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Liverpool vs Arsenal: Klopp faces Wenger in battle of tactical stubbornness

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Mar 2 2017 13:56
Liverpool vs Arsenal: Klopp faces Wenger in battle of tactical stubbornness Given the events of the days previous, the story from Monday night’s game was understandably how Leicester could make such a drastic improvement in the level of their performance following the dismissal of Claudio Ranieri. The champions played at an intensity that we simply hadn’t seen f...
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Team Focus: Paris Saint-Germain Hit Problems Ahead of Chelsea Clash

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Feb 16 2015 12:03
Team Focus: Paris Saint-Germain Hit Problems Ahead of Chelsea Clash It was “an extraordinary scenario”, as Laurent Blanc put it after the game or, according to L’Equipe, a “catastrophic” one. As Paris Saint-Germain enter one of the pivotal weeks of their season, matters that seemed in hand give the increasing impression of slipping from...
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Player Focus: Lucas Crucial to Liverpool's Title Aspirations

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jan 14 2014 17:30
Player Focus: Lucas Crucial to Liverpool's Title Aspirations In the 51st minute of Liverpool’s pulsating 5-3 win over Stoke at the weekend, Steven Gerrard stepped up to the penalty spot with the opportunity to put the Reds back in front. The Potters had pegged the Merseysiders back from 2-0 down courtesy of a Peter Crouch header- Stoke’s first hea...
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Player Focus: All in the Timing for Premier League's Top Tacklers

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Oct 30 2013 17:51
Player Focus: All in the Timing for Premier League's Top Tacklers The best tacklers in the game are not only the ones that break up play with countless challenges in the midfield but those that do so with impeccable timing, conceding a limited number of fouls in the process.Here we'll look at those that stand out with regards to the latter, analysing the players t...
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Stats Analysis: Premier League's Most Successful Tacklers

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Jan 18 2012 14:31
Stats Analysis: Premier League's Most Successful Tacklers While it takes bravery to commit to tackling as often as some of the players do in the Premier League, there is a real skill to winning the ball more often than not, with WhoScored investigating those players who not only throw themselves into tackles with superb regularity but come away with the ba...
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How Can Liverpool Cope Without Lucas?

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Dec 1 2011 17:56
How Can Liverpool Cope Without Lucas? Considered a liability by many for much of his early career with Liverpool, it is indicative of the progress made by Lucas Leiva that the recent confirmation of a knee ligament injury set to keep the Brazilian out for the rest of the season has hit the club and it's fans so hard.Tipped as the next D...
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Hot-heads Should Lead to Another Feisty Merseyside Derby

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Sep 28 2011 12:48
Hot-heads Should Lead to Another Feisty Merseyside Derby This weekend’s early Premier League kick-off promises to be a typically feisty affair as Everton host Liverpool in the first all-Merseyside showdown of the season.With the passions of a local derby running high, there’s always the likelihood of indiscipline as the occasion gets the bette...
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