Going from second place in the Premier League and having Luis Suarez to eighth place and having Mario Balotelli is enough to put a strain on any manager’s grasp on sanity. If the facial expressions of Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers are anything to go by, he seems to be taking this change in fortune especially hard, though. To illustrate this point (and ruin the rest of your life), here are some of his most terrifying facial expressions so far this season…
Author: Brooks Peck
Why none of the 2014 Ballon d’Or finalists deserve the award
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer have been named the finalists for the 2014 Ballon d’Or and exactly none of them deserve the award. There is, however, one man who should take the prize.
Here’s Arsene Wenger saying “look, uh…” over and over again
We all have our verbal crutches and Arsene Wenger’s is apparently the phrase, “look, uh…”
Listening to him say it over and over will hypnotize you into not asking too many questions and believing that finishing fourth every year is all you should ever ask for.
DT Exclusive: Kids telling mall Santa Roy Keane what they want for Christmas
Roy Keane quit his job as Aston Villa’s assistant manager in the last week of November. At the time, he said the reason for his decision was so he could devote himself more fully to his role as Ireland’s assistant manager and spend time with his family. The truth is that he really wanted to fulfill his lifelong dream of being mall Santa Claus in the United States.
Keane grew out his beard in recent months just to see if he could pull it off. Pleased with the results, he decided now was the time to make his dream come true. The following is a transcript of his first day on the job.
Manuel Neuer brings back VanPersieing with flying clearance
Zlatan and Ronaldo: An enduring love story
Though Zlatan Ibrahimovic recently described himself as “god,” there is one person on this planet that he still thinks of more highly than himself. And that’s the original Ronaldo, Il Fenomeno.
Andrea Pirlo scores late derby winner, collects reverential hugs
Arsene Wenger tells Arsenal fans to keep bringing signs urging him out
“Thanks for the memories but it’s time to say goodbye”? Why? Are you going somewhere? Off to support Chelsea perhaps? Because here’s a timeline of how my week went: I beat Jurgen Klopp — the guy you probably want to replace me— 2-0 at home in the Champions League, and then I went to the Hawthorns and beat West Brom — the strongest of the Premier League’s currently 15th-place teams — with a goal from the player that I am quickly turning into the new Thierry Henry.
In other words, I’m still making memories for which you should be thanking me. So if anyone should leave, it’s you, Bendtner brains. WA-BAM!
Tip from a Brazilian footballer: Only swim in pools with plenty of beer floating in them
This is 39-year-old Brazilian footballer Aloisio Chulapa, who won the Club World Cup with Sao Paulo in 2005, swimming in a pool with a whole bunch of beer floating in it. This is apparently how he decided to prepare for his son’s wedding.
Gerard Pique’s terrible driving makes Lionel Messi nervous
As Lionel Messi found out during a recent Audi event, riding in a car driven by Gerard Pique will make your life flash before your eyes.