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League Focus: 2014/15 Premier League Opening Fixtures Analysed

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 League Focus: 2014/15 Premier League Opening Fixtures Analysed The World Cup has drawn to a close and the pre-season programme is now in full swing. It’s purgatory for English football fans though, who have only the fitness attaining fixtures and the transfer window to keep them occupied until the Premier League campaign returns in 26 days.To whet their a...

Team Focus: Chelsea Progressing Despite Consecutive 3rd Place Finishes

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Team Focus: Chelsea Progressing Despite Consecutive 3rd Place Finishes Despite eventually finishing 4 points off top, José Mourinho regularly insisted Chelsea were never in the title race last season. “Champions are only one (team) and the champions will be City or Liverpool,” the Portuguese said after their surprising 2-0 win over Liverpool at Anfie...

Player Focus: Cast Aside Cole Has Mourinho to Blame

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Player Focus: Cast Aside Cole Has Mourinho to Blame The return of José Mourinho, The Special One, the messiah, the manager who can do no wrong in the eyes of Chelsea fans, was supposed to be a 'happy' homecoming. After 7 different managers and 7 trophies won, a still unsatisfied Roman Abramovich reinstated the Portuguese at the helm, and with ...

Premier League Focus: A Season of Two Halves

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Premier League Focus: A Season of Two Halves It is a game of two halves or so says the cliche used by managers to rally their players into a second half recovery after a poor showing in the first period of any given game. The nature of football means that any given match might well have two schizophrenically contrasting halves for those compet...

Match Report: Dominant Atlético Setup Champions League Derby Meet

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Match Report: Dominant Atlético Setup Champions League Derby Meet As soon as it emerged Fernando Torres was going to start against former club Atlético Madrid at Stamford Bridge, the spaniard was destined to net against Los Rojiblancos. Torres failed to find a way past Thibaut Courtois upon his return to the Vicente Calderón last week, but was on han...

Team Focus: Wily Mourinho Waits for Liverpool's Mistakes to Win

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Team Focus: Wily Mourinho Waits for Liverpool's Mistakes to Win One of the problems with José Mourinho is that he says so much, in such a range of tones, with such a range of intentions, that it’s never easy to separate out the truth from the bluster. He has, though, consistently spoken of his dissatisfaction with his striking options and it may be ...

Match Focus: Liverpool vs Chelsea - Three Key Battles

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Match Focus: Liverpool vs Chelsea - Three Key Battles In between Chelsea’s semi-final meetings with Atlético Madrid the Blues travel to Anfield and José Mourinho has admitted he will field a weakened team against Liverpool as he strives to secure Champions League glory. A win for the Merseysiders would see them take a huge leap towa...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips This is the time of the year when the punters look for the smart bets. Clubs are involved in European semi-finals, while others are fighting to reach their targets in their respective leagues, be it chasing the title, a European spot or top-flight safety.LIKELY BETSLiverpool vs Chelsea: HOME WIN @1....

Match Focus: Managerial Masterminds Mourinho and Rodgers Go Head-to-Head

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Match Focus: Managerial Masterminds Mourinho and Rodgers Go Head-to-Head If Liverpool do indeed win the Premier League title this season, they will certainly have been made to do it the hard way. Yet another six-pointer at the top awaits them this weekend, with Chelsea ready in waiting to visit Anfield on Sunday afternoon. Even a win may not be enough for the Blues, whil...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips This is one of those weeks where across Europe there isn't much in the way of big games, but that means the most valuable odds are on the league leaders securing three points without difficulty. Also, with 38 goals scored in the last round of Serie A fixtures, it's wise to follow that line.LIKELY BE...