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WhoScored Tipster: Liverpool vs Man Utd & the North London Derby

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WhoScored Tipster: Liverpool vs Man Utd & the North London Derby We all missed the Premier League over the summer. The unrelenting reel of transfer gossip became rather tiresome without actual football to keep us sane and now with the season up and running we are getting used to a regular stream of matches once again. It's fair to say, though, that the 'Super Sun...

Team Focus: Manchester United's Creative Problems Remain Despite Opening Win

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Team Focus: Manchester United's Creative Problems Remain Despite Opening Win Manchester United's lack of success in the transfer market this summer has been repeatedly and consistently attributed to the absence of Sir Alex Ferguson to draw in the big names, new manager David Moyes presumed to be less of an enticement to potential newcomers. Prior to the opening games of the ...

Team Focus: Premier League Preview Part 9 - Swansea and Tottenham

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Team Focus: Premier League Preview Part 9 - Swansea and Tottenham Swansea continue to impress in the top flight since their promotion only two years ago and with their success, the reputation of manager Michael Laudrup grows more and more. Having followed up an 11th placed finish in their debut season in the Premier League with 9th and a victorious Capital One Cup...

Team Focus: Premier League Preview Part 5 - Liverpool and Man City

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Team Focus: Premier League Preview Part 5 - Liverpool and Man City The Luis Suárez saga has taken up much of Liverpool's summer and it continues to drag on as the season approaches, in the process detracting attention from the shrewd business already done by the club. Brendan Rodgers looks like he will be without last season's top scorer for more than the 6 games h...

Team Focus: Premier League Preview Part 2 - Cardiff City and Chelsea

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Team Focus: Premier League Preview Part 2 - Cardiff City and Chelsea Cardiff City return to the top flight this season after a hiatus of more than half a century, having finished the last campaign as winners of the Championship by some distance. Manager Malky Mackay will be fully aware of the fact that last season's achievements will be meaningless once August 17th r...

League Focus: Premier League is Failing the England National Team

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League Focus: Premier League is Failing the England National Team Increased foreign investment in the Premier League has its supporters and its critics. Those on the side of the former testify that the boost to both the profile and quality of England's top flight by such monetary input is fantastic to see, and with greater chances of British Champions League winne...

Team Focus: Lack of Investment Not Disastrous for Arsenal

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Team Focus: Lack of Investment Not Disastrous for Arsenal A summer without a transfer saga involving a player leaving Arsenal isn't really a summer as we have come to know it. The outflux of first-teamers to Manchester City began the trend before Cesc Fábregas's drawn out transfer to Barcelona and Robin van Persie's move north last summer. And yet t...

Team Focus: Martin Jol Need Not Worry About Adding Another Striker

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Team Focus: Martin Jol Need Not Worry About Adding Another Striker Martin Jol was fairly accurate with his recent assertion that his Fulham squad is in need of another striker to lessen the goalscoring burden on Dimitar Berbatov. The Bulgarian only just completed his transfer to Craven Cottage in time last summer - he joined on the final day of the transfer window ...

Player Focus: Attacking Targets for Promoted Clubs - Odemwingie, Graham, Bendtner, Sagbo

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Player Focus: Attacking Targets for Promoted Clubs - Odemwingie, Graham, Bendtner, Sagbo Promotion to the Premier League is an almighty achievement, but a daunting one at that. The prize money in itself not only gives an indication of just how vast a challenge lies ahead, but also of the level of investment that is needed to stand any chance of survival. Of course, such investment needs...

Player Focus: Julio César - A Better Option for Napoli than Arsenal

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Player Focus: Julio César - A Better Option for Napoli than Arsenal Only 3 summers ago Julio César was lifting the Champions League trophy aloft as José Mourinho's Inter Milan side completed an historic treble. He was named Serie A goalkeeper of the year and UEFA's best goalkeeper following his side's success. At the time, few could have argued with th...