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Can Conte tailor his tactics to accommodate both Kante and Matic?

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Jul 14 2016 17:04
Can Conte tailor his tactics to accommodate both Kante and Matic? “When I was in Italy, I like to say that the manager is like a tailor, you must build the best dress for the team.” That was the assessment of Antonio Conte when discussing how he would set up his new Chelsea side at his opening press conference.Much has been made of the Italian’s ...
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Boro Summer Signings Signal Strong Statement of Intent

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jul 14 2016 16:05
Boro Summer Signings Signal Strong Statement of Intent After last summer’s playoff final heartbreak, it was always likely to be hard for Middlesbrough to replicate their form to try and better their previous season's performance. A 2-0 defeat to Norwich last May could have signalled a real stall in Boro’s bid for a top-flight return. However...
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Spurs Quickly Going About Business to Bolster Problem Positions

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jul 13 2016 12:45
Spurs Quickly Going About Business to Bolster Problem Positions After what seemed an eternity, Tottenham at long last confirmed the signing of Vincent Janssen on Tuesday morning. The Dutchman had previously spoken of his intention to move to White Hart Lane, yet negotiations between the north London side and AZ Alkmaar were a long drawn out affair. Nevertheless,...
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Togetherness key to Portugal's shock Euro 2016 success

by Miguel Delaney at Monday, Jul 11 2016 15:47
Togetherness key to Portugal's shock Euro 2016 success Before the Portuguese squad were running onto the Stade de France pitch in complete and unrestrained delight, those same players were “in shock”.Cedric Soares has admitted that they found Cristiano Ronaldo’s first-half injury a “very, very tough moment” - so the captain...
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Portugal Must Find Correct Midfield Balance Without Carvalho

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, Jul 4 2016 11:34
Portugal Must Find Correct Midfield Balance Without Carvalho This is a Portugal side that seems determined to be counter-intuitive. They have two players in Nani and Cristiano Ronaldo who have, over their careers, become noted for their reluctance to track back and yet Portugal in the knockout stages have looked as defensively resolute as anyone – and t...
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Support for star midfielders will decide how far Croatia can go

by Andy Brassell at Friday, Jun 17 2016 15:11
Support for star midfielders will decide how far Croatia can go All the talk is of their midfield, and why wouldn’t it be? Having the magnificence of Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic at their disposal means most conversations around Croatia are centred around the Real Madrid and Barcelona pair, but that’s fair enough – especially after Modric&rsquo...
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Why a Three-man Midfield is Crucial for England at Euro 2016

by Jonathan Wilson at Tuesday, May 31 2016 12:30
Why a Three-man Midfield is Crucial for England at Euro 2016 There is something very depressing about the way the process repeats every time a tournament comes round. The period of friendlies before the event itself is not even a phony war - it’s worse than that. Roy Hodgson, hopefully, knows what he’s looking out for and keeping his mind clear, f...
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WhoScored's Young Team of the Season

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, May 25 2016 17:28
WhoScored's Young Team of the Season With an ever-increasing coverage of football across Europe’s top five leagues, fans and teams alike are key to hunt down the next up and coming young player in a bid to discover a diamond in the rough. With that, we at WhoScored.com - using our unique rating system - have formulated the highes...
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Italy Future Bright Despite Underwhelming Current Crop

by James Horncastle at Wednesday, May 25 2016 10:55
Italy Future Bright Despite Underwhelming Current Crop Fourteen different nationalities were represented. Slovenia, Japan, Colombia and Brazil, France, Argentina, Montenegro and Ghana, Serbia, Switzerland, Mali, and Greece, Portugal and Croatia. One was conspicuous by its absence: Italy. The fans who bought tickets to watch Inter play Udinese at San Sir...
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Why Stagnant United Are Right to Rid Themselves of Van Gaal

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, May 23 2016 11:45
Why Stagnant United Are Right to Rid Themselves of Van Gaal When the news came that Louis van Gaal was to be replaced as manager of Manchester United, it was hardly a surprise. As he snappishly observed in his press conference following the FA Cup final, his departure had been anticipated for six months. And yet the strange thing is that in the second half o...
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