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Is it in Mourinho's Best Interest to Persevere with Rooney?

by Miguel Delaney at Friday, Sep 2 2016 12:20
Is it in Mourinho's Best Interest to Persevere with Rooney? Early into Manchester United’s first game of the season against Bournemouth, there was a moment that looks set to drive much of the discussion for Jose Mourinho’s opening campaign. Zlatan Ibrahimovic dropped back from centre-forward to number-10, clearly expecting Wayne Rooney to bomb on...
Categories: Player Focus

Costa Making Maximum Impact to Dispel Chelsea Exit Rumours

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Aug 25 2016 13:35
Costa Making Maximum Impact to Dispel Chelsea Exit Rumours On the eve of his first competitive game as Chelsea manager, the unfailingly polite Antonio Conte was clearly trying to avoid any unnecessary controversy about individuals, but still made his feelings clear.“Diego Costa is a great player and I know that he is a fantastic finisher,” the I...
Categories: Player Focus

Battling Display at Everton Shows Spurs Can Overcome Title Collapse

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Aug 18 2016 11:30
Battling Display at Everton Shows Spurs Can Overcome Title Collapse After Tottenham Hotspur’s 1-1 draw with Everton on the opening day of the season, Mauricio Pochettino admitted that his players had “played badly” in the first half and “showed a lack of energy”, so felt he had to have strong words at half-time. “I was tough with ...
Categories: Team Focus

The Key Questions Ahead of the 2016/17 Premier League Season

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Aug 11 2016 14:30
The Key Questions Ahead of the 2016/17 Premier League Season Last season concluded with the most unpredictable champions in history being crowned, but this one may well begin as the most unpredictable Premier League campaign in modern times, if for entirely different reasons. The high-profile new managers bring a series of high-tension variables, where small ...
Categories: League Focus

The Reasoning Behind United's World Record Move for Pogba

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Jul 27 2016 10:50
The Reasoning Behind United's World Record Move for Pogba After the latest talks with Manchester United about Paul Pogba, Juventus were still completely unmoving on their asking price of €120m - with all representative fees to be thrown on top of that too - and it’s a figure that’s still a little hard to get your head around.It’s all...
Categories: Player Focus

Togetherness key to Portugal's shock Euro 2016 success

by Miguel Delaney at Monday, Jul 11 2016 15:47
Togetherness key to Portugal's shock Euro 2016 success Before the Portuguese squad were running onto the Stade de France pitch in complete and unrestrained delight, those same players were “in shock”.Cedric Soares has admitted that they found Cristiano Ronaldo’s first-half injury a “very, very tough moment” - so the captain...
Categories: Team Focus

Portugal Need More Beyond Ronaldo to Secure Euro 2016 Success

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Jul 7 2016 12:00
Portugal Need More Beyond Ronaldo to Secure Euro 2016 Success Cristiano Ronaldo was utterly delighted with himself and Gareth Bale so thoroughly deflated, but the two Real Madrid stars still found common ground in the centre of the Lyon Grand Stade pitch after Portugal’s 2-0 win over Wales. Ronaldo told Bale that he and his team had been “the shini...
Categories: Euro 2016

The Four Key Angles to Determine Euro 2016's Semi-finalists

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Jun 30 2016 11:00
The Four Key Angles to Determine Euro 2016's Semi-finalists Poland vs PortugalA huge opportunity for one of these sides, heightened by the feeling there’s not that much between them. On the face of it, in fact, they’re quite similar in make-up. Poland have a balanced squad behind one big star in Robert Lewandowski. Portugal have a slightly better...
Categories: Euro 2016

Euro 2016's Notable Trends Following the Group Stages

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Jun 23 2016 17:30
Euro 2016's Notable Trends Following the Group Stages The real Euro 2016 now begins. The tournament has been stripped down to its old number of 16 teams and, unlike a largely forgiving group stage, every match will now have immediate consequence. That is not to say, however, that there has been no significance in the opening round. You only have to loo...
Categories: Euro 2016

Manner of England's Late Wales Win Cause for Optimism or Concern?

by Miguel Delaney at Friday, Jun 17 2016 10:35
Manner of England's Late Wales Win Cause for Optimism or Concern? Roy Hodgson was predictably smiling, and even making jokes. So, after England had so dramatically defeated Wales 2-1 thanks to Daniel Sturridge’s supreme late finish, the manager was asked whether the manner of the win made him “feel younger than ever… as long as I keep away from ...
Categories: Euro 2016