Manchester’s loss is La Coruña’s gain

After failing to impress Gary Megson at Bolton, permanently-on-loan Anderlecht winger Christian Wilhelmsson packed his bags in the January transfer windows and headed for the sunny climes of Deportivo. Yesterday saw the Swede’s first starting appearance in the side, and he helped guide them to a 2-0 win over Espanyol. He was no doubt encouraged by the attendance (or the mere existence) of his Russian-born model/ dancer WAG, Oksana Andersson.

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It doesn’t take much to be labelled a ‘tactical mastermind’ these days. Where once men like Gustav Sebes and Rinus Michels earned the honour by inventing completely new ways of playing football, now all that’s needed is an enigmatic press conference