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How do Liverpool cope without talisman Mohamed Salah during AFCON?

by Sam Tighe at Thursday, Jan 4 2024 09:50
How do Liverpool cope without talisman Mohamed Salah during AFCON? Mohamed Salah is gone. For how long? Well, that depends on Egypt’s fortunes at the Africa Cup of Nations but the signs, from Liverpool’s perspective, aren’t good. The Pharaohs have reached the final in two of the last three editions and have landed in a pretty forgiving group along...
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How does Big Ange fix this leaky Tottenham defence?

by Sam Tighe at Saturday, Dec 30 2023 09:20
How does Big Ange fix this leaky Tottenham defence? Before you build a mansion, you must first set solid foundations. Failing to do so might mean your beautiful house one day sinks into the ground, causing a ripple effect of issues that render all the joyful items inside broken. What good is a 90” TV if it’s mounted on a cracked wall? A s...
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How Varane reaffirmed his rank as Man Utd's best defender against Liverpool

by Sam Tighe at Wednesday, Dec 20 2023 11:45
How Varane reaffirmed his rank as Man Utd's best defender against Liverpool They do a good job of hiding it sometimes, but Sunday reminded us that Manchester United have some very, very good players. In particular, one stood out above the rest: Raphael Varane.That shouldn’t actually surprise us. Varane is a World Cup and four-time Champions League winner; his name has...
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How Iraola made Bournemouth a nightmare to play against

by Sam Tighe at Thursday, Dec 14 2023 12:17
How Iraola made Bournemouth a nightmare to play against Over the past 30 days, a ripple of awareness has steadily spread through the Premier League: Whatever it is, AFC Bournemouth have found it.It’s a development that flew well under the radar for weeks, mostly due to other storylines: Aston Villa are legitimate contenders for the top four; Manche...
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What has happened to Manchester City's ruthlessness?

by Sam Tighe at Tuesday, Dec 5 2023 12:24
What has happened to Manchester City's ruthlessness? No one does touchline histrionics quite like Pep Guardiola, but even by his own lofty standards, Sunday’s theatrics were rather spectacular. As Dejan Kulusevski rose above Nathan Ake to head home Tottenham’s late equaliser in a 3-3 draw at the Etihad Stadium, Pep not only sunk to the flo...
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How Aston Villa’s John McGinn was reborn under mastermind Emery

by Sam Tighe at Wednesday, Nov 29 2023 14:35
How Aston Villa’s John McGinn was reborn under mastermind Emery Perhaps no player exemplifies the Unai Emery effect at Aston Villa better than (Super) John McGinn.A year is a very, very long time in football, but it’s odd to think back to last autumn, to the final days of Steven Gerrard’s reign in B6, and recall that McGinn was in a rough place. That...
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Why Gavi's absence will be a huge test for Barcelona

by Sam Tighe at Tuesday, Nov 21 2023 13:59
Why Gavi's absence will be a huge test for Barcelona It’s tough to watch any player succumb to major injury in football, but when one as young and as prodigiously talented as Gavi falls, it stings that little bit more.The 2022 Golden Boy winner, not yet turned 20, has been a fixture in Barcelona and Spain’s first-teams for just over 2 year...
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How rejuvenated Everton are getting the best from Vitalii Mykolenko

by Sam Tighe at Thursday, Nov 16 2023 09:34
How rejuvenated Everton are getting the best from Vitalii Mykolenko “Vitalii Mykolenko needs to get better in attack”“Vitalii Mykolenko needs to be more of a factor going forward”“We need more from Vitalii Mykolenko in the final third”He heard you.Early this month the Ukrainian scored his first Everton goal for 18 long months - an...
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How Chelsea cast-off Ruben Loftus-Cheek helped AC Milan destroy PSG

by Sam Tighe at Wednesday, Nov 8 2023 11:27
How Chelsea cast-off Ruben Loftus-Cheek helped AC Milan destroy PSG The frenzied nature of the UEFA Champions League’s simultaneous action has the ability to create a bit of a footballing blur, where so many things happen, and so many storylines unravel, that it’s hard to focus on just one.Occasionally, though, someone delivers a performance so overwhelm...
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How Dominik Szoboszlai is powering Liverpool's surprise title challenge

by Sam Tighe at Thursday, Nov 2 2023 14:25
How Dominik Szoboszlai is powering Liverpool's surprise title challenge Dominik Szoboszlai is the definition of an all-action footballer.There was justifiable hype around his £60m transfer to Liverpool over the summer, though given the volatile record of recent attacking signings from the Bundesliga, many understandably preached caution and warned of a potential s...
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