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How Will Clichy and Savic Signings Impact Upon Manchester City Defence?

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After it was announced yesterday that Manchester City had signed a second defensive recruit in the past week, which of the sides current ranks could be set for the chopping block at Eastlands next season?The Premier League’s big spenders completed the signing of Arsenal target Stefan Savic fro...

Could Asamoah Gyan Solve Tottenham’s Strike Problems?

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Could Asamoah Gyan Solve Tottenham’s Strike Problems? Having already picked up Seb Larsson and Craig Gardner from his old club Birmingham in addition to Connor Wickham from Ipswich, Steve Bruce has wasted little time in adding to the Sunderland ranks this close season. With Man United trio Wes Brown, John O’Shea and Darron Gibson next up on the r...

Could Jose Enrique Replace Gael Clichy at Arsenal?

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Could Jose Enrique Replace Gael Clichy at Arsenal? Yesterday saw Manchester City make their first transfer of the close season as the Eastlands picked up Gael Clichy from Arsenal for an undisclosed fee. Already, reports are surfacing of a possible bid for Jose Enrique as a replacement for the Frenchman and with Newcastle in a transitional period dur...

Stephan Lichtsteiner - £9m Spent to Improve Juventus’s Defensive Vulnerabilities

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After a disappointing seventh-placed finish in Serie A last term under Luigi Del Neri, Antonio Conte has a major rebuilding job on his hands at Juventus this summer.The Turin side have been busy in the transfer window so far as Michele Pazienza, Andrea Pirlo, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Reto Ziegler ha...

Stephan Lichtsteiner - £9 Million Spent to Improve Juventus’ Defensive Vulnerabilities

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After a disappointing seventh-placed finish in Serie A last term under Luigi Del Neri, Antonio Conte has a major rebuilding job on his hands at Juventus this summer.The Turin side have been busy in the transfer window so far as Michele Pazienza, Andrea Pirlo, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Reto Ziegler ha...

Samir Nasri - Are Manchester City really in desperate need of a creative midfielder?

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As much as Arsene Wenger wanted to channel his energy this summer towards rejuvenating his squad, the Arsenal boss once again faces the challenge of keeping key players at the Emirates.As well as the Cesc Fabregas-to-Barcelona bandwagon resuming its traditional summer course, Samir Nasri has emerged...

Gasperini and the 'New' Inter

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Gasperini and the 'New' Inter Gian Piero Gasperini's appointment to Inter has sparked a lot of headlines. Half of the headlines were about how he was Inter’s fifth choice, and the other half was about his 3-4-3 tactical approach. There is not much sense debating whether Gasperini was fifth, or fourth choice because that is...

What Stewart Downing’s Game Would Give Liverpool

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What Stewart Downing’s Game Would Give Liverpool Having recently been linked with moves for Ashley Young and Sylvain Marveaux only to lose out to Manchester United and Newcastle United respectively, Liverpool are now strong favourites to land Stewart Downing from Aston Villa as the club scour the market for more creativity on the wings this close ...

Spain’s Young Stars Who Look Destined to Shine

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Luis Milla’s pre-tournament favourites duly delivered in Denmark this month as Spain became the first nation in history to hold the World Cup, European Championships and its Under-21 equivalent at the same time.Possession and patience, which has been superbly displayed at club level by Barcelo...

Alberto Aquilani – Does he still have a place at Liverpool?

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Alberto Aquilani’s temporary spell in Italy appears to be at an end as the latest twist in his club status has seen Juventus pass up the opportunity to sign the midfielder.The Italian’s arrival at Anfield in 2009 was quickly treated with caution as he struggled to adapt to life in the Pr...