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EXCLUSIVE: WhoScored Interviews Chris Martin

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumatatu, Feb 17 2014 16:30
EXCLUSIVE: WhoScored Interviews Chris Martin The season's end is approaching in the Championship, and with it, the promotion race is hotting up. In the midst of the battle is a Derby County side who look increasingly likely to clinch a playoff place, at the very least. Led by Chris Martin up front, who has scored or assisted 20 of their 58 goa...
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Match Report: Everton Misfire to Hand Tottenham Victory

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumatatu, Feb 10 2014 10:36
Match Report: Everton Misfire to Hand Tottenham Victory Everton's lack of a renowned centre forward was their downfall as they dominated this six-pointer in the race for Champions League qualification at White Hart Lane but came away with nothing. There were flashes of brilliance aplenty from the Toffees' abundance of talented, attacking midfielders, but...
Categories: Match Report

Team Focus: Unlucky Laudrup Deserved More Time at Swansea

by Alistair Tweedale at Alhamisi, Feb 6 2014 17:05
Team Focus: Unlucky Laudrup Deserved More Time at Swansea There were, generally speaking, three different reactions amongst to Michael Laudrup's sacking on Tuesday night. The first was one we hear nearly every time a manager is dismissed - one of indignation at how harsh an industry it is these days. Secondly, those who believed he deserved it, with the Sw...

Match Report: Slick City Put 5 Past Helpless Spurs

by Alistair Tweedale at Alhamisi, Jan 30 2014 10:15
Match Report: Slick City Put 5 Past Helpless Spurs It is often said that scoring just before half time is the best time to do so, but doing at the start of the second period is certainly as good a time as any to knock the stuffing out of your opponents. When a team as good as Manchester City's starts both halves as blisteringly as they did here, the...
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Player Focus: Gareth Bale Living Up To Expectations Despite Ronaldo's Dominance

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumanne, Jan 28 2014 16:27
Player Focus: Gareth Bale Living Up To Expectations Despite Ronaldo's Dominance To be the very best in any industry, consistently producing at the highest level is a minimum requirement, but quite how good the performances need to be is naturally relative to those of previous greats. In recent years the bar has been raised so vastly in the world of football by the goalscoring e...
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Player Focus: WhoScored Team of the Week Analysed

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumatano, Jan 22 2014 11:34
Player Focus: WhoScored Team of the Week Analysed Past the midway point in the season and Europe's leagues are taking shape. There are in each division favourites breaking free at the top, intriguing battles emerging for the Champions League places and relegation battles primed for the final strait. Here, we take an in-depth look at the European te...
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Player Focus: Norwich Need More From Inconsistent Snodgrass

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumanne, Jan 21 2014 14:35
Player Focus: Norwich Need More From Inconsistent Snodgrass Given how tight the bottom of the Premier League table is, Norwich have done well to avoid too much talk of an imminent relegation battle by remaining delicately poised just above the real stragglers for the duration of the season thus far. On Saturday, they staved off the threat of the drop zone fu...
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Match Report: More Misery for Moyes as Eto'o Puts United to the Sword

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumatatu, Jan 20 2014 09:45
Match Report: More Misery for Moyes as Eto'o Puts United to the Sword Chants of David Moyes, we want you to stay rang out at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, but while the visiting fans might have voiced unrelenting support for their team, it was the Chelsea fans that sang the under-pressure Manchester United manager's name the more vociferously. Opposing fans are...
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Player Focus: Arsenal's Potential Striker Signings Analysed

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumatano, Jan 15 2014 12:39
Player Focus: Arsenal's Potential Striker Signings Analysed It speaks volumes about the strength of Arsenal's midfield that recent injuries to Theo Walcott and Aaron Ramsey have not been enough to generate much in the way of serious transfer speculation regarding replacement midfielders. Widespread rumours have continued, though, surrounding the lack of dept...
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Team Focus: Pretty Passing but Little Creativity at Swansea

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumatano, Jan 8 2014 12:10
Team Focus: Pretty Passing but Little Creativity at Swansea Pep's Barcelona approached the game in an ideological way. The old adage oft uttered at Sunday league level that 'they can't hurt you if they don't have the ball' seemed to have a surprisingly apt relevance to the greatest football team of the modern era. The aim was to grind down opponents by retai...
Categories: Team Focus