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How Tottenham can benefit from Giovani Lo Celso’s redemption arc

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Nov 27 2023 15:41
How Tottenham can benefit from Giovani Lo Celso’s redemption arc Fine margins can so often be the difference between a win and defeat in football. This was undoubtedly the case in Tottenham's 2-1 loss to Aston Villa on Sunday. An injury hit Spurs side huffed and puffed but were unable to blow the Villans away on home turf despite dominating possession, having mor...
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Granit Xhaka the driving force behind Bayer Leverkusen's title pursuit

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Nov 24 2023 14:05
Granit Xhaka the driving force behind Bayer Leverkusen's title pursuit Three teams remain unbeaten in Europe's top five leagues as football fans welcome the return of domestic duties following the final international break of the year. Ligue 1 side Nice are yet to succumb to defeat, as are Bundesliga pair Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen. You'd be forgiven for thinki...
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Matip vs Konate: Which centre-back does Klopp use when Liverpool face Man City?

by Sam McGuire at Friday, Nov 24 2023 09:15
Matip vs Konate: Which centre-back does Klopp use when Liverpool face Man City? Jurgen Klopp has a number of big decisions to make heading into the game against Manchester City on Saturday afternoon. A win for Liverpool would see them leapfrog their hosts into top spot. A loss, coupled with results elsewhere, could see the Reds end the weekend in fifth position. We’re jus...
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Why a January move for Toney would boost Arsenal's title chances

by Greg Lea at Thursday, Nov 23 2023 12:22
Why a January move for Toney would boost Arsenal's title chances The next couple of months could prove to be pivotal to this Premier League season’s title race.First, December brings seven rounds of fixtures with 21 points up for grabs. Manchester City host Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool face Arsenal in two standout matches taking place next month.Then com...
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Meet Xavi Simons: The on-loan RB Leipzig superstar lighting up the Bundesliga

by Yash Shah at Thursday, Nov 23 2023 09:56
Meet Xavi Simons: The on-loan RB Leipzig superstar lighting up the Bundesliga Xavi Simons was linked with big money moves at 12, signed a boot deal with Nike at 13 and had a massive social media following throughout his teens – but he is now finally living up to that hype.Paris Saint-Germain’s decision to trigger the reported €6m buy-back clause in Simons&rsq...
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Why Gavi's absence will be a huge test for Barcelona

by Sam Tighe at Tuesday, Nov 21 2023 13:59
Why Gavi's absence will be a huge test for Barcelona It’s tough to watch any player succumb to major injury in football, but when one as young and as prodigiously talented as Gavi falls, it stings that little bit more.The 2022 Golden Boy winner, not yet turned 20, has been a fixture in Barcelona and Spain’s first-teams for just over 2 year...
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How rejuvenated Everton are getting the best from Vitalii Mykolenko

by Sam Tighe at Thursday, Nov 16 2023 09:34
How rejuvenated Everton are getting the best from Vitalii Mykolenko “Vitalii Mykolenko needs to get better in attack”“Vitalii Mykolenko needs to be more of a factor going forward”“We need more from Vitalii Mykolenko in the final third”He heard you.Early this month the Ukrainian scored his first Everton goal for 18 long months - an...
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How Leroy Sane's electrifying form can fuel Bayern’s European dreams

by Yash Shah at Wednesday, Nov 15 2023 17:43
How Leroy Sane's electrifying form can fuel Bayern’s European dreams Leroy Sane is off to his best ever start to a season. With a rating of 8.53, he is also WhoScored’s best rated player in Europe’s top five leagues so far this season.Sane appears to have finally found his feet at the club, and looks like the player Bayern always hoped he would be when th...
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Why Chelsea's Reece James should be considered England's best right-back

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Nov 15 2023 09:26
Why Chelsea's Reece James should be considered England's best right-back Mauricio Pochettino will have been aware of the risk of making Reece James Chelsea captain back in August. A new skipper was needed at Stamford Bridge following Cesar Azpilicueta's departure and James was the logical choice, to an extent. The England international is a Chelsea youth academy product ...
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Ezri Konsa's Aston Villa form justifies long overdue England call-up

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Nov 14 2023 13:15
Ezri Konsa's Aston Villa form justifies long overdue England call-up There was a period where it looked as though England had missed out on their chance to call up Ezri Konsa. The centre-back is eligible for Portugal and prior to the emergence of Antonio Silva at Benfica and Goncalo Inacio at Sporting CP, A Selecao could have used a centre-back of Konsa's calibre bac...
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