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Player Focus: Role of the Defensive Midfielder in State of Flux

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Player Focus: Role of the Defensive Midfielder in State of Flux For all the discussion that the game has left old-fashioned defenders behind, there is one position just in front of them that seems in a similar state of flux.It is little wonder that the majority of elite Premier League teams have issues in defensive midfield, or that as many as three of the Champ...

Player Focus: Fernandinho Not Offering Enough Protection to City's Title Defence

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Player Focus: Fernandinho Not Offering Enough Protection to City's Title Defence Five points adrift of table-toppers Chelsea, it's fair to say that Manchester City's start to the season has been a little sluggish, despite holding the second spot in the league going into the international break.Their forwards have begun the season well enough, with Dzeko, Jovetic and Aguero notch...

Team Focus: Bolstered Midfield Allows City to Tailor Tactics Going Forward

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Team Focus: Bolstered Midfield Allows City to Tailor Tactics Going Forward Given how thrilling Liverpool’s football became towards the end of last season, it’s easy to forget that it was Manchester City who finished as the Premier League’s top-scorers, with 102 goals. That, in part, was down to a bold approach and the use of two central strikers, a policy...