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Match Focus: Favre Changes Fire Gladbach’s Ambition

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Sep 15 2014 16:10
Match Focus: Favre Changes Fire Gladbach’s Ambition There are moments, even at such an early stage of the season, that have a sense of the pivotal about them. Perhaps Borussia Mönchengladbach and Schalke both had epiphanies of sorts when they met at Borussia Park on Saturday evening. A fixture between two of the pretenders for Champions League p...
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Match Focus: Can Slaven Bilic Pull Off Another Upset in England?

by Emre Sarigul at Friday, Aug 22 2014 12:36
Match Focus: Can Slaven Bilic Pull Off Another Upset in England? The number 13 lived up to its unlucky reputation as Arsenal failed to extend their run of 12 consecutive UEFA Champions League play-off victories. Had Demba Ba converted his chances, it could have resulted in Arsene Wenger leaving Istanbul with a mild case of triskaidekaphobia but lady luck didn&rsq...
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Match Focus: Bielsa’s Marseille Caught Out by Makélélé’s Bright Bastia

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Aug 11 2014 14:48
Match Focus: Bielsa’s Marseille Caught Out by Makélélé’s Bright Bastia As Marseille’s tracksuited players enjoyed the traditional pre-match pitch walk on the turf at the Furiani, they looked like they were without a care in the world; enjoying the warmth of the Corsican summer, and the calm before the storm. Then, they were suddenly snapped out of their comfort, ...
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Match Focus: 5 Talking Points from Argentina's Stalemate with the Netherlands

by Alistair Tweedale at Thursday, Jul 10 2014 12:39
Match Focus: 5 Talking Points from Argentina's Stalemate with the Netherlands The second of the semi-finals was never going to live up to the standards set by the first, but it was not excessive to expect something mildly more exciting than the dire goalless draw and ensuing penalty shootout victory for Argentina over the Netherlands. Nonetheless, with a World Cup Final set u...
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Match Focus: 5 Talking Points from Brazil's 7-1 Loss to Germany

by Alistair Tweedale at Wednesday, Jul 9 2014 15:02
Match Focus: 5 Talking Points from Brazil's 7-1 Loss to Germany A nation is in shock. The people of Brazil, a country in which social and economic problems have taken something of a backseat to the main event that is a World Cup in the home of football, have been overwhelmed by hosting the biggest football tournament on the planet. There was, before Neymar's com...
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Match Focus: How the USA Can Stop Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal

by Graham Ruthven at Saturday, Jun 21 2014 12:00
Match Focus: How the USA Can Stop Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal A look of genuine disbelief spread across the face of defender John Brooks as he wheeled away in celebration on Monday night. This was his competitive debut for the USA and he had just scored a World Cup winner in their 2-1 victory over Ghana, four minutes from the end. Disbelief was an understandab...
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Match Focus: England Must Exploit the Flanks Against Faltering Uruguay

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Jun 18 2014 17:48
Match Focus: England Must Exploit the Flanks Against Faltering Uruguay The post-match reaction to England's opening match defeat to Italy was one of unfamiliar optimism and realism. The Three Lions are generally slammed after any loss but the nature of the performance from Roy Hodgson's side was met more with praise than criticism - perhaps aside from Wayne Rooney's ro...
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Match Focus: Lessons Learned From Brazil's Win Over Croatia

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jun 13 2014 16:15
Match Focus: Lessons Learned From Brazil's Win Over Croatia After years of planning, the 2014 World Cup kicked off in dramatic fashion on Thursday night as hosts Brazil overcame Group A rivals Croatia 3-1. A Neymar brace and late Oscar strike was enough for A Seleção to secure three points, after Marcelo had inadvertently turned into his own ne...
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Match Focus: Key Components to Van Gaal's Gameplan vs Spain

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jun 13 2014 10:55
Match Focus: Key Components to Van Gaal's Gameplan vs Spain It's perhaps the glamour tie of the first round of fixtures - arguably the group stages as a whole - and on just the second day of the World Cup no less. Spain face Netherlands in a repeat of the 2010 final, with the Dutch looking to thwart the reigning champions in 90 minutes once more.In what will...
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Match Focus: Analysing the Midfield Battle Central to World Cup Opener

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jun 10 2014 15:13
Match Focus: Analysing the Midfield Battle Central to World Cup Opener It's now a matter of days away. The World Cup returns this Thursday with an exciting opening game to look forward to as host nation and tournament favourites Brazil face Croatia. It's arguably the most star-studded curtain raiser for the competition in recent memory.Fans of the Seleção...
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