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In Australia, the winter season usually spreads over three months. A long spell of chilly and dull winters can induce lethargy in your bones and you might find it difficult to get your soccer groove back once the season is over. However, there are different tips that will allow you to get your mood and stamina back once the winter is over. Music can transform your Mood: Make a Soccer-inspired Playlist Music is considered a good tonic for a person’s disposition. Music genres of your liking can successfully shift your mood in a positive state. If you want to get your soccer bone inspired by music, then you can find a whole lot of songs that are inspired by soccer and contain direct and indirect references to this beautiful game. From the works of iconic bands of the past like Beatles and Pink Floyd, and contemporary pop bands such as Los Campesinos, that even did an entire soccer-centric album, you can find a lot of music that contains anecdotes and references related to the game. Practicing the game while listening to the soccer inspired playlist can ignite the spark that will surely make your soccer routine more enjoyable. Start with a Smaller Format: Futsal can be a Good Option It is not a wise move to get yourself exhausted in playing an actual full on soccer game immediately. Don’t...

August is over and Man United are well out of the blocks, hoping to put a couple of disappointing seasons behind them and win some silverware. With some new key signings and departures and a side that Mourinho has tweaked to suit his philosophy, the team has impressed in their first few fixtures and there are plenty of whispers about their chances of a title challenge. The team looks a lot fresher and motivated compared to how it looked after Van Gaal’s departure a couple of years ago. Paul Pogba seems to have shaken the lack of composure that was no doubt caused by being the world’s most expensive player and is starting to dictate tempo and terrify defences and feed balls into the formidable strike force. The sleepy defence and midfield that had at times looked incompetent now looks like a unit, with Daley Blind and Phil Jones looking like different players under the new system. Even Marouane Fellaini has made improvements to his game and drawn plaudits from Mourinho, despite an early season calf injury seeing him miss the Stoke game. A strong start The first 3 games were an absolute whirlwind, with 10 goals fired in in total and two 4-0 wins seen against West Ham and Swansea in the openers. Compared to last year, United are 2 points ahead after the first four games but...

The Belgian player has gone from his own fans booing him to become one of the Jose Mourinho’s favourite players. Has Fellaini been able to redeem his career at Old Trafford? Mourinho Comments on the Importance of Fellaini When it comes to the question of how vital Fellaini is to the Manchester United team, Mourinho makes no bones about it, and has said in the past that he is staying put. He reaffirmed this now, stating on Monday afternoon that the player’s importance could not be overestimated. He didn’t know, at that point, whether it would be possible for Fellaini to play in the Tuesday return to Champions League for Man United, against Basel, and said that he felt weaker without Fellaini, and whether he was on the bench or on the pitch he was most needed. Fellaini Has Long Been Criticised In the four years that Fellaini has been at Old Trafford, he has been mocked, jeered, and booed, but very rarely, if ever, has he been needed. The most frequently criticism aimed at the player was that he was simply not a Manchester United player, and he has regularly been said to be an icon of the post-Ferguson era. Of course, the fact that he seemed to have a penchant for elbowing his opponents in the face did not sit well with supporters, and his relatively poor...

Jose Mourinho has made known that he will be aiming at the record for most UEFA Champion League matches as a manager ahead of his team’s highly anticipated return to the contest this month. Sir Alex Ferguson Currently Holds the Record Celebrated boss of the Reds, Sir Alex Ferguson holds the unsurpassed record with a total of 194 games, and Mourinho’s total currently stands at 133. He has also won the Champions League twice, with Porto back in 2004, and Inter Milan as recently as 2010. Mourinho Pleased for Man United’s Return Mourinho, after helping the Reds take first place at the Europa League in his debut season at Old Trafford, has said that returning to the biggest stage in European football is a good thing for everyone involved with the club, and that he most certainly has Ferguson’s success in his sights. Speaking to MUTV recently, Mourinho said that this was certainly the direction he and his team wished to head in, and that the credit that Man United deserved for last season was related to them being successful in habitats unknown, and doing everything to win it the way they did. With online betting sites the world over keeping an eagle eye on developments, Mourinho has stated that the Champions League is where they want to be, and he hoped he wasn’t being overly ambitious, but that...

Source: Manchester United via Facebook How good were Manchester United on the opening weekend? Jose Mourinho’s men ran out clear winners against West Ham United at Old Trafford, scoring four sublime goals in what was a very one-sided contest. If the Red Devils play like that for the most part of the Premier League season, they will be there or thereabouts in the title race come May. Romelu Lukaku got off to the perfect start with two well-taken goals – one either side of the half-time break. Scoring on your debut is important at any club but, at Manchester United, it is imperative. His movement off the ball for the first goal was direct and destructive and his aerial dominance was clear for all to see for his second. Should he continue in the same vein, Lukaku could easily score close to 30 goals this season – an impressive return that could win the Golden Boot. Harry Kane, the winner of the Premier League’s coveted award in each of the last two years, failed to get off the mark on opening weekend and Lukaku will be quietly confident of pipping his rival to the accolade. But individual glory was not the reason why Lukaku chose to join Manchester United. The Belgium striker wants to win trophies and leaving Goodison Park for Old Trafford was the right decision. Mourinho is building a monster at the Theatre...