Latest articles by Robert O'Connor
THE CHAAAAMPIONS There's precedent for Inter to pull off the unlikely in the Champions League tonight
Bayer Leverkusen were on for a historic achievement but in the space of a handful of matches, everything went horribly wrong - and the team never recovered
Dimitri Payet Dimitri Payet may be desperate for a way out of West Ham, but Robert O'Connor has picked out a clutch of clubs who thrived without their key man
Marcus Rashford The 18-year-old has one hugely important attribute that will be dangerous against any side, writes Robert O’Connor...
Video Inter Milan ended up paying for Mauro Icardi’s botched spot-kick in the Milan derby on Sunday. Robert O’Connor’s unearthed some more…
Premier League There's always that one fixture on the calendar fans fear more than the rest. Robert O'Connor unveils the chief tormentors of each top-flight team....
Stats Zone Robert O'Connor analyses a tricky night for the Manchester United full-back, but also a picks out of a couple of positives from the Uruguayan's performance...
Premier League Robert O'Connor profiles coach-and-player combos of note...
Jürgen Klopp Liverpool fans are on a high after the arrival of the much-lauded German coach, but Robert O’Connor has some warnings for Kopites…
Diego Costa After Gabriel rose to Diego Costa's bait at Stamford Bridge, Robert O'Connor raids the archives to uncover seven more chucklesome scuffles from Bilic to Bellamy...
Premier League The Blues have become only the second reigning Premier League champions to not win either of their first two games of the season, but Robert O'Connor says it's no biggie...
Petr Cech After snapping up Chelsea's long-serving keeper, the north Londoners will be keen to flex their muscle at the top of the table this time. And why not? They (and others) have done it before, writes Robert O'Connor...
Deportivo Alavés UEFA Cup finalists against Liverpool 15 years ago, they’re only just making their way back into La Liga again after years yo-yoing in the lower-league wilderness. Robert O'Connor explains what happened…
Arsenal The Premier League has been infiltrated by super-gaffers over the summer, so where does that leave its veteran? Robert O'Connor explains how the Frenchman can keep up with the new kids on the block
FFT100 Not many players have represented as many of Europe's top clubs as the 34-year-old, in the top 20 of this year's FFT100. Robert O'Connor looks at some of the Swede's best moments...
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Robert O'Connor on why Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's performance against Barcelona had offered plenty of positives until injury struck in Tuesday's Champions League loss...
Chelsea Robert O'Connor picks out a handful of talking points from the Ligue 1 leaders' first-leg victory in their last 16 Champions League clash with the Dutchman's side...
Premier League After Remi Garde was put out of his misery at Aston Villa this week, Robert O'Connor looks back at some of the greatest managerial flops in the English top flight...
There’s not much going right for the Gunners of late, but Arsene Wenger’s January capture from Basel is a rare bright spot, writes Robert O’Connor...
Arsenal The German missed out at Stoke with a foot injury, as the Gunners scrapped out a goalless draw. Robert O’Connor evaluates what Arsene Wenger could do if he’s absent again...
Arsenal As Arsenal get ready to go at it with Barcelona once again, Robert O'Connor hits the video vault to recall some of the Gunners' notable European nights on home soil...
Ruben Loftus-Cheek The 20-year-old central midfielder made his second league start of the campaign at Aston Villa on Saturday, scoring in the 4-0 romp. Robert O’Connor looks at one reason for Blues fans to be cheerful…
UEFA Europa League Liverpool and Spurs might secretly grumble at having to play in the continent's second competition, but as Robert O'Connor discovers, they'd be almost alone in doing so...
