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Player Focus: Swansea & Gomis the Main Beneficiaries of Bony's January Exit

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Aug 25 2015 17:40
Player Focus: Swansea & Gomis the Main Beneficiaries of Bony's January Exit For any team, losing their star man comes as a blow, no matter how established a side they may be. Tottenham struggled in the wake of Gareth Bale’s world record move to Real Madrid, while 12 months later; Luis Suarez departed for Barcelona, with Liverpool suffering as a result. Similarly, Swan...
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Team Focus: Watford's New Midfield Base Already Key to Their Premier League Survival

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Aug 19 2015 12:05
Team Focus: Watford's New Midfield Base Already Key to Their Premier League Survival When a team is promoted from the Championship to the Premier League, there are two paths a side can follow in order to maintain their status as a top-flight team. The first is to persist largely with the squad that gained the team in question their spot in England’s top tier. Teammates are fam...
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Player Focus: Gomez Adjusting to Premier League Football with Relative Ease

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Aug 18 2015 15:50
Player Focus: Gomez Adjusting to Premier League Football with Relative Ease As Liverpool continued their big money recruitment drive over the summer, securing the services of Roberto Firmino and Christian Benteke for well over £50m, the signing of young Joe Gomez flew somewhat under the radar. The teenage defender showed glimpses of his potential for Charlton Athletic...
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Player Focus: What Does Otamendi's Arrival at City Mean for Mangala?

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Aug 17 2015 17:10
Player Focus: What Does Otamendi's Arrival at City Mean for Mangala? Two wins from two, six goals scored and zero conceded – Manchester City’s season has started in impressive fashion. The 3-0 win over Chelsea on Sunday has led many, even at this early stage, to revise their title favourites, with Manuel Pellegrini’s side now five points ahead of th...
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Match Report: Typical Tottenham Capitulate in 2-2 Draw with Stoke

by Ben McAleer at Saturday, Aug 15 2015 17:30
Match Report: Typical Tottenham Capitulate in 2-2 Draw with Stoke If you search the term ‘lackadaisical’ on Google, an example of how it can be used in a sentence reads: “a lackadaisical defence left Spurs adrift in the second half”. The term could not have been more applicable for the north London side on their first home game of the seaso...
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Match Focus: Four Key Battles Ahead of Man City vs Chelsea

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Aug 14 2015 17:05
Match Focus: Four Key Battles Ahead of Man City vs Chelsea It’s rare for a match in gameweek 2 in any league to be so decisive, but Manchester City’s welcome of Chelsea on Sunday could be just that. The two title rivals clash at the Etihad Stadium this weekend in an encounter that has the potential to give the Citizens a real head start in the t...
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Player Focus: What Does Rondon's Arrival Mean for Berahino's WBA Future?

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Aug 13 2015 16:30
Player Focus: What Does Rondon's Arrival Mean for Berahino's WBA Future? West Brom’s 3-0 home defeat to Manchester City was not the start to the season the Baggies would have wanted. Starting strikers Saido Berahino and Rickie Lambert mustered just two shots between them in the encounter and the lack of goalscoring threat certainly hindered the hosts. While City we...
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Player Focus: Griezmann Needs a Big Year to Prove He's Among World's Best

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Aug 12 2015 14:05
Player Focus: Griezmann Needs a Big Year to Prove He's Among World's Best In the summer of 2014, Atletico Madrid were unfortunate to lose the services of Diego Costa to Chelsea. The Spain international netted an astonishing 27 league goals as Los Rojiblancos upset the Barcelona and Real Madrid duopoly at the summit of Spain, becoming the first team in 10 years outside of ...
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Player Focus: Sky's the Limit for Magic Mahrez This Season

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Aug 10 2015 14:25
Player Focus: Sky's the Limit for Magic Mahrez This Season Those who watched Match of the Day on Saturday night will have bore witness to a laughable Sunderland defensive display. Worse still, the highlights package, if anything, was kind to a Black Cats backline that was more lost at sea than a sailor swept overboard in the midst of the perfect storm. The ...
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Team Focus: Spurs Hoping Centre-back Additions Will Solidify Leaky Backline

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Aug 6 2015 11:20
Team Focus: Spurs Hoping Centre-back Additions Will Solidify Leaky Backline Tottenham’s defending in the Premier League last season was painfully shambolic to watch on occasions. Calamitous individual errors frequently hindered their chances of bridging the gap between the Europa League places and the coveted top-4, with Spurs once more coming up short in their quest ...
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