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Player Focus: Cazorla Continues to Impress in Withdrawn Midfield Role

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Okt 9 2015 12:00
Player Focus: Cazorla Continues to Impress in Withdrawn Midfield Role “It’s true that I had that doubt, but his quality was so big that I was ready to take that gamble,” Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said of midfielder Santi Cazorla on Thursday. Given the Spaniard’s slight stature, Wenger was right to harbour concerns. Standing at just 5’...
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Player Focus: Robbie Brady's Promising Start to Life at Norwich

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Okt 8 2015 15:05
Player Focus: Robbie Brady's Promising Start to Life at Norwich Norwich’s pursuit of Robbie Brady over the summer said plenty about how highly Alex Neil rates the player. After a lengthy saga, the Canaries boss finally got his man in July, forced to spend £7m to secure the services of the Republic of Ireland international after Hull rejected numerous...
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Player Focus: De Bruyne Making Immediate Impact Upon Premier League Return

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Okt 8 2015 09:25
Player Focus: De Bruyne Making Immediate Impact Upon Premier League Return Looking back to Manchester City’s 6-1 thumping of Newcastle on Saturday, one was not surprised to see Sergio Agüero draw the plaudits from fans. The Argentine’s five-goal haul in the space of 20 minutes - albeit with half time sandwiched in between - was the fastest in Premier Leagu...
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Team Focus: Are Doubters of Sherwood's Tactical Nous Being Vindicated?

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Okt 6 2015 16:15
Team Focus: Are Doubters of Sherwood's Tactical Nous Being Vindicated? The season started so well for Aston Villa. After a summer of comings and goings, with the likes of Idrissa Gana, Jordan Veretout and Jordan Amavi arriving at Villa Park in the wake of Christian Benteke’s big money move to Liverpool, fans were confident of bettering their 17th-placed finish la...
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Team Focus: Swansea's Dip in Form Cause for Concern

by Ben McAleer at Jumatatu, Okt 5 2015 15:20
Team Focus: Swansea's Dip in Form Cause for Concern At the end of August, confidence was soaring at the Liberty Stadium. Swansea City had just secured a hard-fought 2-1 win over Manchester United in Wales and expectations were high that a European place could be secured through the league. However, fast-forward to the present day and the Autumnal sun...
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Match Focus: Wenger Needs Big Response When Arsenal Welcome United

by Miguel Delaney at Alhamisi, Okt 1 2015 12:35
Match Focus: Wenger Needs Big Response When Arsenal Welcome United Arsene Wenger was dismissively talking about what he saw as an incorrect line of questioning following Arsenal’s 3-2 defeat to Olympiakos, but he used what is absolutely the correct word to describe the club’s situation.“It’s a farce,” the 65-year-old sniffed.Yes, that&...
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Team Focus: Ability to Adapt Key to Bournemouth's Survival in Absence of Wilson

by Martin Laurence at Jumatano, Sep 30 2015 15:52
Team Focus: Ability to Adapt Key to Bournemouth's Survival in Absence of Wilson If the late defeat to Stoke last weekend was not tough enough to take, the news after the game that Bournemouth's top scorer Callum Wilson would be out for at least 6 months with torn knee ligaments has left plenty of sour Cherries on the south coast. The blow comes a matter of weeks after the club'...
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Player Focus: In-form Vardy Warranting England Recognition

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Sep 29 2015 17:07
Player Focus: In-form Vardy Warranting England Recognition As the upcoming international break nears, much of the focus will be on Jack Grealish. The Aston Villa attacker this week confirmed his allegiance to England, stating that he opted to play for his country of birth, rather than Republic of Ireland. The player’s father is Irish but despite actin...
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Player Focus: Can Mata Ever Justify His Role at Manchester United?

by Josh Wright at Jumatatu, Sep 28 2015 15:58
Player Focus: Can Mata Ever Justify His Role at Manchester United? The hysteria that followed Juan Mata’s extravagant move to Manchester United offered promise to a spectacular career for the Spanish playmaker at Old Trafford. Not even Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger was afforded the same Hollywoodtreatment as Mata when he touched down at United’...
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Player Focus: Unheralded Fernandinho Crucial to City's Flying Start

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Sep 25 2015 15:20
Player Focus: Unheralded Fernandinho Crucial to City's Flying Start In the wake of Brazil’s disastrous World Cup exit, succumbing to a 7-1 defeat to eventual winners Germany at the semi-final stage, a number of the Seleção’s performers struggled to readjust to domestic football. The likes of Paulinho, Ramires and Willian were unable to hit ...
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