Friday, 17 April 2015

Pictures & URL’s



This Reflective Analysis is the last activity of the Social Media Competition.  The video summarizes what our group learned and accomplished from our blogging experience and social media competition and it gives advice to future students taking the Digital Marketing 1 course.




Wednesday, 8 April 2015

Infographic - English Premier League Top Five

Here is an infographic of the Top Five teams, managers and players in the 2014-15 English Premier League.

Tuesday, 7 April 2015

Are Manuel Pellegrini's days numbered at Manchester City?

Manchester City, last year's Premier League champion, is currently in fourth place.  This seems to be an unacceptable result and manager Manuel Pellegrini is feeling the heat.

The third highest paid manager in the English Premier League (http://www.tsmplug.com/richlist/premier-league-managers-salaries/) may be facing dismissal because of this disappointing result.

For more information go to http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/322205673.

What is Alexis Sanchez career statistics?

Alexis Sanchez Is an upcoming player that is making headlines because of his skills. But ever wonder what his career stats were and why he is in the top 5 players of the Epl. Well for this season along he has 12 goals alone. He played 24 games so far that a lot of time on the field. Mr Sanchez is pretty awesome because he just getting started these are his career statistics.


What you think of Alexis Sanchez? 



How to be a legendary goalie like Petr Cech.


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Keyword Phrases: The keyword phrases research numbers are displayed in the following table:
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Soccer
49500
Petr Cech
210
Epl league table
210

Title: The Best Players in the English Premier League – How to be a Legendary Goalie like Peter Cech.
Lead Paragraph: Not very many goalies can be as consistent for such a long period of time like Petr Cech and also conduct himself in such a professional manner.
Body: This blog is going to point out crucial reasons on how to be a legendary goalie like Petr Cech and how I see him through my eyes. When I used to play goalie as a kid I would always try my best to stop the ball but often times I’d be scared of getting hit by a soccer ball that’s traveling at a fast pace. I appreciate Petr Cech so much more because I know how tough it can be. He’s been the model for goalies in the epl league table.
Some tips of being a legend like Petr Cech would be too always tune out the negativity and focusing on the task on hand. These two things are extremely important in having a legendary career because as a professional athlete there’s going to be negative comments being said about you but you have to always believe in yourself and have a positive outlook on life.
Figure 1. Petr Cech [photograph] by galleria_futbolera https://www.flickr.com/photos/galeriaxfutbol/2237326809/in/photolist-bd5xgZ-4TXc8j-4pGTja-6GQPFn-aEMDir-4UjLxh-5xWZqZ-aEMDti-bMPNbX-bAx6FL-4QXM7F-aEMDyr-aERue5-aERueS-kKA84L-csGsq1-4KzKtA-5ixvFF-7Vjo7z-5RAEV8-aERugb-aERutJ-aEMDrT-aEMDgk-aERujG-aEMDup-aEMDwv-dfFamM-L1nfS-L1vEV-6K3YsJ-kk3cQ-jg49Sx-6fmbeu-aAbDLp-mUVNEj-9ytXpB-iinHkR-4V4NNx-iic5iW-7DXVuK-mc8UJR-6SWcJ8-GsVhb-6Z6N3v-4RwB7G-L1vRn-bPrTZe-d7ypk-4RsqyX


End With an Open Ended Question: What do you think it takes to be a legendary goalie like Petr Cech?

Monday, 6 April 2015

Should Thiery Henry be in the Hall of Fame?


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Keyword Phrase:
The keyword phrases research numbers are displayed in the following table.
Keyword Phrase
Monthly Search
Soccer
49500
English Premier League Standings
5400
Thiery Henry
170

Title: The Best Players in the English Premier League – Should Thiery Henry be in the Hall of Fame?
Lead Paragraph: Thiery Henry has had an extremely successful career with Arsenal and France but the question everyone wants to know is if he was good enough to be in the hall of fame?
Body: So Thiery Henry has showed a lot of poise during his soccer career in the English Premier League and has also kept Arsenal a top the English Premier League Standings. The real question though is if he is a hall of famer? He has a lot of credentials to be one but some might say he isn’t because of his declining play towards his career. I personally think he should be in the hall of fame but that’s just me I want to hear what you think!
Figure 1: Thiery Henry [Photograph] by Sheetudeep https://www.flickr.com/photos/sheetudeep/598356234/in/photolist-USJsN-URfV4-eNx4Dd-eNkJac-eNx7kj-8kQt2A-hDtmRF-5aZZUh-ndqEFz-Vtgmh-cC2euJ-eNknGB-eNx9uN-eNxbGh-6NCbZB-dh9xyV-dh9ymT-dh9y1v-6NGmjU-5vH7g8-brchyK-ecgvCw-ecaRZM-dRZof3-66Wpxt-6NGkU7-6NGmbS-6NCboi-6NGmtA-8rmcjf-nbocbr-8rhYcH-8ySbw8-8rm6BS-8rhYvM-8rm6ju-8rmbHG-6N2Ejr-5U7smw-peoVC-8ri5c6-6N2Dya-8rm67Q-8ri5QM-8ri55i-8rmcsY-8ri5jt-8ri5Xv-8ri4RX-8ri5qZ


