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Six Main Storylines Set to Drive Euro 2016

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Jun 9 2016 10:30
Six Main Storylines Set to Drive Euro 2016 There are many elements that properly mark an international tournament, from the level of the football to the drama of the moments, but even they are elevated by one of the most important aspects of all: the quality of the storylines. Brazil 2014 stood out in this regard, with everything from the co...
Categories: Euro 2016

Atletico Surprisingly Flat in Champions League Final Defeat

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Jun 1 2016 16:40
Atletico Surprisingly Flat in Champions League Final Defeat As Diego Simeone sat down to his post-Champions League final press conference, he looked properly defeated - and not just in terms of the result.This was the Atletico Madrid manager as we’ve never seen him. There was none of the defiance we’ve come to associate with the Argentine. There ...
Categories: Match Focus

Real Madrid Must be Ready for Battle with Atleti in Champions League Final

by Miguel Delaney at Friday, May 27 2016 11:40
Real Madrid Must be Ready for Battle with Atleti in Champions League Final The 2014 Champions League final ultimately came down to one juncture moment and, much as everyone at Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid has tried to deny it, the 2016 showdown could well be decided by the same spectacular passage of play.Everything depends on how Diego Simeone’s respond to Sergio...
Categories: Match Focus

Possession vs Pace - Who Will Win the FA Cup Final?

by Miguel Delaney at Friday, May 20 2016 10:44
Possession vs Pace - Who Will Win the FA Cup Final? Around the Manchester United training ground, the talk has been growing for the past few weeks, even before they won the semi-final. There’s been that unmistakable vibe around their FA Cup run, one that’s different to other years, and has made their performances feel part of a separate c...
Categories: Match Focus

United Lack Application on West Ham's Historic Night

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, May 11 2016 11:45
United Lack Application on West Ham's Historic Night On a raucous last night at the Boleyn Ground, what actually happened on the pitch between 8.30pm and 10.25pm was an appropriate send-off for West Ham United - but also for Louis van Gaal?The situation at Manchester United remains complicated, with chief executive Ed Woodward still not having made a ...
Categories: Match Focus

Contrasting Styles Pushed to the Limit as Atletico Overcome Bayern

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, May 4 2016 10:55
Contrasting Styles Pushed to the Limit as Atletico Overcome Bayern It was an epic night that pushed everyone right to the limit, and fittingly crackled with tension right until the final second, but ultimately only showed how unbending everything about a Diego Simeone side is.After Atletico Madrid’s 2-2 away-goal win over Bayern Munich, to reach the third Cha...
Categories: Match Focus

Concrete-strong Atletico Dent Bayern's Champions League Hopes

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Apr 28 2016 10:25
Concrete-strong Atletico Dent Bayern's Champions League Hopes It has been set up as a grand clash of philosophies, but only one team has so far put in a grand display of their principles. Diego Simeone said that Atletico Madrid had offered a performance “very close to what we wanted” in their screw-tight 1-0 win over Bayern Munich, while Pep Guardi...
Categories: Match Focus

Alli's Advanced Role Pushing Tottenham Forward

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Apr 20 2016 10:10
Alli's Advanced Role Pushing Tottenham Forward It was a moment to sum up Tottenham Hotspur’s season so far, and could yet help decide how it finishes.About two thirds of the way into the game at Stoke City, Mauricio Pochettino’s side were happy with how things were going thanks to another Harry Kane strike and had been impressive&hel...
Categories: Player Focus

City Keep Steady to Reach New European Heights as PSG Falter

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Apr 13 2016 11:20
City Keep Steady to Reach New European Heights as PSG Falter For all that these two super-rich teams have long wanted to be super-clubs, Manchester City won this game - and finally got behind the velvet rope of the Champions League semi-finals - because they played like a team that anyone should want to be. They were impressively solid in defence and sufficie...
Categories: Match Focus

Contrast in Styles to Determine Victor in PSG's Welcome of City

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Apr 6 2016 10:45
Contrast in Styles to Determine Victor in PSG's Welcome of City It is a build-up that has been dominated by discussion of the similarities between the clubs off the pitch, especially in the context of the rise of oil-influenced football, but as regards how similar Paris Saint-Germain are on the pitch? That’s a lot harder to discern. It could yet lead to a ...
Categories: Match Focus