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Team Focus: Upcoming Qualifiers Allow England to Experiment in Midfield

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Team Focus: Upcoming Qualifiers Allow England to Experiment in Midfield There has been one constant throughout England's Euro 2016 qualifying campaign beyond winning each of their 6 group matches thus far. Roy Hodgson has fielded a midfield trio in every game, with the most common combination seeing Jack Wilshere start at the base, with Jordan Henderson and Fabian Delph...

Team Focus: Are England U21s Euro 2015 Favourites Even Without Kane & Co?

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Team Focus: Are England U21s Euro 2015 Favourites Even Without Kane & Co? England suddenly find themselves in an unfamiliar position ahead of the Under-21 Euro 2015 championships having just beaten the front-runners as they warm up ahead of this summer’s trip to the Czech Republic.They remain second favourites to Germany to lift the trophy in June but with Spain and...

Match Report: Wilshere Stars in the Thick of Arsenal-City Scrap

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Match Report: Wilshere Stars in the Thick of Arsenal-City Scrap It was a case of the good outweighing the bad and the ugly from Jack Wilshere, as he starred in a blood and thunder draw with reigning champions City at the Emirates.The intensity of the game certainly appeared to get to the England international for moments of the first half in particular, with the...

Player Focus: No Need to Worry About Jack Wilshere's Progress

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Player Focus: No Need to Worry About Jack Wilshere's Progress This, everybody seems to agree, is a big season for Jack Wilshere. Even when Wilshere was attacking Jamie Redknapp for his lack of “sympathy” for his injury problems, he was agreeing with those who have said that, at 22, he really needs to start delivering on his early promise if he ever...

Team Focus: Wenger Must Demand More from Midfield in Big Matches

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Team Focus: Wenger Must Demand More from Midfield in Big Matches There was an oddity about Arsenal last season. You think about them and why they failed to win the title, and you think of the open door of their defence, haplessly swinging on its hinges after another humbling away defeat against one of the top sides: they let in six at Manchester City, six at Chel...

Match Focus: Four Key Issues Ahead of the FA Cup Final

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Match Focus: Four Key Issues Ahead of the FA Cup Final At 5 o'clock UK time on Saturday evening, there will probably be slightly more interest worldwide in Atlético Madrid's showdown in Barcelona than proceedings at Wembley, but for Arsenal and Hull, north west London provides the location for them to end respective seasons that have petered out ...

Player Focus: Europe's Top Rated Players in January

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Player Focus: Europe's Top Rated Players in January With the New Year back in full swing, all of Europe's top 5 leagues are back in action and the sides now have to make do with what they've got after the transfer window slammed shut on Friday. With January having come to an end then, here is a rundown of the top players of the month based on WhoScor...

Team Focus: What is Arsenal's Best Midfield?

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Team Focus: What is Arsenal's Best Midfield? On the one occasion this season when Arsene Wenger was asked the question out straight, he attempted a bit of evasion.What, exactly, is his best midfield five? The Arsenal manager waxed on about the options available, before offering a knowing smile.He and everyone else around the Emirates have cert...

Team Focus: Arsenal's Transfer Failings Exposed

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Team Focus: Arsenal's Transfer Failings Exposed Imagine you hadn’t heard the final score. You pick up the basic match facts and you see that Arsenal had 64% of possession on Saturday. You look at the pass completion rates and see that while Arsenal’s was 87%, Aston Villa’s was only 70%. At first glance it seems like a fairly sta...

Player Focus: Jack Wilshere

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Player Focus: Jack Wilshere Timing is everything. Arsenal fans needed a good news story and Jack Wilshere provided it over the weekend.As expressive as he is on the field, the little midfielder spoke openly about his plans to sign a new five-year contract at the Emirates. He is convinced Arsenal can win trophies, committing hi...