by Michael Cox
Naysmith, Gary 258
Neal, Phil 9
Nedvĕd, Pavel 238
Nesta, Alessandro 243
Neuer, Manuel 17
Neville, Gary 89, 92, 114, 119, 121, 122, 123, 124, 172, 196, 253, 262, 273, 274, 282, 351
Alex Ferguson on 28
Neville, Phil 28, 63, 121, 126, 277, 317, 319, 367
Newcastle Utd 35–6, 44–54, 67, 82, 89, 106, 134, 140, 184, 185, 191, 305, 351, 375, 381, 394, 396, 441
v Everton 400
v Liverpool 46, 48, 50, 52–3, 101, 394, 400–1
v Manchester City 51, 337
v Manchester Utd 50, 51, 117, 134, 193, 400
v Nottingham Forrest 51
v Sheffield Weds 45
v Southampton 48, 400
v Sunderland 400
v West Ham 50, 51
see also Arsenal, Blackpool, Chelsea, Blackburn, Leicester, Tottenham
Newell, Mike 38–9
Nigeria 208
Nolan, Kevin 150, 153, 155, 157
Nolito 445
Northern Ireland 267
Norwich 29–32, 33, 101, 389
v Wimbledon 30
see also Arsenal, Chelsea, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester Utd, Southampton, Tottenham
Nottingham Forest 10
v Lyon 133
see also Newcastle
Okazaki, Shinji 425, 426, 427, 431, 435
Okocha, Jay-Jay 118, 148, 151, 154, 156
O’Leary, David 188, 189, 190, 191
Olofinjana, Seyi 298
Olsen, Egil 144, 152
Olsen, Lars 13
Olympiakos, see Liverpool
O’Neill, Martin 68, 98, 227, 315, 316
Origi, Divock 376
Oscar 341, 449, 452
O’Shea, John 280
Otamendi, Nicolas 454
Overmars, Marc 88, 91–2, 98–9, 122, 171, 181, 222
Owen, Michael 93, 94, 96, 99–107, 128, 184, 185, 255, 257, 259, 261, 266–7, 351, 373
Alex Ferguson on 101
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alex 391
Özil, Mesut 263, 369, 387, 391, 450
Paciência, Domingos 405, 406
Palacios, Wilson 303
Pallister, Gary 7, 14, 23, 101, 120
Palmer, Carlton 65
Pandev, Goran 313
Pardew, Alan 400
Paris Saint-Germain 95, 452
Park, Ji-sung 281, 282, 283, 289–90, 314, 329, 336, 371
Parker, Paul 120
Parker, Scott 202
Parlour, Ray 81, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 98, 181, 197
Parma 60
Pavlyuchenko, Roman 308, 317, 319
Payet, Dimitri 369, 440
Peacock, Darren 47
Pearce, Stuart 10–11, 80, 133
Pearson, Nigel 423, 428
Pedersen, Henrik 149, 153
Pedersen, Morten Gamst 312
Pellegrini, Manuel 158, 386, 395, 436, 438
Pemberton, John 65
Pennant, Jermaine 81, 245
Perch, James 409
Perrotta, Simone 263
Perry, Chris 62
Pessotto, Gianluca 119
Peter, Sergio 278
Petit, Emmanuel 88, 90–1, 181, 197, 251
Petrescu, Dan 63, 128, 140
Petrić, Mladen 269
Petrov, Martin 332
Phillips, Kevin 283
Pienaar, Steven 315
Piqué, Gerard 345
Pirès, Robert 81, 173, 181, 256, 282
Pirlo, Andrea 205, 241, 243, 252, 325, 390
Platt, David 79, 81, 87, 90
Pleat, David 4
Plymouth 292–3
Poborský, Karel 349
Pochettino, Mauricio 402, 410–15, 416, 418, 419, 441, 454, 455
Podolski, Lukas 369
Pogba, Paul 440