End with Open Ended Question: Do you thin Thiery Henry is a hall of famer? If so why? If not, why?

Sunday, 5 April 2015

Why Wayne Rooney has proven he’s one of the best players in Premier League history


Post Type: This post is written in the “Tell a story” post.
Keyword Phrase:
The keyword phrases research numbers are displayed in the following table:
Keyword Phrase
Monthly Search
Soccer
49500
Wayne Rooney
22200
Robin Van Persie
18100
English Premier League Standings
5400

Title: The Best Players in the English Premier League – Why Wayne Rooney has proven he’s one of the best players in Premier League History.
Lead Paragraph: This blog is going to take a look into Wayne Rooney’s career and share a little bit of his journey.
Body: Wayne Rooney started his soccer career with Everton in 2002 where he was a young star and played there until 2004. From then on he went on to play with Manchester United where he created his legend. He has been a consistent player there and is still playing there despite transfer rumors the past couple of years. He has also played in 3 world cups for England and 1 Euro Cup. He has over 160 goals with Manchester United and over 180 goals in total combined with Everton.
His name has been all over the soccer world along with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Robin Van Persie. He has never won a world cup with England but has one several championships with Manchester United for being the top team in the English Premier League Standings.
Figure 1: Wayne Rooney [photgraph] by tashaNR7

End With Open Ended Question: How would you tell Wayne Rooney’s story?

Saturday, 4 April 2015

Top 5 Premiier League Managers


Blog Posts


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Keyword Phrase:  premier league managers (170), jose mourinho (60500), english premier league results (1900)


Top 5 Premier League Managers


Currently, the top five Premier League managers in the English Premier League are Jose Mourinho, Manuel Pellegrini, Arsen Wenger, Louis Van Gaal and Brendan Rogers.


This rank is based on the statistics listed in the Manager Index which can be found at http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/clubs/managers/index.html. The top managers are ranked according to the percent wins statistic. 

   

Figure 1.  List of Managers in the English Premier League 2014-15


Adapted from http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/clubs/managers/index.html


All of the top 5 managers are capable of bringing their teams to the English Premier League championship.  The managers and their percent wins are the following:


1.    Jose Mourinho – Manager, Chelsea FC (69%)

2.    Manuel Pellegrini – Manager, Manchester City  FC (59%)

3.    Arsen Wenger – Manager, Arsenal FC  (56%)

4.    Louis Van Gaal – Manager, Manchester United FC (52%)

5.    Brendan Rogers – Liverpool  FC (52%)


Should there be any other statistics besides English Premier League results that should be considered when listing the top managers? Should salary play a part?

Friday, 3 April 2015


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Keyword Phrase:  championship results (390), louis van gaal (40500), english premier league standings (40500)



Which Premiership Team has Won the Most Titles?


Well, it’s no surprise that Manchester United has won the most titles in English Premier League history.  In fact, it has the best Premier League championship results with a record 20 wins! 


Although the current manager of Manchester United is Louis Van Gaal, Sir Alex Ferguson led the team to 13 championship titles.


Figure 2.  Manchester United F.C. Logo                      Figure 3. Sir Alex Ferguson

                                                  

                                                            Adapted from: http://www.espn.co.uk/spn/sport/story
Adapted from http://vector.me/search/

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While Manchester United is in fourth place in the 2014-15 English Premier League standings, it is still considered one of the best premiership clubs and Sir Alex Ferguson is considered to be one of the greatest managers in Premier League history. To learn more about the team’s history go to http://www.manutd.com/en/Home/History.


Do you agree that Manchester United is one of the greatest teams in the Premier League and that Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the greatest managers?


  

Thursday, 2 April 2015

The Best Sites for News about Premier League Teams


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Keyword Phrase:  barclay’s premier league news (170), english premier league results (1900), premier league teams (3600) 


The Best Sites for News about Premier League Teams


A google search for Barclay’s Premier League news results in millions of web sites.  But which sites are the best?


