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How will Villa Cope with Loss of Young & Downing?

by Martin Laurence at Alhamisi, Jul 14 2011 14:29
How will Villa Cope with Loss of Young & Downing? Aston Villa are on the verge of losing their second key performer in a matter of weeks after it was confirmed that Liverpool had agreed a £20m fee for Stewart Downing.The winger was the side's Player of the Year last season and will follow fellow star man Ashley Young out the exit door at Vill...
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Top 5 Serie A Centre Backs for Defensive Stats Combined

by Martin Laurence at Jumatano, Jul 13 2011 16:45
Top 5 Serie A Centre Backs for Defensive Stats Combined The second installment of a feature looking at the best centre backs from last season with regards to purely defensive statistics looks at the Serie A's most dominant defenders.Both Milan clubs are represented in the league's best 5, with champions AC possessing 2 of the leading centre-backs. Caglia...

Reinvestment Key for Udinese as Zapata Joins Inler in Leaving with Sanchez Sale Imminent

by Martin Laurence at Jumatano, Jul 13 2011 13:29
Reinvestment Key for Udinese as Zapata Joins Inler in Leaving with Sanchez Sale Imminent Udinese may well profit financially to a pleasant tune due to the sale of their star players this summer, but the respective losses of Christian Zapata, Gokhan Inler and the expected departure of Alexis Sanchez will be hugely detrimental to their results on the pitch if the trio are not adequately r...
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Top 5 Premier League Centre Backs for Defensive Stats Combined

by Martin Laurence at Jumanne, Jul 12 2011 15:12
Top 5 Premier League Centre Backs for Defensive Stats Combined According to WhoScored.com ratings it is decipherable to see the best defender's from last season with regards to purely defensive statistics, starting with the Premier League.The likes of Manchester City, Chelsea and Everton are all represented, while pressure from opposing sides also forced the be...
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Instrumental Inler to be Missed at Udinese with Napoli Set to Profit

by Martin Laurence at Jumanne, Jul 12 2011 14:39
Instrumental Inler to be Missed at Udinese with Napoli Set to Profit Gokhan Inler has completed his move to Napoli after a drawn out transfer saga concluded with a bizarre unveiling of the Swiss international wearing a lion mask. The 27-year-old was a key player for fellow Serie a side Udinese last term and will leave a void in the centre of the park at his former cl...
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Why Nasri Could be More Important to Arsenal than Fabregas After Gervinho Signing

by Martin Laurence at Jumatatu, Jul 11 2011 13:23
Why Nasri Could be More Important to Arsenal than Fabregas After Gervinho Signing A matter of days ago Arsenal fans were staring the stark possibility of losing arguably their two most creative players in the face. However, the completion of Gervinho's signing from Lille coupled by suggestions that Nasri may well stay at the club have lifted the mood at the Emirates and suggest t...

Why Chelsea and Real Madrid are Willing to Splash Cash on Pastore

by Martin Laurence at Ijumaa, Jul 8 2011 13:57
Argentine playmaker Javier Pastore has attracted huge interest from the world's best teams, which could see his current club Palermo cash in on the 22-year-old.Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini is resigned to losing his prized asset, but has slapped an astronomical 50million euro price tag on his...
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Newly Appointed Managers Handed Favourable Premier League Starts

by Martin Laurence at Ijumaa, Jul 8 2011 11:04
Newly Appointed Managers Handed Favourable Premier League Starts The Premier League fixture list for next season appears to have been kind to the managers who have joined new clubs this summer, with Alex McLeish at Aston Villa, Martin Jol at Fulham and Andre Villas-Boas all receiving favourable opening matches to the 2011-12 campaign.New Aston Villa manager Alex ...
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How Will Clichy and Savic Signings Impact Upon Manchester City Defence?

by Martin Laurence at Alhamisi, Jul 7 2011 16:53
After it was announced yesterday that Manchester City had signed a second defensive recruit in the past week, which of the sides current ranks could be set for the chopping block at Eastlands next season?The Premier League’s big spenders completed the signing of Arsenal target Stefan Savic fro...
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