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Team Focus: Spurs Not Playing Pochettino Way in Season Opener

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Aug 20 2014 12:23
Team Focus: Spurs Not Playing Pochettino Way in Season Opener After Mauricio Pochettino had celebrated his first three points as Tottenham Hotspur manager, there was one word he mentioned more than any other in his post-match press conference: “philosophy”.“This is our philosophy,” the Argentinean beamed. “To believe, always, 90-9...
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Team Focus: Fábregas Signing Addresses Key Flaw at Chelsea

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Aug 13 2014 10:46
Team Focus: Fábregas Signing Addresses Key Flaw at Chelsea It wasn’t something Jose Mourinho was so willing to touch upon last season, and he certainly didn’t mention it as much as he did the obvious flaws up front. Yet, now that Chelsea have made their major change in the area, the Portuguese was better prepared to discuss the other deciding fa...
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Team Focus: Hodgson's Archaic Approach at the Root of England's Problems

by Miguel Delaney at Friday, Jun 20 2014 11:46
Team Focus: Hodgson's Archaic Approach at the Root of England's Problems It was supposed to be so different this time. To some degree it was different, except not in the manner intended. England are now facing up to their first group-stage exit since Euro 2000, and their worst performance at a World Cup since 1958.Those are the bald facts. The more brutal truth is that t...
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Player Focus: What Diego Costa's Absence Would Mean for Spain's Strikeforce

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, May 29 2014 10:58
Player Focus: What Diego Costa's Absence Would Mean for Spain's Strikeforce Even in his own calmly serene manner, Vicente Del Bosque couldn’t hide Diego Costa’s utter importance to Spain. “We will wait until the last minute before making our decision”, the manager said, as doubt persisted about the nature of the Atlético Madrid forward’s...
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Player Focus: What Diego Costa Would Add to Spain's Strikeforce

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, May 29 2014 10:02
Even in his own calmly serene manner, Vicente Del Bosque couldn’t hide Diego Costa’s utter importance to Spain. “We will wait until the last minute before making our decision”, the manager said, as doubt persisted about the nature of the Atlético Madrid forward’s...
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Player Focus: What Diego Costa Would Add to Spain's Strikeforce

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, May 29 2014 10:02
Even in his own calmly serene manner, Vicente Del Bosque couldn’t hide Diego Costa’s utter importance to Spain. “We will wait until the last minute before making our decision”, the manager said, as doubt persisted about the nature of the Atlético Madrid forward’s...
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Player Focus: Can Costa Become Mourinho's New Drogba?

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, May 15 2014 12:49
Player Focus: Can Costa Become Mourinho's New Drogba? By now, none of it is a secret.Chelsea did not win the English title because they did not have enough goals in them. Jose Mourinho has expressly admitted he wants to sign a high-profile striker this summer. That striker is now highly likely to be Atlético Madrid’s Diego Costa, given the...
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Match Focus: Rodgers Faces Another Tough Test Against Pulis

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Apr 30 2014 15:40
Match Focus: Rodgers Faces Another Tough Test Against Pulis Brendan Rodgers is well aware of the stakes at Selhurst Park next Monday. He’s also, at least, well aware of what to expect. “This game will prepare us for Crystal Palace,” the Liverpool manager said after his side’s 2-0 loss to Chelsea. “We will have to deal with long ...
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Team Focus: Improved Fulham Dreaming of Great Escape Under Magath

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Apr 17 2014 12:38
Team Focus: Improved Fulham Dreaming of Great Escape Under Magath Despite a result that had offered Fulham so much new optimism, and created a genuine vibrancy around Craven Cottage, Felix Magath was striking a slightly different tone. “I am not satisfied,” the German manager simply said. What could possibly have brought such a response, after a 1-0 vi...
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Player Focus: Irreplaceable Lukaku Key to Everton's Success

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Apr 3 2014 11:49
Player Focus: Irreplaceable Lukaku Key to Everton's Success Roberto Martínez put it rather bluntly, especially for a manager who has become renowned for always unwaveringly pointing to the positives for his team. Instead, here he was, emphasising the importance of a single individual. “[Romelu] Lukaku is an irreplaceable footballer, and that is ...
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