Poland, see England
Popescu, Gheorghe 134
Port Vale, see Manchester Utd
Porto 64, 135, 203, 213–14, 215, 216, 218, 219, 220, 405–6
v Braga 406
v Monaco 214
see also Manchester Utd
Portsmouth 306, see also Arsenal, Chelsea, Fulham, Manchester Utd, Stoke City
Portugal 268, 458, see also England, Greece
Povslen, Flemming 13
Poyet, Gus 128, 256
Preston 145, 180
PSV Eindhoven 136, 137, 163, 165, see also Arsenal, Manchester Utd
Puel, Claude 172
Pulis, Tony 291–3, 295–7, 299, 301–3, 346, 354, 423, 438
Puskás, Ferenc 25
Puyol, Carles 345, 405
QPR 194, 361, see also Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, Southampton
Queiroz, Carlos 177, 274–5, 282, 284
Quinn, Niall 71, 102
Radebe, Lucas 190
Ramires 199, 339, 340, 368, 397
Ramos, Juande 306
Ramos, Sergio 245
Ramsay, Aaron 301
Ranieri, Claudio 126, 202–3, 215, 219, 261, 263, 324, 421, 422, 424–9, 431, 432–3, 435, 437, 439, 441, 450, 452
Rangel, Àngel 359
Rangers 23, 25
v Aberdeen 8
v Dynamo Kiev 4
Rapid Vienna 118
Raúl 200
Ravanelli, Fabrizio 67
Reading, see Manchester Utd
Real Madrid 69, 94, 96, 105, 177, 178, 189, 196, 199, 200, 201, 203, 213, 219, 232, 245, 247, 248, 249, 274–5, 277, 290, 320, 348, 358, 385, 422
see also Bayern Munich, Manchester Utd
Redknapp, Harry 11, 58–9, 194, 255, 256, 292, 306–7, 309, 310, 311, 316–17, 319–20, 408
Redknapp, Jamie 43, 187, 255
Redondo, Fernando 199
Reina, Pepe 16–17, 234, 246
Revie, Don 189
Reyes, José Antonio 313
Reyna, Claudio 344
Ribéry, Franck 313
Ricketts, Michael 153
Riera, Albert 245
Riise, John Arne 243, 244
Rijkaard, Frank 80
Rioch, Bruce 78–9, 80–1, 83, 88
Ripley, Stuart 36, 40, 41, 42, 43
Rivaldo 213
Robben, Arjen 221–3, 224, 226, 227, 245, 313, 340
Robinho 332
Robins, Mark 7, 30
Robinson, Paul 189
Robson, Bobby vii, 134, 216–17, 405, 406
Robson, Bryan 30, 64–5, 66, 67
Rodgers, Brendan 158, 343, 357–61, 381–4, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392–3, 394, 396, 397–8, 399, 401, 417, 452, 455, 458
Rodriguez, Jay 413
Rodríguez, Pedro 345, 366, 452, 453
Rodwell, Jack 367
Roma, see Manchester Utd
Romario 121, 172
Ronaldinho 213, 264
Ronaldo 64, 97, 100, 122, 168, 172, 200, 213
Ronaldo, Cristiano 103, 106, 168, 176, 178, 273, 274, 276–9, 281–7, 289, 290, 314, 320, 325, 347, 348, 371, 372, 389, 420, 432, 440
bust-up with Van Nistelrooy 177
Rooney, Wayne 105, 166, 176, 177, 178, 180, 221, 263, 266–7, 274, 276–80, 281–5, 289–90, 314, 337, 348, 371–4, 443
Rose, Danny 308, 415
Rosický, Tomáš 207, 252, 308, 314, 365
Rösler, Uwe 133
Rotor Volgograd, see Manchester Utd
Royle, Joe 72
Ruddock, Neil 15
Rudge, John 292
Rush, Ian 53
Sabrosa, Simão 313
Sacchi, Arrigo 61, 79, 136, 204, 233, 234, 402
Sagna, Bacary 444, 445
