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Team Focus: Koeman's Saints Flying High after Summer of Uncertainty

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Sep 25 2014 12:00
Team Focus: Koeman's Saints Flying High after Summer of Uncertainty Football fans are a pessimistic bunch when they see fit. The gutting of Southampton over the summer had many connoisseurs of the beautiful game insistent that the south coast club would sink quicker than a stone in the Solent after losing manager Mauricio Pochettino to Tottenham. Rickie Lambert, Ada...
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Player Focus: Lethal Ulloa Proving His Early Doubters Wrong

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Sep 23 2014 14:00
Player Focus: Lethal Ulloa Proving His Early Doubters Wrong ‘Esteban Cambiasso equalises for Leicester City against Manchester United’ is a sentence no football writer envisaged they would ever type. The Argentine midfielder was, however, on hand to draw the Foxes level against United on Sunday in his first start since joining from Inter this sum...
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Match Report: Lack of Composure and Fatigue Costs Liverpool in West Ham Defeat

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Sep 21 2014 10:00
Match Report: Lack of Composure and Fatigue Costs Liverpool in West Ham Defeat Brendan Rodgers insisted that Liverpool would not Do a Tottenham when it came to spending the money received from Barcelona following Luis Suarez's move to Camp Nou. The Uruguayan cost £75 inthe summer, sparking suggestions that Liverpool would fall into the same trap as Spurs, in that they sp...
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Player Focus: Wenger Must Tweak His System to Bring Out the Best in Özil

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Sep 16 2014 15:00
Player Focus: Wenger Must Tweak His System to Bring Out the Best in Özil Jack Wilshere won the plaudits in Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Manchester City. The England international turned in a performance fans know he is capable of and the Gunners faithful are hoping this will be the beginning of great run of form for the 22-year-old, provided he can steer clear of injury...
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Match Report: Tinkerman Mourinho's Half Time Change Helps Chelsea Secure Victory

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Sep 14 2014 10:55
Match Report: Tinkerman Mourinho's Half Time Change Helps Chelsea Secure Victory Heading into this meeting, these two were the only teams boasting 100% starts to the Premier League season, though it was Chelsea who extended that run at the expense of Swansea. However, it was Swansea who took the lead after just 11 minutes. The WhoScored match forecast had suggested that the visi...
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Player Focus: Dependable Ivanovic Key to Chelsea's Blistering Start

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Sep 11 2014 17:30
Player Focus: Dependable Ivanovic Key to Chelsea's Blistering Start When Filipe Luis signed for Chelsea from Atlético Madrid over the summer, some felt it was time for Branislav Ivanovic to revert to centre-back, with César Azpilizueta moving to his favoured role on the right. However, three games into the Premier League season and Ivanovic has once mo...
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Player Focus: Gylfi Sigurdsson Rejuvenated in Familiar Swansea Surroundings

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Sep 2 2014 15:50
Player Focus: Gylfi Sigurdsson Rejuvenated in Familiar Swansea Surroundings Tottenham’s spending spree last summer had a number of players fearing for their future at White Hart Lane. The money brought in from the sales of Gareth Bale, Clint Dempsey and Tom Huddlestone was re-invested back into the squad as Spurs secured the signatures of Roberto Soldado, Nacer Chadli...
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Team Focus: Could Arsenal's Title Charge be Over Without Signing Another Striker?

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Aug 29 2014 17:00
Team Focus: Could Arsenal's Title Charge be Over Without Signing Another Striker? The world of football let out a hearty chortle when reports on Wednesday linked Arsenal with a move for Nikola Zigic. The 33-year-old striker netted only 7 goals in 33 Championship appearances for Birmingham last season and after Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Besiktas to confirm their place in the Ch...
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Player Focus: Hardworking Naismith is Everton's Unsung Hero

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Aug 27 2014 17:00
Player Focus: Hardworking Naismith is Everton's Unsung Hero As was the case at Goodison Park last season, Everton exploited Arsenal’s left side in Saturday’s meeting between the two teams. Nacho Monreal came in at left-back for the injured Kieran Gibbs, while Mesut Özil was drafted in on the left of the four-man midfield to support Alexis S&...
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Player Focus: Promising Start Suggests Chambers Will Realise Potential

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Aug 21 2014 18:00
Player Focus: Promising Start Suggests Chambers Will Realise Potential Alexis Sánchez is Arsenal’s marquee summer signing, there is no question about that. The Chilean adds some much-needed tenacity to their frontline and gives Arsène Wenger more options in attack, with the 25-year-old able to spearhead the Arsenal offensive or play a supporting rol...
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