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WhoScored Tipster: Liverpool vs Man Utd & the North London Derby

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WhoScored Tipster: Liverpool vs Man Utd & the North London Derby We all missed the Premier League over the summer. The unrelenting reel of transfer gossip became rather tiresome without actual football to keep us sane and now with the season up and running we are getting used to a regular stream of matches once again. It's fair to say, though, that the 'Super Sun...

Team Focus: Manchester United's Creative Problems Remain Despite Opening Win

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Team Focus: Manchester United's Creative Problems Remain Despite Opening Win Manchester United's lack of success in the transfer market this summer has been repeatedly and consistently attributed to the absence of Sir Alex Ferguson to draw in the big names, new manager David Moyes presumed to be less of an enticement to potential newcomers. Prior to the opening games of the ...

Team Focus: Premier League Preview Part 6 - Man United and Newcastle

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Team Focus: Premier League Preview Part 6 - Man United and Newcastle It's been all change at the top at Manchester United as Sir Alex Ferguson stepped down after 26 years at the helm. In his place comes David Moyes and despite being linked with big money moves for a host of Europe’s top players; only young full-back Guillermo Varela has been signed. The announcement ...

Player Focus: Does An Impassioned Individual Decrease The Likelihood Of Team Success?

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Player Focus: Does An Impassioned Individual Decrease The Likelihood Of Team Success? Football is a passionate sport. Wayne Rooney exhibited this in his foul mouthed tirade down the camera in 2011 during Manchester United’s 4-2 win over West Ham, with the striker netting a hat-trick. A two-match ban quickly followed and as Rooney hastily explained: “I didn’t realise...

Team Focus: Where Would Gareth Bale Fit In Best At Manchester United?

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Team Focus: Where Would Gareth Bale Fit In Best At Manchester United? Gareth Bale: the name on everyone’s lips at the moment. Will he stay at Tottenham Hotspur? Will Real Madrid land their supposed top target this summer? Will Manchester United swoop for the Welshman between now and the close of the transfer window? Regardless of head coach Andre Villas-Boas con...

Player Focus: Suitors Must Act Fast in the Race for Capoue

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Player Focus: Suitors Must Act Fast in the Race for Capoue Although a whole host of teams across Europe have been credited with an interest in Toulouse midfielder Étienne Capoue over the last few years, it finally seems as though the Frenchman's future will lie away from the Stadium Municipal next season.While there is no doubt that long-term manager...

Player Focus: Chelsea's Apparent Rooney Offer Devalues Mata

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Player Focus: Chelsea's Apparent Rooney Offer Devalues Mata Wayne Rooney recently claimed to be confused and angry regarding comments made suggesting that he was seen as a back-up to Robin van Persie. Those emotions now seem to have filtered through fans of both United and Chelsea, who are seemingly at the front of the queue for the England international's s...

Player Focus: Is There Anyone Out There Quite Like Leighton Baines?

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Player Focus: Is There Anyone Out There Quite Like Leighton Baines? The role of the modern day full back has become increasingly important, with the ball often recycled out to the right and left sided defenders more often than any other position. Nowadays their capabilities in attack are often as important as their solidity at the back, and there are few that have s...

Team Focus: Which Midfielder Would Be A Better Fit For Manchester United?

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Team Focus: Which Midfielder Would Be A Better Fit For Manchester United? On Wednesday 8th May 2013, the news of Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement began to reverberate around every media outlet, quicker than a record breaking 100m Usain Bolt sprint. The veteran Scot had overseen a managerial reign spanning 39 years with five different teams, the most noteworthy of whic...

Player Focus: Will Moyes Weigh up a Return for Ronaldo?

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Player Focus: Will Moyes Weigh up a Return for Ronaldo? Many are tipping Chelsea to be Manchester United’s main title contenders next season, and while the Blues have already secured the return of a Special One this summer, Red Devils’ fans are still dreaming of a reunion of their own.Quality out wide is not something that United have often l...