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Player Focus: Misery Loves Kompany as City Captain Struggles

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Mar 4 2015 11:30
Player Focus: Misery Loves Kompany as City Captain Struggles It’s difficult to comprehend just what was going through Vincent Kompany’s mind in the build up to Jordan Henderson’s opening goal in Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Manchester City on Sunday. Fernandinho, to an effect, sold the City captain short with a lackadaisical pass, but his ...
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Match Focus: Capital One Cup Final - 5 Key Managerial Decisions

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Feb 27 2015 16:00
Match Focus: Capital One Cup Final - 5 Key Managerial Decisions On Sunday, Chelsea and Tottenham resume their rivalry to contest the first major piece of silverware of the season. These two have already met twice this campaign, with each side winning on home soil. Spurs put 5 past Chelsea on New Year’s Day; only the second time a José Mourinho side ...
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Player Focus: Erratic Ospina Justifying Arsenal Starting Spot For the Time Being

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Feb 26 2015 17:30
Player Focus: Erratic Ospina Justifying Arsenal Starting Spot For the Time Being Reports of Wojciech Szczesny smoking in the changing room showers after Arsenal’s New Year’s Day defeat at Southampton certainly did not please manager Arsène Wenger, though the incident did little to cover up for the Pole’s shaky display at St. Mary’s. Szczesny was di...
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Player Focus: Astounding Amavi Continuing Steady Rise to Stardom

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Feb 24 2015 15:30
Player Focus: Astounding Amavi Continuing Steady Rise to Stardom Monaco may have secured the bragging rights following their 1-0 win at Nice in Friday’s Derby de la Côte d’Azur, but one player who deserved to exit the field with his head held high for Les Aiglons was young Jordan Amavi. Awarded the WhoScored man of the match award - his 5th of t...
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Match Report: Kane the Saviour as Laborious Spurs Snatch a Point From West Ham

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Feb 22 2015 14:49
Match Report: Kane the Saviour as Laborious Spurs Snatch a Point From West Ham Tottenham were out to exact revenge on West Ham after the Hammers twice overcame Spurs at White Hart Lane last season. Mauricio Pochettino's side secured a 1-0 win at Upton Park on the opening day of the campaign, but were keen to make amends on home turf after both André Villas-Boas and Tim ...
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Player Focus: Lack of Competition Affecting Fatigued Pellè's Form

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Feb 20 2015 16:00
Player Focus: Lack of Competition Affecting Fatigued Pellè's Form Last week, Southampton manager Ronald Koeman was named Premier League manager of the month for January. Three Premier League fixtures yielded 9 points, with a win at Old Trafford in January representing Manchester United’s only defeat in their last 19 competitive fixtures. The accolade was wel...
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Match Report: Fiorentina Hold Spurs As Montella's Changes Swings Tie in Viola's Favour

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Feb 19 2015 22:48
Match Report: Fiorentina Hold Spurs As Montella's Changes Swings Tie in Viola's Favour Thursday's Europa League tie at White Hart Lane was tipped as a battle between two in-form strikers. Man of the moment Harry Kane had scored 5 goals in 3 competitive appearances coming into the European meeting between Tottenham and Fiorentina, while opposite number Mario Gomez had 5 from 4 matches ...
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Player Focus: The Premier League Players Vying for an England Call-Up

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Feb 19 2015 16:20
Player Focus: The Premier League Players Vying for an England Call-Up He’s got technique, he’s always looking to get on the end of crosses, that header against Arsenal was a real classy header. I thought that was wonderful. If all goes well and he stays fit, I’m pretty sure he’ll be in the next squad. Roy Hodgson was full of praise for young To...
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Player Focus: McArthur's Form in Jedinak's Absence Improving Palace's Survival Chances

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Feb 17 2015 11:30
Player Focus: McArthur's Form in Jedinak's Absence Improving Palace's Survival Chances Losing key players to international duty can be a huge hindrance to any team. For Crystal Palace, though, that was simply not the case. When Alan Pardew took charge of the Eagles, he was unable to utilise pairing Mile Jedinak and Yannick Bolasie due to their respective participation in the Asia Cup ...
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Player Focus: The Dwindling Impact of Substitutes in The Premier League

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Feb 13 2015 12:30
Player Focus: The Dwindling Impact of Substitutes in The Premier League A lackadaisical defence left Spurs adrift in the second half. Google’s example of the use of ‘lackadaisical’ refers to Tottenham’s tendency to concede goals after the interval. Mauricio Pochettino has instilled relative solidity at the back at White Hart Lane following his su...
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