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The Expert: Sharp-shooting Delort lifts Toulouse ambitions

by Andy Brassell at Tuesday, Feb 14 2017 12:00
The Expert: Sharp-shooting Delort lifts Toulouse ambitions “You’re going to have a few headaches with Andy.” It’s not the sort of line that you expect from an agent speaking to the head coach of his client’s new club, but that’s exactly what Toulouse boss Pascal Dupraz heard down the line when he took a call from Jean-Chr...
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The Expert: Are Manchester United now second best to Chelsea?

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, Feb 13 2017 16:02
The Expert: Are Manchester United now second best to Chelsea? There are two reasons why Chelsea look almost certain to win the Premier League this season. One is that they themselves are remorseless, having won 16 of their last 19 league games. Perhaps there has been a slight stutter recently, with points dropped in three of the last six games, but in that tim...
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The Expert: Robust Porto finish Sporting’s title challenge

by Andy Brassell at Tuesday, Feb 7 2017 16:45
The Expert: Robust Porto finish Sporting’s title challenge A chapter of history is being rewritten, and it’s Spain’s most capped footballer doing it once again. Iker Casillas was supposed to be the signing that saw Porto’s real-life interpretation of Moneyball unravel. In his 30s, in decline, and brought in on the highest wage in the club&...
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The Expert: Papu Gomez is Atalanta's gem in their stellar season

by James Horncastle at Tuesday, Feb 7 2017 13:00
The Expert: Papu Gomez is Atalanta's gem in their stellar season Shortly before kick-off on Sunday, Atalanta welcomed veteran talent scout Mino Favini onto the pitch to wish him a Happy Birthday. Favini turned 81 last week. A place in the calcio hall of fame surely awaits. Atalanta are known as the Nursery of Italy because of him. Favini has an extraordinary eye ...
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Is Chelsea's Hazard now in the finest form of his career?

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, Feb 6 2017 13:30
Is Chelsea's Hazard now in the finest form of his career? Perhaps all players suffer the sort of expansionism that underpins modern capitalism. There must always be growth. Things must always be getting better, growing, improving. Nothing can ever simply remain the same. That Eden Hazard is paying well again this season after a largely miserable 2015/16 se...
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Reimagined Mandzukic can make the difference in Sunday's Derby d'Italia

by James Horncastle at Thursday, Feb 2 2017 17:45
Reimagined Mandzukic can make the difference in Sunday's Derby d'Italia So much of the focus in the build-up to Sunday’s Derby d’Italia will be on the Argentine tango up front. Gonzalo Higuain has scored in each of his last six games for Juventus. The last Bianconero to go on such a run, believe it or not, was David Trezeguet more than a decade ago. El Pipit...
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The Expert: Bernardo’s late show could shape Monaco’s season

by Andy Brassell at Tuesday, Jan 31 2017 16:08
The Expert: Bernardo’s late show could shape Monaco’s season “The first two times that I played here, we defended more than we attacked but today, we achieved a balanced match; Paris attacked, but Monaco did as well.” Leonardo Jardim’s summary of his Monaco team’s display at Paris Saint-Germain was heavy with nuance. The draw snatched ...
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The Expert: Analysing whether fouls equate to dirtiness

by Jonathan Wilson at Tuesday, Jan 31 2017 13:00
The Expert: Analysing whether fouls equate to dirtiness The admission from Arsene Wenger that he has told Granit Xhaka not to tackle was startling – not just because it was an acknowledgement that a holding midfielder for whom he paid more than £30m is deficient in what is generally regarded as one of the key arts of his position - if not by ...
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Can Federico Chiesa follow father Enrico to make Fiorentina impact?

by James Horncastle at Friday, Jan 27 2017 12:00
Can Federico Chiesa follow father Enrico to make Fiorentina impact? There’s an old photograph that Federico Chiesa likes to look at every now again. It was taken in Parma when he was just two years old. Chiesa is kicking a ball around what looks like Piazza Garibaldi, scattering a kit of pigeons. “My career as a footballer started there,” he likes ...
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How Rooney evolved to become Manchester United's all-time top scorer

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Jan 25 2017 12:00
How Rooney evolved to become Manchester United's all-time top scorer As Wayne Rooney scored the brilliant goal on Saturday to equalise for Manchester United against Stoke City and break Sir Bobby Charlton’s club record, it was obviously a moment of celebration, but there was none forthcoming from the main man. It was a classic ‘get the ball’ moment,...
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