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Player Focus: M'Vila Slowly Rebuilding his Reputation at Sunderland

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Dec 11 2015 13:55
Player Focus: M'Vila Slowly Rebuilding his Reputation at Sunderland Sunderland’s capture of Yann M’Vila on loan for the season was viewed as a coup for the Black Cats. The Frenchman’s career path may not have followed the one his potential promised, but his move to the Wearside club was a surprise to some. Arsenal had been credited with an interest...
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Match Report: Four Observations From Spurs 4-1 Monaco

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Dec 10 2015 22:52
Match Report: Four Observations From Spurs 4-1 Monaco At a rain soaked White Hart Lane, Tottenham brushed aside a thoroughly disappointing Monaco team with consummate ease, with a first half hat-trick from Erik Lamela setting the home side well on their way to a 4-1 win, with Tom Carroll and Stephan El Shaarawy netting after the interval. Here, WhoScor...
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Tournament Focus: Champions League Team of the Group Stage

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Dec 10 2015 17:00
Tournament Focus: Champions League Team of the Group Stage Wins for Arsenal and Chelsea on Wednesday night meant only one of the four Premier League sides - Manchester United - dropped out of the Champions League. Given the London pairing’s questionable start to the competition and Manchester City’s indifferent form it’s a commendable and ...
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Player Focus: Unheralded Kante Leicester's Unsung Hero

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Dec 9 2015 17:40
Player Focus: Unheralded Kante Leicester's Unsung Hero Leicester City’s start to the season has been nothing short of spectacular. The Foxes are indeed the surprise package this campaign, currently atop the Premier League and Claudio Ranieri deserves ample credit for the club’s stunning form. The Italian has continued Nigel Pearson’s g...
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Player Focus: Does Baines Warrant Immediate Return to Everton Starting XI?

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Dec 8 2015 17:25
Player Focus: Does Baines Warrant Immediate Return to Everton Starting XI? Given Everton’s relative dominance over the 90 minutes, the Toffees had every right to have been disappointed to only draw 1-1 with Crystal Palace on Monday night. Goalscorer Romelu Lukaku - whose equaliser was his 50th goal from 100 appearances for Everton - could easily have bagged a hat-tri...
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Team Focus: Stoke Attack Beginning to Click into Place

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Dec 7 2015 17:50
Team Focus: Stoke Attack Beginning to Click into Place As far as players for the big occasion go, Marko Arnautovic fits the bill for Stoke City. The Austrian’s goals in the opening 15 minutes in the Potters’ impressive 2-0 win over Manchester City took his total to five for the season in the England’s top tier. Indeed, Arnautovic&rsquo...
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Match Report: Battling Bournemouth End Eight-game Winless Run at Chelsea

by Ben McAleer at Saturday, Dec 5 2015 20:15
Match Report: Battling Bournemouth End Eight-game Winless Run at Chelsea As far as shocks in football go, Bournemouth's victory at Chelsea has to be one of the biggest of the campaign. Eddie Howe's side came to Stamford Bridge on an eight-game winless run, while Jose Mourinho's team looked to have turned a corner after a three-game unbeaten run in all competitions. Howev...
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Player Focus: Unsettled United Frontline Affecting Martial

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Dec 4 2015 17:10
Player Focus: Unsettled United Frontline Affecting Martial Deemed a waste of money by some upon his arrival at Manchester United, Anthony Martial quickly set about proving his critics wrong. The teenage France international injected some much-needed purpose into a United attack that appeared stale in the opening games of the season following his £36m ...
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Match Focus: Can Lowly Newcastle Halt Impressive Liverpool Progress?

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Dec 3 2015 17:20
Match Focus: Can Lowly Newcastle Halt Impressive Liverpool Progress? In what is a highly-aniticipated Premier League fixture given the matches played out between the two over the years, and arguably the most attention grabbing this coming gameweek, Newcastle host Liverpool in Sunday’s late kick off. The two teams come into this fixture is contrasting form, ...
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Player Focus: Klopp Influence Resulting in Vastly Improved Moreno Form

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Dec 2 2015 17:25
Player Focus: Klopp Influence Resulting in Vastly Improved Moreno Form Whenever a new manager takes charge of a team, it presents every player with the ideal opportunity to impress and stake a claim for a starting spot. The slate is wiped clean, with those previously struggling given a possible route back into the first team fold. Take for example Emmanuel Adebayor at ...
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