Saha, Louis 167–8, 176, 278–80
Sakho, Mamadou 398
Sammer, Matthias 187, 188
Sampdoria 5
San Marino, see England
Sánchez, Alexis 339, 427, 450
Sandell, Frederik 42
Sandro 232
Sané, Leroy 445
Şanlı, Tuncay 302
Santini, Jacques 228–9
Sauz�
�e, Franck 204
Scales, John 53, 125
Schlupp, Jeffrey 428, 429
Schmeichel, Kasper 428, 431, 437
Schmeichel, Peter 3, 12–14, 15–16, 17, 23, 24, 31, 50, 73, 91–2, 101, 113, 122, 130, 134, 274
row with Alex Ferguson 15
Schneiderlin, Morgan 412–13, 414
Schwarzer, Mark 397
Scholes, Paul 28, 33, 114–15, 123–4, 125, 163, 168, 174, 197, 252–5, 257, 258–64, 266, 274, 284, 285, 333, 336, 349–52, 409
Scolari, Luiz Felipe 298, 303, 324, 330
Scotland, see England
Scunthorpe, see Chelsea
Seaman, David 7, 11, 12, 15, 79, 86, 97, 122
Seedorf, Clarence 241, 243
Segers, Hans 7, 17
Senderos, Phillipe 157
Serginho 243
Sevilla 306
Shakhtar Donetsk 310
Sharpe, Lee 16, 26, 31
Shaw, Luke 413
Shaw, Richard 20
Shawcross, Ryan 299, 302
Shearer, Alan 24, 38–41, 43–4, 54, 75, 103, 113, 255, 276, 283, 376, 387
Sheffield Utd 294
v Manchester Utd 7
v Tottenham 8
Sheffield Weds 22, 59, 102, 430, see also Arsenal, Manchester Utd
Shelvey, Jonjo 370
Sheringham, Teddy 25, 103, 104, 112, 113, 124–5, 162–3, 254, 376
Sherwood, Tim 40, 43, 44, 413–14
Shevchenko, Andrei 242, 243, 244
Siasia, Samson 208
Sidibé, Mamady 294
Sigurdsson, Gylfi 320
Silva, David 333, 334, 335, 336, 338, 363–9, 395, 445
Silva, Gilberto 181, 197, 207
Silvestre, Mikaël 184
Silvinho 134
Simeone, Diego 422
Simpson, Danny 428, 429, 435
Sinama Pongolle, Florent 236
Sinclair, Scott 359
Sinclair, Trevor 59
Sitton, John 84
Škrtel, Martin 246, 391, 395
Smalling, Chris 193
Smertin, Alexey 221
Šmicer, Vladimir 237, 242, 243
Smith, Alan 175, 189, 279
Sneijder, Wesley 317
Snelders, Theo 8
Solskjær, Ole Gunnar 16, 112, 121, 124–5, 162, 167, 279, 280, 283
Souness, Graeme 4, 9
South Africa, see England
Southall, Neville 69
Southampton 58, 82, 239, 294, 295, 307, 320, 410–13, 418, 419, 441
v Everton 412
v Hull 413
v Manchester Utd 58
v Norwich 412
v QPR 412
v Wigan 412
see also Arsenal, Blackburn, Chelsea, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle
Southgate, Gareth 259, 299
Spackman, Nigel 138
Spain 263, 345, 363, 370
v Italy 370
v Switzerland 366
Spalletti, Luciano 279
Speed, Gary 10, 154
Sporting Lisbon 216
Srníček, Pavel 18, 53
Stam, Jaap 102, 114, 122, 123, 125, 163, 185, 243
Stamp, Phil 70
Steinsson, Grétar 318
Stejskal, Jan 17–18
Sterling, Raheem 391, 394–5, 396, 397, 399, 400, 445
Stockport County, see West Ham
Stoke City 106, 246, 291–303, 354, 361, 426, see also Tony Pulis
v Arsenal 298, 301, 302
v Aston Villa 294, 297
v Bolton 294, 338
