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Nothing Was The Same (Only It Really Was)
“We live at the moment in a permanent assessment from everybody, and definite judgement. We find plenty of people can [criticise]. I don’t do that too much. Let people assess and judge. They know much better than I do. We get on with it.” – Arsene Wenger It’s fair to say that Arsenal haven’t had the…
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Chelsea’s Campaign Kicks Into Gear
Jose Mourinho’s second stint as Chelsea manager didn’t start out so well. He was alienating his “star”, he was dropping points left and right, and Chelsea’s style of football was quite boring. Fast forward to February, and lo and behold, Chelsea are top of the table. How did this happen? Michael Davies, a Chelsea fan…
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16/38’s EPL Update: You’re Getting Sacked in the Morning!
16/38’s of the EPL season has gone by (reducible to 8/19’s for the mathematicians out there), and boy are the narratives coming in with the type of fervor that’s very English Premier League. We’ve had two managers sacked in Andres Villas Boas and Steve Clarke, two managers who if anything were sacked in part because…
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The 15/38’s EPL Update
We’re 15/38’s through the EPL season, one in which narratives have been flip flopping more than a fish out of water. 4 weeks ago, I did a 11/38’s version, in which my final words “This season so far has been fucking awesome” still apply. Some call parity a sugar coating for the term “mediocrity”, almost the…
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Pep Guardiola’s Infinite Pursuit of Perfection
I am a Pep apologist. I have to be. The manager gave me my favorite football moments. From the 5-0 shellacking of Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid to the Denny Green inspired “puto amo” speech, that guy has been responsible for a lot of my happiness. Is he infallible? No. Do some of his tactics and…
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Balon d’Dooh
For years, everyone thought the Balon d’Or was a joke, a sham. It was an award mired in controversy, a shining object signifying everything wrong with FIFA and it’s president, Sepp Blatter. This year, Sepp probably thought, if you can’t beat them, join them. The deadline for this award was November 15th. National team captains…
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Southampton: The Darlings of a Wacky EPL season
On January 18 2013, Nigel Adkins was sacked as manager of Southampton. The move was met with widespread shock and dismay, particularly from former Southampton manager Lewrie McMenemy: The ambition this year is to stay in the Premier League and they look set for that, not many teams will go to Chelsea and get a…
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