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Amro Hasan asked the question on the lips of all Blackburn fans: will Paul Ince's revolution prove good for Blackburn? Or will blackburn and Ince be left scratching their heads?

Since the departure of Mark Hughes and the appointment of Paul Ince as Blackburn manager, the former MK Dons boss has made few changes which promise that his era at Ewood Park will be different from his predecessor's, but will it be a better or worse era?

Tagged: Arsenal
Football FanCast columnist Amro Hassan continues his search of the bright African talent in the Premier League and today's focus is Arsenal's Cameroonian international, Alexandre Song.


There is no doubting that Alexandre Song is one player that has Arsenal fans split. Some like him, some hate him, but one man who feels that he has a potential gem on his hands is Arsene Wenger; a man who believes it is only a matter of time before the Cameroonian shows the fans how wrong they were to write him off so early.

Football FanCast columnist Amro Hassan begins his search of the top African talent, plying their trade in Europe's top League - today's focus is Portsmouth midfielder Sulley Ali Muntari.

If there is one thing you can guarantee about Harry Redknapp, is that he certainly has an eye for a player. He is one of the few managers in the English game who has taken a real chance with African talent, with many playing a big part in their heroics this season - one player who has made a huge impact this campaign is Ghanaian international Sulley Ali Muntari.

Tagged: Liverpool
Football FanCast columnist, Amro Hassan looks ahead to Liverpool's trip to the Emirates and wonders what will constitute a success.


On Wednesday night Liverpool will enter their Champions League quarter final clash against Arsenal at the Emirates; memories of their previous two semi-final wins over Chelsea will no doubt resurface. This season Rafa Benitez' men once again continue to perform heroics in Europe, whilst failing to live up to the same billing in their Premier League campaign.

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Football FanCast columnist Amro Hassan assesses the act of petulance from Javier Mascherano and wonders if he has fallen victim to the latest respect for referees initiative.


Following Manchester United's 3-0 thrashing of Liverpool at Old Trafford, there were many Reds who were quick to point the finger at the dismissal of Javier Mascherano, as the turning point of the game. They say hindsight is a wonderful thing and why you must look for some solace sometimes in defeat, the truth of the matter is that there was never a cat in hells chance of winning after going down to 10 men.

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Following Arsenal's goalless draw with Champions League holders AC Milan at the Emirates on Wednesday night, FFC columnist Amro Hassan asks whether Arsene Wenger's Premier League-topping side missed a golden opportunity to maximise the possibility of progression to the quarter-finals.


Watching the European Champions League tie between Arsenal and AC Milan on Wednesday, the Gunners looked to have deployed a relatively cautious approach to the home fixture, in which one would've thought, they would be keen to gain an aggregate lead. Wenger started the game with five midfielders playing Eduardo in an unfamiliar left wing position, and it wasn't until the final twenty minutes that the Frenchman brought in Nicklas Bendtner in attack alongside Emmanuel Adebayor.