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Team Focus: Atletico Sufficiently Replacing Outgoing Attackers

by Ben McAleer at Jumatano, Jun 24 2015 12:45
Team Focus: Atletico Sufficiently Replacing Outgoing Attackers Atletico Madrid’s attack looks all but set to undergo another revamp, 12 months after Diego Simeone tinkered with his frontline. Diego Costa’s big money move to Chelsea saw them secure the services of Mario Mandzukic and Antoine Griezmann from Bayern Munich and Real Sociedad respectively...
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Team Focus: Díaz & Aránguiz Partnership at the Heart of Chile's Hopes

by Jonathan Wilson at Jumatatu, Jun 22 2015 15:32
Team Focus: Díaz & Aránguiz Partnership at the Heart of Chile's Hopes There is no side at this Copa America so tactically flexible as Chile, capable of switching from a back four to a back three in the blink of an eye, and that – along with a relatively simple group and a phalanx of in-form forwards – is the reason they’ve scored more than twice as m...
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Team Focus: Brazil Revert to Type After Strong Start Without Neymar

by Miguel Delaney at Jumatatu, Jun 22 2015 11:23
Team Focus: Brazil Revert to Type After Strong Start Without Neymar Dunga has made a few surprising decisions during this Copa America and, after his Brazilian side had finally claimed a place in the quarter-final, he also came out with a curious comment.“Now, we have to play to win.”The wonder is how he would describe what they have been doing so far, e...
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Team Focus: Ayew & Tabanou Captures Signal Swans Intent

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Jun 19 2015 13:45
Team Focus: Ayew & Tabanou Captures Signal Swans Intent It’s already been something of a hectic summer for Swansea. Garry Monk’s side secured the services of the highly rated André Ayew from Marseille on a free transfer earlier this month and have since bolstered their ranks further through sought after target Franck Tabanou. After the...
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Team Focus: Will Much Needed Win Spark New Life into Ambling Argentina?

by Miguel Delaney at Jumatano, Jun 17 2015 11:11
Team Focus: Will Much Needed Win Spark New Life into Ambling Argentina? On Tuesday night in La Serena, you would imagine, Leo Messi slept a lot more soundly. Argentina meanwhile might finally wake up. The story after their 2-2 draw against Paraguay was that Messi couldn’t rest, so frustrated was he with the manner of his team’s collapse. That could be felt t...
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Team Focus: Why England's U21s Have Every Chance of Euro 2015 Triumph

by Dinesh Hardayal at Jumanne, Jun 16 2015 15:50
Team Focus: Why England's U21s Have Every Chance of Euro 2015 Triumph After scoring just one goal in Euro 2013, England crashed out of the tournament bottom of their group in a campaign that included losses to Israel and Norway. An embarrassing exit prompted former manager Stuart Pearce to lambast his own players, addressing the lack of pride and professionalism displ...
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Team Focus: Neymar Reliant Brazil Still Showing Problems of Old

by Jonathan Wilson at Jumatatu, Jun 15 2015 16:38
Team Focus: Neymar Reliant Brazil Still Showing Problems of Old Brazil’s Copa America group match against Peru may ultimately have produced the result that had been widely anticipated, but it’s fair to say nobody was expecting the game to play out quite like it did. Dunga’s Brazil was supposed to be dogged and cautious, to have shorn the wildne...
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Team Focus: Champions League Team of the Season

by Ben McAleer at Jumatatu, Jun 8 2015 12:35
Team Focus: Champions League Team of the Season When news filtered through that Giorgio Chiellini was to miss the Champions League final with a calf injury, many felt that Barcelona’s precession to their fifth European championship had become that much easier. Juventus’ vice-captain is arguably the Old Lady’s best defender, so t...
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Team Focus: How Enrique's Barca Treble Hopefuls Compare to Pep's Strongest Sides

by Dermot Corrigan at Alhamisi, Jun 4 2015 14:18
Team Focus: How Enrique's Barca Treble Hopefuls Compare to Pep's Strongest Sides “Barca open a new chapter,” wrote AS’ Alfredo Relaño in his editorial on Sunday morning, after Barcelona had beaten Athletic Bilbao 3-1 in the previous night’s Copa del Rey final, sealing the sixth Liga and Copa double in the Catalan club’s history.Relaño ...
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Team Focus: Galatasaray's Four Stars

by Emre Sarigul at Ijumaa, Mei 29 2015 16:05
Team Focus: Galatasaray's Four Stars The Süper Lig title race was settled in its penultimate week. As with most things Turkish football related, there was plenty of drama involved. Stars, red cards and flying kicks were all the rage in a week history was made. Galatasaray defeated rivals Beşiktaş 2-0 in the Istanbul derby, which m...
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