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Player Focus: The Race to Finish Top Goalscorer in Europe's Top 5 Leagues

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Feb 9 2016 16:43
Player Focus: The Race to Finish Top Goalscorer in Europe's Top 5 Leagues As we near the business end of the season across Europe’s top five leagues, it’s worth noting that there is an average of 2.60 goals scored per game at present. The title contenders are firing their teams to glory while those towards the bottom continue to fluff their lines when the oppo...
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Player Focus: Unsung Hero Kouyaté Vital in Bilic's West Ham Set-up

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Feb 8 2016 17:45
Player Focus: Unsung Hero Kouyaté Vital in Bilic's West Ham Set-up West Ham have earned numerous plaudits for their performances in the Premier League this season. Despite this being his debut managerial campaign in England, Slaven Bilic has taken to the rigours of English football like a duck to water. The Hammers currently sit just two points off fifth-placed Man...
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Player Focus: Forster Return Re-establishing Saints' Solid Foundations

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Feb 5 2016 16:20
Player Focus: Forster Return Re-establishing Saints' Solid Foundations It’s feasible to suggest that Arsenal could have continued to play beyond the regulated 90 minutes on Tuesday night and they still would not have scored. The Gunners mustered 22 shots in total against a resolute Southampton side at the Emirates Stadium, 11 of which were on target. 10 of those ...
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Player Focus: New Year New Roo Inspiring United in Top-Four Pursuit

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Feb 4 2016 14:20
Player Focus: New Year New Roo Inspiring United in Top-Four Pursuit Let’s not beat around the bush here, Wayne Rooney endured a terrible opening half of the season. The England international was sluggish in the final third, with a lackadaisical first touch often breaking down attacks rather than maintaining the pressure on the opposition defence. However, it a...
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Player Focus: Morata's Goalscoring Return a Timely Reminder of his Quality

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Feb 3 2016 16:20
Player Focus: Morata's Goalscoring Return a Timely Reminder of his Quality What a difference patience can make. Juventus’ sloppy start to the season saw many turn on Max Allegri, with the experienced Italian under significant pressure as the Old Lady failed to keep on the coat tails of the early pace setters. Of course, any team losing three key players - in Juventus...
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Player Focus: What Does Giannelli Imbula Bring to Stoke?

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Feb 2 2016 15:45
Player Focus: What Does Giannelli Imbula Bring to Stoke? As many expected, deadline day of the January transfer window ended not with a bang, but a whimper. The biggest news of the day came from the Etihad Stadium, where the worst kept secret in football was announced as Manchester City confirmed that Pep Guardiola would succeed Manuel Pellegrini as manag...
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Player Focus: Klopp's Guidance Helping Firmino Find his Feet in England

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jan 29 2016 14:50
Player Focus: Klopp's Guidance Helping Firmino Find his Feet in England It may have taken a Joe Allen penalty to secure their place in the Capital One Cup final, but Liverpool are on their way to Wembley. Jurgen Klopp’s start to life at Anfield has been indifferent to say the least, but a domestic cup final next month will be a boost as he looks to establish himse...
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Player Focus: Townsend's Big Money Move a Risk for Newcastle

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jan 28 2016 16:40
Player Focus: Townsend's Big Money Move a Risk for Newcastle “Emotional…” a one word Tweet by Andros Townsend on Tuesday showing him departing Hotspur Way for the final time effectively confirmed his switch to Newcastle, 24 hours before the club announced the deal. The England international had been expected to depart Tottenham for pastures...
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Team Focus: Ongoing Defensive Concerns Limiting Everton Progress Under Martinez

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jan 27 2016 13:20
Team Focus: Ongoing Defensive Concerns Limiting Everton Progress Under Martinez A chorus of boos greeted the Everton team upon the culmination of their 2-1 defeat to Swansea on Sunday. Against a team that had won just one of their 10 league games away from home in the Premier League this season, the Toffees were overwhelming favourites coming into the encounter, so the defeat w...
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Player Focus: Naismith the Leader Norwich Need to Stave Off Relegation

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jan 26 2016 13:00
Player Focus: Naismith the Leader Norwich Need to Stave Off Relegation Declan Rudd’s reaction to Adam Lallana’s late winning goal in Liverpool’s 5-4 win over Norwich on Saturday summed up the emotions of the home fans. As the England’s international’s volley bounced past him and into the back of the net, Rudd could do little but fall backw...
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