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Team Focus: Watford's Exciting Summer Signings Cause for Optimism at Vicarage Road

by Ben McAleer at Jumatatu, Jul 13 2015 15:20
Team Focus: Watford's Exciting Summer Signings Cause for Optimism at Vicarage Road Atdhe Nuhiu’s last minute equaliser on the final day of the season denied Watford the opportunity to go up to the Premier League as champions, though that would merely have been the icing on the cake for the Hornets. After going through four managers over the course of the campaign - Giuseppe ...
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Player Focus: Are Arsenal Right to Extend Arteta's Contract?

by Ben McAleer at Jumatano, Jul 8 2015 16:30
Player Focus: Are Arsenal Right to Extend Arteta's Contract? Following the long-awaited capture of Petr Cech, Arsene Wenger was widely praised by some quarters of the Arsenal fanbase for his ruthlessness. David Ospina did little wrong to suggest he required displacing from the Gunners starting XI, but when a goalkeeper of Cech’s ilk becomes available; o...
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Player Focus: Darmian Capture Would be an Addition of Expertise United Require

by Jonathan Wilson at Jumatano, Jul 8 2015 10:20
Player Focus: Darmian Capture Would be an Addition of Expertise United Require It was Jack Charlton who observed at the 1994 World Cup that full-back was, tactically, the most important position on the pitch. He was speaking at a time, admittedly, when 4-4-2 was the most common shape, meaning full-backs tended to have space in front of them, but the basic point still stands. F...
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Player Focus: Clasie an Ideal Schneiderlin Replacement for Southampton

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Jul 7 2015 14:50
Player Focus: Clasie an Ideal Schneiderlin Replacement for Southampton (Jordy) Clasie is one of the players on the list that we have to replace Morgan Schneiderlin, Southampton manager Ronald Koeman admitted on Monday. Schneiderlin is widely expected to depart the club this summer, with Manchester United and Arsenal leading the race to secure the services of the France...
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Player Focus: Can Di María Replicate his Copa America Form for United Next Season?

by Ben McAleer at Jumatatu, Jul 6 2015 17:00
Player Focus: Can Di María Replicate his Copa America Form for United Next Season? When you become the most expensive transfer in the history of a league, the pressure to succeed from the get go will always be high. That was the case with Ángel Di María who, after much speculation, put pen to paper for Manchester United in a deal worth £59.7m last summer. The A...
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Team Focus: Shaqiri Pursuit Signifies Stoke's Continued Evolution

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Jul 3 2015 14:45
Team Focus: Shaqiri Pursuit Signifies Stoke's Continued Evolution At some point we need to invest significantly in the team, Stoke City boss Mark Hughes said back in April. The Welshman has worked wonders in the transfer market since taking charge of the Potters back in 2013, with his most expensive purchase prior to this summer coming in the form of Erik Pieters ...
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Player Focus: Would Benteke be Better Suited for Liverpool or Spurs?

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Jul 2 2015 16:10
Player Focus: Would Benteke be Better Suited for Liverpool or Spurs? On the face of it, Christian Benteke would perhaps be best suited remaining at Aston Villa this summer. With Euro 2016 under a year away, the powerhouse striker will want to secure a regular starting berth in order to retain his place in the Belgium starting XI for the competition in France and the ...
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Player Focus: Creative Cabaye Could be Coup of the Summer for Palace

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Jul 2 2015 11:45
Player Focus: Creative Cabaye Could be Coup of the Summer for Palace The transfer window always throws up rumours that seem borderline ridiculous. Sometimes the thought of a player moving to a team is enough to make even the most optimistic of football fans laugh off rumours linking players to their club, such is the nigh-on impossibility of a performer making a cert...
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Team Focus: Will Leicester Struggle After Surprise Sacking of Pearson?

by Ben McAleer at Jumatano, Jul 1 2015 14:30
Team Focus: Will Leicester Struggle After Surprise Sacking of Pearson? Given how strongly Leicester City ended the season, it was something of a shock when news of Nigel Pearson’s sacking began to circulate on social media. The fiery manager guided the Foxes to safety when, at the end of March, it seemed impossible. However, 22 points from their final 9 games of ...
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Player Focus: Why Arsenal Are Pursuing Their Interest in Petr Cech

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Jun 23 2015 14:10
Player Focus: Why Arsenal Are Pursuing Their Interest in Petr Cech It is reportedly going to cost Arsenal around £11m to secure the services of Petr Cech. In today’s overinflated market, where Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling are valued at the £50m mark, the Gunners’ capture of the vastly experienced keeper represents something of a coup. Desp...
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