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Team Focus: Which Premier League Team Will be Affected Most by the AFCON?

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Team Focus: Which Premier League Team Will be Affected Most by the AFCON? Our problem is to make sure we overcome the loss of our African Cup players and hopefully not let that impede too much on our results and position in the league, West Ham boss Sam Allardyce said prior to the 1-1 draw with West Brom on New Year's Day. The Hammers manager will be forced to make do wit...

Match Report: Kane Inspires Perfect Start to 2015 for Spurs in Victory Over Chelsea

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Match Report: Kane Inspires Perfect Start to 2015 for Spurs in Victory Over Chelsea In reference to a 5-4 Arsenal win over Tottenham, José Mourinho once said that “if the score reaches 5-4 I send the players back to the dressing rooms as they are not defending properly. So to get a result like that in a game of 11 against 11 is disgraceful. No one was brave enough to a...

Player Focus: Typical Townsend's Star Continues to Fall at Tottenham

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Player Focus: Typical Townsend's Star Continues to Fall at Tottenham There’s something slightly startling now about looking back to November last year and remembering how good Andros Townsend was in England’s final two World Cup qualifiers.When England needed wins at the end of the series, he was the man who stepped up: he scored a vital third goal in the...

Match Report: Impressive Goalkeeping Ensures Spoils Shared at White Hart Lane

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Match Report: Impressive Goalkeeping Ensures Spoils Shared at White Hart Lane Despite their traditionally poor record against Manchester United, Tottenham came into this meeting on the back of a 4-game unbeaten run against their Premier League rivals, two of which they had won at Old Trafford. However, it was United who looked more likely to break the deadlock in the opening ...

Player Focus: Christian Eriksen Fulfilling his Potential for Spurs

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Player Focus: Christian Eriksen Fulfilling his Potential for Spurs Christian Eriksen can be indirectly attributed with the assist for Harry Kane’s opener in Tottenham’s 2-1 win over Burnley on Saturday. Michael Keane had just been penalised for a contentious handball and Kane, who wanted to instantly re-start play, took a quick free kick. He spotted Eri...

Match Report: Spurs Brush Aside Home Woes to Dispatch of Burnley

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Match Report: Spurs Brush Aside Home Woes to Dispatch of Burnley Before Saturday's meeting at White Hart Lane, the last 6 competitive meetings between Tottenham and Burnley had yielded 27 goals, so this fixture promised action at either end. Each of those 6 games saw at least 3 goals scored and both teams played their part in maintaining that impressive return as...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips Europe seems to relax a little before the final round of Champions League's group stage fixtures. There are no real classic clashes in any of the big leagues, aside from Friday's pre-emptively early game between Fiorentina and Juventus. Such a fixture list thus suggests selecting bets based on goals...

Match Report: Cohesive Chelsea Performance too Much for Helpless Tottenham

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Match Report: Cohesive Chelsea Performance too Much for Helpless Tottenham It had initially looked like an unlikely upset might be on the cards at Stamford Bridge. On a ground at which they have not been victorious since 1990, a youthful Tottenham side made a surprisingly strong start. It didn't take long, however, before normal service was resumed as Premier League leader...

League Focus: Assessing the Lack of Value in the Europa League

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League Focus: Assessing the Lack of Value in the Europa League When Tottenham played Everton at White Hart Lane, two of the teams that rank just outside England’s elite had the chance to do battle on a level playing field. Previously, both sides had struggled to deal with playing in Europe’s second competition and facing fresher, more prepared Premi...

Team Focus: Have Pochettino's Tottenham Reached a Turning Point?

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Team Focus: Have Pochettino's Tottenham Reached a Turning Point? Seasons probably never hang on a single moment, but sometimes they can seem to. There are too many factors at play, psychological and tactical, to do with mental and physical fitness, with luck and with design, ever to say decisively at what point a season turned, but there can be incidents when a p...