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Team Focus: Toffees Coming Unstuck Due to Age & Depth of Defence

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Team Focus: Toffees Coming Unstuck Due to Age & Depth of Defence After another disappointing showing in cup defeat to Swansea on Tuesday night Roberto Martinez claimed that his defence was something we (Everton) need to address. It's been a tough start to the season for a side that were previously built upon a solid backbone that were extremely hard to break down...

Team Focus: Koeman's Saints Flying High after Summer of Uncertainty

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Team Focus: Koeman's Saints Flying High after Summer of Uncertainty Football fans are a pessimistic bunch when they see fit. The gutting of Southampton over the summer had many connoisseurs of the beautiful game insistent that the south coast club would sink quicker than a stone in the Solent after losing manager Mauricio Pochettino to Tottenham. Rickie Lambert, Ada...

Team Focus: Big Sam's Change of Tack Reaping Rewards at West Ham

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Team Focus: Big Sam's Change of Tack Reaping Rewards at West Ham At Manchester United, they’re already talking about the next game, and are desperate to move on. Juan Mata was keen to try and point to the positives in the wake of the incredible 5-3 defeat to Leicester City, referencing their forthcoming series of home fixtures.“Now, we play two consec...

Team Focus: Inexplicable Lack of Balance Costing United Dear

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Team Focus: Inexplicable Lack of Balance Costing United Dear No one can possibly doubt the attacking quality that Manchester United now have at their disposal. With each of the three goals they scored at the King Power Stadium on Sunday afternoon, a quartet of Robin van Persie, Falcao, Wayne Rooney and Ángel Di María wheeled away to celebrate to...

Team Focus: Sevilla's Surprisingly Bright Start to Life After Rakitic

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Team Focus: Sevilla's Surprisingly Bright Start to Life After Rakitic This summer it was the transfer of a certain Luis Suarez that stole the headlines early on in the transfer window. His arrival at Camp Nou was supplemented by the signing of Ivan Rakitic, with the Croatian's departure from Europa League victors Sevilla expected to hit Unai Emery's side hard.In allow...

Team Focus: Berizzo Overseeing Bright Start to Life at Celta Vigo

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Team Focus: Berizzo Overseeing Bright Start to Life at Celta Vigo The ‘Zlatanesque’ back-heeled volley scored by Celta Vigo’s Pablo Hernández in his side’s 2-2 La Liga draw at Atlético Madrid on Saturday was perhaps the most unexpected moment of improvisation the Spanish season has seen so far. It was, however, also in keeping...

Team Focus: Baggies' Fans Not Getting Enough Boing for Their Buck

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Team Focus: Baggies' Fans Not Getting Enough Boing for Their Buck It's early days, and worth noting that as many as five Premier League sides are yet to record a win after the opening four fixtures, but there's real concern amidst West Brom fans right now. Labelled a yo-yo club for years, the Midlands outfit have avoided the drop over the past 4 seasons with the B...

Team Focus: Enrique's Faith in Youth Easing Concerns Over Barca's Transfer Ban

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Team Focus: Enrique's Faith in Youth Easing Concerns Over Barca's Transfer Ban Back in April, Barcelona were handed a 14-month transfer ban having breached rules on signing international players under the age of 18. Understandably, the Spanish giants appealed the ruling and, as a result, the transfer embargo was put on hold, meaning the club could make signings this summer bef...

Team Focus: Allegri Making His Mark on Conte's Juventus

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Team Focus: Allegri Making His Mark on Conte's Juventus If it ain’t broke, don’t try to fix it.Massimiliano Allegri has been quite sensible since he replaced Antonio Conte as coach of Juventus this summer. On the surface, it would appear he hasn’t changed much and why would he? The Old Lady has won the Scudetto three years in a row, eac...

Team Focus: Strength in Numbers Give Villa Hope Despite Problems Persisting

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Team Focus: Strength in Numbers Give Villa Hope Despite Problems Persisting Aston Villa are a club in limbo in more ways than one. With Randy Lerner having put the Midlands outfit up for sale and seemingly no nearer to securing a buyer, the transfer window gone by was somewhat of a curious one and it's fair to say the supporters still don't really know what to expect. Many ...