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Player Focus: David Villa and Barcelona's Wealth of Strikers

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Player Focus: David Villa and Barcelona's Wealth of Strikers With the recent purchase of Neymar, it’s fair to say that Barcelona’s already potent attacking line has become that bit stronger. The long running transfer saga was brought to an abrupt end over the weekend as the Brazilian opted to sign his future away to the Blaugrana havingwept during...

League Focus: The Bundesliga Team of the Season

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League Focus: The Bundesliga Team of the Season In the past, a major cup final - be it domestic or European - has seen the participants resist the temptation to play an expansive, free flowing attacking game of football in the fear of being caught out by their opposite number should the encounter become that much more open.However, had there been...

Team Focus: Cracks in the Manchester United Defence

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Team Focus: Cracks in the Manchester United Defence If you are a Manchester United fan, the big news emanating from Old Trafford last week would have been Rio Ferdinand’s contract extension. The veteran defender made the most starts at centre back for the Premier League champions this season (26) and his late goal in the 2-1 win over Swansea Ci...

Dortmund vs Bayern: Will Götze Or Kroos Be The Bigger Loss?

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Dortmund vs Bayern: Will Götze Or Kroos Be The Bigger Loss? “It was like a heart attack,” Borussia Dortmund head coach Jürgen Klopp told The Guardian when speaking of the moment he heard that Mario Götze had agreed to move to Bayern Munich over the summer. The young Germany international has become a pivotal member of Die Schwarzgelben&...

Player Focus: Cuadrado's 2013 Form Coincided With Fiorentina's Serie A Surge

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Player Focus: Cuadrado's 2013 Form Coincided With Fiorentina's Serie A Surge It must’ve been a heartbreaking moment for Fiorentina when Philippe Mexes smashed home AC Milan’s winner in the 2-1 victory over Siena to confirm the Rossoneri’s place in the Champions League next season by two points, much to the disappointment of the Viola.Vincenzo Montella had s...

Player Focus: Is It Problematic Being A One-Man Team?

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Player Focus: Is It Problematic Being A One-Man Team? Picking up a man of the match award is an honour that any player will happily receive in football, regardless of the result of their team. The award highlights the input and display of said performer in a game and the more a player picks up, the more highly revered they tend to be.Naturally, any pla...

Team Focus: Does Hitting The Woodwork More Equate To Success?

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Team Focus: Does Hitting The Woodwork More Equate To Success? The scene was perfectly set in Jamie Carragher’s 737th, and last ever, appearance in a Liverpool shirt. The defender, who has scored as many own goals for Tottenham Hotspur (3) than strikes at the right end for the Reds in the Premier League, saw his 30 yard effort cannon off the post in what ...

Team Focus: Koscielny Crucial In Arsenal's Top 4 Finish

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Team Focus: Koscielny Crucial In Arsenal's Top 4 Finish As referee Howard Webb blew the full time whistle at St. James’ Park on the final day of the season, Arsenal fans breathed a huge sigh of relief that they’d again trumped bitter north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to a higher league finish.The ‘St. Totteringham’s Day’...

Team Focus: The Preference To Pass To The Right

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Team Focus: The Preference To Pass To The Right As the domestic campaign in each respective league across Europe draws to an end, teams will naturally look at where to strengthen over the summer.For the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund - each of whom finished second in their respective league having won the title last s...

Team Focus: Chelsea's Deteriorating Performances Under Benitez

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Team Focus: Chelsea's Deteriorating Performances Under Benitez “Are you saying Boo or Boourns?” can be considered one of the more famous Simpsons quotes in the long-standing history of the programme. It, of course, refers to the booing of Mr Burns following the airing of his short film ‘A Burns for All Seasons’.The negative response to h...