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Player Focus: Why Pablo Osvaldo Would Be An Astute Acquisition For Southampton

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 16 2013 15:30
Player Focus: Why Pablo Osvaldo Would Be An Astute Acquisition For Southampton Southampton are spending big this summer. After securing their top flight status last season, the south coast club have already moved to strengthen defensively, bringing in Dejan Lovren and Victor Wanyama from Olympique Lyonnais and Celtic, respectively, as the club aim to improve on their 14th-plac...
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Team Focus: How Bayern Munich Could Line Up Under Pep Guardiola

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jul 15 2013 14:57
Team Focus: How Bayern Munich Could Line Up Under Pep Guardiola When Bayern Munich head coach Pep Guardiola confirmed he only wanted to sign Thiago Alcántarathis summerduring his press conference last week, it all but derailed Manchester United’s pursuit of the Spaniard. David Moyes’ side had been courting the 22-year-old and appeared set to s...
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Player Focus: Francesco Totti - Rome's Gladiatorial Creator

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jul 12 2013 15:26
Player Focus: Francesco Totti - Rome's Gladiatorial Creator AS Roma talisman Francesco Totti often goes by many a differing nickname: The Golden Boy, The King of Rome or The Gladiator, to name three. Fitting for a player that is currently Serie A’s second all-time leading goalscorer with 227 goals. 47 goals behind Silvio Piola, and at 36 years of age, ...
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Player Focus: Could Clément Chantôme Replace Marouane Fellaini?

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jul 11 2013 15:00
Player Focus: Could Clément Chantôme Replace Marouane Fellaini? When David Beckham signed for Paris Saint-Germain in January, it was expected to not only boost the profile of the Parisian side, but also improve the team as a whole. The pressure was on Carlo Ancelotti to land their first title since 1994 and an experienced head in the middle of the park was just ...
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Player Focus: The UEFA Best Player In Europe

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jul 10 2013 15:06
Player Focus: The UEFA Best Player In Europe As UEFA announced the 10-man shortlist for the best player in Europe last season, it was unsurprising to see the Bundesliga dominate. Champions League finalists Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund boasted five candidates between them. The former are represented with four of the five in the form of T...
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Player Focus: Julian Draxler - The Midfielder Perfect For Manchester City

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 9 2013 15:30
Player Focus: Julian Draxler - The Midfielder Perfect For Manchester City Manchester City’s reported interest in Julian Draxler is comprehensible: having missed out on the signing of Isco to Real Madrid, a young, dynamic, creative playmaker to potentially field the void behind a striker seemingly remains a necessity. While David Silva will likely occupy the number 1...
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Player Focus: Why Teams Should Be Looking To Darren Bent

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 9 2013 11:00
Player Focus: Why Teams Should Be Looking To Darren Bent The day Aston Villa confirmed the arrival of Christian Benteke, many would never have imagined the Belgium international taking to his new surroundings as well as he did. Ending the season with 19 goals - only Robin van Persie (26), Luis Suárez (23) and Gareth Bale (21) netted more - has seen...
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Player Focus: Shot Accuracy and Chance Conversion

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jul 8 2013 13:30
Player Focus: Shot Accuracy and Chance Conversion The aim of football is to outscore your opponent - anyone with a basic knowledge of the beautiful game will tell you that much. Obviously, the more goals scored per game, the better, but many will happily see a hard fought 1-0 win ground out in order to secure all three points. The entertainment val...
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Player Focus: Roque Santa Cruz and the Altering Perception of Stoke City

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jul 5 2013 10:30
Player Focus: Roque Santa Cruz and the Altering Perception of Stoke City When Felipe Santana netted a controversial winner for Borussia Dortmund in their 3-2 Champions League win over Malaga in April, it saw Los Boquerones’ European adventure end until the 2014/15 season, at the earliest, having been banned from Europe as a result of their increasing levels of debt...
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Team Focus: Which Defender Should Barcelona Look To Sign?

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jul 3 2013 16:00
Team Focus: Which Defender Should Barcelona Look To Sign? It's a signing that is as bizarre as it is astute, but when Stoke City confirmed the acquisition of Marc Muniesa from Barcelona on a free, the footballing world had to double take as to whether the news was fact or fiction. Dates were checked ensuring it wasn’t April 1st and with the Potters a...
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