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Marseille and the Bielsa Equation
It’s only been only three games into Marcelo Bielsa’s tenure with Olympique Marseille, so jumping to conclusions on many levels is ridiculous, even bordering on stupid. Bielsa had his issues in domestic league play over his two seasons with Athletic Bilbao, but he did good things in tournament play during the 2011-12 season with Bilbao’s…
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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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Liverpool F.C. 2013-14: The Season That Never Was
The start of the 2014-15 Premier League season is less than a month away, but the memories of the previous season are still very much embedded in the minds of football fans who follow the English Premier League consistently. A title race for the ages occurred, with three teams (and Arsenal) at times looking like genuine contenders for…
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Germany 7 Brazil 1: In Defense of David Luiz… Kind of
There’s no way to sugar coat what happened between Brazil and Germany on Tuesday afternoon. It was ugly, horrific and more than anything, the defeat will carry long-term ramifications for Brazilian football, the current state and all sorts of goodies that will be reminiscent of what Germany had to go through in the early 2000’s.…
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Spain’s Pursuit to Immortality
Soviet Union, Rome, Constantinople, the French Monarchy, Ming Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire. These are just some of the empires that have fallen in civilization’s past. Empires with long lineage, and history of momentous achievements made. You can now add Spain’s national side to that list, who with their 2-0 defeat to Chile join Italy…
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GUEST POST!! The 5 World Cup Group Stage Matches to Watch
(Last week, we received something from reader Jordan Katz. He wrote a piece regarding five intriguing group stage fixtures at the upcoming World Cup, and seeing as we are between group previews at the moment, this is the perfect time to post it. You can follow him @NaturallyKatz. Enjoy!) Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Argentina (June 15th) – There…
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Liverpool 5 Arsenal 1: Meet The New Generation of Liverpool FC
(Note: I apologize for not being able to keep up my previous share of posts on EDIZD. I’ve been writing on an intermediate basis for Back Page Football in the last month or so and I write on a weekly basis on Baller Mind Frame about the NBA. Plus I’ve been swamped with school so…
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Falcao’s Injury and Monaco’s Options
Wednesday’s Coupe de France tie between fourth-tier side Monts d’Or Azergues and AS Monaco resulted in a 3-0 win for the Monégasque, but it was most definitely a Pyrrhic victory for the visitors. Star striker Radamel Falcao was dealt a severe knee injury late in the first half of the win, and the torn ACL he…
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The 19/38’s Premier League XI
We’re officially half way through the EPL season, and god has it been glorious or what! So many narratives in only such a short time. So much Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher. Loads of wacky results that depending on how you feel either illustrates parody or mediocrity. Arsene Wenger has gone from being the butt…
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