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Player Focus: In-form Vardy Warranting England Recognition

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Sep 29 2015 17:07
Player Focus: In-form Vardy Warranting England Recognition As the upcoming international break nears, much of the focus will be on Jack Grealish. The Aston Villa attacker this week confirmed his allegiance to England, stating that he opted to play for his country of birth, rather than Republic of Ireland. The player’s father is Irish but despite actin...
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Player Focus: Unheralded Fernandinho Crucial to City's Flying Start

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Sep 25 2015 15:20
Player Focus: Unheralded Fernandinho Crucial to City's Flying Start In the wake of Brazil’s disastrous World Cup exit, succumbing to a 7-1 defeat to eventual winners Germany at the semi-final stage, a number of the Seleção’s performers struggled to readjust to domestic football. The likes of Paulinho, Ramires and Willian were unable to hit ...
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Player Focus: Amavi Rapidly Emerging as Villa Fan Favourite

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Sep 24 2015 10:30
Player Focus: Amavi Rapidly Emerging as Villa Fan Favourite Three of Europe’s finest young left-backs moved on to pastures new over the summer. Baba Rahman secured a big money switch to Premier League champions Chelsea during the transfer window, while Layvin Kurzawa swapped Monaco for PSG. Then there was Jordan Amavi, who like Kurzawa departed the Fre...
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Player Focus: Deeney and Ighalo Partnership Key to Watford's Fine Form

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Sep 22 2015 17:05
Player Focus: Deeney and Ighalo Partnership Key to Watford's Fine Form Much has been made of Watford’s summer movements after their attempts in the transfer window to build a squad capable of consolidating their Premier League status. Having gone through no fewer than four managers in their promotion-attaining Championship campaign, a period of solidity is crucia...
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Player Focus: Is Dier the Answer or a Temporary Solution in Spurs Midfield?

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Sep 21 2015 17:30
Player Focus: Is Dier the Answer or a Temporary Solution in Spurs Midfield? As the transfer window neared its conclusion earlier this month, Tottenham fans were hopeful new faces would arrive. A striker and a central midfielder were perhaps the priorities, with the former perhaps less so following the big money arrival of Heung-min Son. In hindsight, for now at least, the l...
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Player Focus: Müller Consolidating His Place as One of Europe's Best

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Sep 10 2015 09:45
Player Focus: Müller Consolidating His Place as One of Europe's Best “When God created space, Müller was already there.” A joke, of course, but one told with a wry smile across the face. You see, the German is a player capable of finding space anywhere in the final third. Thomas Müller is a player whose biggest strength is being in the right pla...
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Match Focus: Lack of Midfield Solidity Could Cost England Against Switzerland

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Sep 8 2015 14:40
Match Focus: Lack of Midfield Solidity Could Cost England Against Switzerland As England gear up for the welcome of Switzerland tonight, they needn’t worry that their qualification is on the line. A 6-0 thumping of European minnows San Marino on Saturday confirmed their place at next summer’s European Championship, with victory meaning England have won 21 points o...
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Player Focus: Reinvigorated Touré Leading City's Title Assault

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Sep 8 2015 11:10
Player Focus: Reinvigorated Touré Leading City's Title Assault Just four games into the season one would not bet against Manchester City securing Premier League glory for only the third time since its 1992 inception. Manuel Pellegrini’s side sit pretty atop England’s top tier with four wins from four and are currently averaging 2.5 goals per game. T...
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Player Focus: Recent Gabriel Outings Shows He's Ready for Regular Arsenal Spot

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Sep 4 2015 15:00
Player Focus: Recent Gabriel Outings Shows He's Ready for Regular Arsenal Spot January is always a tough time to sign for a new team, regardless of the calibre of personnel. Managers already boast a settled squad and a favoured starting XI, making it difficult for new arrivals to force their way into the team. As such, players more commonly move on loan during the winter trans...
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Player Focus: Soldado Rediscovering Best Form Following Return to Spain

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Sep 2 2015 16:20
Player Focus: Soldado Rediscovering Best Form Following Return to Spain Roberto Soldado’s Tottenham career will forever be remembered as a failure. The Spaniard may have made a relatively bright start to life in England, but he ultimately failed to live up to expectations at White Hart Lane. His form for Valencia convinced Spurs to splash the cash on the striker i...
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