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Player Focus: Exploring England's Left-back Options

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Player Focus: Exploring England's Left-back Options The second international break of the season has finally drawn to a close and many fans are breathing a huge sigh of relief that domestic duties will resume this weekend. England, as one might expect, breezed through their final two qualification games, putting five past Estonia and Lithuania withou...

Player Focus: Cabaye's Emergence as the Heartbeat of Pardew's Palace

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Player Focus: Cabaye's Emergence as the Heartbeat of Pardew's Palace Crystal Palace arguably accomplished one of the coups of the summer when they secured the services of Yohan Cabaye from PSG. Out of favour with the Parisian giants, the talented midfielder opted to depart for pastures new, returning to the Premier League to reunite with Alan Pardew, the manager who ...

Player Focus: Watford the Beneficiaries From Gomes' Fine Top-flight Form

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Player Focus: Watford the Beneficiaries From Gomes' Fine Top-flight Form There was a period where Heurelho Gomes effectively disappeared from the thoughts of football fans. Having signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 2008 - then nicknamed ‘The Octopus’ as a result of his highly impressive shot stopping ability - the Brazilian played a key role in Spurs’ qual...

Player Focus: Diarra's Recent France Outing Marks Impressive Return to the Fore

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Player Focus: Diarra's Recent France Outing Marks Impressive Return to the Fore Lassana Diarra’s 34th French cap on Thursday night can certainly be considered a return from international wilderness. The midfielder’s start against Armenia was the first time he turned out for France since the October 12th 2010. It was almost five years to the day that Diarra last feat...

Player Focus: Cazorla Continues to Impress in Withdrawn Midfield Role

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Player Focus: Cazorla Continues to Impress in Withdrawn Midfield Role “It’s true that I had that doubt, but his quality was so big that I was ready to take that gamble,” Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said of midfielder Santi Cazorla on Thursday. Given the Spaniard’s slight stature, Wenger was right to harbour concerns. Standing at just 5’...

Player Focus: Robbie Brady's Promising Start to Life at Norwich

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Player Focus: Robbie Brady's Promising Start to Life at Norwich Norwich’s pursuit of Robbie Brady over the summer said plenty about how highly Alex Neil rates the player. After a lengthy saga, the Canaries boss finally got his man in July, forced to spend £7m to secure the services of the Republic of Ireland international after Hull rejected numerous...

Player Focus: De Bruyne Making Immediate Impact Upon Premier League Return

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Player Focus: De Bruyne Making Immediate Impact Upon Premier League Return Looking back to Manchester City’s 6-1 thumping of Newcastle on Saturday, one was not surprised to see Sergio Agüero draw the plaudits from fans. The Argentine’s five-goal haul in the space of 20 minutes - albeit with half time sandwiched in between - was the fastest in Premier Leagu...

Team Focus: Are Doubters of Sherwood's Tactical Nous Being Vindicated?

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Team Focus: Are Doubters of Sherwood's Tactical Nous Being Vindicated? The season started so well for Aston Villa. After a summer of comings and goings, with the likes of Idrissa Gana, Jordan Veretout and Jordan Amavi arriving at Villa Park in the wake of Christian Benteke’s big money move to Liverpool, fans were confident of bettering their 17th-placed finish la...

Team Focus: Swansea's Dip in Form Cause for Concern

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Team Focus: Swansea's Dip in Form Cause for Concern At the end of August, confidence was soaring at the Liberty Stadium. Swansea City had just secured a hard-fought 2-1 win over Manchester United in Wales and expectations were high that a European place could be secured through the league. However, fast-forward to the present day and the Autumnal sun...

Player Focus: Lewandowski Proving He Deserves Place Among World's Best Strikers

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Player Focus: Lewandowski Proving He Deserves Place Among World's Best Strikers It’s easy for one to occupy nine minutes of one’s time. Recently Robert Lewandowski proved he could fire in five goals in that time against a title rival. The Poland international started Bayern Munich’s recent 5-1 win over Wolfsburg on the bench, yet was introduced at the interval...