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Player Focus: Chelsea's Apparent Rooney Offer Devalues Mata

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Player Focus: Chelsea's Apparent Rooney Offer Devalues Mata Wayne Rooney recently claimed to be confused and angry regarding comments made suggesting that he was seen as a back-up to Robin van Persie. Those emotions now seem to have filtered through fans of both United and Chelsea, who are seemingly at the front of the queue for the England international's s...

Player Focus: Why Draxler and Schürrle Aren't Chelsea's Priority

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Player Focus: Why Draxler and Schürrle Aren't Chelsea's Priority Jose Mourinho’s long awaited return to Chelsea is complete and with it hoards of swooning fans in West London are satisfied that the glory days in the Premier League are set to return.The club can now start to play their hand with regards to transfer dealings this summer, but the reports to da...

Player Focus: Burnout a Worry for International Stars

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Player Focus: Burnout a Worry for International Stars While players from 8 nations face the Confederations Cup this summer, others have the opportunity for some well-earned rest before next season's campaign, which culminates in Brazil at the 2014 World Cup. Fatigue and burnout are genuine problems, making the next few months of R and R all the more im...

Player Focus: Biggest Player Impacts on Results

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Player Focus: Biggest Player Impacts on Results A team's results are never down to a single player, no matter how much the 'one man team' phrase is banded around nowadays, but it's fair to say that some players appear to have had a significant influence on those around them this season.In this piece WhoScored takes a look at the 5 players who&rsq...

Player Focus: Chelsea Have the Brains but Not De Bruyne

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Player Focus: Chelsea Have the Brains but Not De Bruyne Stamford Bridge isn't exactly a happy place right now, despite a fourth successive home league win putting Chelsea back in the driving seat to finish third in the Premier League. The Blues are in fact unbeaten at home since early January, winning 6 and drawing 2 of their 8 matches in all competition...

Fantasy Football Tipster: Gameweek 28

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Fantasy Football Tipster: Gameweek 28 Gameweek 27 Round-upFor the second week running Gareth Bale grabbed the headlines in the previous round of Premier League fixtures, picking up the best WhoScored rating (a perfect 10) following another match winning brace against West Ham. The likes of Cazorla, who also netted twice, Rafael, Hangela...

Player Focus: Taking Chances - The Easy & The Hard Way

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Player Focus: Taking Chances - The Easy & The Hard Way It's fair to say that the goalscorers across Europe's top 5 leagues have excelled themselves this season, with as many as 54 players already having reached double figures. At this stage in the previous two campaigns that was a feat that only 41 players could manage and here we take a closer look at ...

Fantasy Football Tipster: Gameweek 22

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Fantasy Football Tipster: Gameweek 22 Many Premier League managers are franticly chasing leads during the January transfer window and in the fantasy football stakes it’s no difference. Depending on your chosen platform, wholesale changes are possible to some this month and gameweek 22 may be a popular option due to an extra fixtur...

League Focus: Premier League Team of the Season up to 2013

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League Focus: Premier League Team of the Season up to 2013 As we waved goodbye to the calendar year of 2012 some Premier League players were keener to see the back of it than others. However, in this article we look at those that excelled themselves in the first half of the campaign, compiling our team of the season up to December 31, 2012.We also take a lo...

Player Focus: Eden Hazard

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Player Focus: Eden Hazard Eden Hazard is standing at the penalty spot, his hands on his hips. It's 0-0 in the 35th minute. The Chelsea No.17 had just tried to give the Nordsjælland goalkeeper Jesper Hansen the 'Baggio' eyes, looking intently at one corner before aiming a shot at the other.He had also maybe heard from P...