v Chelsea 298, 330, 356
v Everton 297
v Hull 300, 302
v Leicester 292, 425, 436
v Portsmouth 298
v Sunderland 298
v Tottenham 297
see also Liverpool, Manchester City
Stones, John 186–7, 194, 443, 444, 446, 447
Strachan, Gordon 74
Stuart, Graham 44
Sturridge, Daniel 95, 376, 383, 387–9, 391–2, 394, 396, 397, 399, 400
Stuttgart 5
Suárez, Luis 371, 375, 383–6, 387–9, 390, 391–2, 394, 396, 399, 400, 401, 410, 432, 440
Šuker, Davor 100, 127, 171
Summerbee, Nicky 71
Sunderland 82, 294, 295, 320, 354, 423, 428, 450, see also Arsenal, Chelsea, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, Newcastle, Stoke City, Swansea
Sutton, Chris 38, 39–40, 41, 43, 44, 93, 101, 103, 113, 128, 166, 387
Swansea 106, 357, 358–61, 364, 381, 382, 383, 387, 400, 420, 432, 435, 438, 447, 450, 451, 458
v Arsenal 450
v Crystal Palace 447
v Fulham 361
v Hull 357
v Manchester City 358
v Manchester Utd 359
v Sunderland 361
see also Chelsea, Leicester, Liverpool
Sweden 267
Switzerland, see Spain
Tadić, Dušan 369
Tanner, Nick 9
Tarnat, Michael 124
Tassotti, Mauro 136
Taylor, Graham vii, 11, 143, 144, 152, 402–3
Taylor, Peter 256, 331
Taylor, Steven 409
Tenerife 135
Terry, John 186, 192, 193, 218, 219–20, 239, 240, 286–8, 309, 325, 327, 339, 340, 341–2, 397, 407, 452
Tevez, Carlos 274, 280, 281–2, 283–5, 289, 309, 331–4, 336, 337, 348, 371–3
Thome, Emerson 128
Thompson, Alan 69
Thorstvedt, Erik 18
Thuram, Lillian 183, 191
Tiago 221, 226
Torino 442
Torres, Fernando 246, 330, 340, 347, 366, 368, 375, 384, 397, 399, 410
Torricelli, Moreno 119
Toshack, John 388
Tottenham Hotspur 89, 111, 134, 162, 219, 229, 256, 306–9, 310, 311, 314, 316–20, 352, 358, 385, 408–10, 438, 441, 455
v Arsenal 134, 229, 308, 409, 414
v Blackburn 318
v Burnley 307
v Charlton 228
v Chelsea 90, 308, 409, 410, 438, 454
v Everton 319
v Fulham 307
v Inter Milan 316–17
v Manchester City 305, 306, 309, 312, 332, 334, 410, 415
v Newcastle 134, 400, 408
v Norwich 319
v Sunderland 320
v West Ham 307
v Wigan 306, 307
v Wolves 306
see also Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester Utd, Sheffield Utd, Stoke City
Totti, Francesco 252, 280
Touré, Kolo 181, 183, 184
Touré, Yaya 333, 334, 336, 337, 395, 436
Tracey, Simon 8
Traoré, Djimi 236, 242
Trapattoni, Giovanni 79
Trelleborg, see Blackburn
Udinese 451
Ukraine, see England
Ulloa, Leonardo 435
Valdano, Jorge 232, 248–9
Valencia 214, 215, 233, 326
v Liverpool 230
see also Chelsea
Valencia, Antonio 289, 314, 364
van Basten, Marco 80
van de Kerkhof, Willy 136
van der Sar, Edwin 17, 274, 286–7, 288
van Gaal, Louis 216, 217, 358, 418, 438, 455
van Nistelrooy, Ruud 161, 163, 165–9, 170, 173–8, 221, 260, 275–6, 277, 279, 283
Alex Ferguson on 174
