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Jonathan Wilson

Jonathan Wilson writes about football for the Guardian and Observer, including a weekly column for the Observer. He has written 11 books, including Inverting the Pyramid, and is the editor of The Blizzard. He is the editor of The Football Weekly Book, published by Guardian Faber 

October 2024

  • Johan Neeskens (right) does battle with Argentina’s Ossie Ardiles in the 1978 World Cup final, which the Netherlands went on to lose 3-1 after extra time

    Johan Neeskens deserves place next to Cruyff in Total Football pantheon

  • A graphic of three men's black-and-white portraits embellished with green horizontal lines

    Soccer with Jonathan Wilson
    Chaos and acrimony are more familiar to Manchester United than you may think

  • Dejan Kulusevski can hardly believe what has happened after Tottenham fall to defeat despite being 2-0 up against Brighton.

    Never underestimate the true ‘Spursiness’ of this Tottenham team

  • Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson celebrate a goal against West Ham

    Inside football
    Too much too soon: glimmers of light from Chelsea’s splurge but at what cost?

    Jonathan Wilson

September 2024

  • Manchester United’s seven points are the club’s joint-fewest after six games of a Premier League season.

    Soccer with Jonathan Wilson
    Shapeless, demotivated, petulant … Ten Hag’s ghost ship drifts on

  • Manchester United's Diogo Dalot reacts during the 3-0 defeat by Tottenham

    Football Weekly
    What now for Manchester United after another new low? – Football Weekly podcast

  • Eric Gates and Kevin O’Callaghan of Ipswich Town, Peter Withe and Colin Gibson of Aston Villa, in action for their teams in the 1984/85 season.

    Inside football
    Romantic swirl of Villa v Ipswich four decades ago feels so quaint as to be absurd

    Jonathan Wilson
  • Mateo Kovacic gets some more advice from his manager Pep Guardiola.

    Newcastle show Guardiola won’t solve issue of Rodri’s absence any time soon

  • Soccer with Jonathan Wilson
    Arsenal fall short against City again despite Arteta’s full embrace of his inner Mourinho

  • This Manchester United team specialise in not doing as well as might be expected

  • Inside football
    Arteta must seize the day against City or risk seeing title rivals surge further ahead

    Jonathan Wilson

  • Soccer with Jonathan Wilson
    North London derby defeat raises further doubts about Ange Postecoglou

  • Football Weekly
    North London is red while Everton are left feeling blue … again – Football Weekly podcast

  • Newcastle super sub Harvey Barnes’ blistering strike sinks stumbling Wolves

  • Inside football
    Scorcher scarcity is not data’s fault – players are passing more and shooting less

    Jonathan Wilson

  • Soccer with Jonathan Wilson
    Carsley’s star problems with England show the difficulties of international management

  • Inside football
    Chaos club Everton reap the whirlwind of Premier League’s financial revolution

    Jonathan Wilson

  • Scouting, WhatsApp messages and Messi – my two weeks as Argentina assistant coach

  • Soccer with Jonathan Wilson
    No individual player is the answer to Manchester United’s problems

August 2024

  • Trent Alexander-Arnold

    Inside football
    Liverpool trio’s contract situation amplifies every miffed moment this season

    Jonathan Wilson
    Deals of three key players expire next summer, with Trent Alexander-Arnold’s situation perhaps the most perplexing
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