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Player Focus: Is Dier the Answer or a Temporary Solution in Spurs Midfield?

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Player Focus: Is Dier the Answer or a Temporary Solution in Spurs Midfield? As the transfer window neared its conclusion earlier this month, Tottenham fans were hopeful new faces would arrive. A striker and a central midfielder were perhaps the priorities, with the former perhaps less so following the big money arrival of Heung-min Son. In hindsight, for now at least, the l...

Player Focus: Müller Consolidating His Place as One of Europe's Best

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Player Focus: Müller Consolidating His Place as One of Europe's Best “When God created space, Müller was already there.” A joke, of course, but one told with a wry smile across the face. You see, the German is a player capable of finding space anywhere in the final third. Thomas Müller is a player whose biggest strength is being in the right pla...

Match Focus: Lack of Midfield Solidity Could Cost England Against Switzerland

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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...

Player Focus: Reinvigorated Touré Leading City's Title Assault

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Player Focus: Reinvigorated Touré Leading City's Title Assault Just four games into the season one would not bet against Manchester City securing Premier League glory for only the third time since its 1992 inception. Manuel Pellegrini’s side sit pretty atop England’s top tier with four wins from four and are currently averaging 2.5 goals per game. T...

Player Focus: Recent Gabriel Outings Shows He's Ready for Regular Arsenal Spot

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Player Focus: Recent Gabriel Outings Shows He's Ready for Regular Arsenal Spot January is always a tough time to sign for a new team, regardless of the calibre of personnel. Managers already boast a settled squad and a favoured starting XI, making it difficult for new arrivals to force their way into the team. As such, players more commonly move on loan during the winter trans...

Player Focus: Soldado Rediscovering Best Form Following Return to Spain

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Player Focus: Soldado Rediscovering Best Form Following Return to Spain Roberto Soldado’s Tottenham career will forever be remembered as a failure. The Spaniard may have made a relatively bright start to life in England, but he ultimately failed to live up to expectations at White Hart Lane. His form for Valencia convinced Spurs to splash the cash on the striker i...

Match Report: Sako the Star in Memorable Palace Win

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Match Report: Sako the Star in Memorable Palace Win Saturday’s meeting between Chelsea and Crystal Palace should have been a cause for celebration for the hosts as Jose Mourinho took charge of his 100th Premier League game at Stamford Bridge. Over two stints in west London, the Portuguese had lost just once in front of the Chelsea faithful, tha...

Player Focus: Pedro The Right Winger Mourinho has Craved Since Chelsea Return

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Player Focus: Pedro The Right Winger Mourinho has Craved Since Chelsea Return The right wing role has been something of a problematic position for Chelsea. In recent seasons, a number of players have attempted to make the position their own under Jose Mourinho, yet failed to have the desired effect on the flank, resulting in something of a revolving door policy at Stamford Br...

Team Focus: Is De Bruyne a Necessity for Manchester City?

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Team Focus: Is De Bruyne a Necessity for Manchester City? As far as starts to the season go, Manchester City’s has gone very much according to plan. The only team to boast a 100% start to the campaign, having scored 8 goals and conceded 0, they have stated their intentions early on in their bid to usurp Chelsea atop England’s top tier. The 3-0 ...

Team Focus: Recent Movements Suggests Change of Tack at Spurs

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Team Focus: Recent Movements Suggests Change of Tack at Spurs Tottenham have been largely criticised for what can rightly be considered an underwhelming start to the season. Once again the club has left it late in the window to make inroads in the transfer market, with the recent acquisition of Clinton N’Jie the only investment in attack made this summer...