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
Premier League preview: What will and won't happen this weekend
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League FourFourTwo's preview of the Premier League weekend, as Chelsea's path to the title takes them to Old Trafford, while Swansea and Hull rage against relegation
Premier League weekend preview: What will and won't happen
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League Chelsea and Spurs duel at the top of the table, while West Ham and Swansea battle for survival at the London Stadium
Manchester United remain a puzzle that's only getting harder to solve
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Manchester United Seb Stafford-Bloor was at Old Trafford to watch a confused Manchester United stumble against Everton
Saturday Premier League wrap: The things you might have missed
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League FourFourTwo's round-up of the Saturday action, as Liverpool won the Merseyside Derby and Crystal Palace upended Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Premier League preview: What will and won't happen this weekend
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League FourFourTwo's look-ahead to the action as Liverpool and Everton contest the Merseyside derby, while Arsenal lock horns with Manchester City
Why respect campaigns and policing player language only make refs' lives worse
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Lionel Messi "The ratios of powers shifted a long time ago, and now the game is here, stuck at a point where any retaliation against player behaviour seems unorthodox and wrong" But how did it come to this?
FourFourTwo's Premier League preview: What will and won't happen this weekend
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League Our look-ahead to the weekend as Manchester City and Liverpool face off at the Etihad, while Chelsea go for glory at Stoke
Why does everybody have it in for Paul Pogba?
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Paul Pogba The Manchester United midfielder has an up-and-down relationship with the nation. But why?
FourFourTwo's football preview: What will and won't happen this weekend
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League FourFourTwo's lookahead to the weekend action, as Wembley beckons for the FA Cup quarter-finalists and the Premier League continues
Arsenal needn't worry about long-term decline – superclubs are simply immune from it
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League The Gunners are being described as a sinking ship, but these types of clubs just don't fail that easily
Premier League good weekend, bad weekend
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League FourFourTwo's winners and losers as Manchester United stumble at home, Liverpool fire at Anfield, and Spurs close on Chelsea
FourFourTwo's Premier League preview: What will and won't happen this weekend
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League FourFourTwo's look ahead to this weekend's round of games: with statistics, stories.... and what will definitely, definitely occur
Football Good Weekend, Bad Weekend: Zlatan strikes twice to save United; Stoke flop as Kane tonks treble
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League FourFourTwo's winners and losers of the weekend, as Manchester United snatch the first silverware of the season
10 players we wished had played in the Premier League (but didn't)
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League They teased us from afar, but could never quite be captured by Premier League clubs. Seb Stafford-Bloor recalls a clutch of stars who regrettably never made it to England
Premier League Good Weekend/Bad Weekend: Liverpool roar at Anfield, Swansea climb into the light
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League Winner, losers, heroes and villains: here's FourFourTwo's rundown of the highs and lows of the weekend's Premier League action
What Depay's struggles in Manchester tell us about the modern-day player – and why Jose's right to sell him
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Memphis Depay Seb Stafford-Bloor considers how young footballers are treated today, and why rejection at Old Trafford could ultimately work in the Dutchman's favour
The 10 best Manchester United players of the Premier League era
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Manchester United Seb Stafford-Bloor identifies the 10 biggest contributors to the most successful period in the Red Devils' history
Why Ander Herrera gives Manchester United exactly what they need right now – identity
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Ander Herrera Seb Stafford-Bloor explains how the Spaniard's love of football and connection with supporters makes him the perfect man to build the current Red Devils side around
Best of the Premier League weekend: FFT's top performance, player and gripe
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Chelsea Chelsea's ominous recent form took yet another step forward, while Mousa Dembele and Paul Pogba proved key to their respective teams in FourFourTwo's latest 'Best of the Premier League weekend'...
Why games like Arsenal vs Spurs remain emotional in football's analytical world
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Arsenal Seb Stafford-Bloor explains how clashes between rival clubs represent the game at its most pure and primal
Best of the Premier League weekend: FFT's top team, player... and moan
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League FourFourTwo.com wraps up the top-flight action with our weekly round-up
In defence: Why snobbish sneering of the Premier League's deficiencies is misplaced
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League It's become fashionable to bash England's top flight, writes Seb Stafford-Bloor, but there's nothing unusual about favouring your own country's domestic competition
Best of the Premier League weekend: FFT's top player, performance – and moan
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League Chelsea underline their progress and Bournemouth learn their lesson, while it was a horror show for Jose Mourinho and Manchester United. It's all in this week's Best of the Weekend...
Best of the Premier League weekend: FFT's favourite performance, player... and moan
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League FourFourTwo.com's latest wrap of the week that was, with Arsene Wenger given a fitting tribute and further cracks emerging for Antonio Conte's Chelsea
Premier League Best Of The Weekend: FFT's favourite team, player... and biggest moan
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Liverpool salute their new stand in style, a Dutchman steals the show at Old Trafford and an unlikely Hornet produces our goal of the round in this week's Premier League wrap...
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