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The Expert: Benfica show champions’ grit to edge Sporting in derby

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Dec 12 2016 16:45
The Expert: Benfica show champions’ grit to edge Sporting in derby It’s fast becoming a third certainty in life - death, taxes, and Benfica win in the end. For those hoping for the Liga title race to blown wide open, Sunday’s Lisbon derby - or at least its result - was a disappointment, with the champions re-establishing a four-point lead over Porto, wi...
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The Expert: Have Everton sufficiently improved under Koeman?

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, Dec 12 2016 12:00
The Expert: Have Everton sufficiently improved under Koeman? How long does a manager have? Patience is in short supply in modern football. The year or two that a Don Revie or a Brian Clough were granted to turn their clubs around - let alone the five Sir Alex Ferguson was allowed - is a distant memory and the demand is always for instant success. Whether that...
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Are Bravo and Karius as bad as they have seemed?

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, Dec 5 2016 17:26
Are Bravo and Karius as bad as they have seemed? It was a mixed weekend for high-profile goalkeepers in the Premier League. Although Thibaut Courtois made a number of fine saves and David De Gea made a startling block from Kevin Mirallas, both Claudio Bravo and Loris Karius were partly responsible for their defeats.With Bravo, of course, this is p...
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The Expert: Lille’s rebuild already underway as takeover awaits

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Dec 5 2016 16:00
The Expert: Lille’s rebuild already underway as takeover awaits How great is a great escape if it’s already been done relatively recently? In the words of Sunday’s edition of L’Equipe, “only two weeks have gone by and we’re already asking ourselves if Lille are still concerned with the battle to stay up.” If the briefest of gl...
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The Expert: Tondela hit back as Guimarães’ golden chance goes begging

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Nov 28 2016 16:30
The Expert: Tondela hit back as Guimarães’ golden chance goes begging He was never shy to put in a shift as a player but still, Petit’s coaching career has been a war of attrition so far. As a midfielder with Benfica and Portugal - and a close confidante of Cristiano Ronaldo in the national team - he was the sort of player you always would have wanted beside you...
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Can Arsenal regularly rely on Alexis to bail them out of danger?

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, Nov 28 2016 12:30
Can Arsenal regularly rely on Alexis to bail them out of danger? Arsenal’s victory over Bournemouth on Sunday maintained their very strange recent form. They may be unbeaten in 19 games but they’ve been distinctly unconvincing in at least half of those. In the end, a 3-1 victory may look comfortable enough, but from the moment Mathieu Debuchy went off...
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Will Inter feel the Bern at San Siro on Monday night?

by James Horncastle at Friday, Nov 25 2016 12:00
Will Inter feel the Bern at San Siro on Monday night? Whenever a manager suggests his star player is destined for bigger and better things, it unsurprisingly does not go down well with supporters, nor with the club’s owner and directors. Ronald Koeman found this out when he told Belgian paper HLN that Romelu Lukaku will need to leave Everton in o...
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Will Arsenal overcome their November hoodoo anytime soon?

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Nov 24 2016 12:45
Will Arsenal overcome their November hoodoo anytime soon? As Arsene Wenger sat down for his post-match press conference at the Emirates, it was easy to work out he was angrily frustrated, because he was trying so hard to contain it. The Arsenal manager, however, has too many tells. It’s the way he clenches his fist, or leans forward at certain questi...
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Inter in need of a miracle to avoid club-first relegation

by Jack Lang at Wednesday, Nov 23 2016 16:20
Inter in need of a miracle to avoid club-first relegation One of the root causes of the problems that weigh on Brazilian football is the fact that so many teams fancy themselves among the elite. While Spain has its big two - sorry, Atleti - England has a rotating cast of four or five heavy hitters and both Germany and France have one dominant force,the fie...
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The Expert: Anichebe & Sunderland giving one another a second chance

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, Nov 21 2016 16:05
The Expert: Anichebe & Sunderland giving one another a second chance When Sunderland picked up Victor Anichebe on a free transfer at the beginning of September, it seemed a move born of desperation. Sunderland desperately needed a striker as back-up for Jermain Defoe and Anichebe desperately needed a club having been released by West Bromwich Albion following a seaso...
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