Alex Hess
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Official! The 16 lowest-scoring forwards in Premier League history
By Alex Hess published
Premier League Not our opinion: it’s the raw data from our pals at STATS which tells us these men avoided goals like the plague during their time in the Premier League

FourFourTwo's 100 Best Football Players in the World 2017: No.7, N'Golo Kante
By Alex Hess last updated
FFT100 A back-to-back Premier League champion with different clubs – one of them the most unlikely title winners in English football history. Is the Frenchman really this good? Just try watching his teams without him...

Ranked! The 10 best Premier League players from the first 10 games of 2017/18
By Alex Hess last updated
Premier League From titanic defenders to free-scoring strikers, Alex Hess assesses the players who've started this Premier League season like a train

The death of the disciplinarian? Why coaches like Jose Mourinho are losing their touch
By Alex Hess published
Premier League The Portuguese’s public lashings don’t seem to be having the desired effects upon his players – so are the days gone for iron fists?

Why Philippe Coutinho was probably doomed from the start at Barcelona
By Alex Hess published
Barcelona He’s been neither bad nor brilliant at the Camp Nou, but already the Barça board are weighing up the possibility of cashing in. What gives?

The 5 big Prem questions this weekend: Manc bragging rights, Benteke and Bony
By Alex Hess published
Premier League Alex Hess picks apart some of the key issues ahead of the fourth round of fixtures in England's top flight

How Memphis Depay has been reborn at Lyon after his Manchester United failure
By Alex Hess published
Memphis Depay Eighteen months on from his spell at Old Trafford ending with a whimper, the Dutch winger is playing with a bang as he returns to Manchester in the Champions League, writes Alex Hess

The curious case of Alvaro Morata: a struggling striker yet to find his level
By Alex Hess published
Chelsea He's about to end his difficult Chelsea spell after similar struggles at Real Madrid and Juventus – indicative of a player who just hasn't been quite good enough to make such a grade, writes Alex Hess

The 6 best Premier League players outside the top six this season
By Alex Hess published
Premier League Virgil van Dijk and Raheem Sterling are set for a clean sweep of the individual awards this term, but these stars outside the top bracket deserve some love too

Where did it all go wrong for Jack Wilshere?
By Alex Hess published
Jack Wilshere The 24-year-old Arsenal midfielder’s loan move to Bournemouth caught everyone off guard, but perhaps it’s been a while coming. Alex Hess assesses the situation…

Klopp at Liverpool, five months on: how victory over United could kick-start a new Reds revolution
By Alex Hess last updated
Jürgen Klopp Alex Hess evaluates the German’s Anfield adventure 35 games in, as his Merseysiders bid to topple their M62 rivals in Europe...

Why the Premier League's failure, not success, means it can attract top-class managers like no other
By Alex Hess published
Premier League England's top flight is set to be awash with great managers next season, even if most of the very best players continue to congregate in Spain and Germany. Alex Hess investigates a seemingly contradictory phenomenon...

What Leicester's title win really means for the Premier League
By Alex Hess published
Premier League The Foxes hoisted aloft their Premier League trophy on Saturday, potentially paving the way for a new era in England's top flight. Alex Hess explores whether the division's newfound competitiveness is here to stay...

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

Rafa Benitez is one of football's most misunderstood figures – even if he's a walking contradiction
By Alex Hess published
Rafael Benítez The apparently awkward and aloof tactician has opted to remain at St James' Park despite relegation, a decision that Alex Hess explains underlines his capacity for emotion...

So what comes next for Gary Neville?
By Alex Hess published
Gary Neville Where does the former Manchester United captain go from here and does he even have a future in the dugout? Alex Hess discusses

FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2016: No.4, Jose Mourinho
By Alex Hess last updated
FFT 50 Managers He’s been knocked off top spot this year after a disastrous final campaign at Stamford Bridge, but Jose’s back with a vengeance – and who’s betting against him in Manchester?

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

FourFourTwo’s 100 Best Teenagers in the World 2017: No.4, Christian Pulisic
By Alex Hess published
100 Best Teenagers Despite seeing their country fail to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986, Americans at least have something to cling to: their teenage sensation who's already his country's most important star

We really need to talk about Everton's defence – because nobody seems to be noticing...
By Alex Hess published
Everton A year ago, the Toffees’ rearguard appeared to be their weak link. Now, with one of the best defensive records in the Premier League last season, it could be their key strength

The FourFourTwo Preview: Man United vs Man City
By Alex Hess published
Premier League Premier League | Old Trafford | Sun 25 Oct | 2:05pm

How Mauricio Pochettino and Tottenham showed up a transfer-obsessed nation
By Alex Hess published
Tottenham Hotspur At almost no point has it been considered that there might actually be benefits to not buying anyone – until now, writes Alex Hess

Why is Rio Ferdinand the most unheralded player of his England generation?
By Alex Hess last updated
Rio Ferdinand The former Manchester United and Leeds defender announced he'd be hanging up his boots for good at the weekend, but Alex Hess says the lack of tributes are peculiar...

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

Always the bridesmaid? How Higuain rebuilt his reputation to become Europe's most wanted striker
By Alex Hess published
Gonzalo Higuaín The Argentine striker has Naples dreaming of a first Scudetto since the Maradona-inspired triumph of 1990. Alex Hess examines why the former Madrid goal-getter prefers operating in a smaller pond...
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