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Team Focus: Dutch Must Repeat Group Stage Gameplan to Defeat Argentina

by Andy Brassell at Tuesday, Jul 8 2014 14:24
Team Focus: Dutch Must Repeat Group Stage Gameplan to Defeat Argentina First impressions last. That has certainly been the case for the Netherlands in this World Cup, and it is entirely understandable. The jaw-dropping 5-1 victory over Spain was less than four weeks ago, but already feels like it is part of the competition’s legend, given both its style and its c...
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Match Focus: Key Components to Van Gaal's Gameplan vs Spain

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jun 13 2014 10:55
Match Focus: Key Components to Van Gaal's Gameplan vs Spain It's perhaps the glamour tie of the first round of fixtures - arguably the group stages as a whole - and on just the second day of the World Cup no less. Spain face Netherlands in a repeat of the 2010 final, with the Dutch looking to thwart the reigning champions in 90 minutes once more.In what will...
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Player Focus: Anti-Regista De Jong Playing his Part for Milan

by James Horncastle at Thursday, Dec 12 2013 15:54
Player Focus: Anti-Regista De Jong Playing his Part for Milan “Anti-calcio won this evening,” complained Ajax coach Frank de Boer. “Unfortunately in football, the most beautiful teams don’t always win.”Requiring a victory at San Siro last night to reach the knock-out stages of the Champions League for the first time in six years, ...
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Euro 2012: Fixture One WhoScored XI & Stats

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jun 12 2012 13:14
Euro 2012: Fixture One WhoScored XI & Stats So, the first round of Euro 2012 group fixtures have come and gone in a flash, with a number of sides and individuals in decidedly higher spirits than others. Three players have already put their names in the running for the Golden Boot with opening game braces and the likes of Denmark and Russia im...
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Manchester City vs Tottenham

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, May 10 2011 10:00
Manchester City vs Tottenham Man City play host to Tottenham tonight knowing a victory would guarantee them a minimum fourth-place finish and clinch that much sought-after Champions League spot. Roberto Mancini has something of a dilemma, though; with an FA Cup Final against Stoke this weekend, does he choose to rest or rotate ...