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Team Focus: Southampton Benefitting From Pochettino's High Pressing Game

by Ben McAleer at Jumatano, Mei 15 2013 16:00
Team Focus: Southampton Benefitting From Pochettino's High Pressing Game On the 18th of January 2013, in a blizzard hit Britain, the nation came to a standstill as a vast majority of the workforce in England enjoyed an enforced leave of absence, or as some would call it; a “Snow Day”.However, there was one man who saw his spell away from his job extended by t...
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Player Focus: Is A Target Man The Favourable Striking Option?

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Mei 14 2013 17:23
Player Focus: Is A Target Man The Favourable Striking Option? There are teams across the continent that rely heavily on the burly ‘number nine’ to be the focal point of their starting XI. The striker that will hang on the last defender and provide the physical threat to the opposition, while bringing team-mates into play and look to capitalise on a...
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Player Focus: Is Marouane Fellaini Good Enough For Manchester United?

by Ben McAleer at Jumatatu, Mei 13 2013 13:00
Player Focus: Is Marouane Fellaini Good Enough For Manchester United? When Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed his intention to step down from his role with Manchester United at the end of the season, it was understandable to see the outpour of emotion from the footballing family, even from those that do not support the Manchester side.A career spanning 26 years at a single c...
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Player Focus: The Myth Of The Super Sub

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Mei 10 2013 16:18
Player Focus: The Myth Of The Super Sub Every team has one - a player to come off the bench and save the day in the dying embers of a competitive encounter that will either secure a much-needed point or deliver a victory in the face of adversity.It’s the myth of the super sub that has regularly left football fans scratching their he...
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League Focus: The Relegation Battle In La Liga

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Mei 9 2013 17:20
League Focus: The Relegation Battle In La Liga Relegation - one of the game’s necessities. After a long drawn out season, teams that have failed to muster an adequate number of points feel the ice cold grip of footballs’ Grim Reaper tighten around the neck of an unsuspecting club.It's happened with Reading and Queens Park Rangers in ...
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Team Focus: Redknapp Using Mbia In Midfield Hasn't Helped QPR

by Ben McAleer at Jumatano, Mei 8 2013 15:15
Team Focus: Redknapp Using Mbia In Midfield Hasn't Helped QPR When Queen's Park Rangers confirmed the appointment of Harry Redknapp back in November, the media were left frothing at the mouth that the prodigal son had returned to footballing management. Sacked by Tottenham Hotspur back in June, a decision that saw Spurs chairman Daniel Levy regarded as 'Worse ...
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Player Focus: Why Marek Hamsik Is Napoli's Creative Lynchpin

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Mei 7 2013 14:12
Player Focus: Why Marek Hamsik Is Napoli's Creative Lynchpin There is something quite wonderful about Napoli, most notably the scalpel-sharp attacking trident utilised by Walter Mazzarri last season for the Partenopei. The application of Ezequiel Lavezzi, Marek Hamsik and Edinson Cavani not only made the club aesthetically pleasing from a fans perspective, bu...
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Team Focus: Inter's Inhibiting Formation Changes

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Mei 3 2013 14:00
Team Focus: Inter's Inhibiting Formation Changes It was a sad sight to see during Inter Milan's 1-0 defeat to Palermo last weekend. Captain and stalwart Javier Zanetti was stretchered off the Stadio Renzo Barbera pitch in the 17th minute after tearing his left Achilles tendon, an injury that would not only sideline the Argentine until November, bu...
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Player Focus: Why Chelsea Must Sign Radamel Falcao

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Mei 2 2013 16:40
Player Focus: Why Chelsea Must Sign Radamel Falcao When a frontman is dubbed 'El Tigre', the player in question is rightly feared by defenders across the world. Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao is regularly associated with the nickname as a result of his striking prowess during his respective stints in Portugal and now Spain.The Colombia internation...
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Match Focus: Most Shots in a Game Across Europe

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Mei 2 2013 09:40
Match Focus: Most Shots in a Game Across Europe AC Milan inadvertently set a season high shot tally on Sunday evening during their 4-2 win over Catania, firing off 38 attempts as they twice had to come from behind to secure a crucial three points in their pursuit of a Champions League finish.On average, it saw the Rossoneri fire away an effort in...
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