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Blind Forging Career at the Heart of United's Defence

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Blind Forging Career at the Heart of United's Defence For all the criticisms directed at Louis van Gaal, one has to commend his ability to improve Manchester United’s defensive resilience. Chris Smalling has arguably been the club’s improved player since the Dutchman took over the Old Trafford reins back in 2014. The English centre-back&rsq...

Mismanagement to Blame for Barkley's Underwhelming 2016

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Mismanagement to Blame for Barkley's Underwhelming 2016 It's fair to say Roy Hodgson will already have the majority of his England squad in mind for the upcoming European Championship, and perhaps knows his starting XI for the meeting with Russia. Indeed, injuries aside, those likely to kick-off the encounter with Leonid Slutsky’s side in mid-June ...

Mighty Mitrovic Shoulders Newcastle's Hopes of Top Flight Survival

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Mighty Mitrovic Shoulders Newcastle's Hopes of Top Flight Survival In 1997, Gala released the hit single ‘Freed From Desire’. 19 years on and Newcastle fans have adopted the song as a chant for striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, with supporters singing ‘Mitro’s on fire, your defence is terrified’ in honour of their young Serb frontman. Indee...

Under Radar January Signing Edging Norwich Klose to Survival

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Under Radar January Signing Edging Norwich Klose to Survival When Timm Klose was unveiled as a Norwich player, it caught some fans off guard. Much of the January transfer gossip linked Steven Naismith with a move to Carrow Road, with Klose’s arrival flying somewhat under the radar. The Switzerland international penned personal terms on a three-and-a-hal...

Assessing Man City's Struggles Since Guardiola Anouncement

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Assessing Man City's Struggles Since Guardiola Anouncement When the winter transfer window closed, the main story of deadline day wasn’t a big money move for a player, but rather Manchester City’s confirmation that Pep Guardiola would succeed Manuel Pellegrini at the Etihad Stadium. Widely regarded as the worst kept secret in football, the annou...

Bale and Madrid Must Improve Away Fortunes in Saturday's Clasico

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Bale and Madrid Must Improve Away Fortunes in Saturday's Clasico It’s ironic that Barcelona’s first match following the passing of club legend Johan Cruyff will be El Clasico. The Dutchman is heavily credited with changing the fortunes of the club, helping them to domestic glory in his debut season at Camp Nou, before returning as manager in 1988 to o...

Italy's Lack of Top Striking Talent a Concern for Euro 2016

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Italy's Lack of Top Striking Talent a Concern for Euro 2016 “We don’t have strikers used to playing at the top level, used to handling the pressure. People like Inzaghi, Del Piero, Totti or like me. That’s depressing.” To an extent, it’s difficult to disagree with Luca Toni’s comments on Italy’s current striking pred...

Liverpool's Lallana Repaying Faith Shown by Klopp

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Liverpool's Lallana Repaying Faith Shown by Klopp In the summer of 2014, Liverpool carried out their widely publicised raid on Southampton. The Reds, clearly impressed by the performances of the south coast side in their second season back in the top flight, looked to the individual performances of Rickie Lambert, Dejan Lovren and Adam Lallana as a...

Welbeck Return a Timely Boost For Arsenal and England

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Welbeck Return a Timely Boost For Arsenal and England As far as returns from injury are concerned, Danny Welbeck’s was as emphatic as Arsenal fans had hoped. The striker made his first appearance from the bench in February after 10 months on the sidelines as the Gunners were drawing with table toppers Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium. As th...

Expect Goals in Sunday's Manchester Derby

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Expect Goals in Sunday's Manchester Derby It’s time for our Bookmaker Ratings battle for the week, with our focus drawn towards Sunday’s Manchester Derby.Manchester United will look to save face following their disappointing Europa League exit at the hands of rivals Liverpool in midweek, while Manchester City hope to inflict fur...