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Team Focus: Boring Boring Baggies Overlook Berahino Despite Attacking Woes

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Team Focus: Boring Boring Baggies Overlook Berahino Despite Attacking Woes Last time out, and for the fourth time this season, West Brom didn't to have a single shot on target in a Premier League match. The fact that their failure to test the keeper last weekend came in a match against local rivals and bottom club Aston Villa was even more depressing for the home support a...

Player Focus: What Does Rondon's Arrival Mean for Berahino's WBA Future?

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Player Focus: What Does Rondon's Arrival Mean for Berahino's WBA Future? West Brom’s 3-0 home defeat to Manchester City was not the start to the season the Baggies would have wanted. Starting strikers Saido Berahino and Rickie Lambert mustered just two shots between them in the encounter and the lack of goalscoring threat certainly hindered the hosts. While City we...

Team Focus: Assessing the Premier League Relegation Run-in

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Team Focus: Assessing the Premier League Relegation Run-in At this stage of the season the Premier League table has rather satisfyingly split into three sections: the big-hitting European hopefuls in the top 8, the no-hopers in mid-table - lacking in ambition and almost certain to end the season drifting aimlessly amidst mediocrity - and the precariously pl...

Player Focus: Transfer Rumour Round-Up - Day 16

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Player Focus: Transfer Rumour Round-Up - Day 16 Virgil van DijkWith speculation increasing linking Celtic's Dutch international Virgil van Dijk with a move south of the border, the fact that Arsenal and United are among those touted with an interest is no real surprise. Both teams are actively looking to bolster their defensive options and th...

League Focus: Analysing the Threat Premier League Teams Pose at Corners

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League Focus: Analysing the Threat Premier League Teams Pose at Corners The first half we were battered, and we couldn’t handle Charlie Adam, his corner kicks are worth £10m. Those were the words of Sir Alex Ferguson after Manchester United’s 3-2 league win over Blackpool back in 2011. At the interval, Blackpool held a 2-goal advantage, with Adam cruci...

Player Focus: Should Pulis' First Act Be to Cash in on Saido Berahino?

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Player Focus: Should Pulis' First Act Be to Cash in on Saido Berahino? The pace at which hype and rumours gather speed in the world of football rather gives it something of a mob mentality feel. Fans quickly get ahead of themselves when a player starts to show signs of life. Peers hear of some imminent deal, games of Chinese whispers ensue and before you know it, fan f...

Team Focus: Premier League Clubs' Transfer Window To Do List - Part III

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Team Focus: Premier League Clubs' Transfer Window To Do List - Part III In the final part of this mini series we look at the Premier League's last 6 teams alphabetically to discuss where each may need to bolster their ranks in the January transfer window.StokeIt's been an inconsistent first half to the season for Stoke but most would also consider their continued progre...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips If only Manchester United were able to live up to expectations, then this weekend would have seen two sets of title contenders come to blows as the Red Devils face Chelsea the day after the Clasico. It's the game at the Bernabeu on Saturday afternoon that will rightly get the most attention. There s...

Player Focus: Confident Berahino Firing West Brom Up The Table

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Player Focus: Confident Berahino Firing West Brom Up The Table Not even Rafael’s Sunday league approach to defending could deter Saido Berahino from netting in West Brom’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United on Monday night. The Brazilian appeared to shout as a means of unsettling the England hopeful as he bore down on David De Gea’s goal in the 6...

Player Focus: Lacklustre Lukaku in Need of a Rest

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Player Focus: Lacklustre Lukaku in Need of a Rest The shocking news that footballers are prone to tiredness was leaked this week as Raheem Sterling was criticised by some for admitting fatigue to national team boss Roy Hodgson.The issue of players burning out, particularly at such a young age, is a serious one. How often does 'the next big thing' a...