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Why Gavi's absence will be a huge test for Barcelona

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Why Gavi's absence will be a huge test for Barcelona It’s tough to watch any player succumb to major injury in football, but when one as young and as prodigiously talented as Gavi falls, it stings that little bit more.The 2022 Golden Boy winner, not yet turned 20, has been a fixture in Barcelona and Spain’s first-teams for just over 2 year...

How rejuvenated Everton are getting the best from Vitalii Mykolenko

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How rejuvenated Everton are getting the best from Vitalii Mykolenko “Vitalii Mykolenko needs to get better in attack”“Vitalii Mykolenko needs to be more of a factor going forward”“We need more from Vitalii Mykolenko in the final third”He heard you.Early this month the Ukrainian scored his first Everton goal for 18 long months - an...

How Chelsea cast-off Ruben Loftus-Cheek helped AC Milan destroy PSG

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How Chelsea cast-off Ruben Loftus-Cheek helped AC Milan destroy PSG The frenzied nature of the UEFA Champions League’s simultaneous action has the ability to create a bit of a footballing blur, where so many things happen, and so many storylines unravel, that it’s hard to focus on just one.Occasionally, though, someone delivers a performance so overwhelm...

How Dominik Szoboszlai is powering Liverpool's surprise title challenge

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How Dominik Szoboszlai is powering Liverpool's surprise title challenge Dominik Szoboszlai is the definition of an all-action footballer.There was justifiable hype around his £60m transfer to Liverpool over the summer, though given the volatile record of recent attacking signings from the Bundesliga, many understandably preached caution and warned of a potential s...

Time for Moyes to switch up his West Ham way

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Time for Moyes to switch up his West Ham way Shoulders slumped a touch, David Moyes addressed the media after West Ham’s 4-1 loss to Aston Villa on Sunday and picked his explanatory strategy very carefully.I hope I'm not disrespecting them in any way, he began, but Aston Villa are just behind the top three or four big-name teams in the P...

Why Tottenham maestro Maddison is the early contender for Player of the Season

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Why Tottenham maestro Maddison is the early contender for Player of the Season If the Premier League Player of the Season award was handed out today, there’s a strong case to be made that it belongs in the arms of James Maddison. The 26-year-old has played a major role in transforming Tottenham Hotspur, leading them to the top of the Premier League after eight games. Thi...

How Joao Felix rediscovered his best form at Barcelona

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How Joao Felix rediscovered his best form at Barcelona Joao Felix made a stunning bet this summer.I’d love to play for Barça, he told Fabrizio Romano in July. If it happens, it will be a dream come true for me.Openly flirting with a top three LaLiga rival, whose finances were - and still are - so disastrous they had to scratch around for &e...

Why Armando Broja's return is such a huge boost for Chelsea

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Why Armando Broja's return is such a huge boost for Chelsea No injury, just a precaution after being out so long.Rarely has such a mundane, matter-of-fact injury update provided such relief among a fanbase, as when Armando Broja stepped off the Craven Cottage pitch alongside a physio on Monday night, Chelsea fans were probably thinking here we go again.The c...

Why Neto's 'X-Factor' will secure Wolves' survival

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Why Neto's 'X-Factor' will secure Wolves' survival There’s no doubt about it, Pedro Neto is back.The dazzling Portuguese winger is once again the driving force of the Wolverhampton Wanderers attack. He has five direct goal contributions already this season (one goal, four assists), an incredible feat considering we’re only six games in a...

How Douglas Luiz established himself as Aston Villa's difference-maker

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How Douglas Luiz established himself as Aston Villa's difference-maker 97th minute game-winning penalties are supposed to be tense affairs. Deep into stoppage time, three points in the balance, the line between success and failure thin enough to crack at any moment - no wonder the Villa Park terraces watched through webbed fingers as Douglas Luiz stepped up to the mark...