Team Focus: Could Arsenal's Title Charge be Over Without Signing Another Striker?
by Ben McAleer
at vendredi, août 29 2014 17:00
The world of football let out a hearty chortle when reports on Wednesday linked Arsenal with a move for Nikola Zigic. The 33-year-old striker netted only 7 goals in 33 Championship appearances for Birmingham last season and after Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Besiktas to confirm their place in the Ch...
Team Focus: New Signings Provide Early Encouragement for West Ham
by Martin Laurence
at jeudi, août 28 2014 12:04
With the relationship between Sam Allardyce, the West Ham board and fans forced to near breaking point at the start of the year the future at Upton Park didn't look too bright. The club stuck by the manager and Allardyce eventually steered the Hammers to a 13th placed finish, but rumours of unrest b...
Team Focus: Wenger Must Demand More from Midfield in Big Matches
by Jonathan Wilson
at mardi, août 26 2014 14:06
There was an oddity about Arsenal last season. You think about them and why they failed to win the title, and you think of the open door of their defence, haplessly swinging on its hinges after another humbling away defeat against one of the top sides: they let in six at Manchester City, six at Chel...
Team Focus: Is Malky Mackay the Right Man for Crystal Palace?
by Alistair Tweedale
at mercredi, août 20 2014 14:52
That Tony Pulis' odds to be the first Premier League managerial casualty of the season were as great as 40/1 shows just how much of a shock his departure would have come as. Nonetheless, he has indeed gone, and the task of replacing him looks like it will be a tough one, both for chairman Steve Pari...
Team Focus: Spurs Not Playing Pochettino Way in Season Opener
by Miguel Delaney
at mercredi, août 20 2014 12:23
Team Focus: Van Gaal Must Shoulder Blame for System Stubborness
by Martin Laurence
at mardi, août 19 2014 09:39
Football is an unpredictable game and the Premier League is certainly no different. As much was evident in the very first game of the 2014/15 campaign, where a United side rejuvenated by the appointment of Louis van Gaal were expected to brush aside a Swansea outfit that have endured a summer of uph...
Team Focus: Bolstered Midfield Allows City to Tailor Tactics Going Forward
by Jonathan Wilson
at lundi, août 18 2014 16:43
Team Focus: Jardim Already Under Pressure as Monaco Slip Up Again
by Andy Brassell
at lundi, août 18 2014 15:12
Team Focus: Hyypia Facing Tough Times at Picked Apart Brighton
by Alan Smith
at lundi, août 18 2014 11:43
It is not only Southampton who have had their squad stripped this summer. Sixty-odd miles along the south coast, Brighton have been witness to another grim exodus. Last season ended dramatically and although outclassed by Derby County in the playoffs, there was a sense that, with a couple of summer ...
Team Focus: Fábregas Signing Addresses Key Flaw at Chelsea
by Miguel Delaney
at mercredi, août 13 2014 10:46