Latest articles by Tim Stannard
The Week In Barcelona: Have Enrique's troops hit rock bottom?
The Week In... In the continuation of a new FourFourTwo series, Tim Stannard dissects another disastrous week for a free-falling Blaugrana...
La Liga players behaving badly as battle at the bottom gets weird
La Liga Loca Valencia and Levante have had to deal with misbehaving players, while Barcelona look to bounce back from their Champions League exit explains Tim Stannard...
Barcelona aim to avoid Catalan derby doom as Atletico Madrid march on relegated Levante
La Liga Loca With two rounds remaining, the three-team title tussle continues while there are five hoping to avoid the drop, explains Tim Stannard…
Is this the week that Real Madrid's season crumbles into dust?
La Liga Loca Real Madrid's season is on the verge of collapsing as the La Liga relegation battle heats up. Tim Stannard looks ahead to the weekend's action in Spain...
Madrid gods launch comeback campaign for glories of the past
La Liga It's crunch time for two Madrid clubs with very different ambitions at stake, explains Tim Stannard...
Barça crack with Atleti on their backs – so is La Liga’s title race back on?
La Liga Loca Luis Enrique’s side are making the local press sweat after back-to-back league defeats, writes Tim Stannard…
The Week in Real Madrid: Mixed bag for Zizou leaves Blancos "playing for season"
Real Madrid As part of a new series on FourFourTwo.com, La Liga Loca scribe Tim Stannard rounds up another difficult week at the Bernabeu...
La Review: Yellow Submarine sail into Champions League as top three scrape victories
La Liga Loca Slender victories for the top three were probably one of the least interesting matters of an intriguing weekend in Spain...
The Week In Barcelona: Messi continues to be the messiah – from midfield
The Week In... The Argentine's influence continues to grow from deeper writes Tim Stannard, as Barcelona shuffle closer and closer to defending their La Liga title...
Benzema and Ronaldo go rogue as injury fears increase for Champions League
La Liga Loca Tim Stannard looks ahead to a pivotal weekend in La Liga, with the battles at the top and bottom of the table ready for another twist...
The Week In Barcelona: Super Suarez ensures all is back to normal at Camp Nou
The Week In... Tim Stannard sums up the Catalans' resurgence following two blowout victories against lesser opposition, with Luis Suarez displaying his goalscoring greed of old...
Why Real Madrid supporters are on the brink of a loyalty swipe left
La Liga Loca The capital-based club are ready to ditch Florentino Perez from their hearts and find a new man to love, writes Tim Stannard...
Moyes set to move house as Real Madrid suffer Sevilla syndrome
La Liga Loca Another defeat for the Scot's Sociedad side looks to have all but sealed his exit, writes Tim Stannard...
La Preview: Bathrooms, Benzema and Espanyol’s bright new world
La Liga Loca Tim Stannard sets you up for the weekend's La Liga action...
FourFourTwo's 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2015: No.7
FFT 50 Managers Spain's affable riser has won Sevilla back-to-back Europa League crowns while keeping in touch with the big boys in La Liga. English clubs take note...
Why the relegation zone is no longer fatal in La Liga
La Liga Loca Tim Stannard explains that after Elche's relegation, teams in Spain's top flight will need more than just points earned on the pitch to stay up next season...
Barça show why Spurs Method wins in the end
La Liga Loca Tim Stannard looks at how the Spanish and European champs have conceded eight goals in their last two games...
Alien invasion: The secret of Atlético Madrid’s success revealed
La Liga Loca Tim Stannard thinks he's cracked (or maybe he's just cracked?) the reason behind Atleti's stunning rise...
Dani Güiza: A living (if "confused") legend returns to Spanish shores
La Liga Loca Tim Stannard rejoices as Spain's fun-loving night owl heads home to join the team he said he never would...
Big trouble in big China for Rayo Vallecano
La Liga Loca Sponsors influencing club signings and the unlikely return of a former hero for one of Madrid's La Liga outfits?
Are we seeing the start of a big Ronaldo-Benitez bust-up?
La Liga Loca The former Liverpool manager's first days in his new job have not begun well, says Tim Stannard...
La Preview: Can comfy seats save another Madrid mess against Eibar?
La Liga Loca As los Blancos take a trip to the tiny Ipurua, Tim Stannard ponders whether things really could get worse for Florentino Perez this weekend...
Benitez breathes easier while El Nevvo takes charge in Mestalla
La Liga Loca The Spanish clubs continue to seek European glory - with a familiar English face settling into place, notes Tim Stannard...
