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Player Focus: Misery Loves Kompany as City Captain Struggles

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Mar 4 2015 11:30
Player Focus: Misery Loves Kompany as City Captain Struggles It’s difficult to comprehend just what was going through Vincent Kompany’s mind in the build up to Jordan Henderson’s opening goal in Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Manchester City on Sunday. Fernandinho, to an effect, sold the City captain short with a lackadaisical pass, but his ...
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Match Focus: Pellegrini Gets Tactics Wrong as Barcelona Triumph in Manchester

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Feb 25 2015 10:58
Match Focus: Pellegrini Gets Tactics Wrong as Barcelona Triumph in Manchester It was a scene that defied both Manuel Pellegrini’s words, and the final score.After Manchester City had somehow escaped with just getting beaten 2-1 by an evidently superior Barcelona, who exploited so many conspicuously excessive gaps in the home side’s midfield, the Chilean was asked ...
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Player Focus: The Dwindling Impact of Substitutes in The Premier League

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Feb 13 2015 12:30
Player Focus: The Dwindling Impact of Substitutes in The Premier League A lackadaisical defence left Spurs adrift in the second half. Google’s example of the use of ‘lackadaisical’ refers to Tottenham’s tendency to concede goals after the interval. Mauricio Pochettino has instilled relative solidity at the back at White Hart Lane following his su...
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Fantasy Football: Draft 11 Premier League Tips in Gameweek 24

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Feb 5 2015 12:30
Fantasy Football: Draft 11 Premier League Tips in Gameweek 24 WhoScored.com are teaming up with unique fantasy football platform Draft 11 to help you decide who to choose ahead of the weekend's upcoming Premier League fixtures. Draft 11 is different to other fantasy football offerings in that they enable you to choose a new XI every week, with a $100k wage bud...
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Match Report: Impressive City Held by Resolute Chelsea at Stamford Bridge

by Ben McAleer at Saturday, Jan 31 2015 20:04
Match Report: Impressive City Held by Resolute Chelsea at Stamford Bridge A relegation 6-pointer is one of the more clichéd terms for a fixture in league football, but it's fair to say the top of the table meeting between Chelsea and Manchester City on Saturday evening was as big a 6-pointer as they come. City came into the fixture 5 points behind their title rival...
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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

by Tancredi Palmeri at Friday, Jan 30 2015 15:36
WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips It's already match point. At least it could be in the Premier League and the Bundesliga, which is odd considering that the Germans are back in action for the first time since Christmas. Accumulators could have value with bets on the weekend's big games.LIKELY BETSGenoa vs Fiorentina: BOTH TEAMS TO S...
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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

by Tancredi Palmeri at Friday, Jan 16 2015 15:24
WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips All the attention this weekend is on the Etihad Stadium, with no other top teams clashing in the other big leagues. However, the punters should not miss out on a couple of interesting chances to be taken in La Liga, where the midweek Cup fixtures will have consequences. LIKELY BETSManchester City vs...
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Player Focus: Could Wilfried Bony Sway the Title Race in Man City's Favour?

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Jan 14 2015 12:10
Player Focus: Could Wilfried Bony Sway the Title Race in Man City's Favour? It could be the decision, albeit a double-sided one, that settles the title race. Back in August, as Jose Mourinho could finally contemplate replacing the hapless Fernando Torres, the Chelsea manager was very interested in a potential deal for Swansea City’s Wilfried Bony. The Portuguese is sa...
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League Focus: Analysing the Threat Premier League Teams Pose at Corners

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jan 8 2015 17:45
League Focus: Analysing the Threat Premier League Teams Pose at Corners The first half we were battered, and we couldn’t handle Charlie Adam, his corner kicks are worth £10m. Those were the words of Sir Alex Ferguson after Manchester United’s 3-2 league win over Blackpool back in 2011. At the interval, Blackpool held a 2-goal advantage, with Adam cruci...
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Player Focus: Should Chelsea Regret Letting Frank Lampard Go?

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Jan 7 2015 11:22
Player Focus: Should Chelsea Regret Letting Frank Lampard Go? For all that Jose Mourinho has tried to quell any controversy in the media this campaign, and all the usual “issues” he’s so far managed to generally evade, there’s been one question that’s guaranteed to get a reaction. It will at the least make his facial expression ch...
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