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Sub-par Bissouma needs to be taken out of the Tottenham firing line

by Greg Lea at Thursday, Apr 4 2024 09:54
Sub-par Bissouma needs to be taken out of the Tottenham firing line There are times when - and we hate to break it to you - football managers do not always tell the truth. Step forward Ange Postecoglou, whose public assessment of Yves Bissouma’s performance against West Ham United on Tuesday might well have differed from his privately held view.I thought Biss ...
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How Kalvin Phillips' West Ham loan spell turned into a disaster

by Greg Lea at Sunday, Mar 31 2024 11:06
How Kalvin Phillips' West Ham loan spell turned into a disaster At the last European Championship, Kalvin Phillips started all seven matches as England finished runners-up. Three years on and with Euro 2024 on the horizon, the midfielder faces the very real prospect of missing out on the squad altogether.That represents quite the decline when you consider Philli...
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How battling Brentford were dragged into a relegation dogfight

by Greg Lea at Monday, Mar 18 2024 14:38
How battling Brentford were dragged into a relegation dogfight There may have only been a handful of Premier League games on Saturday and Sunday, but it still felt like a significant weekend in the relegation battle.A late Luton Town equaliser against Nottingham Forest meant they now head into the weekend above Nuno Espirito Santo’s side following their f...
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How does Dyche fix Everton's goal woes to beat the drop?

by Greg Lea at Monday, Mar 11 2024 11:06
How does Dyche fix Everton's goal woes to beat the drop? Any assessment of the job Sean Dyche is doing at Everton must begin by recognising his side would be 14th but for the six-point penalty they were handed for breaching the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules. Even so, an 11-game winless streak means questions are beginning to be asked of...
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Why Ange needs to solve Tottenham's low block puzzle

by Greg Lea at Monday, Mar 4 2024 09:56
Why Ange needs to solve Tottenham's low block puzzle For the time being at least, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United must act like fifth place will not be enough for Champions League qualification.With the tournament set to expand to 36 teams next season, there is a good chance that England will be one of two countries granted an add...
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Stats prove Arsenal's Saliba-Gabriel centre-back partnership is the Premier League's best

by Greg Lea at Monday, Feb 26 2024 10:03
Stats prove Arsenal's Saliba-Gabriel centre-back partnership is the Premier League's best In the end, Arsenal could not quite manage a clean sheet against Newcastle United. But the Gunners’ defensive display on Saturday was one of their best of the season.Newcastle have struggled to replicate the form that earned them a fourth-placed finish last term. They have, however, been more ...
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Why Welbeck is still 'Dat Guy' for Brighton boss De Zerbi

by Greg Lea at Monday, Feb 19 2024 11:39
Why Welbeck is still 'Dat Guy' for Brighton boss De Zerbi At the start of the season, the expectation was that Danny Welbeck would be phased out at Brighton & Hove Albion. With Joao Pedro signed from Watford and Evan Ferguson ready to kick on after his breakout campaign last time out, Welbeck looked set to be his team’s third-choice centre-forwar...
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Why Marco Silva deserves praise for another fine Fulham job

by Greg Lea at Monday, Feb 12 2024 16:55
Why Marco Silva deserves praise for another fine Fulham job Fulham, in the nicest possible way, are perhaps the least interesting team in the Premier League this season. The Cottagers are at once too far adrift to challenge for European qualification and too far clear of the dropzone to be troubled by relegation. Unlike the teams around them in the table, su...
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Why Crystal Palace need to take action and sack Hodgson

by Greg Lea at Monday, Feb 5 2024 10:33
Why Crystal Palace need to take action and sack Hodgson It is a shame it had to end like this. Roy Hodgson is a boyhood Crystal Palace fan who fulfilled his remit of keeping the club in the Premier League in five different seasons. Yet his second spell in the Selhurst Park dugout has descended into acrimony and it is hard to see how the 76-year-old can c...
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Why Wolves wing-wizard Pedro Neto will top transfer wishlists in 2024

by Greg Lea at Wednesday, Jan 31 2024 09:17
Why Wolves wing-wizard Pedro Neto will top transfer wishlists in 2024 Wolverhampton Wanderers are one of four teams in Premier League action on Thursday night, just a few hours before the January transfer window closes for business. It is possible, if highly improbable, that a Wolves or Manchester United player could be sold to another club while he is taking his post...
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