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Player Focus: Why Chelsea Mustn't Drop Petr Cech For Thibaut Courtois

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Sep 9 2013 15:30
Player Focus: Why Chelsea Mustn't Drop Petr Cech For Thibaut Courtois ‘Thibauting [Tee-Boh-Ing] - Emulating a classic Thibaut Courtois goalkeeping save in any random location’. The act has become a phenomenon across the footballing world due to the exploits of the Belgium number 1 during his loan spell with Atlético Madrid. Dubbed by many the best i...
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Player Focus: Europe's Most Creative Players This Season

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Sep 6 2013 10:30
Player Focus: Europe's Most Creative Players This Season Cesc Fábregas - a name that Manchester United fans will want to quickly forget. The Spaniard was heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford this summer, only for the midfielder to remain at Camp Nou on the back of Thiago Alcántara’s departure to Bayern Munich. Having attempted to...
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Player Focus: Walter Mazzarri Bringing The Best Out Of Ricky Álvarez With Inter

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Sep 4 2013 11:00
Player Focus: Walter Mazzarri Bringing The Best Out Of Ricky Álvarez With Inter While much was made of AC Milan’s capture of Kaka, with the Brazilian returning to Serie A after a 4-year stint in Spain, his capture has seen Ricky Álvarez’s impressive start to the season go somewhat overlooked. With Inter Milan having picked up 2 wins from 2, netting 5 goals in...
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Player Focus: Mile Jedinak's Importance To Crystal Palace

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Sep 3 2013 10:17
Player Focus: Mile Jedinak's Importance To Crystal Palace Crystal Palace'sfirst win of the season at the expense of Sunderland on Saturday evening came as a welcome relief to fans of the Eagles. Many outsiders have tipped the south London side to drop straight back into the Championship, despite a flurry of new arrivals at Selhurst Park.Yet it’s club...
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Team Focus: Defence Key To Southampton's Successful Start

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Aug 30 2013 13:00
Team Focus: Defence Key To Southampton's Successful Start As Southampton strengthen this summer, Mauricio Pochettino has been handed a substantial war-chest to utilise. Dejan Lovren, Victor Wanyama and Pablo Osvaldo have all arrived to solidify areas that needed bolstering, with Saints looking a much stronger outfit as a result.While the south coast club d...
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Player Focus: How José Mourinho Is Utilising Ramires At Chelsea

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Aug 28 2013 10:00
Player Focus: How José Mourinho Is Utilising Ramires At Chelsea When Frank Lampard doubled Chelsea’s advantage during the 2-0 win over Hull City on the opening weekend of the season, many expected the Blues to ruthlessly dispatch the Premier League returnees at Stamford Bridge. Yet, in typical José Mourinho fashion, the west London side ‘shut ...
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Player Focus: How Big A Loss Is Xabi Alonso To Real Madrid?

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Aug 23 2013 14:00
Player Focus: How Big A Loss Is Xabi Alonso To Real Madrid? There is nothing more aesthetically pleasing than a glorious beard in the footballing world. Andrea Pirlo has won himself a legion of admirers as a result of his outstanding facial hair, while Daniele De Rossi’s gladiatorial effort must not go unnoticed. Then, there is Xabi Alonso and his atte...
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Team Focus: How Swansea City Can Improve On Their End Of Season Form

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Aug 21 2013 15:30
Team Focus: How Swansea City Can Improve On Their End Of Season Form Back in February, Swansea City secured their first piece of major silverware in their 101-year history, comfortably overcoming Bradford City to land the Capital One Cup. Their fans, understandably ecstatic, expected big things following the result at Wembley and with European qualification secured, ...
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Player Focus: Why Erik Lamela Or Willian Would Be A Good Signing For Spurs

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Aug 19 2013 17:00
Player Focus: Why Erik Lamela Or Willian Would Be A Good Signing For Spurs The difference between Harry Redknapp’s signings during his time asTottenham Hotspurmanager and those of André Villas-Boas is vast. Where the former brought in Scott Parker, the latter acquired Etienne Capoue. While Redknapp signed Peter Crouch, Villas-Boas convinced chairman Daniel Lev...
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Player Focus: Four Players Set To Shine This Season

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Aug 16 2013 14:30
Player Focus: Four Players Set To Shine This Season As the Premier League season edges closer, Fantasy Footballenthusiasts are making their decisions as to who can lead their quirkily titled teams to glory. Which player will be the Michu of 2013/14, what bargain can be picked up prior to Liverpool hosting Stoke City tomorrow and who will be the star ...
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