Seb Stafford-Bloor
Seb Stafford-Bloor is a football writer at Tifo Football and member of the Football Writers' Association. He was formerly a regularly columnist for the FourFourTwo website, covering all aspects of the game, including tactical analysis, reaction pieces, longer-term trends and critiquing the increasingly shady business of football's financial side and authorities' decision-making.
Latest articles by Seb Stafford-Bloor

Evergreen Zlatan continues to defy footballing logic – and deserves more credit for it
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Most players in the Swedish striker's mould fade away once they've reached their 30th birthday, but Manchester United's new No.9 is the exception. Seb Stafford-Bloor explains why he's worthy of (even) more recognition

Premier League Best of the Weekend: FFT's top team, player... and moan
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League FourFourTwo's look at the best display, strike, player and biggest gripe from the week that was in England's top flight

Your Premier League club's most important player of 2016/17
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League Last season Jamie Vardy, N'Golo Kante and Riyad Mahrez inspired Leicester City to the Premier League title, but who could have a similar effect on your team's fortunes this campaign? Seb Stafford-Bloor explains who could make the difference…

Who’s been the best Premier League signing of the summer? You decide...
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
AFC Bournemouth Decent business or #headsgone lunacy? Upvote the deals you approve of, and downvote those you don’t thanks to this transfer downlow from Seb Stafford-Bloor

One In, One Out: Who your Premier League club should buy and sell this summer
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League It’s the circle of life at a top-flight club. New arrivals mean casualties – and here’s how we think your team can improve in the transfer window this summer

Introducing YOUR Premier League club’s breakout star for 2016/17
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League Seb Stafford-Bloor picks out a selection of players who could make it big-time over the year ahead…

Man United must decide what they are, and where they’re going in the transfer market
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Manchester United The Old Trafford giants’ latest poor campaign reflects badly on a club whose recruitment strategy has become blurred. Now it’s time to put that right, writes Seb Stafford-Bloor…

FourFourTwo's Premier League power rankings 2015/16: YOUR team rated
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League And so we come to the end of a madcap campaign. But who’s come through with full marks, and who must do better? Seb Stafford-Bloor evaluates…

If Louis van Gaal is staying, he must focus on the job he was tasked with in the first place
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Louis van Gaal According to reports in the Netherlands, the Dutchman might well see out the final year of his contract at Old Trafford. But after two years of stasis at best, Seb Stafford-Bloor says he must go right back to basics…

Would Mauricio Pochettino really be suitable for a club like Manchester United?
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Mauricio Pochettino The Tottenham boss has impressed at White Hart Lane, but in conditions that he wouldn't be afforded at Old Trafford, argues Seb Stafford-Bloor...

De Gea's saves may well catch the eye, but there's so much more to his triumphant rise
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
David De Gea First-rate reflexes and camera-pleasing stops are just the tip of the iceberg for Man United's No.1, writes Seb Stafford-Bloor...

Premier League good weekend, bad weekend: Schmeichel shines, Sunderland sunk
By Seb Stafford-Bloor last updated
Premier League Heroes and villains from the Premier League weekend, as Manchester United finally moved out of sixth, Arsenal continued to fall and Manchester City and Liverpool collided spectacularly

Tottenham out-punch rugged Stoke City to maintain their Champions League course
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League Seb Stafford-Bloor was in Stoke to see Tottenham just about emerge victorious from the Bet365 Stadium

FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2017: No.8, Pep Guardiola
By Seb Stafford-Bloor last updated
FFT 50 Managers It was a tricky 2016/17 season, but Manchester City are investing to help Pep recreate the magical football he brought to Barcelona and Bayern Munich

Adama Traore is taking the Premier League by storm – but his rise hasn't been a simple story
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Adama Traore The rise and rise of Wolves' standout player this season is a lesson not just to young players, but coaches too

The Week In Tottenham: Spurs slump continues as Saints inflict home humiliation
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
The Week In... Mauricio Pochettino's men blew it again against their visitors - just one week after their 2-2 draw with Chelsea handed Leicester the Premier League title, writes Seb-Stafford Bloor...

Pep Guardiola isn't just losing on the pitch this season, but off it as well
By Seb Stafford-Bloor last updated
Manchester City Pep Guardiola's Manchester City are facing an uphill battle in the Premier League and in Europe - but they're also losing the PR war to Liverpool

It was only a draw – but was the comeback against Chelsea the sign of a new Arsenal?
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Arsenal After an initial lapse into the type of slapstick that has been all too common for the Gunners in recent years, Mikel Arteta's side revealed a mettle that has been missing

How powerful is the fear of losing? What Everton's weekend comeback tells us about Watford
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Watford From 2-0 up, Nigel Pearson's side capitulated to the 10-man Toffees. The game plan didn't change – so what did?

Saturday Premier League wrap: The things you might have missed
By Seb Stafford-Bloor last updated
Premier League Our round-up of the day's Premier League action, as Chelsea produce a stirring comeback at St Mary's and Huddersfield record a crucial win.

Has Yaya Toure's reputation been tarnished to the point of no return?
By Seb Stafford-Bloor last updated
Yaya Toure With Pep Guardiola's incoming impending arrival at Manchester City putting the Ivorian's future in the air, Seb Stafford-Bloor looks at whether his loud-mouth agent has harmed his image...

El Gol Olimpico: How a freak corner sparked one of South America's greatest football rivalries
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
FIFA World Cup Argentina and Uruguay have a long and chequered history - but how did it all begin?

The breakdown between Tottenham and Danny Rose seems to make no sense. What happened?
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Tottenham Hotspur The full-back had been a driving force of Mauricio Pochettino's team. Now he's threatening to run down his contract. Can a resolution be found?

A day in the life of a non-league club – learning not to waste a second with Weymouth FC
By Seb Stafford-Bloor last updated
Weymouth Seb Stafford-Bloor spends a day at non-league Weymouth, who are chasing a second successive promotion

Granit Xhaka may have played his last game for Arsenal – but how much of this saga could have been avoided?
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Arsenal The midfielder has been stripped of the captaincy and will leave under a cloud of vitriol. And when the scale of abuse he suffered became clear, the tone of the discussion didn't change
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