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Team Focus: Could Arsenal's Title Charge be Over Without Signing Another Striker?

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Aug 29 2014 17:00
Team Focus: Could Arsenal's Title Charge be Over Without Signing Another Striker? The world of football let out a hearty chortle when reports on Wednesday linked Arsenal with a move for Nikola Zigic. The 33-year-old striker netted only 7 goals in 33 Championship appearances for Birmingham last season and after Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Besiktas to confirm their place in the Ch...
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Team Focus: New Signings Provide Early Encouragement for West Ham

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Aug 28 2014 12:04
Team Focus: New Signings Provide Early Encouragement for West Ham With the relationship between Sam Allardyce, the West Ham board and fans forced to near breaking point at the start of the year the future at Upton Park didn't look too bright. The club stuck by the manager and Allardyce eventually steered the Hammers to a 13th placed finish, but rumours of unrest b...
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Team Focus: Wenger Must Demand More from Midfield in Big Matches

by Jonathan Wilson at Tuesday, Aug 26 2014 14:06
Team Focus: Wenger Must Demand More from Midfield in Big Matches There was an oddity about Arsenal last season. You think about them and why they failed to win the title, and you think of the open door of their defence, haplessly swinging on its hinges after another humbling away defeat against one of the top sides: they let in six at Manchester City, six at Chel...
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Team Focus: Is Malky Mackay the Right Man for Crystal Palace?

by Alistair Tweedale at Wednesday, Aug 20 2014 14:52
Team Focus: Is Malky Mackay the Right Man for Crystal Palace? That Tony Pulis' odds to be the first Premier League managerial casualty of the season were as great as 40/1 shows just how much of a shock his departure would have come as. Nonetheless, he has indeed gone, and the task of replacing him looks like it will be a tough one, both for chairman Steve Pari...
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Team Focus: Spurs Not Playing Pochettino Way in Season Opener

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Aug 20 2014 12:23
Team Focus: Spurs Not Playing Pochettino Way in Season Opener After Mauricio Pochettino had celebrated his first three points as Tottenham Hotspur manager, there was one word he mentioned more than any other in his post-match press conference: “philosophy”.“This is our philosophy,” the Argentinean beamed. “To believe, always, 90-9...
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Team Focus: Van Gaal Must Shoulder Blame for System Stubborness

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Aug 19 2014 09:39
Team Focus: Van Gaal Must Shoulder Blame for System Stubborness Football is an unpredictable game and the Premier League is certainly no different. As much was evident in the very first game of the 2014/15 campaign, where a United side rejuvenated by the appointment of Louis van Gaal were expected to brush aside a Swansea outfit that have endured a summer of uph...
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Team Focus: Bolstered Midfield Allows City to Tailor Tactics Going Forward

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, Aug 18 2014 16:43
Team Focus: Bolstered Midfield Allows City to Tailor Tactics Going Forward Given how thrilling Liverpool’s football became towards the end of last season, it’s easy to forget that it was Manchester City who finished as the Premier League’s top-scorers, with 102 goals. That, in part, was down to a bold approach and the use of two central strikers, a policy...
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Team Focus: Jardim Already Under Pressure as Monaco Slip Up Again

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Aug 18 2014 15:12
Team Focus: Jardim Already Under Pressure as Monaco Slip Up Again “I’m not worried.” Leonardo Jardim’s verdict after another chastening Monaco defeat, against Bordeaux on Sunday night, may have aimed to bring calm to a shocked environment. It did, however, leave him in a minority of one. The Portuguese coach, who did a stellar job to guide ...
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Team Focus: Hyypia Facing Tough Times at Picked Apart Brighton

by Alan Smith at Monday, Aug 18 2014 11:43
Team Focus: Hyypia Facing Tough Times at Picked Apart Brighton It is not only Southampton who have had their squad stripped this summer. Sixty-odd miles along the south coast, Brighton have been witness to another grim exodus. Last season ended dramatically and although outclassed by Derby County in the playoffs, there was a sense that, with a couple of summer ...
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Team Focus: Fábregas Signing Addresses Key Flaw at Chelsea

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Aug 13 2014 10:46
Team Focus: Fábregas Signing Addresses Key Flaw at Chelsea It wasn’t something Jose Mourinho was so willing to touch upon last season, and he certainly didn’t mention it as much as he did the obvious flaws up front. Yet, now that Chelsea have made their major change in the area, the Portuguese was better prepared to discuss the other deciding fa...
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