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Player Focus: Caballero Can Usurp Hart as City's Number 1

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Player Focus: Caballero Can Usurp Hart as City's Number 1 A colossal error against Chelsea last season saw Manuel Pellegrini drop Joe Hart as his number 1. The mistake in the 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge back in October, which allowed Fernando Torres to tap into an empty net late on, had fans questioning whether Hart deserved to keep his place in the Manc...

Player Focus: Club Form Suggests Deschamps was Wrong to Oust Nasri

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Player Focus: Club Form Suggests Deschamps was Wrong to Oust Nasri City fans might well insist Edin Dzeko, Martín Demichelis and Samir Nasri played an important role in their title win this term. The former duo in particular were criticised early in the season, but impressed as the Citizens sat atop England’s top tier come the final day. Both were rewa...

League Focus: Premier League Review 2013/14

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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...

Premier League Focus: A Season of Two Halves

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Premier League Focus: A Season of Two Halves It is a game of two halves or so says the cliche used by managers to rally their players into a second half recovery after a poor showing in the first period of any given game. The nature of football means that any given match might well have two schizophrenically contrasting halves for those compet...

Player Focus: Edin's Dzeko & Hyde Performances Lift City to the Top

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Player Focus: Edin's Dzeko & Hyde Performances Lift City to the Top When the referee blew for half time at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night a nervous atmosphere engulfed the home side. Manchester City were drawing 0-0 with Aston Villa and while one point would have been enough to take them to the top of the Premier League, three would have provided the cushion ...

Player Focus: Milner More Than Just a Safe Bet for City and England

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Player Focus: Milner More Than Just a Safe Bet for City and England Who would have thought that with 15 minutes to go at Anfield on Sunday James Milner might have looked like he had played a huge part in where the Premier League trophy was heading. The score was tied at 2-2 and City were looking like they had rescued the title with a vital point. But for a wholly in...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips This weekend serves up some juicy fixtures. The game in Liverpool would be enough to satisfy the cravings of any football fan, while the Bundesliga sees the two biggest sides face off, although with no meaning to the game. The European factor - the stress of playing a midweek fixture - will take its...

Player Focus: Demichelis Beginning to Repay Pellegrini's Faith In Him

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Player Focus: Demichelis Beginning to Repay Pellegrini's Faith In Him My confidence is very high and I feel I’m in really good form and am happy to help the team, Martín Demichelis said this week following another impressive performance in the Manchester City defence, this time in the 1-1 draw with Arsenal. The Argentine came in for stick from supporters ...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips The post-European fixtures, even trickier considering that each side in the quarter-finals faces a tough task to progress. As a result, the odds have become favourable for the team playing at home.LIKELY BETSRayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @1.66A win for Rayo would see them move le...

League Focus: The Premier League Title Race

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League Focus: The Premier League Title Race Liverpool were undoubtedly the biggest winners in the race for the Premier League title at the weekend. Chelsea losing at Crystal Palace and the spoils being shared between Arsenal and Manchester City ensured the Reds could move top of the table on Sunday.Brendan Rodgers’ side capitalised in i...