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Team Focus: First Win a False Dawn For Beleaguered Burnley

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Nov 11 2014 11:40
Team Focus: First Win a False Dawn For Beleaguered Burnley The gulf in class between the Premier League and the Championship continues to grow with each passing season and shows no signs of shortening, especially if the first 11 games of the campaign are anything to go by. Heading into the November international break, Leicester City, QPR and Burnley - last...
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Team Focus: Slade's Inconsistent Cardiff Could Begin to Test Tan's Patience

by Alan Smith at Monday, Nov 10 2014 17:21
Team Focus: Slade's Inconsistent Cardiff Could Begin to Test Tan's Patience Russell Slade is one of the most genial managers currently in employment, so when his tone turns to annoyance it is immediately noticeable. A month into his tenure as Cardiff City manager, to say he has had mixed results would be underselling the contrasts between their dreadful away form and impres...
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Team Focus: Nantes' Unlikely Climb Continues Due to Mastery of the Basics

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Nov 10 2014 16:11
Team Focus: Nantes' Unlikely Climb Continues Due to Mastery of the Basics The curious, yet established practice of match-in-progress interviews in Ligue 1 continues to yield interesting results. Nantes midfielder Jordan Veretout was pulled aside for a quick word as he trudged off the field for a half-time breather after a taxing first 45 minutes at Caen on Saturday night,...
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Team Focus: Mazzarri in the Firing Line Due to Inter's Inconsistency

by James Horncastle at Thursday, Nov 6 2014 14:21
Team Focus: Mazzarri in the Firing Line Due to Inter's Inconsistency The stadium announcer at San Siro read out Inter’s starting XI to face Sampdoria last Wednesday night. And when he reached the end, he did something unusual. He neglected to add the name of coach Walter Mazzarri. It had been whistled before the last home game against Napoli and even though Maz...
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Team Focus: Honeymoon Period Well & Truly Over for Frustrated Foxes

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Nov 6 2014 11:27
Team Focus: Honeymoon Period Well & Truly Over for Frustrated Foxes In the pre-season predictions any newly promoted side is generally tipped amongst those most likely to struggle. It's fair to say, however, that one will usually stand out as having the best chance to avoid the drop back down whence they came.In this season's Premier League that side was understanda...
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Team Focus: Pardew Struggling to Gain Credit Despite Newcastle's Form

by Alistair Tweedale at Wednesday, Nov 5 2014 16:43
Team Focus: Pardew Struggling to Gain Credit Despite Newcastle's Form The reception given to Mike Ashley’s decision to hand Alan Pardew an 8-year contract back in September of 2012 rather highlighted the lack of respect the manager commands amongst Newcastle fans. Granted, it came with a clause that meant any compensation paid to Pardew should he be relieved of ...
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Team Focus: Problems Less Widespread For Van Gaal's Underperforming United

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Nov 5 2014 11:25
Team Focus: Problems Less Widespread For Van Gaal's Underperforming United It’s just as well that Louis van Gaal has near total tunnel vision about his management because, depending on which of the many perspectives you look at Manchester United’s season from so far, it would be difficult not to greatly doubt any one opinion.Take the aftermath of the 1-0 defeat...
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Team Focus: Emery Can Afford to be More Adventurous in Sevilla Midfield Selection

by Dermot Corrigan at Tuesday, Nov 4 2014 14:13
Team Focus: Emery Can Afford to be More Adventurous in Sevilla Midfield Selection Sevilla's impressive start to the season saw them go to San Mames on Sunday afternoon with a chance to go top of La Liga. It wasn’t to be, however, and instead a cautious looking team slipped to a 1-0 defeat, deservedly beaten by hosts Athletic Bilbao. This meant Unai Emery's side ended the we...
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Team Focus: Slaven Bilic and the Besiktas Revolution

by Emre Sarigul at Friday, Oct 31 2014 16:08
Team Focus: Slaven Bilic and the Besiktas Revolution “Nobody else wanted to run this club, we were on the verge of collapse,” Fikret Orman stated after his election as Beşiktaş president in 2012. Beşiktaş were in a real mess. The club was in debt to the tune of $325 million, facing 142 lawsuits and suspension from UEFA competitions for bei...
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Team Focus: The Trials and Tribulations of Returning to European Competition

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Oct 30 2014 15:30
Team Focus: The Trials and Tribulations of Returning to European Competition As clichéd a phrase as it may be, a 'European hangover' is all too common in modern football. It’s an easy excuse for any team to use should they suffer defeat on the back of their Champions League or Europa League excursions, and one that is brought up time and time again. Tottenham wo...
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