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League Focus: The Bundesliga Team of the Season

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, May 29 2013 11:20
League Focus: The Bundesliga Team of the Season In the past, a major cup final - be it domestic or European - has seen the participants resist the temptation to play an expansive, free flowing attacking game of football in the fear of being caught out by their opposite number should the encounter become that much more open.However, had there been...
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Team Focus: Cracks in the Manchester United Defence

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, May 28 2013 16:00
Team Focus: Cracks in the Manchester United Defence If you are a Manchester United fan, the big news emanating from Old Trafford last week would have been Rio Ferdinand’s contract extension. The veteran defender made the most starts at centre back for the Premier League champions this season (26) and his late goal in the 2-1 win over Swansea Ci...
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Dortmund vs Bayern: Will Götze Or Kroos Be The Bigger Loss?

by Ben McAleer at Friday, May 24 2013 16:30
Dortmund vs Bayern: Will Götze Or Kroos Be The Bigger Loss? “It was like a heart attack,” Borussia Dortmund head coach Jürgen Klopp told The Guardian when speaking of the moment he heard that Mario Götze had agreed to move to Bayern Munich over the summer. The young Germany international has become a pivotal member of Die Schwarzgelben&...
Categories: Player Focus

Player Focus: Cuadrado's 2013 Form Coincided With Fiorentina's Serie A Surge

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, May 23 2013 13:10
Player Focus: Cuadrado's 2013 Form Coincided With Fiorentina's Serie A Surge It must’ve been a heartbreaking moment for Fiorentina when Philippe Mexes smashed home AC Milan’s winner in the 2-1 victory over Siena to confirm the Rossoneri’s place in the Champions League next season by two points, much to the disappointment of the Viola.Vincenzo Montella had s...
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Player Focus: Is It Problematic Being A One-Man Team?

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, May 22 2013 16:45
Player Focus: Is It Problematic Being A One-Man Team? Picking up a man of the match award is an honour that any player will happily receive in football, regardless of the result of their team. The award highlights the input and display of said performer in a game and the more a player picks up, the more highly revered they tend to be.Naturally, any pla...
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Team Focus: Does Hitting The Woodwork More Equate To Success?

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:20
Team Focus: Does Hitting The Woodwork More Equate To Success? The scene was perfectly set in Jamie Carragher’s 737th, and last ever, appearance in a Liverpool shirt. The defender, who has scored as many own goals for Tottenham Hotspur (3) than strikes at the right end for the Reds in the Premier League, saw his 30 yard effort cannon off the post in what ...
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Team Focus: Koscielny Crucial In Arsenal's Top 4 Finish

by Ben McAleer at Monday, May 20 2013 13:20
Team Focus: Koscielny Crucial In Arsenal's Top 4 Finish As referee Howard Webb blew the full time whistle at St. James’ Park on the final day of the season, Arsenal fans breathed a huge sigh of relief that they’d again trumped bitter north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to a higher league finish.The ‘St. Totteringham’s Day’...
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Team Focus: The Preference To Pass To The Right

by Ben McAleer at Friday, May 17 2013 17:12
Team Focus: The Preference To Pass To The Right As the domestic campaign in each respective league across Europe draws to an end, teams will naturally look at where to strengthen over the summer.For the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund - each of whom finished second in their respective league having won the title last s...
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Team Focus: Chelsea's Deteriorating Performances Under Benitez

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, May 16 2013 16:30
Team Focus: Chelsea's Deteriorating Performances Under Benitez “Are you saying Boo or Boourns?” can be considered one of the more famous Simpsons quotes in the long-standing history of the programme. It, of course, refers to the booing of Mr Burns following the airing of his short film ‘A Burns for All Seasons’.The negative response to h...
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Team Focus: Southampton Benefitting From Pochettino's High Pressing Game

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, May 15 2013 16:00
Team Focus: Southampton Benefitting From Pochettino's High Pressing Game On the 18th of January 2013, in a blizzard hit Britain, the nation came to a standstill as a vast majority of the workforce in England enjoyed an enforced leave of absence, or as some would call it; a “Snow Day”.However, there was one man who saw his spell away from his job extended by t...
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