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Player Focus: Mahrez's Dip in Form Cause for Concern in Leicester's Title Bid

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jan 21 2016 17:40
Player Focus: Mahrez's Dip in Form Cause for Concern in Leicester's Title Bid “It’s important he understands this new thing on the pitch, that everyone wants to stop him with the right way or the wrong way. He has to be clever,” Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri said of Riyad Mahrez. The Foxes boss was speaking in the wake of the 1-1 draw at Aston Villa...
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Player Focus: Antonio Grabbing Chance to Establish Himself as Hammers Regular

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jan 20 2016 11:20
Player Focus: Antonio Grabbing Chance to Establish Himself as Hammers Regular Cast your thoughts back to the 2015 summer transfer window, and specifically deadline day. Deals were being pushed through as the hours turned to minutes towards the halting of the transfer merry-go-round. A swift glance at the Premier League saw West Ham provide the much-needed entertainment back i...
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Player Focus: Is Adebayor the Solution to Palace's Goalscoring Problems?

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jan 18 2016 16:15
Player Focus: Is Adebayor the Solution to Palace's Goalscoring Problems? A 4-0 defeat to Manchester City on Saturday left Crystal Palace in a problematic position. The Eagles may be well clear of the relegation zone, but an inability to hit the back of the net at the Etihad Stadium means the club have failed to score in their last 452 minutes of top-flight action. Lee Ch...
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Player Focus: Defoe Defying Critics to Spearhead Sunderland's Survival Bid

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jan 15 2016 15:10
Player Focus: Defoe Defying Critics to Spearhead Sunderland's Survival Bid “Well, we’re dispelling the myth that Jermain Defoe can’t play up front on his own. He scored two against Villa, he’s got three today, so keep it up!”, Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce beamed following their 4-2 win at Swansea in midweek. A hat-trick at the Liberty Stadium...
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Player Focus: Is Giroud's Inconsistency a Concern to Arsenal's Title Charge?

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jan 14 2016 17:15
Player Focus: Is Giroud's Inconsistency a Concern to Arsenal's Title Charge? There was a period in the first half at Anfield on Wednesday that encapsulated Olivier Giroud’s Arsenal career. After 25 minutes on the night the Frenchman drew the Gunners level for the second time in the 3-3 draw with Liverpool. Moments later, though, Giroud missed a glaring chance with the ...
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Match Report: Leicester Maintain Surprise Title Quest With Win at White Hart Lane

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jan 13 2016 22:40
Match Report: Leicester Maintain Surprise Title Quest With Win at White Hart Lane Star Wars fans will testify that the Empire Strikes Back is the best of the original trilogy. A New Hope and Return of the Jedi had their moments, but it's second of the three-parter that more often than not is dubbed the superior of the first three films. The hope, therefore, was that the second in...
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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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Player Focus: Battling Besic Has the Chance to Establish Himself as Everton Regular

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jan 12 2016 16:00
Player Focus: Battling Besic Has the Chance to Establish Himself as Everton Regular For any player arriving in a new league, the worst possible scenario is to succumb to injury. This denies the player in question the chance to form an understanding with their new teammates as they spend more time on the treatment table than the pitch. While Muhamed Besic was limited to just 15 leag...
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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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Player Focus: Can Vardy Reproduce Stunning First Half Season Form?

by Josh Wright at Friday, Jan 8 2016 15:05
Player Focus: Can Vardy Reproduce Stunning First Half Season Form? By the time Jamie Vardy next steps onto a football pitch, it’s likely it will have been a month since he last scored in the Premier League. This isn’t something that would normally cause particular shock considering he was only playing non-league football three years ago, but such the st...
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