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Why Chelsea's Reece James should be considered England's best right-back

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Why Chelsea's Reece James should be considered England's best right-back Mauricio Pochettino will have been aware of the risk of making Reece James Chelsea captain back in August. A new skipper was needed at Stamford Bridge following Cesar Azpilicueta's departure and James was the logical choice, to an extent. The England international is a Chelsea youth academy product ...

Ezri Konsa's Aston Villa form justifies long overdue England call-up

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Ezri Konsa's Aston Villa form justifies long overdue England call-up There was a period where it looked as though England had missed out on their chance to call up Ezri Konsa. The centre-back is eligible for Portugal and prior to the emergence of Antonio Silva at Benfica and Goncalo Inacio at Sporting CP, A Selecao could have used a centre-back of Konsa's calibre bac...

Chelsea and Man City youngsters among those vying for international recognition

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Chelsea and Man City youngsters among those vying for international recognition Another international break presents stars from across the world the chance to earn a first senior cap for their respective nations. Here we pick out 10 hoping to make their debut for their national side, with stars from PSG, Chelsea, Manchester City and Celtic all featuring.Warren Zaire-Emery - Fra...

Why Man City will regret selling Cole Palmer to Chelsea

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Why Man City will regret selling Cole Palmer to Chelsea If we’re being honest, Chelsea’s recruitment strategy since being bought by Todd Boehly has been erratic at best. They aren’t afraid to splash the cash but there seems to be very little thought going into what is needed. It is why Robert Sanchez is between the sticks for the Blues ...

Assessing the young centre-backs on Man Utd's January wishlist

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Assessing the young centre-backs on Man Utd's January wishlist We're less than two weeks into November and yet teams are already drawing up their January transfer lists. Manchester United are likely to delve into the market in the New Year as they seek to shore up their backline and we assess four young centre-backs reportedly on the Premier League side's short...

Foden flying under the radar as Man City chase further glory

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Foden flying under the radar as Man City chase further glory Phil Foden scored for the third game running in Manchester City's 3-0 win over Young Boys on Wednesday night. While much of the focus for City this season has been Julian Alvarez's form in the absence of Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku's recent assist haul and their three defeats without Rodri, Foden h...

Why Florian Wirtz's return to form is key to Leverkusen's title pursuit

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Why Florian Wirtz's return to form is key to Leverkusen's title pursuit Bayer Leverkusen have been one of the most impressive teams so far this season, and Florian Wirtz has been at the heart of their early season form that sees them top the Bundesliga.Wirtz, with a WhoScored rating of 7.49, has been directly involved in a goal every 69 minutes. His phenomenal start has...

How Chelsea cast-off Ruben Loftus-Cheek helped AC Milan destroy PSG

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How Chelsea cast-off Ruben Loftus-Cheek helped AC Milan destroy PSG The frenzied nature of the UEFA Champions League’s simultaneous action has the ability to create a bit of a footballing blur, where so many things happen, and so many storylines unravel, that it’s hard to focus on just one.Occasionally, though, someone delivers a performance so overwhelm...

Why Van de Ven's impending absence will prove costly to Tottenham

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Why Van de Ven's impending absence will prove costly to Tottenham With Micky it's a pretty significant one. Those were not the words from Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou that fans wanted to hear. Shortly before the break of Spurs' eventual 4-1 loss to Chelsea on Monday, Micky van de Ven pulled up with a hamstring injury. Having already lost Cristian Romero to a re...

Why Southgate needs to hand Newcastle's Gordon a first England call-up

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Why Southgate needs to hand Newcastle's Gordon a first England call-up Eyebrows were raised when Newcastle United parted with an initial £40m in January to pry Anthony Gordon away from Everton. The versatile forward had more yellow cards than he did goals when turning out for the Toffees last season - six cautions and three goals - and he was perhaps the definiti...