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Player Focus: Chelsea Would Have Left-Back Position Sewn Up with Baba Capture

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Jul 21 2015 16:15
Player Focus: Chelsea Would Have Left-Back Position Sewn Up with Baba Capture Last summer, Chelsea effectively raided Atletico Madrid for three of their best players. Granted, Thibaut Courtois was already on the books at the Blues and his return was merely the culmination of his loan spell, though the acquisitions of Diego Costa and Filipe Luis weakened the former La Liga cha...
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Player Focus: Delph's Villa Performances Warrant City Starting Berth

by Ben McAleer at Jumatatu, Jul 20 2015 14:50
Player Focus: Delph's Villa Performances Warrant City Starting Berth A little over a week ago, Fabian Delph confirmed his intentions to stay at Aston Villa, despite interest from Manchester City. I’m not leaving. I’m staying at the football club and I can’t wait for the start of the season and captaining this great football club, a statement read on...
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Player Focus: Chelsea's Interest in Stones Comes as Little Shock

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Jul 17 2015 16:20
Player Focus: Chelsea's Interest in Stones Comes as Little Shock Given their somewhat unrivalled dominance in the Premier League last season, it’s little wonder Chelsea have made minimal movements in the transfer window so far. Asmir Begovic and Falcao are the two stand out acquisitions, though those were only to cover the departing Petr Cech and Didier Dro...
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Player Focus: Sterling Signing Can Help City Return to Premier League Summit

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Jul 16 2015 14:15
Player Focus: Sterling Signing Can Help City Return to Premier League Summit It was a drawn out affair, but on Tuesday; the long-winded Raheem Sterling saga finally came to a head as Manchester City confirmed his signing. The Citizens held a long-standing interest in the England youngster and his move to the Etihad Stadium was more a case of when, not if, it would be complet...
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Player Focus: Bayern Already Well Equipped to Replace Schweinsteiger

by Ben McAleer at Jumatano, Jul 15 2015 12:15
Player Focus: Bayern Already Well Equipped to Replace Schweinsteiger “It was a big honour for me to be his manager,” Pep Guardiola said following Bastian Schweinsteiger’s move to Manchester United. Given the Bayern Munich boss has had the chance to manage the likes of Lionel Messi, Xavi and Arjen Robben, among others, in his career, it’s certa...
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Player Focus: Today's Premier League Transfer Rumours Reviewed

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Jul 14 2015 16:50
Player Focus: Today's Premier League Transfer Rumours Reviewed Faouzi GhoulamAmidst reports that Nacho Monreal is on the verge of a return to Spain, with Athletic Club leading the race to secure his services, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has moved to cover any departure with the capture of Napoli’s Faouzi Ghoulam. The Algeria international has only b...
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Team Focus: Watford's Exciting Summer Signings Cause for Optimism at Vicarage Road

by Ben McAleer at Jumatatu, Jul 13 2015 15:20
Team Focus: Watford's Exciting Summer Signings Cause for Optimism at Vicarage Road Atdhe Nuhiu’s last minute equaliser on the final day of the season denied Watford the opportunity to go up to the Premier League as champions, though that would merely have been the icing on the cake for the Hornets. After going through four managers over the course of the campaign - Giuseppe ...
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Player Focus: Why European Teams Should be Moving on Llorente this Summer

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Jul 10 2015 15:10
Player Focus: Why European Teams Should be Moving on Llorente this Summer We will not sell our best players, our top assets, unless the players themselves ask us to leave, Juventus director Giuseppe Marotta said earlier this week. The Italian’s words seemingly rule out potential exits of Paul Pogba and Arturo Vidal, who have both been linked with moves away from the...
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Team Focus: Sevilla Set to Build on Success Despite Key Departures

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Jul 9 2015 15:30
Team Focus: Sevilla Set to Build on Success Despite Key Departures May 27, 2015 - Sevilla won their second consecutive Europa League title, spearheaded by Carlos Bacca. The Colombian, a key member of the starting XI, provided the assist for Grzegorz Krychowiak’s equaliser, before turning goalscorer as the La Liga side secured a 3-2 win at the expense of pluck...
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Player Focus: Are Arsenal Right to Extend Arteta's Contract?

by Ben McAleer at Jumatano, Jul 8 2015 16:30
Player Focus: Are Arsenal Right to Extend Arteta's Contract? Following the long-awaited capture of Petr Cech, Arsene Wenger was widely praised by some quarters of the Arsenal fanbase for his ruthlessness. David Ospina did little wrong to suggest he required displacing from the Gunners starting XI, but when a goalkeeper of Cech’s ilk becomes available; o...
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