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Gary Cahill – A Natural Fit into Arsenal’s Defensive Jigsaw?

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Earlier this month, Arsene Wenger seemingly went against his footballing principles as he conceded he is in the hunt for ‘tall players’ this summer.For the majority of his tenure in the Premier League, the Frenchman has remained adamant that size isn’t important regarding factors w...

Gael Clichy - How the Left-Back Stacks up Against his Potential Team-Mate Alexsandar Kolarov

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If the reports in the British media harbour any clout, it would be safe to assume Gael Clichy is the first to be sold by Arsenal as Manchester City are poised to acquire the Frenchman for £7 million.Compared with the potential loss of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri, the possibility of seeing th...

Serie A Top 10 Key Passers

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Serie A Top 10 Key Passers Our series of article on Key Passers continues with a look at Serie A. Italy’s top division is renowned for its defensive solidity and, in comparison to the Premier League Key Passers, our top ten found it harder, on average, to make assists here. Our lists contains players who saw promising s...

Thiago Silva - Shaped By Club and Personal History

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It was nearly so very different.With supreme consistency and efficiency, Thiago Silva has matured into one of the best defenders in Serie A. Almost always among the better performers in any match, he has quickly become a vital component of the Milan defence. In the most difficult moments of the seas...

Samir Nasri - Are Manchester City really in desperate need of a creative midfielder?

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As much as Arsene Wenger wanted to channel his energy this summer towards rejuvenating his squad, the Arsenal boss once again faces the challenge of keeping key players at the Emirates.As well as the Cesc Fabregas-to-Barcelona bandwagon resuming its traditional summer course, Samir Nasri has emerged...

Gasperini and the 'New' Inter

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Gasperini and the 'New' Inter Gian Piero Gasperini's appointment to Inter has sparked a lot of headlines. Half of the headlines were about how he was Inter’s fifth choice, and the other half was about his 3-4-3 tactical approach. There is not much sense debating whether Gasperini was fifth, or fourth choice because that is...

Premier League Top 10 Key Passers

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Premier League Top 10 Key Passers For our next series of articles on Europe’s main five leagues, we take a look at the ten top players for Key Passes from each league. These are the players who, week after week, set up goal scoring chances aplenty for their team mates during the course of a match. Whether the opportunity leads...

Bundesliga Top Ten Talismen for Season 2010/11

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Bundesliga Top Ten Talismen for Season 2010/11 Our final talismen article focuses on the Bundesliga and has no players from the top two teams, due to a more even spread of goals throughout their players. This means no room for Dortmund’s Lucas Barrios, with 16 goals and 2 assists, as three team mates contributed a combined total of 14 or m...

What Gervinho’s Game Would Bring to Arsenal

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What Gervinho’s Game Would Bring to Arsenal French champions Lille continued their summer of restructuring last night with the capture of Dimitri Payet from Saint Etienne in a four-year deal rumoured to be in the region of 10m Euros. The move means it’s more than likely Gervinho will be following Yohan Cabaye out of the club as Rudi Gar...

Top Ten Ligue 1 Talismen

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Top Ten Ligue 1 Talismen Breaking into our list of Top Ten Ligue 1 Talismen proved a hard task for some, with the likes of Gervinho -scoring 15 goals and 10 assists- just missing out on a place. His Lille team mate Eden Hazard also failed to find a slot, as did Sochaux’s Marvin Martin, despite his 19 assists being the...