The first source for news about English Premier League results would probably be the football club’s official websites, Facebook pages, Twitter accounts and other social media.


However, for general news about the English Premier League, the best links, in my opinion, are the following:








Figure 6. The Official Barclay’s Website
















Adapted from http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb.html


What are your best sites for news about Premier League teams?


Wednesday, 1 April 2015

How to find the Best SItes about Top Managers


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Keyword Phrase:  premier league news (2400), premier league managers (170), Manuel Pellegrini (8100)


How to find the Best Sites about Top Managers


To find the best sites about Premier League Managers, go to social media. The top managers have official and unofficial Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts.


The news that you can find here is interesting and there are photos and videos as well.  What makes it more interesting is that football fans can leave their comments and opinions.  So, in addition to getting news on football managers such as Manuel Pellegrini, manager of Manchester City and the second top manager in the Premier League, you can also find information new about the teams. Here is an example of a Pellegrini Facebook page:


Figure 7. A Manuel Pellegrini Facebook Page



Adapted from https://www.facebook.com/pellegrini.dt



One problem that you might have with the social media sites, is that sometimes the language used is not English.  This problem can be solved by using Google or another site to translate the words.


Do you have any tips on how to find the best sites about top managers and other Premier League news?

Tuesday, 31 March 2015

How Watchting the Premier League Games Influenced Me


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Keyword Phrase:  premier league teams (3600), premier league winners (1000), best premier league teams (170)



How Watching the Premier League Games Influenced Me


Watching Premier League games influenced me when I was little and every Saturday and Sunday morning I would wake up not wanting to miss them.  Watching the Premier League teams every weekend inspired me to play soccer and those inspirations pushed me to be the best I can be at the sport.


I started playing soccer when I was four years old and that is when I started having hope and dreams of becoming a Premier League player. I remember that there was so much excitement during the games and that Manchester United was the best team who were the Premier League winners. 


I continued playing and dreaming, for many years, of playing in the English Premier League.  What a wonderful game!


                     Figure 9. Watching the Premier League









     on Saturday Mornings                   Adapted from free-stock-photos-excited-family-watching-football-

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The English league is the most exciting and has the best Premier League teams.  Do you agree?

Thursday, 26 March 2015

Which Club Will Triumph in 2014-15?


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Keyword Phrase:  english premier league results (40500), football results (4400), best premier league teams (110)



Which Club Will Triumph in 2014-15?



As of now, Chelsea FC looks like the team to beat.  The club, under the leadership of Jose Mourinho, has the best English Premier League results. Also, they just won the League Cup this past Sunday, March 1, 2015.


Here is a link to a funny video where Chelsea is celebrating its victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup:




On the other hand, it is really difficult to predict who will win the championship trophy.  A team can play really well during the season and when playoffs come, it might suffer defeat.  All top five teams have an equal chance of achieving great football results.       


             

                         Figure 8. English Premier League Trophy


                                  

                           Adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

                                                                Premier League

                                    

Which of the best Premier League teams will be the champion?


The Success of Mourinho


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The Successes of Mourinho


Currently, Jose Mourinho is considered to be the best manager in the English Premier League.  The Portuguese citizen is a respected and popular manager.


His club Chelsea is at the top of the 2014-15 Barclay’s Premier League standings with 60 points. On Sunday, March 2, 2015, Mourinho and his club won the Capital One Cup (League Cup). This was Mourinho’s 21st trophy that he has attained in his career as a football manager.  His accomplishments with Chelsea are the following:


Figure 4. Mourinho’s Success with Chelsea

Championship
Year
Premier League
2004-05, 2005-06
FA Cup
2006-07
League Cup
2004-05, 2006-07, 2014-15
FA Community Shield
2005

Adapted from http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31688077


Mourinho was Chelsea’s manager from 2004 and 2007 and again from 2013 to the present. He has now won seven titles with Chelsea.


Figure 5. Jose Mourinho and Chelsea

at the League Cup 2015



Mourinho said, "It's hard for me to live without titles. I need to feed myself with them." (BBC, 2015).  Clearly, Mourinho loves trophies.

                                                                                   

  The next title for Mourinho and Chelsea is to be the Premier League winners for 2014-15.


For more news, photos and videos on Mourinho and Chelsea FC, visit http://www.chelseafc.com/.

Adapted from http://bleacherreport.com/articles/

2381587-jose-mourinho-teaches-spurs-a-lesson-

as-chelsea-build-victory-from-the-back


Will Mourinho and Chelsea stay on top of the English Premier League standings and win the league championship?


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