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Robin van Persie vs Harry Kane - at their best, who was better?

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, May 5 2020 17:45
Robin van Persie vs Harry Kane - at their best, who was better? It's Tuesday, and that means we delve into the next edition of our fantasy head-to-head series. Last week we took a look at Nemanja Vidic and his top-rated campaign compared to Vincent Kompany as the Manchester rivals fell under the microscope. Next up is another rivalry that gets the fantasy treatm...
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League Focus: How the Super Lig's Big Summer Signings are Settling In

by Emre Sarigul at Friday, Nov 27 2015 17:00
League Focus: How the Super Lig's Big Summer Signings are Settling In The relaxation of the foreign player ruling over the summer resulted in an influx of non-Turkish players to the Super Lig this summer. The most high profile names came in the form of forwards with the likes of former Manchester United duo Luis Nani and Robin van Persie joining Fenerbahçe. Luk...
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Player Focus: Who Can Fill the Void Left by Van Persie at United?

by Josh Wright at Wednesday, Jul 15 2015 17:54
Player Focus: Who Can Fill the Void Left by Van Persie at United? The transformation in personnel over the last 12 months at Old Trafford has been just a little short of extraordinary. Louis van Gaal has spent more than £200m on transforming Manchester United back into a side able to challenge for the Premier League, but will have undermined all his hard wor...
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Player Focus: United Would be Wise to Cut Van Persie Ties This Summer

by Ben McAleer at Monday, May 18 2015 17:30
Player Focus: United Would be Wise to Cut Van Persie Ties This Summer Much was made of Manchester United’s strike force when Falcao joined last summer. After a hugely underwhelming 2013/14 campaign by United’s usual high standards, the acquisition of the Colombian, coupled with the signings of Ander Herrera, Luke Shaw and Ángel Di María, had ...
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Player Focus: Van Persie Still Has Striking Statistics But Has Lost His Swagger

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Oct 1 2014 12:36
Player Focus: Van Persie Still Has Striking Statistics But Has Lost His Swagger As Robin van Persie diverted the ball towards goal in the 22nd minute of Manchester United’s 2-1 win over West Ham United on Saturday, it was difficult not to notice that his gaze lingered on the path of the ball a little longer than usual. Watch it again if it’s escaped your attention.I...
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Team Focus: Van Gaal's Stubbornness Hinders Van Persie's World Cup Impact

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jul 10 2014 15:50
Team Focus: Van Gaal's Stubbornness Hinders Van Persie's World Cup Impact ‘SuperVan’ was the nickname given to Robin van Persie after his wonder header against Spain last month. Daley Blind’s perfect cross-field ball was met by the Manchester United striker to draw Netherlands level, setting them on their way to an eventual 5-1 win over the world champio...
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Player Focus: Premier League's Top Goalscorers Analysed

by Jonathan Wilson at Tuesday, May 6 2014 15:28
Player Focus: Premier League's Top Goalscorers Analysed That Luis Suarez has had an exceptional season is not in doubt (and, to offer the information that suddenly seems demanded by Twitter, no, I didn’t vote for him as the FWA Player of the Year because I’m not a member of the FWA and, even if I was, I wouldn’t vote anyway because I do...
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Player Focus: Van Persie Enduring a Frustrating Season at United

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, Mar 10 2014 16:47
Player Focus: Van Persie Enduring a Frustrating Season at United Robin van Persie was far from his best on Saturday. He ambled around, seemed visibly frustrated and offered the perfect visual representation of Manchester United's season when running into Wayne Rooney, both ending up on the ground, as they challenged for a free-kick. He then probably should have r...
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WhoScored Tipster: Liverpool vs Man Utd & the North London Derby

by Alistair Tweedale at Friday, Aug 30 2013 16:10
WhoScored Tipster: Liverpool vs Man Utd & the North London Derby We all missed the Premier League over the summer. The unrelenting reel of transfer gossip became rather tiresome without actual football to keep us sane and now with the season up and running we are getting used to a regular stream of matches once again. It's fair to say, though, that the 'Super Sun...
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Player Focus: Is Playing Off The Last Defender A Useful Means Of Attack?

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 30 2013 10:15
Player Focus: Is Playing Off The Last Defender A Useful Means Of Attack? “That lad must’ve been born offside,” is one of the more memorable quips from former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. The veteran Scot was referring to Italian striker Filippo Inzaghi, the 39-year-old famed during his playing career for playing off the last defender as ...
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