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Match Report: Wasteful Liverpool Handed Victory at Loftus Road

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumatatu, Okt 20 2014 09:35
Match Report: Wasteful Liverpool Handed Victory at Loftus Road A drab game headed for a narrow Liverpool win came alive in the dying minutes as Queens Park Rangers and Liverpool shared 4 more goals in a dramatic finale at Loftus Road. A valiant fightback from the home side was not enough, however, as their centre-backs were the making of their own undoing with ...
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Player Focus: Rooney's Waning Performances a Worry for England and United

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumanne, Okt 14 2014 14:52
Player Focus: Rooney's Waning Performances a Worry for England and United The debate over the benefits of Wayne Rooney's ongoing presence in the first choice starting lineup both for his club and country continues to rage on. Despite scoring the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win in Tallinn on Sunday evening, Rooney was widely criticised for another wasteful display again...
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Team Focus: Trying to Make Sense of Arsenal's Latest Injury Crisis

by Alistair Tweedale at Ijumaa, Okt 10 2014 12:12
Team Focus: Trying to Make Sense of Arsenal's Latest Injury Crisis In truth, there is no sense to be made of Arsenal's latest injury problems. Reinforced after a summer of spending, they are already, just seven games into the new Premier League season, facing a fresh crisis. That this is far from the first time we have seen this happen to the Gunners in recent year...
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Player Focus: Nathaniel Clyne's Chance to Shine for England

by Alistair Tweedale at Alhamisi, Okt 9 2014 12:25
Player Focus: Nathaniel Clyne's Chance to Shine for England While it is difficult to say that England have been spoilt for choice in any position over the last couple of decades, the left side of midfield has always been highlighted as the most problematic. Finally, with the emergence of Raheem Sterling, it seems that England now have a player able to patrol...
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Player Focus: Dyer Disappointment Understandable at Another England Exclusion

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumanne, Okt 7 2014 17:17
Player Focus: Dyer Disappointment Understandable at Another England Exclusion When looking at the players that partook in the 2005 FA Youth Cup Final it is hard to believe, given the heights since reached by so many of the Southampton squad, that they eventually lost over two legs to Ipswich. The names on the winning team sheet most recognisable these days are probably Owen G...

Match Report: Ruthless Welbeck Leads Arsenal to Dominant Win over Galatasaray

by Alistair Tweedale at Alhamisi, Okt 2 2014 09:50
Match Report: Ruthless Welbeck Leads Arsenal to Dominant Win over Galatasaray Cesare Prandelli's misguided attempts at the Emirates to recreate the dominance of his Italy side over England at Euro 2012 ended in disaster as Arsenal wrapped up a comfortable victory over Galatasaray to get their Champions League campaign up and running.But for the efforts, once again, of the eve...
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Player Focus: 6 of the Premier League's Surprise Packages

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumanne, Sep 30 2014 15:34
Player Focus: 6 of the Premier League's Surprise Packages There are, every year, those transfers that rouse excitement and optimism in fans ahead of the coming season and those, at the other end of the spectrum, that leave onlookers questioning the wisdom of those left in charge of millions of pounds of spending money. Sometimes those worries are proven to...
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Match Report: Pearce Finally Tastes Forest Defeat as Mason Turns Cup Tie Around for Spurs

by Alistair Tweedale at Alhamisi, Sep 25 2014 10:04
Match Report: Pearce Finally Tastes Forest Defeat as Mason Turns Cup Tie Around for Spurs A spirited and much-changed Nottingham Forest team gave a good account of themselves at White Hart Lane in the Capital One Cup, but did not quite have enough to hold on to a second half lead as Spurs came back to progress to the fourth round of the competition.As Forest remembered their former manag...
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Team Focus: Inexplicable Lack of Balance Costing United Dear

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumatano, Sep 24 2014 14:08
Team Focus: Inexplicable Lack of Balance Costing United Dear No one can possibly doubt the attacking quality that Manchester United now have at their disposal. With each of the three goals they scored at the King Power Stadium on Sunday afternoon, a quartet of Robin van Persie, Falcao, Wayne Rooney and Ángel Di María wheeled away to celebrate to...
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Match Report: Win at Spurs Could be Turning Point for Irvine's Albion

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumatatu, Sep 22 2014 09:48
Match Report: Win at Spurs Could be Turning Point for Irvine's Albion Alan Irvine has barely enjoyed the smoothest start to life at the Hawthorns. His appointment wasn't met with much enthusiasm and the club have been widely tipped for the drop this season. 2 points from their opening 4 games did little to dispel pre-season worries.And yet, his players looked motivate...
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