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Anthony Martial, Alexis Sanchez, and the New Transfer Market Ineffeciency
The transfer dust has finally settled, and well, it was an interesting and active window. A certain Manchester club became Voltron and spat in FFP’s face, and the other became much maligned over a deal for an unproven French forward that hasn’t had his twentieth birthday. How did we get here though? United, while maybe taking a…
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Mark Hughes and the Culture Change at Stoke City
On Sunday at Carrow Road, Xherdan Shaqiri made his Stoke debut in a 1-1 draw against Norwich. Shaqiri provided an assist on a free kick, completed 34 passes and looked solid on his debut. However, what he did on his debut is ultimately irrelevant. What is relevant is that Stoke City had a 23-year-old who has…
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REPORT: Kevin de Bruyne to Join Manchester City
It looks like this is finally happening. Bild, one of the more reliable papers in Europe, is reporting this afternoon that Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin de Bruyne will, at long last, return to the Premier League as a member of Manchester City. The 24-year-old Belgian has agreed terms on a massive six-year deal that will pay him €20…
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Regression To The Mean
In what is becoming the most repetitive narrative in the BPL, it seems that Arsenal are looking at another season of what-ifs. I know, it’s early, we’re only three weeks in, but it really looks like this year, we’re gonna get the same old Arsenal. I’d love to be wrong, honestly. I’d love for Arsenal…
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Artur Boruc: Bournemouth’s Backbone
Robert Lewandowski is the first person that comes to mind when Polish football is being discussed; striker for Bayern with an immense finishing ability. Team wise, it’s usually Legia Warsaw. They have some nice goalkeepers; recently moved Wojciech Szczesny. But I think of Artur Boruc, the most active brazen 35 year old goalkeeper in…
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Words Can Sometimes Hurt You
Since the race for the last ever Barclays Premier League is over – Barclays have not renewed their sponsorship – and the top four teams will basically be the top four at the end of the season (in some order), there’s been a clamor in the media to figure out what exactly they can write…
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Mailbag: Most Underrated League, Greg Dyke the Gawd, Football Hunger Games
It’s time for another edition of the EDIZD Mailbag! We have a PACKED mailbag this time around, and we got so many good questions that we couldn’t answer them all. (If your question does not appear here, it will be answered in a future mailbag. Or it may even be turned into a post. You…
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Mailbag: Spurs’ Defense, Mou’s Bus Preferences, Monaco’s Rebirth
Q: Will Tottenham ever find a back four that actually knows how to defend properly? A: Spurs have benefited a lot this season (and last and even the season before last) from Hugo Lloris’ talents. He’s has made no shortage of huge saves for Spurs this season, and averages 3.3 saves per game, the fifth most in the Premier…
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Mailbag: Bundesliga Race, MLS, Who Would Win a Staff Fight?
Q: Why do Everton suck? *We answered this question last week, but Jon requested a standing order, and we were only too happy to oblige.* A: Damn it , Jon, Everton don’t suck. THEY BEAT YOUNG BOYS BERN AND LUKAKU SCORED A HAT TRICK. EVERYTHING IS AWESOME. EVERYTHING IS COOL WHEN YOU’RE PART OF A…
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