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Team Focus: Martinez Exit Could Prompt Wigan Exodus

by Alistair Tweedale at Thursday, May 30 2013 17:23
Team Focus: Martinez Exit Could Prompt Wigan Exodus With Roberto Martinez seemingly on his way to Merseyside, the draw of playing for Wigan Athletic may be so diminished by the Spaniard's departure that a train of players could be following him out the door. As is usually the case with clubs relegated from the Premier League, there will be an exodus ...
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Team Focus: Are Everton Fans Right to Fear Martinez Appointment?

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, May 30 2013 12:47
Team Focus: Are Everton Fans Right to Fear Martinez Appointment? Roberto Martinez is lovely isn't he? Ask Dave Whelan and he'll tell you that he is one of the top managers in Europe. It's odd then that Everton fans don't seem entirely likely to welcome the Spaniard with open arms, and the likelihood of hiring a manager that has just seen his side relegated isn't ...
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Team Focus: Cracks in the Manchester United Defence

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, May 28 2013 16:00
Team Focus: Cracks in the Manchester United Defence If you are a Manchester United fan, the big news emanating from Old Trafford last week would have been Rio Ferdinand’s contract extension. The veteran defender made the most starts at centre back for the Premier League champions this season (26) and his late goal in the 2-1 win over Swansea Ci...
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Team Focus: Does Hitting The Woodwork More Equate To Success?

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:20
Team Focus: Does Hitting The Woodwork More Equate To Success? The scene was perfectly set in Jamie Carragher’s 737th, and last ever, appearance in a Liverpool shirt. The defender, who has scored as many own goals for Tottenham Hotspur (3) than strikes at the right end for the Reds in the Premier League, saw his 30 yard effort cannon off the post in what ...
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Team Focus: Koscielny Crucial In Arsenal's Top 4 Finish

by Ben McAleer at Monday, May 20 2013 13:20
Team Focus: Koscielny Crucial In Arsenal's Top 4 Finish As referee Howard Webb blew the full time whistle at St. James’ Park on the final day of the season, Arsenal fans breathed a huge sigh of relief that they’d again trumped bitter north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to a higher league finish.The ‘St. Totteringham’s Day’...
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Team Focus: The Preference To Pass To The Right

by Ben McAleer at Friday, May 17 2013 17:12
Team Focus: The Preference To Pass To The Right As the domestic campaign in each respective league across Europe draws to an end, teams will naturally look at where to strengthen over the summer.For the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund - each of whom finished second in their respective league having won the title last s...
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Team Focus: Arsenal Trump Spurs Against Bottom Half Opposition

by Miguel Delaney at Friday, May 17 2013 16:00
Team Focus: Arsenal Trump Spurs Against Bottom Half Opposition Arsene Wenger is at least certain of one thing: he won’t be keeping an eye on events at White Hart Lane on Sunday.“Certainly some members of my staff [might],” the Arsenal boss said on Friday morning. “I cannot control everybody but I will just focus on us winning the game.&r...
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Team Focus: Chelsea's Deteriorating Performances Under Benitez

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, May 16 2013 16:30
Team Focus: Chelsea's Deteriorating Performances Under Benitez “Are you saying Boo or Boourns?” can be considered one of the more famous Simpsons quotes in the long-standing history of the programme. It, of course, refers to the booing of Mr Burns following the airing of his short film ‘A Burns for All Seasons’.The negative response to h...
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Team Focus: Southampton Benefitting From Pochettino's High Pressing Game

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, May 15 2013 16:00
Team Focus: Southampton Benefitting From Pochettino's High Pressing Game On the 18th of January 2013, in a blizzard hit Britain, the nation came to a standstill as a vast majority of the workforce in England enjoyed an enforced leave of absence, or as some would call it; a “Snow Day”.However, there was one man who saw his spell away from his job extended by t...
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Team Focus: Redknapp Using Mbia In Midfield Hasn't Helped QPR

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, May 8 2013 15:15
Team Focus: Redknapp Using Mbia In Midfield Hasn't Helped QPR When Queen's Park Rangers confirmed the appointment of Harry Redknapp back in November, the media were left frothing at the mouth that the prodigal son had returned to footballing management. Sacked by Tottenham Hotspur back in June, a decision that saw Spurs chairman Daniel Levy regarded as 'Worse ...
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