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Team Focus: André Villas-Boas' Tottenham

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Team Focus: André Villas-Boas' Tottenham Ever since he assumed control of Tottenham in the summer, André Villas-Boas has been given relatively short shrift when making the assertion: We are almost a new team.The apparent reluctance to accept his claim is, in part, explicable from the perspective that the players most associated with...

Team Focus: Malaga

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Team Focus: Malaga Just like the property bubble that engulfed its city and surrounding areas fuelling Spain’s economic catastrophe, it appeared this summer that Malaga’s football team had also had their Qatari-backed investment bubble burst.Just a year after investing €50m in the squad Sheikh Abdulla...

Team Focus: Bordeaux's Unbeaten Streak

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Team Focus: Bordeaux's Unbeaten Streak After their awful performances in the league last season, most of the early praise this year has been directed towards Elie Baup's league leaders Marseille. However over in the Burgundy region the locals are raising a glass of red wine to their own unbeaten side.Although disappointed to concede a la...

Team Focus: Is Luck the Secret to Mallorca's Success?

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Team Focus: Is Luck the Secret to Mallorca's Success? Mallorca’s 2-0 win over Valencia at the weekend continued their fantastic start to the season and propelled Joaquin Caparros’ side into second place alongside Sevilla and Malaga.Indeed the Islanders’ run is even more impressive when you consider they won four of their last five to ...

Team Focus: What's Wrong with Montpellier?

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Team Focus: What's Wrong with Montpellier? What a difference a year makes. 12 months ago Montpellier were the league’s sensational story, winning four out of their first five games as what was supposed to be just a good run of form turned out to be the form of Champions. Now with five games gone this season Montpellier are 16th in Ligu...

Team Focus: Lyon's Midfield Changes

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Team Focus: Lyon's Midfield Changes It would be easy for the city of Lyon to have slumped into a fit of depression of late. Four games into the current season, Les Gones sit second in the table behind the impressive Marseille, however off the pitch it has been nothing but despair. No less than 11 first team players departed the Stade ...

Team Focus: Are Real Madrid Still Too Dependent on Ronaldo?

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Team Focus: Are Real Madrid Still Too Dependent on Ronaldo? A surprise defeat to Getafe at the weekend has left Real Madrid already five points off the summit of La Liga after just two games.The slow start of two defeats and a draw (if you also include the 3-2 defeat to Barcelona in the first-leg of the Spanish Super Cup) is the worst of Jose Mourinho’...

Team Focus: A Chink in PSG's Expensive Armour?

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Team Focus: A Chink in PSG's Expensive Armour? Ligue 1 may have kicked off on the Friday night with Champions Montpellier in action but the eyes of the nation were focused on the capital as the spotlight fell on Qatari owned Paris Saint-Germain, who opened the season against FC Lorient. After spending €100 million last season it was Lorient...

Team Focus: Can Ligue 1 Competitors Keep Up with PSG?

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Team Focus: Can Ligue 1 Competitors Keep Up with PSG? With July not even over yet Paris Saint Germain have already splashed out over €100m this summer on a number of signings which may well change the face of French football next season. In securing the signatures of former Milan duo Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimovic many are tipping the Parisia...

Team Focus: Can Arsenal's Strikeforce Click?

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Team Focus: Can Arsenal's Strikeforce Click? With Robin van Persie releasing a statement on his website regarding his future late on Tuesday, many of Arsenal’s fans’ worst nightmares about their star man were realised. It was confirmed that he would not renew his contract and would stay no more than one more season at the club. Bef...