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Player Focus: Maturing Moses Finding His Feet at Stoke

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Player Focus: Maturing Moses Finding His Feet at Stoke A number of players have made somewhat surprising starts to the new Premier League season. Diego Costa has hit the ground running in spectacular fashion, while Leonardo Ulloa, Graziano Pellè and Nacer Chadli have appeased supporters with their early season form. Victor Moses is another who ha...

Player Focus: Europe's Top Performers in September

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Player Focus: Europe's Top Performers in September Once the transfer window closes, new signings strive to make an immediate impact with their team and impress the supporters. However, a familiar face has won the adulation of fans for his performances in September. Cristiano Ronaldo was WhoScored’s highest rated player (8.99) in Europe’s...

Team Focus: Athletic Floundering in the Wake of Herrera's Departure

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Team Focus: Athletic Floundering in the Wake of Herrera's Departure Losing your best player will always have an adverse effect on a team. Liverpool have struggled this season following the sale of Luis Suarez to Barcelona, while Tottenham failed to sufficiently replace Gareth Bale after his record breaking move to Real Madrid. Athletic Club are following suit having...

Player Focus: Etienne Capoue Vital in Pochettino's New Look Spurs

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Player Focus: Etienne Capoue Vital in Pochettino's New Look Spurs A player's primary concern when a new manager comes in is how regularly he will feature. Mauricio Pochettino’s appointment gave the Tottenham squad achance to prove themselves at White Hart Lane,with some performing better than others,on the back of Tim Sherwood’s sacking. The passionate...

Match Report: 2 Points Dropped Rather Than 1 Gained as Spurs Frustrate Arsenal

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Match Report: 2 Points Dropped Rather Than 1 Gained as Spurs Frustrate Arsenal On Saturday, Arsène Wenger took charge of Arsenal for a record-breaking 44th north London derby. The Gunners boss had lost just 6 heading into the latest meeting with Tottenham and the early signs suggested that that firgure would not increase. However, despite their dominance, it was Spurs w...

Team Focus: Koeman's Saints Flying High after Summer of Uncertainty

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Team Focus: Koeman's Saints Flying High after Summer of Uncertainty Football fans are a pessimistic bunch when they see fit. The gutting of Southampton over the summer had many connoisseurs of the beautiful game insistent that the south coast club would sink quicker than a stone in the Solent after losing manager Mauricio Pochettino to Tottenham. Rickie Lambert, Ada...

Player Focus: Lethal Ulloa Proving His Early Doubters Wrong

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Player Focus: Lethal Ulloa Proving His Early Doubters Wrong ‘Esteban Cambiasso equalises for Leicester City against Manchester United’ is a sentence no football writer envisaged they would ever type. The Argentine midfielder was, however, on hand to draw the Foxes level against United on Sunday in his first start since joining from Inter this sum...

Match Report: Lack of Composure and Fatigue Costs Liverpool in West Ham Defeat

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Match Report: Lack of Composure and Fatigue Costs Liverpool in West Ham Defeat Brendan Rodgers insisted that Liverpool would not Do a Tottenham when it came to spending the money received from Barcelona following Luis Suarez's move to Camp Nou. The Uruguayan cost £75 inthe summer, sparking suggestions that Liverpool would fall into the same trap as Spurs, in that they sp...

Team Focus: Enrique's Faith in Youth Easing Concerns Over Barca's Transfer Ban

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Team Focus: Enrique's Faith in Youth Easing Concerns Over Barca's Transfer Ban Back in April, Barcelona were handed a 14-month transfer ban having breached rules on signing international players under the age of 18. Understandably, the Spanish giants appealed the ruling and, as a result, the transfer embargo was put on hold, meaning the club could make signings this summer bef...

Player Focus: Xabi Alonso Already Bayern's Most Influential Starter

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Player Focus: Xabi Alonso Already Bayern's Most Influential Starter Despite a 5-1 thumping of FC Basel on Tuesday, the problems at Real Madrid are well documented. Granted, the reigning European champions secured the signatures of James Rodríguez, Toni Kroos, Keylor Navas and Javier Hernández, albeit on loan, this summer, but released Ángel Di M...