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Assessing Hoffenheim's bid for Europe under 'Mini Mourinho' Nagelsmann

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Nov 16 2016 14:31
Assessing Hoffenheim's bid for Europe under 'Mini Mourinho' Nagelsmann It’s fair to say that the top two in the Bundesliga have tricky away games to negotiate as domestic action returns following the international break. Surprise package RB Leipzig have to travel to the BayArena to face Bayer 04, while leaders - by virtue of goal difference alone - Bayern are in ...
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Poyet under fire as faceless Real Betis whimper into international break

by Simon Harrison at Tuesday, Nov 8 2016 16:10
Poyet under fire as faceless Real Betis whimper into international break As four of their squad’s full internationals break off to join up with their national teams, Real Betis find themselves in 14th place, at a time when domestically it may have been more beneficial for the whole squad to stay on the training ground together.The Seville-based club could be easily...
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Gasperini working wonders with youth at in form Atalanta

by James Horncastle at Thursday, Nov 3 2016 16:34
Gasperini working wonders with youth at in form Atalanta Maybe the colours were to blame. Blue and black do not seem to bring much luck to Gian Piero Gasperini. A career high swiftly became a new low in 2011 as Inter sacked him after just five games. At least Frank de Boer lasted until the beginning of November. Poor Gasperini didn’t make it beyond ...
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Brighton better equipped to avoid repeat of play-off heartache

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Nov 3 2016 13:05
Brighton better equipped to avoid repeat of play-off heartache The Championship is an exceptionally unforgiving league, as Brighton found out last season. The nature of the play-off system means that the season ends in high drama, to the delight of the neutral but at times the despair of fans of the clubs involved.The format is a popular one in general but does...
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Can Fenerbahce overcome slow start in pursuit of coveted fourth star?

by Eliot Rothwell at Wednesday, Nov 2 2016 16:00
Can Fenerbahce overcome slow start in pursuit of coveted fourth star? Fenerbahce’s season was derailed before it ever really began. A Champions League qualifier saw to that. The first leg, in Istanbul, went well, with a 2-1 win to take to Monaco for the second leg. Things looked good, with Vitor Pereira bringing in a few new players and switching to a 3-5-2. But...
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Real Madrid’s BBC should be sacrificed for the collective good

by Simon Harrison at Tuesday, Oct 25 2016 13:02
Real Madrid’s BBC should be sacrificed for the collective good As Alvaro Morata wheeled away in celebration after scoring Real Madrid’s winning goal against Athletic Club on Sunday, the case for Zinedine Zidane to rotate and re-shuffle his forward line became ever-stronger. The weekend game marked 38 days since Cristiano Ronaldo last scored at the Santiag...
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Villarreal showing consistency after unsettling Marcelino departure

by Simon Harrison at Tuesday, Oct 18 2016 15:26
Villarreal showing consistency after unsettling Marcelino departure Roberto Soriano was full of smiles, selfies and optimism when he signed for Villarreal in August, as the Italy international was brought to Spain after impressing with his energy and intensity in midfield for both club and country.Targeted by Marcelino, the Italian was seen as a worthy addition to V...
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Solution needed to stop Leicester's away day woes

by Josh Wright at Monday, Oct 17 2016 13:29
Solution needed to stop Leicester's away day woes As Chelsea continued to cut through the heart of Leicester’s midfield with consummate ease, Wes Morgan’s high praise for N’Golo Kante only became more pertinent. “If any team didn’t have him, they would miss him and that goes for us,” the Leicester captain reflect...
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Do Arsenal boast the Premier League's best centre-back partnership?

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Oct 12 2016 17:30
Do Arsenal boast the Premier League's best centre-back partnership? For any major team in football, the need for a solid centre-back partnership is vital. Gerard Pique and Carles Puyol was perhaps the best in Spain’s history, while the duo of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand, and John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho, for Manchester United and Chelsea, respectively, ...
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Ambitious Hertha avoiding hangover from last season's heartache

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Oct 12 2016 16:45
Ambitious Hertha avoiding hangover from last season's heartache The fact that Borussia Dortmund are competing in a battle between second and third at this stage of the Bundesliga season comes as no surprise whatsoever. That they are facing Hertha Berlin is more of a shock, and Pal Dardai’s charges being the current incumbent of the silver spot in Germany&r...
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