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Team Focus: Players in Place to Prevent Southampton Plight

by Martin Laurence at Jumanne, Ago 12 2014 14:00
Team Focus: Players in Place to Prevent Southampton Plight Much has been made of the 'gutting' of Southampton after a summer exodus that most seem to have suggested will leave the Saints down to the bare bones. What is evident though is the lack of panic in the transfer market as far as incomings are concerned.While Ronald Koeman was quick to seal deals for...
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Team Focus: Would the Signing of Falcao Render Madrid's Attack the Strongest?

by Ben McAleer at Jumatatu, Ago 11 2014 17:00
Team Focus: Would the Signing of Falcao Render Madrid's Attack the Strongest? After finishing 3rd in La Liga last season, Real Madrid are hell bent on reclaiming what they feel is rightfully theirs. Fierce rivals Atlético Madrid pipped Madrid and Barcelona to top spot on the final day of the campaign, forcing Los Blancos into action this summer. At the time of writing,...
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Team Focus: Improving Stoke Benefitting from Hughes' Philosophy

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Ago 8 2014 12:15
Team Focus: Improving Stoke Benefitting from Hughes' Philosophy During Tony Pulis’ reign as manager, Stoke City were one of the toughest teams around. Roughhousing the opposition and playing a style of football based around attacking primarilty at set-pieces, teams were warned of a tough 90 minutes against the Potters. Despite knowing what was in store, si...
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Player Focus: Rodgers Should Have Done More to Keep Reina at Anfield

by Ben McAleer at Jumatano, Ago 6 2014 16:10
Player Focus: Rodgers Should Have Done More to Keep Reina at Anfield A great team has ample strength in depth within the squad. Players require competition in order to keep their wits about them, fearful that a drop in form could see them lose their place in the starting XI. Sufficient quality all across the park helps the top teams compete on multiple fronts and sho...
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Team Focus: Vast Changes May Bring Consistency to Newcastle

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumatano, Ago 6 2014 11:07
Team Focus: Vast Changes May Bring Consistency to Newcastle The fate each season of Newcastle United has been by a distance the most difficult to predict Premier League history. While most teams tend to float around the same part of the table for a few years at least, the Magpies have barely established any degree of consistency in their position over the pa...
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Team Focus: Spurs' Summer Movements Match Pochettino's Needs

by Ben McAleer at Jumatatu, Ago 4 2014 17:20
Team Focus: Spurs' Summer Movements Match Pochettino's Needs We have sold Elvis and bought the Beatles! exclaimed former Tottenham goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt during an on-pitch half-time interview in Spurs’ 3-0 Europa League win over Tromsø last September. Excitement levels were high on the back of a busy summer, only for the team to fail to matc...
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Team Focus: PSG - The Case for the Defence

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Ago 1 2014 16:15
Team Focus: PSG - The Case for the Defence Ligue 1 was something of a walk in the park for Paris Saint Germain last season. Laurent Blanc’s side lost only 3 times as they secured their 4th top-flight title and 2nd in as many seasons. Monaco were their closest competitors, finishing 9 points behind the Parisian side, but the sale to Rea...
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Team Focus: Team Spirit Sending Sporting KC Towards Further MLS Glory

by Graham Ruthven at Ijumaa, Ago 1 2014 15:13
Team Focus: Team Spirit Sending Sporting KC Towards Further MLS Glory There was something ominous about Sporting Kansas City’s 2-1 win over Toronto FC last week. Peter Vermes' men went a goal down, and then a man down, before emerging winners away from home.It was reflective of the kind of spirit and resolution that won Sporting KC the MLS Cup last year. They fe...
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Team Focus: Lazio Making Much Needed Improvements Amidst Fan Fury

by James Horncastle at Jumatano, Jul 30 2014 12:16
Team Focus: Lazio Making Much Needed Improvements Amidst Fan Fury There were 500 disgruntled Lazio fans outside the team hotel in Auronzo di Cadore last Thursday night. They wanted to speak to Igli Tare, the director of sport. An explanation was owed them. Since the end of last season and over the course of the World Cup, Lazio had been in negotiations with Caglia...
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Team Focus: What Next For Southampton?

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumanne, Jul 29 2014 17:45
Team Focus: What Next For Southampton? Once we all get past the pity that comes with seeing a successful team picked apart by the financial super powers of football, it is time to turn attentions to the season ahead. Jokes are abound that Southampton will not even have enough players to field a team come the start of the 2014/15 campaign...
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