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Happy Haunting: Perez and Delph among this weekend's Premier League club comebacks

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Sep 27 2019 13:14
Happy Haunting: Perez and Delph among this weekend's Premier League club comebacks As most Premier League teams recover from their Carabao Cup exploits in midweek ahead of gameweek seven in England's top-flight there are a handful of players preparing to face their former clubs.We run through this week's likely starters that will be hoping to get one over on their ex.We start at V...
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Statistically assessing who would be the best Dembele successor at Tottenham

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Dec 12 2018 16:14
Statistically assessing who would be the best Dembele successor at Tottenham With Mousa Dembele currently sidelined, his time at Tottenham is slowly drawing to a close with a whimper rather than a bang. The Belgian’s contract is up at the end of the season and he’s unlikely to see that extended, unless push really does come to shove. Having made just seven league...
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Match Focus: Lack of Midfield Solidity Could Cost England Against Switzerland

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Sep 8 2015 14:40
Match Focus: Lack of Midfield Solidity Could Cost England Against Switzerland As England gear up for the welcome of Switzerland tonight, they needn’t worry that their qualification is on the line. A 6-0 thumping of European minnows San Marino on Saturday confirmed their place at next summer’s European Championship, with victory meaning England have won 21 points o...
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Player Focus: Delph's Villa Performances Warrant City Starting Berth

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jul 20 2015 14:50
Player Focus: Delph's Villa Performances Warrant City Starting Berth A little over a week ago, Fabian Delph confirmed his intentions to stay at Aston Villa, despite interest from Manchester City. I’m not leaving. I’m staying at the football club and I can’t wait for the start of the season and captaining this great football club, a statement read on...
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Player Focus: Why Delph Departure Would be the Biggest Blow Possible to Villa

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jun 29 2015 16:31
Player Focus: Why Delph Departure Would be the Biggest Blow Possible to Villa Having been confirmed as Aston Villa's new assistant manager, Ray Wilkins was quick to state that there is money to spend despite ongoing uncertainty with Randy Lerner's tenure set to surcease. The former Chelsea number two also claimed that the club would be 'very active' in the upcoming transfer w...
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Team Focus: Strength in Numbers Give Villa Hope Despite Problems Persisting

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Sep 11 2014 14:18
Team Focus: Strength in Numbers Give Villa Hope Despite Problems Persisting Aston Villa are a club in limbo in more ways than one. With Randy Lerner having put the Midlands outfit up for sale and seemingly no nearer to securing a buyer, the transfer window gone by was somewhat of a curious one and it's fair to say the supporters still don't really know what to expect. Many ...
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Team Focus: Time for England to Stop Idealising in Central Midfield

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, Sep 1 2014 12:39
Team Focus: Time for England to Stop Idealising in Central Midfield What England lacked at the World Cup was a proper holding midfielder. You can talk about the failings of individual players and you can talk about the systemic failings of the English game over 50 years – and both are contributory factors – but fundamentally the lack of aball-winner alon...
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Match Report: Controversy Masks Chelsea Inadequacies at Villa

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Mar 17 2014 13:21
Match Report: Controversy Masks Chelsea Inadequacies at Villa Although Jose Mourinho refused to comment post-match on the potential impact of his side's 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa, the upset unquestionably strengthened the chasing trio's chances in the title race. Two red cards shown to the away side, along with Mourinho’s late dismissal, will have taken ...
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Player Focus: More Midfield Musings for Hodgson

by Alistair Tweedale at Thursday, Nov 7 2013 17:43
Player Focus: More Midfield Musings for Hodgson Naturally, Roy Hodgson could barely hide his delight at the praise he received for gambling on Andros Townsend in England's last round of World Cup qualifiers. He might have enjoyed it so much so that he is tempted into taking more risks in future, rather uncharacteristic of a manager usually known ...
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Match Report: Sandro's Midfield Display Crucial In Win Over Aston Villa

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Oct 21 2013 11:00
Match Report: Sandro's Midfield Display Crucial In Win Over Aston Villa In a turgid opening 45 minutes at a rain drenched Villa Park, much of the focus was on the ensuing midfield battle between Fabian Delph and Sandro. The former has been impressive for Aston Villa this season and, it can be argued, is deserving of a place in the England squad, while the latter was dra...
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