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Player Focus: Koscielny's Absence on Wednesday Night Highlights His Importance

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Player Focus: Koscielny's Absence on Wednesday Night Highlights His Importance That Petr Cech (7.47) was Arsenal's second highest rated player against Bayern Munich on Wednesday night, despite shipping five goals, speaks volumes. From the very first minute, the Gunners were on the back foot and a 5-1 defeat in Germany could well have been worse had it not been for Cech between...

Player Focus: Minor Tweaks Helping Pellè Avoid Second Season Syndrome

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Player Focus: Minor Tweaks Helping Pellè Avoid Second Season Syndrome Second season syndrome - it's a common concern for any team or player after a debut campaign in the top division. After an impressive debut season, exceeding expectations and rightly drawing the plaudits, the difficultly is to then follow that up with an equally notable showing, with the pressure at...

Team Focus: Under Pressure Mourinho Facing Decisive Double Header

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Team Focus: Under Pressure Mourinho Facing Decisive Double Header Much was made of Jose Mourinho’s flash interview after the 3-1 defeat to Liverpool, but, for all he sought to avoid confronting the reality of that latest reversal, it probably revealed more of the truth than he would have done by actually trying to talk.This really was a man with “nothi...

Player Focus: Deulofeu Proving he Warrants Regular Everton Starting Berth

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Player Focus: Deulofeu Proving he Warrants Regular Everton Starting Berth It was a ball that could be considered precise enough to split any defence. While a 6-2 thumping of a disappointing Sunderland side is hardly a clear indicator as to whether a team or player is at their best, Gerard Deulofeu’s pass for Romelu Lukaku’s only goal of the game at Goodison Pa...

Player Focus: Versatile Rojo Proving to be Capable Shaw Stand In

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Player Focus: Versatile Rojo Proving to be Capable Shaw Stand In Luke Shaw’s injury sustained in Manchester United’s 2-1 defeat to PSV last month came as a huge blow to the club’s hopes of securing Premier League glory. The young left-back started the campaign in tremendous fashion and seemed a shoo-in for a place in the England squad at next su...

Match Focus: Premier League Top Matches - Gameweek 11

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Match Focus: Premier League Top Matches - Gameweek 11 Chelsea vs LiverpoolThere's little debate as to the biggest game of the weekend in the Premier League, with the curtain raiser for gameweek 11 seeing Chelsea host Liverpool. Plenty of the attention will be on the sidelines, where Jose Mourinho will take his place despite facing a touchline ban to fa...

Player Focus: Brazilians With a Key Role to Play When Chelsea Host Liverpool

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Player Focus: Brazilians With a Key Role to Play When Chelsea Host Liverpool Three minutes from time in Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Bournemouth on Wednesday, Roberto Firmino was withdrawn from action as the Reds secured their place in the next round of the Capital One Cup at their Premier League rival’s expense. The Brazilian enjoyed an outstanding showing in attack...

Team Focus: Newcastle's Defensive Frailties Undermining Progress Under McClaren

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Team Focus: Newcastle's Defensive Frailties Undermining Progress Under McClaren Earlier in the season, Jose Mourinho deemed Chelsea’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City a “fake” result. He felt City’s win flattered the home side in a scoreline that did not tell the whole story at the Etihad Stadium. The term could not be more applicable when analysing Sunday&...

Player Focus: Van Dijk's Impressive Start to Life for Saints

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Player Focus: Van Dijk's Impressive Start to Life for Saints When looking at players who have made moves south of the border, it’s tough to find an argument to suggest they have been spectacular failures. Granted, some have floundered early on, but overall; the general consensus is that those transferring from Scottish to English football can be conside...

Player Focus: Is Rooney Holding Manchester United Back?

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Player Focus: Is Rooney Holding Manchester United Back? There was a moment in the first half of Sunday’s drab Manchester Derby when Wayne Rooney picked up the ball on the left and drove towards the Manchester City penalty area. At the same time, Anthony Martial drifted to the flank, looking to exploit Bacary Sagna’s poor discipline after the ...