It can sound a little bit harsh to Alex Neil. But, man have you lost your mind? Why not using Kyle Lafferty? Why you signed Mbokani when you have player like Lafferty in your squad? I won’t be wondering if Norwich be relegated after the end of the season. In fact, I expect that this will happen.

Kyle Lafferty appeared for just 14 minutes in a match of The Capital One Cup and managed to score against West Bromwich! He has enough qualities to be among the starting eleven every single week! Instead of that, he took part in only 1 Premier League match and stayed on the pitch for only 13 minutes.

The Northern Ireland international knows best how to win titles. He has become a Scottish Premiership champion with Rangers on 3 occasions. In addition, he has won The Scottish Cup and The Scottish League Cup twice.

But, Lafferty made his biggest impression at a big stage, helping Northern Ireland qualify for The UEFA Euro 2016. The striker scored 7 goals for his country in 9 games. Thanks to his efforts, Northern Ireland won their group and will take part in a major tournament for the first time since The World Cup 1986. This will be the first European championship for The Norn Iron.

Kyle Lafferty became the second best goal-scorer in Northern Ireland’s history with 16 goals in 46 appearances. So, I think Lafferty deserves at least a chance to prove his goal-scoring abilities in Norwich City. It is understandable why the striker declined a loan offer during the winter transfer window. If he leaves for a club of a lower division he will make a step back.

Actually I am not a Lafferty’s fan, but I hate seeing people being underestimated. And I am still not sure about the qualities of Mbokani, despite his stats. It is not just about scoring goals – it’s about making an impact on the pitch and winning games. And, in my opinion, Kyle Lafferty is doing a great job, but is advisedly neglected by the manager. However, Alex Neil and Lafferty could have argued and that’s why the striker is not playing…

In conclusion, I will be very happy if Lafferty shows his great potential at The Euro 2016 and help Northern Ireland achieve some good results. For now, just do not give up Kyle – you are better than the half of the strikers in The Premier League!

The Cottagers have a great history, but they have never won a major trophy. They are now lying in the 17th position in The Championship, but just 6 years ago The Cottagers had a great squad, which made significant things in The Europa League.

Roy Hodgson’s players weren’t so impressive in The Premier League (season 2009/2010), finishing 12th in the standings, but showed they can beat every single team. Fulham started their participation in The Europa League from the third qualifying round, where they had to play against Lithuanian side Vetra. The Londoners had no problems, winning 3-0 twice.

Then, they had to meet the Russian side Amkar Perm in the play-off round. Fulham played really well in the first leg and won 3-1 at Craven Cottage. Andrew Johnson, Clint Dempsey and Bobby Zamora scored for The Londoners. In the second leg, Fulham played bravely in defence and lost only 0-1 to the Russian team, which led The Cottagers to the group stage of the tournament.

The Cottagers were placed in Group ‘E’ with Basel, Roma and CSKA Sofia. Fulham started with a visit to Sofia and a 1-1 draw. They were lucky to equalize with Diomansy Kamara’s goal in the 65th minute (that was one of their very few goal-scoring chances in the match). Then, Fulham showed a real improvement and beat 1-0 Basel at Craven Cottage with Danny Murphy’s goal in the 57th minute.

The third match in the group was against the favourites – Roma, at home. Hangeland opened for Fulham in the first half. Mark Schwarzer saved a penalty and made a couple of great saves, before Roma equalized in the added time of the match. Logically, Fulham lost their visit to Italy, but they still had chances for going through.

The crucial match was against Basel, when Fulham won 3-2 in Switzerland. Then, The Cottagers eliminated Shakhtar Donetsk, before playing against Juventus.

The Old Lady smashed Fulham at The Juventus Stadium in the first leg, but won only 3-1. The Italian side led 1-0 in the second leg at Craven Cottage after just 2 minutes and it looked that Roy Hodgson’s players will be eliminated from the tournament. But Bobby Zamora managed to score very quickly after Trezeguet’s opener and brought Fulham back in the game. The 27th minute was the crucial one, because Juve remained with 10 men on the pitch after a red card. 5 minutes before the final whistle for the first half Gera turned thing around for Fulham (2-1).

Just 4 minutes after the break Zoltan Gera scored his second goal, equalizing the aggregate score. It seemed like the match will go to the extra time, but Clint Dempsey showed how genius he is. He flipped the ball over Chimenti from outside the box and found the net for 4-1!

Then, Fulham eliminated Wolfsbourg and Hamburg. In the second leg of the battle against Hamburg, The Cottagers again turned the score in their favour.

But not each fairy-tale has a happy end. Fulham were so close from winning The Europa League trophy, but a Diego Forlan’s goal in the 115th minute sent the cup to Atletico Madrid.

Barcelona humiliated Valencia in the first semi-final of the Copa del Rey. Los Blaugranas smashed 7-0 their opponent. All the goals were scored by Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi. The Uruguayan scored 4 in Valencia’s net, while the Argentinian finished with a hat-trick. In fact, the result could have been more impressive if Neymar had scored his chance from the penalty spot.

The main reason for the humiliating result is the Shkodran Mustafi’s red card at the end of the first half, which led to the penalty, missed by Brazilian star Neymar.

The failure of Valencia will surely lead to the sack of the manager Gary Neville. Under his leadership, Valencia haven’t recorded a single victory in Primera Division and The Bats are lying in the 12th place in the standings. It is now clear that The Bats won’t reach the final of the cup, which was their chance for saving the season.

Barcelona are on a run of 27 matches unbeaten in all competitions. Luis Enrique’s players lost for the last time to Sevilla 1-2 in October.

The home side pressured its visitors from the very beginning of the game. Barcelona needed 7 minutes to go in front. Neymar made a great assist to Luis Suarez, who easily found the net 1-0. The Uruguayan doubled the score just five minutes later.

Barcelona kept making a great show for the spectators at Camp Nou. The minute was 29th and Iniesta passed to Neymar, who made a great back heel pass. Suarez missed the ball to Messi, who calmly found the net.

The lack of confidence in Valencia’s players, made them only defending and looking forward to the final whistle. After the fast three goals Lionel Messi hit the bar. Then, in the 42nd minute Mustafi made a foul against Messi in the box and the referee showed him a red card, which was the most crucial moment in the match.

Barcelona’s show continued during the second half of the game. In the 59th minute Luis Suarez found Messi in the box with a brilliant back heel pass and the Argentinian magician went through two defenders to make himself a shooting space. The rest was easy and the result was increased to 4-0.

Several minutes after his second goal of the game, Messi managed to score his hat-trick. That was his 37th in his brilliant career. But that was not all! Suarez found the net again 7 minutes to go. A great cross by Adriano Correia and an excellent header by Suarez 6-0. But that was not enough for the Uruguayan forward. In the 88th minute he received a great pass from Arda and scored for 7-0.