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Match Report: Chelsea Maintain Impressive Home Form Despite Fàbregas Absence

by Ben McAleer at Jumapili, Des 14 2014 09:00
Match Report: Chelsea Maintain Impressive Home Form Despite Fàbregas Absence Any doubts over whether Chelsea could bounce back from their demoralising defeat at Newcastle last weekend were brushed aside as they dispatched of an out of sorts Hull. The home side were not at their best, but did enough to make it 8 home wins from 8 in the Premier League this season.Chelsea opene...
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Player Focus: Is James McCarthy Now Everton's Most Valuable Player?

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Des 2 2014 17:50
Player Focus: Is James McCarthy Now Everton's Most Valuable Player? Last summer, Everton hired Roberto Martínez as David Moyes’ replacement. As with any manager switching teams, the Spaniard took a number of his former players with him to Goodison Park. Arouna Koné departed the DW Stadium for Goodison, Joel Robles also followed Martínez to...
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Match Report: Tale of Two Strikers as Arsenal Overcome Dortmund

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Nov 27 2014 10:00
Match Report: Tale of Two Strikers as Arsenal Overcome Dortmund Any team will hope a victory of any sort will kickstart a run of form. Coming into this game, Arsenal had failed to win any of their previous 3 games in all competitions, so 3 points here was crucial. This run began with the 3-3 draw with Anderlecht in the Champions League at the beginning of the mo...
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Player Focus: Playmaker Payet Takes Over the Creative Reins at Marseille

by Ben McAleer at Jumatano, Nov 26 2014 16:00
Player Focus: Playmaker Payet Takes Over the Creative Reins at Marseille After an impressive World Cup, one would have expected Marseille to fight tooth and nail to keep hold of Mathieu Valbuena. The pint-sized playmaker ranked among the 25 highest-rated players according to WhoScored (7.56) at Brazil 2014, so his departure to Russia for Dinamo Moscow was somewhat of a s...
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Player Focus: Kane's Spurs Displays Giving Pochettino Selection Headache

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Nov 25 2014 16:00
Player Focus: Kane's Spurs Displays Giving Pochettino Selection Headache For me, with his attitude, he can be one of the best centre-forwards in the world one day. He has a spirit you can compare to (Cristiano) Ronaldo and he works every day. The quote of a professional footballer complimenting a teammate. Was this player referring to Zlatan Ibrahimovic? Luis Suarez? Die...
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Match Focus: In-Form Firmino the Player to Exploit Lahm's Absence

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Nov 20 2014 16:45
Match Focus: In-Form Firmino the Player to Exploit Lahm's Absence On Tuesday evening, Roberto Firmino opened his Brazil account in spectacular style, rifling past Ramazan Özcan from 25 yards as the Seleção secured a 2-1 win over Austria. Having been in fine form for club side Hoffenheim, Firmino made his mark on the international stage, finally ...
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Player Focus: Blind's Absence Likely to Dent United's Top 4 Hopes

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Nov 18 2014 09:54
Player Focus: Blind's Absence Likely to Dent United's Top 4 Hopes He (Daley Blind) plays far too many square passes and takes the easy option, Gary Neville said of Manchester United’s summer signing earlier this month. The former United right-back believes Blind needs to take more risks in midfield in order to provide better service for strikers Wayne Rooney...
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Player Focus: Neymar Discovering His Goalscoring Touch in Spain

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Nov 14 2014 12:30
Player Focus: Neymar Discovering His Goalscoring Touch in Spain On Wednesday night, Neymar bagged a brace in Brazil’s 4-0 win over Turkey. A friendly in Istanbul may not have set the world alight, but it was a game that saw the Brazil star continue his impressive pursuit of the nation's all-time scoring record. Neymar’s second of the game brought his...
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Player Focus: Hodgson Wrong to Ignore Austin's Powers

by Ben McAleer at Jumatano, Nov 12 2014 11:15
Player Focus: Hodgson Wrong to Ignore Austin's Powers When the England squad was announced last week, the usual debate raged on social media channels. ‘Player X should be in instead of Player Y’ is always the crux of each argument, with questions asked of Roy Hodgson as to why a certain performer was not included. When the FA released the 2...
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Team Focus: First Win a False Dawn For Beleaguered Burnley

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Nov 11 2014 11:40
Team Focus: First Win a False Dawn For Beleaguered Burnley The gulf in class between the Premier League and the Championship continues to grow with each passing season and shows no signs of shortening, especially if the first 11 games of the campaign are anything to go by. Heading into the November international break, Leicester City, QPR and Burnley - last...
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