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Player Focus: Partnership Between Boyd & Trippier Vital to Burnley's Survival

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Player Focus: Partnership Between Boyd & Trippier Vital to Burnley's Survival Relationships in football are crucial for any team. The defensive partnership of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand provided the perfect platform for Manchester United’s success prior to Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement, while back in 1999; Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole helped fire United to the...

Match Focus: The North London Derby - Three Key Battles

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Match Focus: The North London Derby - Three Key Battles Only 2 points separate Tottenham and Arsenal coming into the latest instalment of the North London Derby. Saturday’s meeting between the two teams promises to be a hotly contested affair as the teams vie for Champions League football next season.Arsène Wenger appears to have found the r...

Player Focus: Recalling Francis Coquelin Arsenal's Best Winter Business

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Player Focus: Recalling Francis Coquelin Arsenal's Best Winter Business A recent Sky Sports poll saw Gabriel Paulista voted as the best Premier League signing of the January transfer window. The Brazilian joined Arsenal from Villarreal for £10.3m last month, though his topping of a poll ahead of Juan Guillermo Cuadrado and Wilfried Bony perhaps merely highlights G...

Player Focus: Menez the Bright Spot in Underwhelming Milan Season

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Player Focus: Menez the Bright Spot in Underwhelming Milan Season The Milan faithful will have breathed a huge sigh of relief when Cristian Zaccardo netted with a little over 15 minutes remaining on Sunday night. Pippo Inzaghi’s side had failed to win any of their previous 5 league games coming into the meeting with Parma, so Zaccardo’s goal to send th...

Match Report: Impressive City Held by Resolute Chelsea at Stamford Bridge

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Match Report: Impressive City Held by Resolute Chelsea at Stamford Bridge A relegation 6-pointer is one of the more clichéd terms for a fixture in league football, but it's fair to say the top of the table meeting between Chelsea and Manchester City on Saturday evening was as big a 6-pointer as they come. City came into the fixture 5 points behind their title rival...

Team Focus: Goalkeeping Uncertainity the Root of Everton's Current Woes

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Team Focus: Goalkeeping Uncertainity the Root of Everton's Current Woes The expression on Roberto Martínez’s face after Kevin Mirallas struck the post from the penalty spot against West Brom said it all. It was a look that screamed ‘What on earth are you doing!?’ after the Belgian stepped up to take his first, and possibly last, penalty kick in ...

Player Focus: Allardyce's Tactics Complimenting Carroll's West Ham Return

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Player Focus: Allardyce's Tactics Complimenting Carroll's West Ham Return Due to its timing, the Africa Cup of Nations presents fringe players with the perfect opportunity to stake a claim for a regular starting berth for teams whose players will participate in the tournament. Andy Carroll was one of those hoping to leapfrog a striking rival in the pecking order earler in...

Player Focus: Transfer Rumour Round-Up - Day 22

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Player Focus: Transfer Rumour Round-Up - Day 22 Jordan RhodesFollowing Wilfried Bony’s £28m move to Manchester City, Swansea City have cash to burn. While £5m of that is reportedly going towards securing the signature of Kyle Naughton from Tottenham, the Swans would be wise to invest further forward. Manager Garry Monk has claim...

Player Focus: Scrutinised Falcao Proving His Worth at United

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Player Focus: Scrutinised Falcao Proving His Worth at United Falcao’s loan move to Manchester United was perhaps the biggest shock of the summer transfer window. The Colombian moved to Old Trafford on deadline day, despite numerous reports suggesting he was close to signing for Real Madrid during the off season. The player himself even tweeted ‘Dr...

Player Focus: Transfer Rumour Round-Up - Day 19

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Player Focus: Transfer Rumour Round-Up - Day 19 Teddy BishopLiverpool have been linked with a host of names since Steven Gerrard confirmed his intentions to crack Hollywood next season. Fabian Delph would be a low cost, but Premier League-experienced replacement for the Reds skipper, while Miralem Pjanic would be the marquee successor supporters ...