a total ten saves in Southampton's mid-week draw against Arsenal and one of the saves was selected as our save of the week. Bellerin got the ball down the right flank, then dipped a delightful cross which Olivier Giroud flicked on to Mesut Ozil who was inches away from Forster, but the big goalie was able to push the ball away by making himself big and flapped his hands pushing the ball away from his goal after Mesut Ozil toe poked the ball in front of him.
MATCH OF THE WEEK: Hellas Verona V Inter-Milan (Serie A).
This was a game that saw 4th place take on last on the table, so it looked like a done deal for Milan side but twist happened in this Serie A fixture, let's get into it.
First-half was straight up into gear as Inter took the lead through Jeison Murillo who was assisted by Marcelo Brozovic. It did not take long for us to see the second goal as 5 minutes later Filip Helander got the equaliser for Verona to make it 1-1. Three minutes later Eros Pisano made it 2-1 to Verona as the basement men took the lead and looked in control. The first-half finished 2-1.
Second-half and Verona were still in control as Inter were trying to force an equaliser. All their pressure went down the drain when Artur Ionita made it 3-1 to Verona. This looked like a giant killing in cards and Verona totally had this game in control. Inter did not give up at all as captain Mauro Icardi made it 3-2 to rally his troops for an equaliser. They eventually got it as substitute Ivan Perisic made it 3-3 with 10 minutes to go. Now Verona were holding firm for the point after they were pegged back and they were successful in gaining a point as the game finished 3-3. It is very weird seeing a game that has Roberto Mancini with 6 goals, things are changing.
MANAGER OF THE WEEK: Claudio Ranieri (Leicester City).
The "thinking man" is what he's being called these days and he deserved that name as Leicester remain top of the Barclays Premier League table. Ranieri carried his foxes to the Etihad Stadium and beat their fellow title challengers Manchester City 3-1 in what was the shock result this weekend. His team defended as a unit and countered attacked with pace, precision and of course taking of their chances when it came. Leicester are now bookies favourites to win the league, they're no more outsiders, they are here to win.
TEAM OF THE WEEK: Juventus (Serie A).
With their win over Frosinone this past week Juventus have now made it 14 wins in a row in all competitions. They're really becoming a force in Europe taking to consideration that they had a poor start to the season. "Forza Juve"
COMBINED TEAM OF THE WEEK: 4-4-2
GK: Fraser Forster (Southampton).
The England International had a smashing week as he kept two clean sheets and helped his team gain 4 points as the saints drew and won against Arsenal and West-Ham respectively. Forster has not picked the ball out of his net since he came back to the first team from injury.
RB: Kieran Trippier (Tottenham).
His performances have been top notch since he got a spell in the first team and right now and due to this Kyle Walker gets bench time. The full back got the goal the gave Spurs all 3 points in their 1-0 win over Watford. Tottenham are now second in the Barclays Premier League.
CB: Holger Badstuber (Bayern Munich).
The defender will get more game time now that Jerome Boateng has been sidelined. He was a problem for Chicharito as Bayern were held to a 0-0 draw against Leverkusen.
CB: Robert Huth (Leicester City).
The defender scored two goals as Leicester City thrashed Manchester City 3-1 to create a six point gap between Leicester and the Citizens. Huth has been one of the key players for the foxes this season and him having won the competition before will help Leicester's charge to the title.
LB: Alex Sandro (Juventus).
He is really an unsung hero in the Juventus team, but has proved his relevance and looks like a proper replacement for Patrice Evra. Sandro got an assist as he helped Juventus beat Frosinone 2-0 in their Serie A fixture over the weekend.
CM: Luca Marrone (Hellas Verona).
The Italian midfielder on loan from Juventus recorded 3 assists in Hellas Verona's 3-3 draw against title chasers Inter-Milan. The 25 year old totally ran the show on the day and his set-pieces were very key for the table carriers.
CM: Luka Modric (Real Madrid).
He doesn't score much but when he scores the goal has to be special. With few minutes left in the game the central midfielder took a 30 yard shot that rocketed into the net and made it 2-1 to Real Madrid as they continue their push to cut the gap on Barcelona and Atletico
LW: Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City).
The tricky winger scored and set-up a goal as Leicester City beat Manchester City 3-1 in their historical push for the title. Mahrez has now scored 14 goals and recorded 10 assists in the league this season.
RW: Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
The world footballer of the year was on sung as Barcelona thrashed Valencia 7-0. The Argentine maestro scored a hat-trick in this Copa Del Rey rout.
ST: Kostas Mitroglou (Benfica).
The greek International scored a hat-trick in Benfica's 5-1 win over Belenenses which sees them joint top of the table. The forward has scored 12 goals in 20 appearances this season.
ST: Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
The Uruguayan striker scored a double brace in his team's 7-0 rout of Valencia, then scored one of the two in Barcelona's 2-0 la liga win over Levante over the weekend.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Luis Suarez (Barcelona).
There's not much that we could say that you don't already, but here are some facts. Luis Suarez has scored 36 goals this season that's more than his former club Liverpool (32). Also Suarez is the highest goal scorer in Barcelona at the moment, also top scorer in La liga and he scored 5 goals in 2 matches this week. Absolutely phenomenal, surely going to be part of the top 3 players in the world next season.
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