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Player Focus: Which Left-Backs Deserve a Spot in Hodgson's Next England Squad?

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Player Focus: Which Left-Backs Deserve a Spot in Hodgson's Next England Squad? With the first set of international fixtures of the calendar year fast approaching, Roy Hodgson’s focus has largely been on the strikers at his disposal. Harry Kane, Charlie Austin, Saido Berahino and Danny Ings are all vying for a place in the England squad that will face Lithuania and Italy...

Match Report: Harry Kane and Able Spurs Dent QPR's Survival Hopes

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Match Report: Harry Kane and Able Spurs Dent QPR's Survival Hopes The only Premier League encounter this weekend came at a sun-drenched Loftus Road as Tottenham made the short trip across London to face relegation-threatened QPR. It was the second time in the space of 4 days that QPR came up against north London opposition having succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to Arsen...

Player Focus: Misery Loves Kompany as City Captain Struggles

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Player Focus: Misery Loves Kompany as City Captain Struggles It’s difficult to comprehend just what was going through Vincent Kompany’s mind in the build up to Jordan Henderson’s opening goal in Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Manchester City on Sunday. Fernandinho, to an effect, sold the City captain short with a lackadaisical pass, but his ...

Match Focus: Capital One Cup Final - 5 Key Managerial Decisions

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Match Focus: Capital One Cup Final - 5 Key Managerial Decisions On Sunday, Chelsea and Tottenham resume their rivalry to contest the first major piece of silverware of the season. These two have already met twice this campaign, with each side winning on home soil. Spurs put 5 past Chelsea on New Year’s Day; only the second time a José Mourinho side ...

Player Focus: Erratic Ospina Justifying Arsenal Starting Spot For the Time Being

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Player Focus: Erratic Ospina Justifying Arsenal Starting Spot For the Time Being Reports of Wojciech Szczesny smoking in the changing room showers after Arsenal’s New Year’s Day defeat at Southampton certainly did not please manager Arsène Wenger, though the incident did little to cover up for the Pole’s shaky display at St. Mary’s. Szczesny was di...

Player Focus: Astounding Amavi Continuing Steady Rise to Stardom

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Player Focus: Astounding Amavi Continuing Steady Rise to Stardom Monaco may have secured the bragging rights following their 1-0 win at Nice in Friday’s Derby de la Côte d’Azur, but one player who deserved to exit the field with his head held high for Les Aiglons was young Jordan Amavi. Awarded the WhoScored man of the match award - his 5th of t...

Match Report: Kane the Saviour as Laborious Spurs Snatch a Point From West Ham

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Match Report: Kane the Saviour as Laborious Spurs Snatch a Point From West Ham Tottenham were out to exact revenge on West Ham after the Hammers twice overcame Spurs at White Hart Lane last season. Mauricio Pochettino's side secured a 1-0 win at Upton Park on the opening day of the campaign, but were keen to make amends on home turf after both André Villas-Boas and Tim ...

Player Focus: Lack of Competition Affecting Fatigued Pellè's Form

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Player Focus: Lack of Competition Affecting Fatigued Pellè's Form Last week, Southampton manager Ronald Koeman was named Premier League manager of the month for January. Three Premier League fixtures yielded 9 points, with a win at Old Trafford in January representing Manchester United’s only defeat in their last 19 competitive fixtures. The accolade was wel...

Match Report: Fiorentina Hold Spurs As Montella's Changes Swings Tie in Viola's Favour

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Match Report: Fiorentina Hold Spurs As Montella's Changes Swings Tie in Viola's Favour Thursday's Europa League tie at White Hart Lane was tipped as a battle between two in-form strikers. Man of the moment Harry Kane had scored 5 goals in 3 competitive appearances coming into the European meeting between Tottenham and Fiorentina, while opposite number Mario Gomez had 5 from 4 matches ...

Player Focus: The Premier League Players Vying for an England Call-Up

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Player Focus: The Premier League Players Vying for an England Call-Up He’s got technique, he’s always looking to get on the end of crosses, that header against Arsenal was a real classy header. I thought that was wonderful. If all goes well and he stays fit, I’m pretty sure he’ll be in the next squad. Roy Hodgson was full of praise for young To...