Summary: With the sale of Juan Mata to Manchester United, the transfer window finally delivered the pressure point that it had sorely lacked in the earliest stages, but it also has spawned a number of talking points from whether the move was a case of strengthening a rival versus buying the right player to address some needs, and then there was always a financial calculus that could even play out into this next summer. For now the situation is much more simple in that Jose Mourinho has moved on a player who did not fit what his version of Chelsea requires, and added to two more wide threats who appear to have more to offer his system and would seem to signal a turn in outlook as both he and Manuel Pellegrini look to isolate an Arsenal side that has defied the odds all season. Janusz Michallik is on hand to help us dissect these factors and many more as we did into the matter of David Moyes who continues to struggle in year one with both personnel and philosophy, Arsene Wenger who clearly has found a new balance to Arsenal that has resisted every challenge thus far, but always with one eye on Jose Mourinho who may have finally turned the important corner with a team that could compete on any front. We also examine the challenges facing Diego Simeone at Atletico Madrid and whether he will have to begin prioritizing his objectives given that he does not have a very deep squad with a once in a generation opportunity to capture La Liga with Real Madrid occupied with the Champions League and Barcelona suddenly distracted with controversy and challenged with untimely injury and problems bubbling just beneath the surface. We also examine the evolving world for young managers cast into the high pressure world of football management, identify the best of the emerging class to examine what several of these examples have in common, and then apply what is known about Clarence Seedorf and what his challenge really is in the short term as AC Milan attempts to rebuild from the wreck of a Ground Zero season on the edge.
