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League Focus: 2014/15 Premier League Opening Fixtures Analysed

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 League Focus: 2014/15 Premier League Opening Fixtures Analysed The World Cup has drawn to a close and the pre-season programme is now in full swing. It’s purgatory for English football fans though, who have only the fitness attaining fixtures and the transfer window to keep them occupied until the Premier League campaign returns in 26 days.To whet their a...

Player Focus: Not the Next Bale but Davies Would be a Snip for Spurs

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Player Focus: Not the Next Bale but Davies Would be a Snip for Spurs Tottenham have previous when it comes to signing young, highly-rated, Welsh left-backs from teams with a name beginning with 'S'. Is it any wonder then, after the success Gareth Bale enjoyed at White Hart Lane, that Daniel Levy is now reportedly looking to bring Swansea's Ben Davies to north Lo...

Team Focus: Spurs Have Foundations in Place to Play Pochettino's Way

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Team Focus: Spurs Have Foundations in Place to Play Pochettino's Way Mauricio Pochettino's appointment at Spurs earlier this week felt, at first at least, rather more inevitable than inspiring. After names like Louis van Gaal and Frank de Boer had been banded about and fans started to dream of a new manager with the status to match that which they feel their club boa...

Team Focus: Transitioning Tottenham Need a Change from Tim

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Team Focus: Transitioning Tottenham Need a Change from Tim Tottenham Hotspur remain a club stuck in transition. After Sunday's derby defeat to Arsenal, any hopes of a top 4 finish are now gone, and with the team also on the verge of a Europa League exit to Benfica, the period between now and May represents nothing more than a wait for the off season, and wi...

Match Report: Benfica Punish Out of Sorts Spurs

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Match Report: Benfica Punish Out of Sorts Spurs Tottenham welcomed Liga Sagres leaders Benfica to White Hart Lane as they looked to claim a place in the next round of the Europa League. However, all hope of progressing to the last-8 of the competition were dashed as Spurs succumbed to just their second defeat in their last 11 matches in Europe's ...

Match Report: Errors Costly as Chelsea Put Spurs to the Sword

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Match Report: Errors Costly as Chelsea Put Spurs to the Sword Chelsea moved 7 points clear at the summit of England's top tier as goals from Samuel Eto'o, Eden Hazard and Demba Ba secured a 4-0 win over Tottenham in Saturday's late kick-off. The visitors will feel aggrieved to have come away with nothing having been more than a match for their London rivals pr...

Player Focus: Adebayor Proving His Worth Under Sherwood

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Player Focus: Adebayor Proving His Worth Under Sherwood Perhaps André Villas-Boas’ biggest mistake as Tottenham head coach was to not utilise Emmanuel Adebayor. The Togolese has previouslybeen recognised as a disruptive dressing room influence, yet, under the stewardship of Tim Sherwood, has shown why he deserves a starting spot at White Har...

Match Report: Everton Misfire to Hand Tottenham Victory

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Match Report: Everton Misfire to Hand Tottenham Victory Everton's lack of a renowned centre forward was their downfall as they dominated this six-pointer in the race for Champions League qualification at White Hart Lane but came away with nothing. There were flashes of brilliance aplenty from the Toffees' abundance of talented, attacking midfielders, but...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Best Betting Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Best Betting Tips With goals ensured in Spain, some predictable Premier League results and some tempting odds in Serie A, the focus of our accumulator is threefold.LIKELY BETSGranada vs Celta Vigo: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @1.80The odds are relatively high here given that Celta Vigo have have conceded in each of their las...

Match Report: Slick City Put 5 Past Helpless Spurs

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Match Report: Slick City Put 5 Past Helpless Spurs It is often said that scoring just before half time is the best time to do so, but doing at the start of the second period is certainly as good a time as any to knock the stuffing out of your opponents. When a team as good as Manchester City's starts both halves as blisteringly as they did here, the...