Football FanCast columnist Sunit Thakurta feels that Theo Walcott is still very much a work-in-progress. Considered to be one of England's finest talents, Theodore James Walcott is still a work-in-progress when it comes to attaining a regular England and Arsenal place. Highly regarded by the English media and his club boss Arsene Wenger, Theo Walcott is working hard to do…

Football FanCast columnist Sunit Thakurta takes time to analyse the Netherlands; the first team from Europe to qualify for the 2010 finals. With almost a year left to the showpiece football event in South Africa, the Dutch national side has achieved a unique distinction of being the first side from the UEFA zone to qualify for South Africa 2010 in…

Football FanCast columnist Sunit Thakurta reminisces over England's failed World Cup campaign in Germany 2006. England under Sven Goran Eriksson was a football team that had the potential to eclipse the 1966 World Cup performance but eventually crumbled under intense media speculation and lack of big…

Football FanCast columnist Sunit Thakurta looks back on the Arsenal legend that is Dennis Bergkamp.     "If Ryan Giggs is worth 20 millions, Bergkamp is worth a hundred."  --Marco Van Basten  "He's(Dennis Bergkamp)the messiah. We told him to get us into Europe when he joined and…

Football FanCast columnist Sunit Thakurta is missing Michael Owen in the international set-up. Who could ever forget the goal against arch rivals Argentina at Saint Etienne on a tearful world cup 1998 pre-quarter final night! England were left heartbroken by the dreaded penalty shootout yet a teenager announced his arrival at the international stage with a performance worthy of winning world cups. A decade has…

Football FanCast columnist Sunit Thakurta reflects on last week's Premier league action. As the premier league takes a week long break courtesy of international football, let us take this opportunity to look back at last weekend's premier league results and analyze the week's losers and the winners both at the top and bottom of the table. The weekend took off with all the talk surrounding…

Football FanCast columnist Sunit Thakurta hails Arsenal's return to form and believes that the Gunners are still capable of a double trophy haul. For the past week or so all the talk of the world was concentrated on Liverpool's amazing victory over Manchester United and it got accentuated this…

Football FanCast columnist Sunit Thakurta feels that the timing of Rafa'signing his new deal couldn't have been more perfect. What a fantastic week for Liverpool! It all started with a massive Champions League quarter final win against European immortals Real Madrid followed by the dismantling of World and European club champions Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Premier League. Now with the…

Football FanCast columnist Sunit Thakurta takes a look at the relegation scrap and wonders which teams are likely to stay up and those vulnerable for the drop. In his first part he focuses on the current bottom three. As the 2008/2009 premier league season gets into the final stages, the real battle is being waged at the tail end of the league table with…

Football FanCast columnist Sunit Thakurta feels that Bojan Krkic would be a welcome addition at the Emirates, if Arsenal can strike some sort of deal with Barca. It has emerged from some media reports that Arsene Wenger is tracking Barcelona's teenage sensation Bojan Krkic for a summer move to the Emirates. The youngster is highly rated in both Spain and Europe and many…