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Player Focus: Scrutinised Falcao Proving His Worth at United

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jan 21 2015 16:45
Player Focus: Scrutinised Falcao Proving His Worth at United Falcao’s loan move to Manchester United was perhaps the biggest shock of the summer transfer window. The Colombian moved to Old Trafford on deadline day, despite numerous reports suggesting he was close to signing for Real Madrid during the off season. The player himself even tweeted ‘Dr...
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Player Focus: Transfer Rumour Round-Up - Day 19

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jan 19 2015 17:40
Player Focus: Transfer Rumour Round-Up - Day 19 Teddy BishopLiverpool have been linked with a host of names since Steven Gerrard confirmed his intentions to crack Hollywood next season. Fabian Delph would be a low cost, but Premier League-experienced replacement for the Reds skipper, while Miralem Pjanic would be the marquee successor supporters ...
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Match Report: Van Gaal's Changes Help United to 3 points at QPR

by Ben McAleer at Saturday, Jan 17 2015 17:50
Match Report: Van Gaal's Changes Help United to 3 points at QPR Manchester United maintained their impressive record over QPR with a hard-fought 2-0 win at Loftus Road. United have now won each of their last 6 league meetings with the R's, scoring 15 in the process and conceding just the 1. Victory ensured the former champions will end the weekend in the top-4, ...
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Player Focus: Transfer Rumour Round-Up - Day 15

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jan 15 2015 15:20
Player Focus: Transfer Rumour Round-Up - Day 15 Paulo DybalaWhile a centre-back should be the priority for Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal this month, links with a move for Palermo’s Paulo Dybala come as little shock after the weekend. In the recent 1-0 home defeat to Southampton, United were toothless in front of goal, with none of t...
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Player Focus: Cole's Italian Job Not Panning Out as Planned at Roma

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jan 14 2015 16:00
Player Focus: Cole's Italian Job Not Panning Out as Planned at Roma I have no problem whatsoever with (Ashley) Cole. He remains an important player for us, Roma head coach Rudi Garcia stated last month. The Frenchman’s words came after reports suggested the pairing had fallen out, with Cole subsequently linked with a move away from Italy’s capital this m...
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Match Report: Fairytale Return for Pardew as Palace Overcome Spurs

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Jan 11 2015 09:45
Match Report: Fairytale Return for Pardew as Palace Overcome Spurs Having succeeded Neil Warnock as Crystal Palace boss, Alan Pardew's return to Selhurst Park was exactly the fairytale he would have wanted. The 53-year-old spent 4 years with the south London side as a player and managed to guide the Eagles to all 3 points against Tottenham Hotspur in his first leag...
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League Focus: Analysing the Threat Premier League Teams Pose at Corners

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jan 8 2015 17:45
League Focus: Analysing the Threat Premier League Teams Pose at Corners The first half we were battered, and we couldn’t handle Charlie Adam, his corner kicks are worth £10m. Those were the words of Sir Alex Ferguson after Manchester United’s 3-2 league win over Blackpool back in 2011. At the interval, Blackpool held a 2-goal advantage, with Adam cruci...
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Team Focus: Rodgers Has Struck The Right Attacking Balance With Front Three

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jan 6 2015 17:30
Team Focus: Rodgers Has Struck The Right Attacking Balance With Front Three At the beginning of November, Brendan Rodgers deployed a 3-man defence for the first time in the Premier League this season. The decision to field a 3-5-1-1 formation did not have the desired effect though, as Liverpool succumbed to a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle United, however Rodgers was not willing t...
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Team Focus: Which Premier League Team Will be Affected Most by the AFCON?

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jan 2 2015 17:00
Team Focus: Which Premier League Team Will be Affected Most by the AFCON? Our problem is to make sure we overcome the loss of our African Cup players and hopefully not let that impede too much on our results and position in the league, West Ham boss Sam Allardyce said prior to the 1-1 draw with West Brom on New Year's Day. The Hammers manager will be forced to make do wit...
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League Focus: Premier League Half-Season Statistical Review

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Dec 30 2014 12:30
League Focus: Premier League Half-Season Statistical Review With the season now at the halfway point, the Premier League table has a familiar feel to it. Title favourites Chelsea currently lead the way having lost just the once so far, while defending champions Manchester City are hot on their heels. Manchester United have shown remarkable consistency of lat...
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