Thore Haugstad

FFT 50 Managers He’s been in his job for less than two years and has won as many Champions Leagues as Mourinho, Ferguson or Guardiola. Zinedine Zidane is an enigma – and a winner

Premier League The Italian will long for the dynamic options his German counterpart has in his engine room, and Thore Haugstad explains why that could be the key factor on Friday

Tottenham Hotspur No signings, injuries to large swathes of his squad, major stadium delays and more. Unlike Jose Mourinho, the Argentine has battled through it all to break more records at Spurs

FFT100 Nobody in Europe's big five leagues has scored more goals in 2017. Nobody in La Liga has managed more assists, chances created, dribbles or key passes. Since summer he has almost single-handedly dragged a Barça side in crisis to the La Liga summit, and his country to the World Cup. He is the best player in the world...  

Casemiro He may not be as glamorous as some of his superstar team-mates, but Thore Haugstad explains why the defensive midfielder will be vital at the Camp Nou...

Stats Zone The Brazilian was labelled a "real centre-forward" by his manager on Sunday, pushing his ex-Aston Villa team-mate down the pecking order. Thore Haugstad considers why the Belgian is struggling for playing time...

La Liga Halting Messi, Suarez and Neymar is far from easy, but Diego Simeone's side managed to do it on Wednesday night. Thore Haugstad, armed with Stats Zone, was at the Camp Nou to observe their approach...

Stats Zone After their humbling by PSG, Thore Haugstad explains why the Catalans have become a different team under their current boss

Year Zero Once, he was an unknown kid suffering relegation – then became the hottest young striker in Europe. This is how the 2002/03 season changed the life of this young Spaniard forever

FFT100 Chuckles were barely stifled when Liverpool spent £75m on the Dutchman in January. Now he's arguably the best centre-back on the planet – and nobody's laughing any more

Premier League The Belgium international remains banned for the visit of Jurgen Klopp's charges. As Thore Haugstad explains, his drive and composure in the engine room will be sorely missed...

Real Madrid From being pre-season Liga favourites to eight points behind Barcelona, Real Madrid’s poor form is threatening to make for a disastrous campaign. Thore Haugstad explores the situation as Los Blancos prepare to face Tottenham in the Champions League

Premier League Thore Haugstad uses Stats Zone to report four trends from the weekend’s Premier League fixtures

Chelsea The Blues boss is facing calls for his head, but Thore Haugstad argues that the Italian is a victim of his own success at Stamford Bridge 

Stats Zone The Welshman is back fit after injury, but Thore Haugstad warns that an immediate return may not be ideal just yet...

Real Madrid Thore Haugstad believes that Real Madrid’s new coach must begin to entertain the Santiago Bernabeu after a goalless draw in his first league match...

Stats Zone The Frenchman has his critics, but Thore Haugstad explains why the striker can exploit the champions' major weakness on Saturday

Arsenal Thore Haugstad looks forward to Sunday's north London derby and explains why Mauricio Pochettino's side could come unstuck against the Gunners' group of in-form forwards

Arsenal ​Setting up defensively won’t offset the Gunners’ weakness at the back. As dangerous as it sounds, Unai Emery must set his side up to attack

Chelsea The Blues boss has a unique set of skills that few managers can match, explains Thore Haugstad

Stats Zone Thore Haugstad was in the press box at the Santiago Bernabeu to analyse the Rojiblancos' latest success over their city rivals using Stats Zone - FREE on iOS and Android...

FFT100 Not even a Double-winning campaign with Real Madrid earns CR7 top spot in the FFT100 this year – but that shouldn't detract from the continued excellence of the five-time Ballon d'Or winner

Chelsea Roman Abramovich isn't exactly renowned for his patience, but Thore Haugstad explains why the Blues owner should finally take a longer-term view with his latest manager

Premier League Thore Haugstad uses Stats Zone to analyse how various tactical tinkerers got on this weekend

A magic recipe for winning the Champions League has materialised over the last four years. Sadly for Liverpool, it contains ingredients they do not have