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Ligue 1 Roundup: Week 8
Another week, another edition of the Ligue 1 roundup. We’re eight games into the 2014-15 Ligue 1 season and Olympic Marseille are still atop the French first division following a 2-1 victory over Saint Etienne. In comparison to the demolitions they’ve produced in their last five games, this was a much more tense affair, an…
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The Reeducation Of Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi has had, by his standards, a lukewarm 2014. After a subpar season with Barcelona, which ended with no trophies and a lot of questions about whether or not he was the best player in the world anymore, Lio traveled to Brazil with the hopes of an entire nation resting on him: Argentina, which…
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Talking The Talk
One of the things a football manager definitely needs in today’s game is an ability to know how to talk to the press. Many of the game’s top managers know how to do this with ease, none more so than Chelsea’s Jose Mourinho. (I might have a lot of nice things to say about Jose…
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Olympique Marseille: Ligue 1’s Hottest Commodity
Around a month ago, I wrote a piece on Marcelo Bielsa and his two year tenure as a domestic manager with Athletic Bilbao. Within that I touched upon the positives that occurred during his time with the Chilean National Team and the 2-3 games Marseille had already played. If you didn’t read the article, I…
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Bundesliga Roundup: Week 4
Four rounds down in the Bundesliga, and this week was not short of surprises. Let’s round it all up… – GUYS. YOU GUYS. PADERBORN ARE TOP. The new boys beat Hannover 2-0 on Saturday to ascend to the Bundesliga summit. Center-back Uwe Hünemeier assisted on the two second-half goals, scored on 71′ and 90′ by Elias Kachunga…
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PSG 1 Lyon 1: The 4-3-3 Conundrum
It’s been no secret that the two sides involve in this match have had disappointing starts to the French domestic season. PSG as it stands right now are sitting out of a European spot (I know, only six games in, but still) and Lyon have been at times like a house of horrors. While Monaco…
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Manchester City’s Yaya Problem
I know, I know, I know. We’ve been very City centric these last few days, we might as well call ourselves “Every Day Is Kun Aguero Day”. (Not gonna happen, Jordan.) This is what occurs when you’re involved in arguably the three biggest games of the last two weeks: stuff gets written about you. Unfortunately for…
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EDIZD Guide to the Weekend, Vol 1
We’ve decided to start offering you a new feature to help you through the weekend, so it’s not all EPL, all the time (not that there’s anything wrong with that). Here’s your guide to the best the world of football has to offer this week. 1. Chelsea vs. City You had to know this was…
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Bayern 1, City 0: Tactics
Yaya Toure and Fernandinho The most notable tactical development for Manchester City was what Yaya Toure and Fernandinho did at CM in the middle of City’s 4-4-1-1. Fernandinho was everywhere on the pitch and trying to do everything, while Toure seemed lazy and didn’t show much of a defensive work rate. 35% of Fernandinho’s touches…
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Serie A Roundup: Week 2
AC Milan and Parma played easily the most exciting game of the week, with AC Milan winning 5-4 away. AC Milan had a two goal lead three times with Parma pulling one back each time. Jeremy Menez stood out for Milan, scoring this filthy goal and a penalty along with five dribbles. Keisuke Honda also contributed to…
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