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Team Focus: Middlesbrough's Promotion Push Built on Solid Defence

by Alan Smith at Thursday, Jan 21 2016 16:20
Team Focus: Middlesbrough's Promotion Push Built on Solid Defence It had to end at some point, but the manner was terribly cruel. Middlesbrough must have felt awfully sore to concede that injury-time goal to managerless Bristol City last weekend, which left them seconds from breaking an 88-year-old record for 10 consecutive clean sheets. There is plenty of consola...
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Team Focus: Problems To Address For Neville As Pressure Builds on Winless Valencia

by Josh Wright at Tuesday, Jan 19 2016 11:30
Team Focus: Problems To Address For Neville As Pressure Builds on Winless Valencia Valencia’s latest performance under Gary Neville was so dire that it prompted Rayo Vallecano manager Paco Jemez to reveal he would’ve hung himself in the dressing room had they left the Balearic coast empty handedon Sunday. Paco Alcacer’s late strike ensured Valencia avoided furthe...
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Team Focus: Solid Midfield Additions Outline Newcastle's Survival Strategy

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jan 13 2016 17:20
Team Focus: Solid Midfield Additions Outline Newcastle's Survival Strategy Tuesday night’s 3-3 draw between Newcastle and Manchester United was as unexpected as it was entertaining. Given the pairing’s goalscoring woes of late, a six-goal thriller took all those involved completely by surprise. Some have gone as far to say it was the game of the season so far g...
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Team Focus: Saints Squad Short of Goals or Just a Prolific Striker?

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Jan 13 2016 11:04
Team Focus: Saints Squad Short of Goals or Just a Prolific Striker? With a record of 8 defeats in 10 competitive outings, one would be forgiven for assuming the top-flight team in question was Aston Villa. However, the mired Villans have actually only lost 5 of their last 10 matches under the tutelage of Remi Garde, three fewer than a Southampton side in a worrying ...
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Team Focus: What Hope of a Great Escape from Sorry Villa?

by Jonathan Wilson at Tuesday, Jan 12 2016 12:13
Team Focus: What Hope of a Great Escape from Sorry Villa? What used to be impossible isn’t so any more. After Sunderland had taken 13 points from five games – including wins at Chelsea and Manchester United – to avoid relegation the season before last, their manager Gus Poyet spoke of how in future people would remember their great escape...
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Team Focus: January Arrivals Signals Intent by Bournemouth

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jan 11 2016 17:20
Team Focus: January Arrivals Signals Intent by Bournemouth One has to praise Bournemouth. After a rocky start to life in the Premier League, the Cherries have begun to find their feet in England’s top tier. They have now lost just one of their last eight league fixtures, with that coming in an expected 2-0 defeat at Arsenal, though they put in a good ...
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Team Focus: Norwich Profit From Neil's Bold Decisions & Organisation

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Jan 7 2016 09:30
Team Focus: Norwich Profit From Neil's Bold Decisions & Organisation The hectic winter schedule can often prove to be a make or break period in any Premier League side’s season. For Aston Villa their last four results in particular have all but forced them to prepare for life in the Championship, while a number of teams have made significant strides to ensure t...
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Team Focus: Empoli Proving A Little Paradise for Maccarone & Co.

by James Horncastle at Tuesday, Dec 29 2015 12:05
Team Focus: Empoli Proving A Little Paradise for Maccarone & Co. As a teenager, Empoli striker Massimo Maccarone was a little like you and me. He got a part-time job to bring in some pocket money to make ends meet. The trouble in the summer of `94 was that the World Cup was on and he desperately wanted to watch the games. So one day Maccarone picked up a crate fu...
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Team Focus: Should Manchester United Take the Plunge for Mourinho?

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Dec 23 2015 15:37
Team Focus: Should Manchester United Take the Plunge for Mourinho? On Thursday evening, shortly after Jose Mourinho was sacked by Chelsea, the Portuguese was asked by a colleague about the next step and the job he has always really wanted: Manchester United. The 52-year-old said in response there are some roles that are just impossible to turn down.The wonder, howe...
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Team Focus: Fifth Successive Title No Longer Mission Impossible for Juventus

by James Horncastle at Wednesday, Dec 23 2015 12:40
Team Focus: Fifth Successive Title No Longer Mission Impossible for Juventus There is a plaque outside the Alberto Braglia commemorating the first of Fausto Coppi’s wins in the Giro d’Italia in 1940. On Sunday it was the latest stage for Juventus in what has been an uphill season in Serie A. The topography in Modena? Flat with one or two bumps. In other words, ma...
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