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Team Focus: Old Saying Rings True for Attacking Almería

by David Cartlidge at Thursday, Nov 7 2013 14:23
Team Focus: Old Saying Rings True for Attacking Almería You wait ten games for a win…then suddenly two come along at once. Almería’s season was never going to be easy, but even they probably didn’t expect to suffer quite so much so early.In their last two games however, they are showing their most promising signs yet of standing...
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Team Focus: Stopping Swansea's Build-Up Play at Source

by Jonathan Wilson at Tuesday, Nov 5 2013 14:42
Team Focus: Stopping Swansea's Build-Up Play at Source Marcelo Bielsa spends hours watching videos of football. When he was appointed manager of Velez Sarsfield in 1997, he made only one demand: that a television and video recorder be installed in his office. He was asked once what he had planned for Christmas: he was going back to his parents’ ho...
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Team Focus: Attacking Onus on Dempsey in New Look Sounders Midfield

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Nov 1 2013 16:40
Team Focus: Attacking Onus on Dempsey in New Look Sounders Midfield When the Seattle Sounders signed Clint Dempsey for a league-record fee they made a very clear statement of intent. The league’s biggest club now had the league’s biggest player and only the league’s biggest prize will validate the season. Anything short of winning the MLS Cup will ...
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Team Focus: Hill & Dunne Crucial To QPR's Defensive Solidity

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Nov 1 2013 11:00
Team Focus: Hill & Dunne Crucial To QPR's Defensive Solidity Given that they finished rock bottom of the Premier League last season, few would have envisioned Queens Park Rangers to have lost just once at this stage of the new season. The R’s have begun the campaign in blistering form, winning 8 of their opening 13 Championship fixtures and reaffirming ...
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Team Focus: Everton Enjoying Changes Under Martínez

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Oct 31 2013 16:37
Team Focus: Everton Enjoying Changes Under Martínez Given the near impossible job that David Moyes was offered in May, it’s consequently been much easier to overlook the extent of change his former club have experienced. Make no mistake, were this any other season, Everton’s adjustment would have been one of the stories of the early part ...
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Team Focus: Mkhitaryan Magic as Dortmund Prey on Familiar Schalke Weaknesses

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Oct 28 2013 13:00
Team Focus: Mkhitaryan Magic as Dortmund Prey on Familiar Schalke Weaknesses Given that he was fluent in five languages even before he arrived in north-west Germany this summer, it is little surprise that Henrikh Mkhitaryan has settled so quickly at Borussia Dortmund. On his Rivierderby debut, the Armenian midfielder completed a fantastic week on a personal and team level in...
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Team Focus: Wondergoals Paper Over Cracks in Fulham's Attack

by Alistair Tweedale at Friday, Oct 25 2013 14:03
Team Focus: Wondergoals Paper Over Cracks in Fulham's Attack Pajtim Kasami's goal of the season contender at Crystal Palace on Monday night sparked a first Premier League comeback victory for the Cottagers in 18 months, as well as the first instance of the side scoring more than 3 goals in a match since the opening day of last season. It was a strike of real ...
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Team Focus: Gritty Girard Begins to Persuade Lille Doubters

by Andy Brassell at Tuesday, Oct 22 2013 12:20
Team Focus: Gritty Girard Begins to Persuade Lille Doubters As he returned to the Stade de la Mosson for the first time since he left Montpellier this summer, Lille coach René Girard was welcomed as you would expect the man who guided the locals to a first-ever Ligue 1 title to be. Fans brandished scarves bearing his name, the club’s administrat...
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Team Focus: Milan's Fragile Defence in Need of Strengthening

by James Horncastle at Thursday, Oct 17 2013 17:27
Team Focus: Milan's Fragile Defence in Need of Strengthening Prior to the kick-off of Milan’s Champions League play-off second leg against PSV Eindhoven at San Siro in late August, the Curva Sud unfurled a number of banners. One in particular drew the attention of those in attendance. It read: “A defence and a midfield to reinforce. There isn&rsqu...
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Team Focus: Moyes' Focus on Full-Backs Failing at United

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Oct 16 2013 16:53
Team Focus: Moyes' Focus on Full-Backs Failing at United Amid all the dispute and discussion about David Moyes this season, there is only one thing we can say for certain: it hasn't exactly been the most edifying start for Manchester United. Even beyond all the talk about the worst beginning to a season in over two decades, and so much of the statistics t...
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