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Player Focus: Misery Loves Kompany as City Captain Struggles

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Player Focus: Misery Loves Kompany as City Captain Struggles It’s difficult to comprehend just what was going through Vincent Kompany’s mind in the build up to Jordan Henderson’s opening goal in Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Manchester City on Sunday. Fernandinho, to an effect, sold the City captain short with a lackadaisical pass, but his ...

Player Focus: Erratic Ospina Justifying Arsenal Starting Spot For the Time Being

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Player Focus: Erratic Ospina Justifying Arsenal Starting Spot For the Time Being Reports of Wojciech Szczesny smoking in the changing room showers after Arsenal’s New Year’s Day defeat at Southampton certainly did not please manager Arsène Wenger, though the incident did little to cover up for the Pole’s shaky display at St. Mary’s. Szczesny was di...

Match Report: Kane the Saviour as Laborious Spurs Snatch a Point From West Ham

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Match Report: Kane the Saviour as Laborious Spurs Snatch a Point From West Ham Tottenham were out to exact revenge on West Ham after the Hammers twice overcame Spurs at White Hart Lane last season. Mauricio Pochettino's side secured a 1-0 win at Upton Park on the opening day of the campaign, but were keen to make amends on home turf after both André Villas-Boas and Tim ...

Player Focus: Lack of Competition Affecting Fatigued Pellè's Form

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Player Focus: Lack of Competition Affecting Fatigued Pellè's Form Last week, Southampton manager Ronald Koeman was named Premier League manager of the month for January. Three Premier League fixtures yielded 9 points, with a win at Old Trafford in January representing Manchester United’s only defeat in their last 19 competitive fixtures. The accolade was wel...

Player Focus: The Premier League Players Vying for an England Call-Up

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Player Focus: The Premier League Players Vying for an England Call-Up He’s got technique, he’s always looking to get on the end of crosses, that header against Arsenal was a real classy header. I thought that was wonderful. If all goes well and he stays fit, I’m pretty sure he’ll be in the next squad. Roy Hodgson was full of praise for young To...

Player Focus: McArthur's Form in Jedinak's Absence Improving Palace's Survival Chances

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Player Focus: McArthur's Form in Jedinak's Absence Improving Palace's Survival Chances Losing key players to international duty can be a huge hindrance to any team. For Crystal Palace, though, that was simply not the case. When Alan Pardew took charge of the Eagles, he was unable to utilise pairing Mile Jedinak and Yannick Bolasie due to their respective participation in the Asia Cup ...

Player Focus: The Dwindling Impact of Substitutes in The Premier League

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Player Focus: The Dwindling Impact of Substitutes in The Premier League A lackadaisical defence left Spurs adrift in the second half. Google’s example of the use of ‘lackadaisical’ refers to Tottenham’s tendency to concede goals after the interval. Mauricio Pochettino has instilled relative solidity at the back at White Hart Lane following his su...

Player Focus: Partnership Between Boyd & Trippier Vital to Burnley's Survival

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Player Focus: Partnership Between Boyd & Trippier Vital to Burnley's Survival Relationships in football are crucial for any team. The defensive partnership of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand provided the perfect platform for Manchester United’s success prior to Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement, while back in 1999; Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole helped fire United to the...

Match Focus: The North London Derby - Three Key Battles

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Match Focus: The North London Derby - Three Key Battles Only 2 points separate Tottenham and Arsenal coming into the latest instalment of the North London Derby. Saturday’s meeting between the two teams promises to be a hotly contested affair as the teams vie for Champions League football next season.Arsène Wenger appears to have found the r...

Player Focus: Recalling Francis Coquelin Arsenal's Best Winter Business

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Player Focus: Recalling Francis Coquelin Arsenal's Best Winter Business A recent Sky Sports poll saw Gabriel Paulista voted as the best Premier League signing of the January transfer window. The Brazilian joined Arsenal from Villarreal for £10.3m last month, though his topping of a poll ahead of Juan Guillermo Cuadrado and Wilfried Bony perhaps merely highlights G...