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Player Focus: What Does Rondon's Arrival Mean for Berahino's WBA Future?

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Player Focus: What Does Rondon's Arrival Mean for Berahino's WBA Future? West Brom’s 3-0 home defeat to Manchester City was not the start to the season the Baggies would have wanted. Starting strikers Saido Berahino and Rickie Lambert mustered just two shots between them in the encounter and the lack of goalscoring threat certainly hindered the hosts. While City we...

Player Focus: Griezmann Needs a Big Year to Prove He's Among World's Best

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Player Focus: Griezmann Needs a Big Year to Prove He's Among World's Best In the summer of 2014, Atletico Madrid were unfortunate to lose the services of Diego Costa to Chelsea. The Spain international netted an astonishing 27 league goals as Los Rojiblancos upset the Barcelona and Real Madrid duopoly at the summit of Spain, becoming the first team in 10 years outside of ...

Player Focus: Sky's the Limit for Magic Mahrez This Season

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Player Focus: Sky's the Limit for Magic Mahrez This Season Those who watched Match of the Day on Saturday night will have bore witness to a laughable Sunderland defensive display. Worse still, the highlights package, if anything, was kind to a Black Cats backline that was more lost at sea than a sailor swept overboard in the midst of the perfect storm. The ...

Team Focus: Spurs Hoping Centre-back Additions Will Solidify Leaky Backline

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Team Focus: Spurs Hoping Centre-back Additions Will Solidify Leaky Backline Tottenham’s defending in the Premier League last season was painfully shambolic to watch on occasions. Calamitous individual errors frequently hindered their chances of bridging the gap between the Europa League places and the coveted top-4, with Spurs once more coming up short in their quest ...

Player Focus: Kanté Capture a Real Coup for Leicester

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Player Focus: Kanté Capture a Real Coup for Leicester Esteban Cambiasso’s decision to depart Leicester City last month came as a blow to the Foxes, of that there is no doubt. The Argentine’s leadership qualities were one of the primary reasons Nigel Pearson’s side managed to stave off relegation following their Premier League return. ...

Player Focus: Community Shield Display Hints at More to Come from Oxlade-Chamberlain

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Player Focus: Community Shield Display Hints at More to Come from Oxlade-Chamberlain It was a goal that had been a long time coming, it must be said. When Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain cut onto his left foot and rifled past Thibaut Courtois in Sunday’s Community Shield win over Chelsea, the Englishman’s goal ended Arsenal’s run of 506 minutes without finding the back of ...

Team Focus: Villa Sufficiently Replacing Key Midfield Departures

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Team Focus: Villa Sufficiently Replacing Key Midfield Departures Fabian Delph’s U-turn on his initial decision to remain at Aston Villa left supporters rather disappointed, to say the least. The Englishman effectively promised to remain at the club ahead of the new season, before securing a switch to title-chasing Manchester City. Sentimentally and from a f...

Match Focus: Four Key Battles Ahead of Sunday's Community Shield

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Match Focus: Four Key Battles Ahead of Sunday's Community Shield Widely deemed as the English campaign's curtain raiser, the Community Shield takes to TV screens on Sunday as FA Cup holders Arsenal come up against domestic champions Chelsea, with the Gunners looking to secure glory for the second successive year. Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal side have been in im...

Player Focus: Premier League Transfer Rumour Round-Up

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Player Focus: Premier League Transfer Rumour Round-Up Alex TellesFilipe Luis’ forgettable year in England was brought to an end on Tuesday when the left-back was sold back to Atletico Madrid. The Brazilian arrived at Chelsea as one of the finest in his position in world football, yet was forced to contend with a peripheral role, with the unassumi...

Player Focus: Aránguiz Acquisition Would Provide Leverkusen with Alternate Midfield Threat

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Player Focus: Aránguiz Acquisition Would Provide Leverkusen with Alternate Midfield Threat Charles Aránguiz stepped up to take his penalty in the Copa America final. Gonzalo Higuain had just blazed over for Argentina and, if the midfielder scored, Chile would be firmly in the driving seat to secure international glory. La Roja’s number 20 calmly strode up to the spot, stutter...