Spice Up your game

Happy new year of more football, especially the EPL football!

When the going gets tough in the fall, many teams die for January to arrive. Here we have it, the January transfer madness should be starting soon. It's the right time for some teams to spice it up by getting better players or extra players. For some teams, January transfer gives a good chance to rebuild. The rebuilding teams buy players that they believe would see them end the season on a good note and hopefully have an exceptional following season. Most teams need to spice up their squads after a rough fall of inconsistency. Some of these teams around Europe include, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Liverpool, AC Milan and outside Europe is the M.L.S.(Major League Soccer)

Real Madrid for sure needs to do something in order to save their reputation which is dented in the La Liga. Real has been inconsistent since day one. It's tough to be the main competitor to Barcelona FC which wins day-in day-out, while Real is losing, tying, and barely winning games. Painfully, Real might have to let Jose Mourinho go because he seems unable to keep up with Barcelona and he's had a few conflicts with the players. Despite having some of the best players in the world, Madrid still looks blunt and hardly scoring goals, obviously goals are the only way to winning trophies. Real has the players to dominate European football and currently the main issue might be the coach and also keeping some of the displeased players. After Christmas La Liga break, Real better start winning right away because Messi and Barcelona might pick up where they stopped, goals, wins and trophies.

Arsenal had an impressive end of the year but it was hard to stay consistent especially their defense and attacking. Arsenal needs to spice up their attacking because their center back is Theo Walcott whom despite being fast, he's not strong enough for the center forward position. Arsenal has the right team to grow over time, but lacks the right man for the right position in some parts of the team. In order to spice up, Wenger will have to be less stingy and spend on the players who can make immediate impacts to the team. It's good to have a player with a promising future, but it's better to get a player who is a finished product. Theo, Walcott, Wilshere, Gervinho, Koscielny, Gibbs and few more are all good for a bright future. Therefore, Arsenal and Wenger need to get a few more players ready to score more goals, win games and help with consistency.

AC Milan used to be a powerhouse, but of late it has taken a left turn and has been very inconsistent. Back in the day AC Milan was prominent in Europe, won accolades and had earth-shaking quality players. Remember, Pirlo, Inzaghi, Cafu, Dida, Paolo Maldini etc, all greats and caused tremors in European football. AC Milan had a good turn around few years ago by acquiring Pato, Robinho, and Ibrahimovich. Unfortunately, Ibrahimovich left for more money at PSG while Pato and Robinho have lost their football "mojo" and might be sold during the January transfer.  I think by letting the two go will be a sensible move but the club would have to get players who will bring immediate impact to the team.

Some clubs need to spice up their squads with salt and pepper in order to finish this season strong. One of these teams in Liverpool who has improved over the years but keeps sliding back to the recent woes. Suarez can score goals but he needs help in scoring more goals for the club. Their midfield hasn't been prolific in scoring so their attacking is blunt. Liverpool needs to get another striker as good as Suarez.

M.L.S has had an upward growth over the last few years because of the acquisition of David Beckham, Thierry Henry, Robbie Keane and few others. Unfortunately Beckham is done with the M.L.S.  With Becks out, the league needs another powerhouse football name to keep the media focused on soccer. Thierry Henry, Robbie Keane and few more won't keep the media talking enough about soccer in the U.S. I think it's about time for the M.L.S to either buy BIG from European clubs or patiently raise their best from the womb.

Hopefully I will come up with a T.V show to help soccer grow in the U.S by helping parents and kids connect through soccer. It would be a blessing to have a show focused on soccer, education, entertainment and charity. The show would be a good opportunity to give back to the U.S and Kenya through soccer, of course Kenya would get education because it needs it more than football (soccer).

In the meantime, happy new year and watch the January transfer unfold in Europe. Blessed 2013 and keep watching soccer/football!