Alex Hess
Latest articles by Alex Hess

Ranked! Football's 10 most shocking matches of the last 20 years
By Alex Hess published
Lists Three years ago this month, Brazil’s World Cup humbling rocked football. But what results over the last two decades have sent the biggest shockwaves through the football world?

8 ageing footballers who arrived late to light up the Premier League
By Alex Hess published
Premier League As 34-year-old Dani Alves prepares to join Manchester City, Alex Hess recalls the international stars who turned up late to the Premier League party – and then showed their class

FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2017: No.9, Jurgen Klopp
By Alex Hess published
FFT 50 Managers The two-time Bundesliga winner hasn’t yet achieved glory with Liverpool, but Merseyside's Mr. Charisma has consistently performed above his resources

Why next season’s Champions League could be Jose Mourinho’s undoing at Manchester United
By Alex Hess published
Manchester United Success in the Europa League means more high-stakes showdowns in 2017/18. Unfortunately, these are the kind of games that will expose Mourinho’s true colours, says Alex Hess

The heartwarming tale of Radamel Falcao's spectacular rebirth
By Alex Hess published
Radamel Falcao He looked an irreparably broken player at Manchester United and at Chelsea, but the Colombian striker has enjoyed a remarkable renaissance in Monaco

Jose Mourinho and Old Trafford should be a perfect match – so why are Manchester United horrible at home?
By Alex Hess published
Manchester United History tells us this should make for a winning combination, but results tell a very different story. Alex Hess explores the issues

The post-match interview: invaluable insight or inane exercise? FourFourTwo hears from the men behind the mics
By Alex Hess published
Premier League Alex Hess explores the after-game one-on-one – with the help of those who've been there and done it

Football fans are being shortchanged when it comes to broadcasters' post-match analysis
By Alex Hess published
Premier League Alex Hess argues that pundits spend too much time focusing on the actions of match officials

How Antonio Valencia came to epitomise the Man United way
By Alex Hess published
Antonio Valencia Alex Hess explains why the Ecuador international has become such an important member of the Red Devils side

David Moyes and Big Sam: broken by dream jobs, or are their struggles just coincidence?
By Alex Hess published
Premier League The huge managerial posts that could have left them with ever-lasting legacies served only to dent their steely reputations – and now both of their teams are staring relegation in the face. Alex Hess evaluates the damage done by disaster

Why Tottenham deserve even more credit than you think this season
By Alex Hess published
Premier League Many Premier League teams have fallen away the season after a failed title bid, which Alex Hess believes makes Spurs' current campaign all the more impressive

7 Premier League veterans who defied age to dominate in the top flight
By Alex Hess published
Premier League With Glenn Murray in the form of his life aged 35, Alex Hess takes a look at other players who continued to shine in the autumn of their careers

Has Antonio Conte finally ended Roman Abramovich's quest for sexy football?
By Alex Hess published
Chelsea Maybe – just maybe – Chelsea's oligarch overlord has found what he's been looking for all along, writes Alex Hess

Opinion: Wake up – it’s time to acknowledge that the notion of a super-coach is nonsense
By Alex Hess published
Premier League The football world bubbled with hysteria at the prospect of Mourinho, Guardiola, Conte and Klopp in the same league this season – but only one of them is enjoying success so far this season. It’s time to get a grip, writes Alex Hess

8 unlikely Premier League heroes from the season so far – featuring Chelsea, Liverpool and Everton stars
By Alex Hess published
Victor Moses Alex Hess takes a look at some of the players who have outperformed expectations so far this term

FourFourTwo’s Best 100 Football Players in the World 2016: No.11 – Thomas Muller
By Alex Hess published
FFT100 Alex Hess takes a look at the space invader who just misses out on the top ten…

FourFourTwo’s Best 100 Football Players in the World 2016: No.21 – Diego Godin
By Alex Hess published
FFT100 Alex Hess hails Atletico Madrid's defensive rock after another brilliant 12 months…

How the nature of English captaincy has changed - and in contrast to events in the outside world
By Alex Hess published
Manchester City Times they are a changin', writes Alex Hess, who explains the remodelled role of the Premier League skipper with reference to other forms of leadership…

England’s elite demonstrating true value of collectivism over stars – all except Mourinho
By Alex Hess published
Premier League As Sergio Aguero and Jamie Vardy’s recent benchings have proved, nobody’s place is safe these days with a team’s best interests at heart. Alex Hess evaluates a growing trend...

Chelsea showing signs of youth change under Conte – but is this the real thing?
By Alex Hess published
Chelsea It's early days, says Alex Hess, but the Blues certainly seem more willing to give youth a chance under the guidance of Antonio Conte

Premier Questions: 6 queries that will define the weekend
By Alex Hess published
Premier League Alex Hess picks out some of the key talking points ahead of another round of top-flight fixtures

6 big questions to be answered in the Premier League this weekend
By Alex Hess published
Paul Pogba Alex Hess takes a look at some of the big questions ahead of this weekend's round of fixtures...

Why so serious? Klopp and Ranieri show Jose, Pep and Conte that football's meant to be fun
By Alex Hess published
Jürgen Klopp Sure, the latter trio are incredibly successful coaches – but why don't they ever seem to enjoy themselves? And come to think of it, why doesn't anyone? Alex Hess investigates
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