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Player Focus: Gylfi Sigurdsson Rejuvenated in Familiar Swansea Surroundings

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Player Focus: Gylfi Sigurdsson Rejuvenated in Familiar Swansea Surroundings Tottenham’s spending spree last summer had a number of players fearing for their future at White Hart Lane. The money brought in from the sales of Gareth Bale, Clint Dempsey and Tom Huddlestone was re-invested back into the squad as Spurs secured the signatures of Roberto Soldado, Nacer Chadli...

Team Focus: Could Arsenal's Title Charge be Over Without Signing Another Striker?

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Team Focus: Could Arsenal's Title Charge be Over Without Signing Another Striker? 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...

Player Focus: Hardworking Naismith is Everton's Unsung Hero

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Player Focus: Hardworking Naismith is Everton's Unsung Hero As was the case at Goodison Park last season, Everton exploited Arsenal’s left side in Saturday’s meeting between the two teams. Nacho Monreal came in at left-back for the injured Kieran Gibbs, while Mesut Özil was drafted in on the left of the four-man midfield to support Alexis S&...

Player Focus: Promising Start Suggests Chambers Will Realise Potential

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Player Focus: Promising Start Suggests Chambers Will Realise Potential Alexis Sánchez is Arsenal’s marquee summer signing, there is no question about that. The Chilean adds some much-needed tenacity to their frontline and gives Arsène Wenger more options in attack, with the 25-year-old able to spearhead the Arsenal offensive or play a supporting rol...

Player Focus: Fàbregas Signing Should Bring Out the Best in Schürrle

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Player Focus: Fàbregas Signing Should Bring Out the Best in Schürrle Cesc Fàbregas rightly won the plaudits for his performance in Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Burnley. The Spaniard capped off an impressive Blues debut on Monday with 2 assists to help secure an impressive WhoScored rating of 8.73 on his first game back in English football.The second of his ass...

Player Focus: Newcomers Impress on the Premier League's Opening Weekend

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Player Focus: Newcomers Impress on the Premier League's Opening Weekend England’s top tier is regarded by many as the best in world football, so the chance for any player to ply their trade in the Premier League is often too hard to turn down. A number of performers were handed their league debuts this weekend, and while adjusting to the rigours of English footbal...

Team Focus: Improving Stoke Benefitting from Hughes' Philosophy

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Team Focus: Improving Stoke Benefitting from Hughes' Philosophy During Tony Pulis’ reign as manager, Stoke City were one of the toughest teams around. Roughhousing the opposition and playing a style of football based around attacking primarilty at set-pieces, teams were warned of a tough 90 minutes against the Potters. Despite knowing what was in store, si...

Team Focus: Spurs' Summer Movements Match Pochettino's Needs

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Team Focus: Spurs' Summer Movements Match Pochettino's Needs We have sold Elvis and bought the Beatles! exclaimed former Tottenham goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt during an on-pitch half-time interview in Spurs’ 3-0 Europa League win over Tromsø last September. Excitement levels were high on the back of a busy summer, only for the team to fail to matc...

Player Focus: Villa Must be Prepared to Receive Concrete Offers for Vlaar

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Player Focus: Villa Must be Prepared to Receive Concrete Offers for Vlaar Netherlands were defensively one of the best teams at the World Cup. Louis van Gaal’s side conceded only 4 goals in 7 games at Brazil 2014, with Bruno Martins Indi, Ron Vlaar and Stefan de Vrij all performing admirably in denying the likes of Lionel Messi and Alexis Sánchez from scoring...

League Focus: 2014/15 Premier League Opening Fixtures Analysed

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 League Focus: 2014/15 Premier League Opening Fixtures Analysed The World Cup has drawn to a close and the pre-season programme is now in full swing. It’s purgatory for English football fans though, who have only the fitness attaining fixtures and the transfer window to keep them occupied until the Premier League campaign returns in 26 days.To whet their a...