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Player Focus: Fernando Torres (Chelsea)

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Player Focus: Fernando Torres (Chelsea) Twenty-three minutes after coming off the bench for Chelsea in the second-leg of their last 16 tie in the Champions League against Napoli earlier this week, Fernando Torres surpassed a rather undesirable milestone – he had reached 24 hours on the pitch since his last goal in a Chelsea shirt. B...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Best Bets

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Best Bets WBA vs Chelsea - PreviewArsenal’s thumping win in the North London derby last weekend promoted Chelsea to the top of the list of ‘crisis clubs’ in the Premier League.The questions over striker Fernando Torres, not to mention the methods of his manager or the morality of his captain...

Stats Analysis: Differing Tactics from Villas-Boas & Villa's Boss

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Stats Analysis: Differing Tactics from Villas-Boas & Villa's Boss With managers nowadays more open to attempting to find new solutions to problems on the pitch by tinkering with line-ups and formations, versatility is increasingly becoming a key trait to have in the modern game. However, if you take a straw poll of football fans from around the country the vast ma...

Match Analysis: Chelsea Hoping to Dent United's Title Hopes

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Match Analysis: Chelsea Hoping to Dent United's Title Hopes It’s Super Sunday this weekend, but not quite as we know it. In years gone by, Chelsea and Man United would be virtually neck-and-neck at this point, but with Andre Villas-Boas’ side lagging 12 points behind their rivals, there perhaps isn’t the usual level of anticipation.Neverthe...

WhoScored Analyst: Defenders' Goals Becoming a Nice Habit

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WhoScored Analyst: Defenders' Goals Becoming a Nice Habit As tactics evolve in the modern game, more often than ever we are seeing managers tinker with traditional formations of old in order to attack with as many players as possible. Barcelona are the team that springs to mind most readily here. On countless occasions this season, Pep Guardiola has fielde...

Chelsea vs Tottenham: Are Spurs Now the Best Team in London?

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Chelsea vs Tottenham: Are Spurs Now the Best Team in London? Thursday evening’s showdown at White Hart Lane is likely to be a fascinating encounter. Tottenham and Chelsea sit third and fourth respectively, with just a couple of points separating the pair and with both Chelsea and Arsenal in periods of transition, Harry Redknapp’s side have the cha...

Chelsea, AC Milan and MGladbach End Rivals' Runs

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Chelsea, AC Milan and MGladbach End Rivals' Runs Newcastle and Genoa both lost at home for the first time this season. Dortmund’s run of four straight wins came to an end as their top of the table clash at MGladbach ended in a draw and allowed Bayern Munich to sneak back to the Bundesliga summit. WhoScored’s usual Monday look at those ...

Player Focus: Mata Motoring Despite Poor Start from Chelsea

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Player Focus: Mata Motoring Despite Poor Start from Chelsea Adapting to a new environment can often take time. Whether it be a different style of play, a language barrier or coping with greater expectations on the back of a huge transfer fee, there are a number of reasons as to why the first season at a new club can so often be cited as a nothing more than a...

The Truth Behind Chelsea's Demise: Blame the Players

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The Truth Behind Chelsea's Demise: Blame the Players Chelsea's mini crisis at the start of their new chapter under Andre Villas-Boas has come under plenty of scrutiny in recent weeks, with the young Portuguese boss certainly under immense pressure to turn things around at the club.The Blues worst league start in the Abramovich era has been coupled by ...

Torres & Co. Aim to Give Liverpool the Blues

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Torres & Co. Aim to Give Liverpool the Blues In any given gameweek, when the league leaders take on the team in third place, you’d expect it to be the focal point for the majority of onlookers. Even more so when both clubs, Manchester City and Newcastle United, are the last remaining unbeaten sides in this season’s Premier League a...