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Wheeling and Dealing: Harry Redknapp and QPR
Queens Park Rangers were relegated from the Premier League in the 2012-13 season. With how they performed, the relegation could be better described as the Premier League instituting the mercy rule. QPR didn’t win a game until January, only managed 30 goals in 38 games and finished the season with a grand total of four…
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Arsenal 2 Manchester City 2: The Return of the 4-2-3-1
Manchester City last season played the majority of their season in a 4-4-2 formation with two of Dzeko/Negredo/Aguero up top, sometimes even deviating into a 4-4-1-1 formation when Aguero was fit for the beginning of the season. Under Roberto Mancini, City also experimented at times with a 4-2-3-1 formation with Aguero playing as one of the three…
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Three Questions: Arsenal v. Manchester City
Where does Ozil play? And will he be effective? After registering 25 appearances at CAM in Arsenal’s 4231 last season, Arsene Wenger has used Ozil as a LM in his two appearances for Arsenal this year. Being forced out wide hasn’t been the most splendid so far, as he hasn’t proven to be as effective…
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What’s with Crystal Palace?
(Editor’s note: reader James Griffo contacted us last week and wanted to write a piece on Crystal Palace. With the interminable international break, we figured “why not?” Follow him @j_griff and enjoy.) South London’s number one club, Crystal Palace, has always been a favorite of mine. They have some of the best (and craziest) fans in the…
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Squad Depth and Title Challenges: The Arsène Quandary
Alexis Sanchez, winger/”striker”: £30 million. Calum Chambers, right back/centre back/defensive midfielder: £16 million. David Ospina, goalkeeper: £3 million. Mathieu Debuchy, right back: £12 million. In total, Arsene Wenger has spent £61 million this transfer window alone. Here’s the sad part: it may not be enough to put up a successful league title challenge this season.…
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Van Gaaled
My mother once dated a man I didn’t much care for (sorry mom, if you are reading this.) Still, she was my mother, and I couldn’t really say anything while it was going on. When they finally split, I told her my sister and I had never much liked the gentleman. She said she knew…
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Manchester City 2, Liverpool 1: A State Of Change
Fernando and Yaya Toure’s midfield relationship from Newcastle carried over against Liverpool. Fernando’s main job was to be apply pressure on whoever had the ball in the midfield, not allowing the trio of Gerrard, Allen and Henderson to have much time to feed their threatening attacking options. Fernando wasted no time doing this, as just…
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A Premier League Rooting Guide
Are you an American looking to pick a Premier League to support this season? I can say with almost 100% certainty that you will pick Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Everton, Tottenham or Manchester United. Those are pretty much the only seven teams Americans pick. Before you declare your allegiance to one of those seven,…
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The Great Southampton Experiment
Ninety five million pounds. That is the amount pocketed by Southampton FC on players sold this summer transfer window. Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert, Calum Chambers, Dejan Lovren and Luke Shaw, characters that made up a fun Southampton side that finished 8th last season. For a club that as recently as five years ago was faced…
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Premier League Roundtable: Preseason
Has United done enough to get themselves back into contention for a Champions League spot? (From @crippledouble) Ahmad: I think so. Because of factors both in and beyond their control, I see Manchester United in Europe next season. Liverpool will regress in my opinion, as the loss of Luis Suarez will be tough to overcome. Suarez…
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