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Pompey Back To Playing Up
As an avid Football Manager player, I always look at teams that I believe I can turn completely around. Usually, I hover through the lower English leagues, going as far down to the Football Conference and Isthmian League Premier Division. You may wonder why I have the temptation to torture myself. Well, because playing as…
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The Manager Who Asked Por Que
Jose Mourinho has a problem. Coming into this weekend’s showdown with second place Manchester City, he finds himself without Diego Costa, the Premier League’s leading scorer who was banned three games by the Football Association for his various transgressions in the Capital One Cup game against Liverpool. Jose Mourinho may also find himself without the Premier…
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Zlatan, Zlatan: Where Art Thou Zlatan
Note: The radars used in this piece were created by Ted Knuston and Sami Hernia We make no bones about the following: We at the blog love Zlatan Ibrahimovic. We love his eccentricity, we love that he goes into third person when it comes to the notion of tryouts. We love that there’s a #DaretoZlatan campaign and he’s…
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In Defense of the FA Cup (Sort Of)
It’s that time of year (again) where we’re supposed to give a care about football that, for the most part, the players involved don’t seem to care about – at least the ones we see on a regular basis. I’m not talking about international week (although as a City fan, I do want the Ivory…
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Diego Costa: Obnoxiously Infuriating, Beautifully Gifted
He’s a Brazilian traitor. He’s the Spanish scapegoat. One moment he’s in a tussle with an opponent. The next he’s banging another goal in just to remind you he’s the leading scorer in the most popular league in the world. He was Atletico’s crown jewel. He’s another cog in the Chelsea machine — despite once being…
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Santiago Cazorla Or Mesut Ozil: Arsenal’s Awkward Situation
The little Spaniard was everywhere at the Etihad, combining relentless running with cagey creativity as Arsene Wenger collected his first win against a top team in… ages, it felt like. And he has Santi Cazorla to thank for it. Cazorla started centrally as part of a midfield three with Alexis Sanchez and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and boy…
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The Intrigue that is Alexandre Lacazette
As of this moment, the top three players in non penalty goals this season in the five European leagues are Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and — wait for it… Alexandre Lacazette. The first two names are obvious, as it’s been almost unanimously established by everyone in football that both Messi and Ronaldo are aliens and…
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Juanfran: Spectacularly Pedestrian
When football followers start listing off the best fullbacks in the world, it’s usually a list of some of the most athletic players in the game. David Alaba is one of the most diverse players in the game in terms of skillset, both technically and physically; Lukasz Piszczek is an inhuman mixture of speed and…
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New Scholes Flow
In many eyes, Paul Scholes is one of the most underrated players in Premier League history. A league which revels in midfielders that are either bruising bullies in battle or have cannonball shots worthy of scorching the net from improbable distances, Scholes was much more of the Spanish or Italian variety: a pace setter who…
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