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Team Focus: Watford's Exciting Summer Signings Cause for Optimism at Vicarage Road

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jul 13 2015 15:20
Team Focus: Watford's Exciting Summer Signings Cause for Optimism at Vicarage Road Atdhe Nuhiu’s last minute equaliser on the final day of the season denied Watford the opportunity to go up to the Premier League as champions, though that would merely have been the icing on the cake for the Hornets. After going through four managers over the course of the campaign - Giuseppe ...
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Player Focus: Why European Teams Should be Moving on Llorente this Summer

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jul 10 2015 15:10
Player Focus: Why European Teams Should be Moving on Llorente this Summer We will not sell our best players, our top assets, unless the players themselves ask us to leave, Juventus director Giuseppe Marotta said earlier this week. The Italian’s words seemingly rule out potential exits of Paul Pogba and Arturo Vidal, who have both been linked with moves away from the...
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Team Focus: Sevilla Set to Build on Success Despite Key Departures

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jul 9 2015 15:30
Team Focus: Sevilla Set to Build on Success Despite Key Departures May 27, 2015 - Sevilla won their second consecutive Europa League title, spearheaded by Carlos Bacca. The Colombian, a key member of the starting XI, provided the assist for Grzegorz Krychowiak’s equaliser, before turning goalscorer as the La Liga side secured a 3-2 win at the expense of pluck...
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Player Focus: Are Arsenal Right to Extend Arteta's Contract?

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jul 8 2015 16:30
Player Focus: Are Arsenal Right to Extend Arteta's Contract? Following the long-awaited capture of Petr Cech, Arsene Wenger was widely praised by some quarters of the Arsenal fanbase for his ruthlessness. David Ospina did little wrong to suggest he required displacing from the Gunners starting XI, but when a goalkeeper of Cech’s ilk becomes available; o...
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Player Focus: Clasie an Ideal Schneiderlin Replacement for Southampton

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 7 2015 14:50
Player Focus: Clasie an Ideal Schneiderlin Replacement for Southampton (Jordy) Clasie is one of the players on the list that we have to replace Morgan Schneiderlin, Southampton manager Ronald Koeman admitted on Monday. Schneiderlin is widely expected to depart the club this summer, with Manchester United and Arsenal leading the race to secure the services of the France...
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Player Focus: Can Di María Replicate his Copa America Form for United Next Season?

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jul 6 2015 17:00
Player Focus: Can Di María Replicate his Copa America Form for United Next Season? When you become the most expensive transfer in the history of a league, the pressure to succeed from the get go will always be high. That was the case with Ángel Di María who, after much speculation, put pen to paper for Manchester United in a deal worth £59.7m last summer. The A...
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Tournament Focus: 2015 Copa America Round-up

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jul 6 2015 12:40
Tournament Focus: 2015 Copa America Round-up It just wasn’t to be for Lionel Messi and co as they came agonizingly close to securing international glory, only to fall at the final hurdle. 12 months ago, a Mario Götze volley saw Argentina miss out on the World Cup, while Saturday night’s defeat to Chile was all the more heartbr...
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Team Focus: Shaqiri Pursuit Signifies Stoke's Continued Evolution

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jul 3 2015 14:45
Team Focus: Shaqiri Pursuit Signifies Stoke's Continued Evolution At some point we need to invest significantly in the team, Stoke City boss Mark Hughes said back in April. The Welshman has worked wonders in the transfer market since taking charge of the Potters back in 2013, with his most expensive purchase prior to this summer coming in the form of Erik Pieters ...
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Player Focus: Would Benteke be Better Suited for Liverpool or Spurs?

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jul 2 2015 16:10
Player Focus: Would Benteke be Better Suited for Liverpool or Spurs? On the face of it, Christian Benteke would perhaps be best suited remaining at Aston Villa this summer. With Euro 2016 under a year away, the powerhouse striker will want to secure a regular starting berth in order to retain his place in the Belgium starting XI for the competition in France and the ...
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Player Focus: Creative Cabaye Could be Coup of the Summer for Palace

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jul 2 2015 11:45
Player Focus: Creative Cabaye Could be Coup of the Summer for Palace The transfer window always throws up rumours that seem borderline ridiculous. Sometimes the thought of a player moving to a team is enough to make even the most optimistic of football fans laugh off rumours linking players to their club, such is the nigh-on impossibility of a performer making a cert...
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