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Team Focus: PSV Threatening Ajax Monopoly Under Cocu's Lead

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Team Focus: PSV Threatening Ajax Monopoly Under Cocu's Lead Going into 2014 the mood in Eindhoven was all doom and gloom with PSV languishing seventh, an eye-watering 11 points behind leaders and eventual champions Ajax. Heading into 2015 as 'winter champions', the Boeren have given themselves a wonderful opportunity to secure a first championship since 2008...

Team Focus: Moyes Beginning to Get the Best From Inconsistent Stars

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Team Focus: Moyes Beginning to Get the Best From Inconsistent Stars Sunday’s 1-0 La Liga win over Barcelona was the first really big result for David Moyes since joining the San Sebastian club late last year. It also suggested that the Scot’s attempts to get more from some of the talented but less consistent members of his squad are working.Man of the ma...

Team Focus: Rodgers Has Struck The Right Attacking Balance With Front Three

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Team Focus: Rodgers Has Struck The Right Attacking Balance With Front Three At the beginning of November, Brendan Rodgers deployed a 3-man defence for the first time in the Premier League this season. The decision to field a 3-5-1-1 formation did not have the desired effect though, as Liverpool succumbed to a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle United, however Rodgers was not willing t...

Team Focus: New Look Villa Proving Hard to Watch for the Fans

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Team Focus: New Look Villa Proving Hard to Watch for the Fans As choruses of 'we only want one goal' rang around Villa Park the home fans were made to wait until the 89th minute against Championship bottom dwellers Blackpool to get their wish on Sunday. The goal came from a familiar source as a thunderous Christian Benteke drive proved just too powerful for Jo...

Team Focus: Brentford's Bold Approach Paying Dividends in the Championship

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Team Focus: Brentford's Bold Approach Paying Dividends in the Championship The Mark Warburton story is well told by now but no less enjoyable. To summarise: Warburton was working in a good job in the City but packed it all in to become a coach. When Uwe Rösler departed Brentford in League One for Wigan above them, a face pretty much unrecognisable outside of a pocket ...

Team Focus: Premier League Clubs' Transfer Window To Do List - Part III

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Team Focus: Premier League Clubs' Transfer Window To Do List - Part III In the final part of this mini series we look at the Premier League's last 6 teams alphabetically to discuss where each may need to bolster their ranks in the January transfer window.StokeIt's been an inconsistent first half to the season for Stoke but most would also consider their continued progre...

Team Focus: Premier League Clubs' Transfer Window To Do List - Part II

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Team Focus: Premier League Clubs' Transfer Window To Do List - Part II We return for part two of our look at each Premier League club and where they may be best served to search for new recruits to bolster their current ranks, covering alphabetically from bottom club Leicester to surprise package Southampton.LeicesterAny team that sits bottom of the league at the turn...

Team Focus: Premier League Clubs' Transfer Window To Do List - Part I

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Team Focus: Premier League Clubs' Transfer Window To Do List - Part I The January transfer window is always an interesting spectacle and usually a slow burner, with clubs looking to get the best deals possible but invariably finding it hard to do so in the case of the buying party. The temptation to secure a quick fix can often lead to unnecessary splurging but in...

Team Focus: Which Premier League Team Will be Affected Most by the AFCON?

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Team Focus: Which Premier League Team Will be Affected Most by the AFCON? Our problem is to make sure we overcome the loss of our African Cup players and hopefully not let that impede too much on our results and position in the league, West Ham boss Sam Allardyce said prior to the 1-1 draw with West Brom on New Year's Day. The Hammers manager will be forced to make do wit...

Team Focus: Howe has the Chance to Make History with Free-scoring Bournemouth

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Team Focus: Howe has the Chance to Make History with Free-scoring Bournemouth Six years ago Bournemouth were 91st in the Football League, heading for a gloomy Christmas and a distinct possibility of falling into the Conference. Now they sit top of the Championship at the beginning of the festive spell. The past five leaders on December 25th have been promoted; this 124-year-o...