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Team Focus: Atlético Neither Stronger nor Weaker Following Recent Summer Activity

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Team Focus: Atlético Neither Stronger nor Weaker Following Recent Summer Activity The pillaging of Southampton highlights the dangers of a team performing above the standards expected of them. Mauricio Pochettino, Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana, Luke Shaw, Dejan Lovren and Calum Chambers have all left the club, while Morgan Schneiderlin and Jay Rodriguez are tipped to follow suit.S...

Team Focus: The Downward Spiral That New England Revolution Need to Halt

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Team Focus: The Downward Spiral That New England Revolution Need to Halt As far as early season Supporters’ Shield candidates go, the New England Revolution were looking fairly strong. Having won six out of seven MLS games, Jay Heaps’ side sat atop the Eastern Conference standings. That was only two months ago, but it feels like so much than that.Since the 2-...

Team Focus: How Happy Can Barcelona Be With Their Summer's Business so Far?

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Team Focus: How Happy Can Barcelona Be With Their Summer's Business so Far? Every summer, in the one part of the year in which there is no domestic football, Barcelona and Real Madrid take their battle off the pitch, attempting to out-do each other in every aspect of the game. Spending big during the transfer season is part and parcel for these giants of European football. ...

Team Focus: Lack of Summer Investment may Hinder Everton's European Hopes

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Team Focus: Lack of Summer Investment may Hinder Everton's European Hopes Second season syndrome relates to teams that, the previous year, were promoted to the next tier of football and performed above expectations in their debut in - or return to - said division. In their second term, however, the team in question struggles to match the exploits of the previous season an...

Team Focus: Teams Must Resist Dominating Van Gaal's Manchester United Next Season

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Team Focus: Teams Must Resist Dominating Van Gaal's Manchester United Next Season The first day in a new office can be daunting for even the most steadfast individual. Unfamiliar surroundings, the pressure to make a good first impression - these factors, and more, are enough to unsettle anyone. However, one man who is unlikely to be unnerved by the task ahead of him is Louis van ...

Team Focus: Who Are Germany's Main Rivals For Euro 2016?

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Team Focus: Who Are Germany's Main Rivals For Euro 2016? If Germany were fourth favourites for the World Cup behind Brazil, Spain and Argentina at the start of the tournament, then they are unlikely to occupy a similar position in the stakes for Euro 2016 – and not only due to the absence of the South American pair. Joachim Löw had not only the...

Team Focus: World Cup 2014 Highest Rated XI

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Team Focus: World Cup 2014 Highest Rated XI Mario Götze’s close-range volley in extra time proved to be the difference between Germany and Argentina in a pulsating World Cup final. A 1-0 win at the Maracanã on Sunday confirmed the Germans as champions and the opinion of the masses was that it was little more than they deserv...

Team Focus: Van Gaal's Stubbornness Hinders Van Persie's World Cup Impact

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Team Focus: Van Gaal's Stubbornness Hinders Van Persie's World Cup Impact ‘SuperVan’ was the nickname given to Robin van Persie after his wonder header against Spain last month. Daley Blind’s perfect cross-field ball was met by the Manchester United striker to draw Netherlands level, setting them on their way to an eventual 5-1 win over the world champio...

Team Focus: Dutch Must Repeat Group Stage Gameplan to Defeat Argentina

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Team Focus: Dutch Must Repeat Group Stage Gameplan to Defeat Argentina First impressions last. That has certainly been the case for the Netherlands in this World Cup, and it is entirely understandable. The jaw-dropping 5-1 victory over Spain was less than four weeks ago, but already feels like it is part of the competition’s legend, given both its style and its c...

Team Focus: Scolari Should Select Willian as Neymar's Replacement

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Team Focus: Scolari Should Select Willian as Neymar's Replacement Despite David Luiz’s thumping free-kick sending Brazil into the semi-final of the World Cup, a sombre mood engulfed the nation following their 2-1 win over Colombia. 20 minutes after the PSG defender had blasted his side into the next round, Juan Zuñiga brought down Neymar with a knee t...