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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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Match Report: Sako the Star in Memorable Palace Win

by Ben McAleer at Saturday, Aug 29 2015 17:33
Match Report: Sako the Star in Memorable Palace Win Saturday’s meeting between Chelsea and Crystal Palace should have been a cause for celebration for the hosts as Jose Mourinho took charge of his 100th Premier League game at Stamford Bridge. Over two stints in west London, the Portuguese had lost just once in front of the Chelsea faithful, tha...
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Player Focus: Pedro The Right Winger Mourinho has Craved Since Chelsea Return

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Aug 28 2015 16:35
Player Focus: Pedro The Right Winger Mourinho has Craved Since Chelsea Return The right wing role has been something of a problematic position for Chelsea. In recent seasons, a number of players have attempted to make the position their own under Jose Mourinho, yet failed to have the desired effect on the flank, resulting in something of a revolving door policy at Stamford Br...
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Team Focus: Is De Bruyne a Necessity for Manchester City?

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Aug 27 2015 16:30
Team Focus: Is De Bruyne a Necessity for Manchester City? As far as starts to the season go, Manchester City’s has gone very much according to plan. The only team to boast a 100% start to the campaign, having scored 8 goals and conceded 0, they have stated their intentions early on in their bid to usurp Chelsea atop England’s top tier. The 3-0 ...
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