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Player Focus: Is Giroud's Inconsistency a Concern to Arsenal's Title Charge?

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jan 14 2016 17:15
Player Focus: Is Giroud's Inconsistency a Concern to Arsenal's Title Charge? There was a period in the first half at Anfield on Wednesday that encapsulated Olivier Giroud’s Arsenal career. After 25 minutes on the night the Frenchman drew the Gunners level for the second time in the 3-3 draw with Liverpool. Moments later, though, Giroud missed a glaring chance with the ...
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Match Report: Leicester Maintain Surprise Title Quest With Win at White Hart Lane

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jan 13 2016 22:40
Match Report: Leicester Maintain Surprise Title Quest With Win at White Hart Lane Star Wars fans will testify that the Empire Strikes Back is the best of the original trilogy. A New Hope and Return of the Jedi had their moments, but it's second of the three-parter that more often than not is dubbed the superior of the first three films. The hope, therefore, was that the second in...
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Team Focus: Solid Midfield Additions Outline Newcastle's Survival Strategy

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jan 13 2016 17:20
Team Focus: Solid Midfield Additions Outline Newcastle's Survival Strategy Tuesday night’s 3-3 draw between Newcastle and Manchester United was as unexpected as it was entertaining. Given the pairing’s goalscoring woes of late, a six-goal thriller took all those involved completely by surprise. Some have gone as far to say it was the game of the season so far g...
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Player Focus: Battling Besic Has the Chance to Establish Himself as Everton Regular

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jan 12 2016 16:00
Player Focus: Battling Besic Has the Chance to Establish Himself as Everton Regular For any player arriving in a new league, the worst possible scenario is to succumb to injury. This denies the player in question the chance to form an understanding with their new teammates as they spend more time on the treatment table than the pitch. While Muhamed Besic was limited to just 15 leag...
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Team Focus: January Arrivals Signals Intent by Bournemouth

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jan 11 2016 17:20
Team Focus: January Arrivals Signals Intent by Bournemouth One has to praise Bournemouth. After a rocky start to life in the Premier League, the Cherries have begun to find their feet in England’s top tier. They have now lost just one of their last eight league fixtures, with that coming in an expected 2-0 defeat at Arsenal, though they put in a good ...
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Player Focus: Could Mangala's Poor Form Force City into the Transfer Market?

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jan 8 2016 12:30
Player Focus: Could Mangala's Poor Form Force City into the Transfer Market? After the opening five Premier League games of the season, many could have been forgiven for assuming Manchester City would run away as title winners. The Citizens were in rampant form, securing 15 points of a possible 15 and netting 11 goals without reply. However, midway through September, they fa...
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Player Focus: Do Christian Eriksen's Spurs Performances Warrant Criticism?

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jan 7 2016 15:40
Player Focus: Do Christian Eriksen's Spurs Performances Warrant Criticism? It was indeed a successful festive period for Tottenham, of that there is no doubt. Mauricio Pochettino’s side picked up 10 points of a possible 12 to consolidate their place in the top-four. Some have even gone as far as to suggest they are the dark horse for the Premier League title, though ...
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Player Focus: Ronaldo's Disappointing Outings Against La Liga's Best

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jan 6 2016 17:00
Player Focus: Ronaldo's Disappointing Outings Against La Liga's Best Real Madrid’s decision to dismiss Rafa Benitez came as a relief to many of the fans and the majority of the squad. Over recent months, a number of players had voiced their discontent at the Spaniard’s workings and while president Florentino Perez backed Benitez publically until the end, ...
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Player Focus: Mikel Providing Necessary Balance to Chelsea Under Hiddink

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jan 5 2016 17:45
Player Focus: Mikel Providing Necessary Balance to Chelsea Under Hiddink “You can play with all creative players – Matic, Fabregas, Oscar, Willian coming inside – but sometimes you have to choose a different way,” interim Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink said last month. The choice of players was somewhat surprising to some. Granted, Cesc Fabregas, Os...
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Player Focus: Underwhelming Memphis Still Needs Time to Settle

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jan 5 2016 11:02
Player Focus: Underwhelming Memphis Still Needs Time to Settle Only Memphis Depay knows what was going through his head on Boxing Day. In a mundane Manchester United showing at the Britannia Stadium, all the Dutchman did was prove he couldn’t perform on a windy Saturday afternoon in Stoke. The Dutchman has failed to live up to expectations following his a...
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