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Player Focus: Newcomers Impress on the Premier League's Opening Weekend

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Aug 19 2014 14:45
Player Focus: Newcomers Impress on the Premier League's Opening Weekend England’s top tier is regarded by many as the best in world football, so the chance for any player to ply their trade in the Premier League is often too hard to turn down. A number of performers were handed their league debuts this weekend, and while adjusting to the rigours of English footbal...
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Team Focus: Improving Stoke Benefitting from Hughes' Philosophy

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Aug 8 2014 12:15
Team Focus: Improving Stoke Benefitting from Hughes' Philosophy During Tony Pulis’ reign as manager, Stoke City were one of the toughest teams around. Roughhousing the opposition and playing a style of football based around attacking primarilty at set-pieces, teams were warned of a tough 90 minutes against the Potters. Despite knowing what was in store, si...
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Team Focus: Spurs' Summer Movements Match Pochettino's Needs

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Aug 4 2014 17:20
Team Focus: Spurs' Summer Movements Match Pochettino's Needs We have sold Elvis and bought the Beatles! exclaimed former Tottenham goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt during an on-pitch half-time interview in Spurs’ 3-0 Europa League win over Tromsø last September. Excitement levels were high on the back of a busy summer, only for the team to fail to matc...
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Player Focus: Villa Must be Prepared to Receive Concrete Offers for Vlaar

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jul 24 2014 17:30
Player Focus: Villa Must be Prepared to Receive Concrete Offers for Vlaar Netherlands were defensively one of the best teams at the World Cup. Louis van Gaal’s side conceded only 4 goals in 7 games at Brazil 2014, with Bruno Martins Indi, Ron Vlaar and Stefan de Vrij all performing admirably in denying the likes of Lionel Messi and Alexis Sánchez from scoring...
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League Focus: 2014/15 Premier League Opening Fixtures Analysed

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jul 21 2014 14:30
League Focus: 2014/15 Premier League Opening Fixtures Analysed The World Cup has drawn to a close and the pre-season programme is now in full swing. It’s purgatory for English football fans though, who have only the fitness attaining fixtures and the transfer window to keep them occupied until the Premier League campaign returns in 26 days.To whet their a...
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Team Focus: Teams Must Resist Dominating Van Gaal's Manchester United Next Season

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jul 17 2014 10:10
Team Focus: Teams Must Resist Dominating Van Gaal's Manchester United Next Season The first day in a new office can be daunting for even the most steadfast individual. Unfamiliar surroundings, the pressure to make a good first impression - these factors, and more, are enough to unsettle anyone. However, one man who is unlikely to be unnerved by the task ahead of him is Louis van ...
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League Focus: Premier League Review 2013/14

by Jonathan Wilson at Wednesday, May 14 2014 15:02
League Focus: Premier League Review 2013/14 Looking at the Premier League Team of the Season according to the WhoScored.com ratings, the startling thing is that there is not a single Manchester City player in it. That says much about what a team effort it was, how, superb as Yaya Toure was, they weren’t reliant on a single player to car...
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League Focus: WhoScored's Premier League Ineffective vs Effective XI

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, May 13 2014 17:50
League Focus: WhoScored's Premier League Ineffective vs Effective XI For every high there is always a low where football is concerned, and for every standout performer there are those that have enjoyed far less success. In this piece we've compiled an ineffective Premier League XI as well as an effective one, based on a number of statistical feats over the course of ...
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Match Report: Podolski and Giroud Give Arsenal Boost in Win Over West Ham

by Alistair Tweedale at Wednesday, Apr 16 2014 09:54
Match Report: Podolski and Giroud Give Arsenal Boost in Win Over West Ham It took them a while to get going, but Arsenal eventually found their feet in their last London derby of the season to maintain an impressive record against the capital's clubs. It was another vital three points gained as they do battle for the fourth and final Champions League spot, and the second ...

Team Focus: Norwich's Decision to Sack Hughton Justified

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Apr 8 2014 16:45
Team Focus: Norwich's Decision to Sack Hughton Justified From the outside looking in, the sacking of Chris Hughton came as a shock. With 5 games to play, beginning with a relegation 6-pointer at Fulham this weekend, the disruption in the dressing room could have an adverse effect as Norwich look to ensure survival. However, fans were quick to point out on...
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