Making observations based off one game and presenting them as fact is reactionary pulp. Especially when players and teams have anywhere between 37 and 50 games left, including cups, to rectify mistakes, build chemistry and become comfortable playing together. Two games in, and little more than guesswork is still the most prevalent manner of forecasting the next nine months of …

Retrospect and hindsight are two important elements for growth and advancement, and there is no better time than the conclusion of the 2013/14 Premier League season to cast our gaze back over the wheeling and dealing that took place in August ’13 and January ’14. We saw, of course, spectacular transfer fees being dished out for players both mediocre and …