van Persie, Robin 362, 371, 373–5, 376, 377, 407
Vardy, Jamie 426, 429, 430–2, 433–4, 435, 439, 440
Venables, Terry 64, 75, 185, 188, 191, 260
Vengloš, Dr Jozef 83
Veretout, Jordan 426
Vermaelen, Thomas 290
Verón, Juan Sebastián 163–4, 202
Vertonghen, Jan 410, 415
Vialli, Gianluca 119, 128–9, 139–40, 228, 324
Vidić, Nemanja 192, 193, 274, 288, 348
Viduka, Mark 106, 189
Vieira, Patri
ck 88, 90, 91, 122, 181, 195–8, 201, 251, 258, 332, 344
clash with Roy Keane 196
Villa, David 345, 348, 364, 422
Villas-Boas, André 219, 320, 330, 339, 368, 405–10, 413, 416, 418
Villareal 364
Vorm, Michel 359
Walcott, Theo 95, 307, 374, 404–5, 407, 410, 427
Wales 458, see also Georgia
Walker, Des 11
Walker, Ian 155
Walker, Kyle 415
Walker, Mike 29–30
Walsall, see West Ham
Walsh, Gary 131
Walters, Jon 426
Wanchope, Paulo 94, 295
Wanyama, Victor 412
Watford 143, 144, 145, 402, 447, 451, see also Chelsea
Watson, Steve 47, 52
Weah, George 172
Welbeck, Danny 95
Wenger, Arsène 77, 78, 83, 84–92, 95, 107, 139, 140, 141, 146, 148, 153, 156, 157, 158, 170, 171, 182, 197, 258, 281–2, 301, 342, 343, 352, 356, 361, 373, 404, 441
and Denilson 207
changes Arsenal’s diet 85–6
compared with José Mourinho 217, 218
Alex Ferguson on 77
improves players 183
initial impact 92
on Arsenal’s defence 184
predictions 180–1
solves the Anelka–Overmars dispute 99
tactician 89–91, 174, 181, 197
uses defenders as coaches 183–4
West Bromwich Albion 96, 247, 297, 320, 339, 353, 423, see also Chelsea
West Ham 58–9, 185, 246, 255–6, 401, 428, 440, 455
v Walsall 256
v Stockport 256
see also Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester Utd, Newcastle, Tottenham
Whiteside, Norman 87
Whyte, Chris 9–10
Wigan 299, 357, 455, see also Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester Utd, Southampton, Tottenham
Wilcox, Jason 40, 41, 42
Wilkinson, Andy 302
Wilkinson, Howard 5, 6, 9–10, 11, 22–3, 189
Williams, Ashley 359
Willian 385, 397, 399, 454
Wiltord, Sylvain 81, 107
Wimbledon 37, 140, 143–4, see also Chelsea, Leeds, Liverpool, Norwich, Manchester Utd
Windass, Dean 300
Winter, Aron 122
Winterburn, Nigel 95, 134, 181
Wise, Dennis 61, 62, 66, 128, 140
Woan, Ian 51
Wolfsburg 310
Wolves 354, see also Chelsea, Tottenham
Woodgate, Jonathan 189–90, 191
Woods, Chris 4
Wouters, Jan 72
Wreh, Christopher 91, 127
Wright, Ian 79, 81, 91, 94, 95, 97, 99, 181, 254
Wright, Richard 141
Wright-Phillips, Shaun 205, 267, 337
Yeboah, Tony 65
Yorke, Dwight 49, 112, 113, 122, 124, 125, 162
Young, Ashley 316
Yugoslavia 13
Zabaleta, Pablo 336, 337
Zamora, Bobby 311, 313
Zamorano, Iván 122
Zanetti, Javier 317
Zidane, Zinedine 97, 100, 119, 120, 123, 200, 201, 349
Ziege, Christian 102